Aleera + Squall

Aleera + Squall (with Apprentice of Death and Faerylia) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier B at Celeste · Legend, A at Gold · Crystal and S at Bronze · Silver. Midrange deck in Shadow and Fire, estimated elimination in 7.3 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 2.

IntermediateMidrangeShadowFire

BTier79.7% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendBGold · CrystalABronze · SilverS

Ideal setup: the abilities to keep and the Tox to aim for, slot by slot. You don’t need them all: the purchase plan gives the priority order.

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Shadow · Rare

Cosmic FlamesabilityDeck core
Cosmic LightabilityDeck core
Replace : BerserkT8
to buy

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
toxReplaceable
toxDeck core

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Shadow · Common

Word-ChewabilityDeck core
Replace : Punching BagT4
to buy
Replace : ShadowheartT6
to buy

Faerylia

Shadow · Epic

Replace : Global AimT2
to buy
Offensive AimabilityDeck core
MultiboostabilityDeck core

Tox priorities

The advised buying order, opening by opening, and the slot for each Tox. Draws stay random and high rarities come late. “Deck core” lines are only replaced by the same Tox in a better rarity.

4 shop openings258 Spamtons generated+34.2% Plan potential

Shop openings

At each opening: the odds of each rarity given the deck’s Luck on that turn, the Spamtons generated so far, and the advised purchase. One purchase per opening.

CommonRareEpicLegendary

T2
100 %
Luck 2 · 51 SpamtonsBerserk
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 156 SpamtonsBerserk
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 205 SpamtonsShadowheart
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 258 SpamtonsBerserk

Berserk

Faerylia · Common

Replace : Global Aim (ability)

+9.9%

Berserk

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Rare

Replace : Punching Bag

+11.2%

Shadowheart

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Rare

Replace : Shadowheart

+3.6%

Berserk

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares · Epic

Replace : Berserk

+9.6%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +6% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Waterheart · Natureheart · Earthheart · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score13,281

Estimated elimination7.3 turns

Effective HP3,513

Healing0

Spamtons / turn24

Opponent profiles

Score averaged over nine theoretical opponents, as no real meta can be observed: neutral, fragile, tank and six decks resisting one element, each played first and second. Score gap against the neutral profile, the one used for the displayed gameplan.

Play orderFirst -3.8% · 7.5 turnsSecond +3.8% · 6.7 turns

Fragile deck+23.9%4.5 turns · strength
Tank deck-26.1%9.3 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-6.4%7.4 turns · weakness
Resists Water0%6.8 turns
Resists Earth0%6.8 turns
Resists Nature0%6.8 turns
Resists Shadow-20.5%8.7 turns · weakness
Resists Light-0.1%6.8 turns

Strengths

2 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 7.3 turns.
Has control effects.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 8.7 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 7.4 turns.
No healing.

How the game goes

Turn 3: first bonuses (Squall, Emissary of Nightmares).
Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
Turn 8: opponent eliminated.

Model ranking

0% = average random deck. 100% = best deck found. This score is not a win rate.

Understanding the scores

Talents

One Man Army

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Each time another card on the field dies, the base damage and base healing of all this card's attacks increase by (+5).

Recommended

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

Increases this card’s elemental resistances by (+15%).

Recommended

Resilience

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

While this card's HP is below 50%, its elemental resistances increase by (+25%).

Recommended

Multi Start

Faerylia

Gain (+3) in each element.

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares (+6 Fire, +6 Light); Faerylia (+6 everywhere). First bonuses on turn 3.

Damage

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 39% of the damage; Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 37% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.3 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 3,513 effective HP, the deck has to win before it wears down.

The gameplanTheoretical analysis

Turn by turn, what the engine plays with this deck. The first two turns are unfolded.

01Turn 1Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

02Turn 2330 damage

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

293 damage

Offensive AimFaerylia

37 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3520 damage

MultiboostFaerylia

All +3

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

376 damage

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

72 damageFire +3

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

72 damageLight +3

04Turn 4932 damage

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

881 damage

Offensive AimFaerylia

51 damage

05Turn 5497 damage

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

497 damage

06Turn 6455 damage

MultiboostFaerylia

All +3

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

185 damageFire +3

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

185 damageLight +3

Offensive AimFaerylia

85 damage

07Turn 7372 damage

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

372 damage

08Turn 899 damage

Offensive AimFaerylia

99 damage

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.