Aleera + Paguroniyx

Aleera + Paguroniyx (with Apprentice of Death and Faerylia) is one of the best Shadow decks of the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list (tier B); with these talents it is S at Bronze · Silver and A at Gold · Crystal. Aggro deck in Shadow and Fire, estimated elimination in 6.2 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 2.

IntermediateAggro / burstShadowFire
BTier76.1% · Relative indexv1.28.1

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.

Paguroniyx

Shadow · Common

  1. BurrowabilityDeck core
  2. Venomous ShearsabilityDeck core
  3. toxDeck core

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

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

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Shadow · Common

  1. Word-ChewabilityDeck core
  2. toxDeck core
  3. toxReplaceable

Faerylia

Shadow · Epic

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

3 shop openings241 Spamtons generated+8.3% 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 · 106 Spamtonsskip
  3. T6Luck 6 · 215 Spamtonsskip
T2

Berserk

Faerylia · Common

Replace : Global Aim (ability)

+8.3%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +0.9% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Brutal · Camouflage · Waterheart · Lightheart · Natureheart · Earthheart · Erosion · Eternity · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Multiplier · Optimisation · Phoenix · Poison · Taunt · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score13,594
Estimated elimination6.2 turns
Effective HP4,616
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 -1.8% · 7.7 turnsSecond +1.8% · 7.2 turns

Strengths

  • Eliminates the opponent in 6.2 turns.
  • Has control effects.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 10.2 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 7.5 turns.
  • No healing.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 3: first bonuses (Faerylia).
  2. Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
  3. Turn 6: damage peak (1,707).
  4. 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

Soul Vitality

Paguroniyx

Whenever a card on the field dies, this card's HP and max HP increase by (+200)

Recommended

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

Increases this card’s elemental resistances by (+10%).

Recommended

Resilience

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

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

Recommended

Multi Start

Faerylia

Gain (+2) in each element.

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Faerylia (+6 everywhere). First bonuses on turn 3.

Damage

Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 62% of the damage; Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 27% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 6.2 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 4,616 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 2296 damage
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
217 damage
Faerylia
Offensive AimFaerylia
34 damage
Paguroniyx
Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx
45 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3339 damage
Faerylia
MultiboostFaerylia
All +3
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
339 damage
04Turn 4775 damage
Paguroniyx
BurrowPaguroniyx
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
661 damage
Paguroniyx
Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx
65 damage
Faerylia
Offensive AimFaerylia
49 damage
05Turn 5Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

06Turn 61,707 damage
Faerylia
MultiboostFaerylia
All +3
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
1,157 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
382 damage
Paguroniyx
Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx
93 damage
Faerylia
Offensive AimFaerylia
75 damage
07Turn 7174 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
174 damage
08Turn 8Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.