Aleera + Apprentice of Death

Aleera + Apprentice of Death (with Faerylia and Sky Dragon) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier A at Celeste · Legend, S at Gold · Crystal and S at Bronze · Silver. Aggro deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 6.1 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 2.

IntermediateAggro / burstShadowNature
ATier88.3% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendAGold · CrystalSBronze · 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.

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Shadow · Common

  1. Word-ChewabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : Punching BagT4
    to buy
  3. toxReplaceable

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

  1. Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
  2. toxReplaceable
  3. toxDeck core

Faerylia

Shadow · Epic

  1. Replace : Global AimT2
    to buy
  2. Offensive AimabilityReplaceable
  3. MultiboostabilityDeck core

Sky Dragon

Light · Common

  1. Dazzling BreathabilityDeck core
  2. Call of the ForestabilityDeck core
  3. toxDeck 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.

3 shop openings231 Spamtons generated+14.1% 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

  1. T2Luck 2 · 51 SpamtonsBerserk
  2. T4Luck 4 · 156 SpamtonsBerserk
  3. T6Luck 6 · 205 Spamtonsskip
T2

Berserk

Faerylia · Common

Replace : Global Aim (ability)

+5.7%
T4

Berserk

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Rare

Replace : Punching Bag

+8.4%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +3.9% → +0.3%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Waterheart · Earthheart · Eternity · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score14,450
Estimated elimination6.1 turns
Effective HP2,917
Healing104
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 -3.9% · 6.5 turnsSecond +3.9% · 5.6 turns

Strengths

  • 2 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 6.1 turns.
  • 104 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 6.7 turns.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 3: first bonuses (Faerylia).
  2. Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
  3. Turn 7: opponent eliminated.

Model ranking

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

Understanding the scores

Talents

Resilience

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

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

Recommended

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

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

Recommended

Multi Start

Faerylia

Gain (+3) in each element.

Recommended

Ultimate Reset

Sky Dragon

This card returns to 100% of its max HP if its attack defeats an enemy card.

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Faerylia (+6 everywhere); Sky Dragon (+8 Nature). First bonuses on turn 3.

Damage

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 44% of the damage; Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 32% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 6.1 turns.

Survival

104 healing over the game. 2,917 effective HP at the start.

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 2294 damage
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
261 damage
Faerylia
Offensive AimFaerylia
33 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3331 damage
Faerylia
MultiboostFaerylia
All +3
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
331 damage
04Turn 41,115 damage
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
789 damage
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
222 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
59 damage
Faerylia
Offensive AimFaerylia
45 damage
05Turn 5789 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
420 damage
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
299 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
70 damage
06Turn 6476 damage
Faerylia
MultiboostFaerylia
All +3
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
406 damage
Faerylia
Offensive AimFaerylia
70 damage
07Turn 7305 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
305 damage
08Turn 8Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.