Pyrocock + Herald of Ashes

Pyrocock + Herald of Ashes (with Ignea and Squall) is part of the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier C at Celeste · Legend, C at Gold · Crystal and B at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck in Fire and Nature, estimated elimination in 9.4 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

Advanced collectionElemental rampFireNature

CTier51.3% · Relative indexv1.28.1

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendCGold · CrystalCBronze · SilverB

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.

Pyrocock

Fire · Rare

CacophonyabilityDeck core
Cry of the PerchabilityDeck core
toxDeck core

Ignea

Fire · Legendary

IncandescenceabilityDeck core
SilentfireabilityDeck core
Free slotT2
to buy

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Shadow · Rare

Cosmic FlamesabilityDeck core
Cosmic LightabilityDeck core
Replace : BerserkT8
to buy

Herald of Ashes

Fire · Common

Dragon's BreathabilityDeck core
Replace : SmokeT6
to buy
Replace : LuckyT4
to buy

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.

5 shop openings393 Spamtons generated+60.1% 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

T2
93 %
Luck 3 · 67 SpamtonsGraveyard
T4
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 138 SpamtonsFireheart
T6
17 %53 %30 %
Luck 9 · 263 SpamtonsFireheart
T8
46 %47 %
Luck 11 · 326 SpamtonsBerserk
T10
38 %57 %
Luck 13 · 393 Spamtonsskip

Graveyard

Ignea · Common

+4.7%

Fireheart

Herald of Ashes · Rare

Replace : Lucky

+22.9%

Fireheart

Herald of Ashes · Epic

Replace : Smoke

+19.7%

Berserk

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares · Epic

Replace : Berserk

+12.8%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +2.3% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Brutal · Camouflage · Waterheart · Earthheart · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Reset · Revenge · Temporality

Theoretical score10,425

Estimated elimination9.4 turns

Effective HP5,718

Healing0

Spamtons / turn32

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 -3.1% · 10.9 turnsSecond +3.1% · 10.2 turns

Fragile deck+22.1%7.9 turns · strength
Tank deck-38.6%15.1 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-26.3%12.7 turns · weakness
Resists Water0%9.7 turns
Resists Earth0%9.7 turns
Resists Nature-11.4%10.7 turns · weakness
Resists Shadow-1.1%9.7 turns
Resists Light-1.1%9.7 turns

Strengths

4 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 9.4 turns.
Has control effects.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 12.7 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 10.7 turns.
No healing.

How the game goes

Turn 3: first bonuses (Squall, Emissary of Nightmares).
Turn 4: first big hit, Incandescence (Ignea).
Turn 8: damage peak (801).
Turn 10: 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

Pyrocock

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

Recommended

Ultimate Reset

Ignea

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

Recommended

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 (+3).

Recommended

Corrosion

Herald of Ashes

Each time this card is attacked, the attacker loses (-1%) in all its elemental resistances.

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares (+12 Fire, +12 Light); Herald of Ashes (+10 Fire, +10 Nature); Ignea (+4 Fire); Pyrocock (+8 Fire, +8 Nature). First bonuses on turn 3.

Damage

Cry of the Perch (Pyrocock): 39% of the damage; Incandescence (Ignea): 31% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 9.4 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 5,718 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 132 damage

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

32 damage

02Turn 232 damage

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

32 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3267 damage

SilentfireIgnea

Dragon's BreathHerald of Ashes

80 damageFire +5 · Nature +5

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

72 damageFire +4

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

60 damageLight +4

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

55 damage

04Turn 4374 damage

IncandescenceIgnea

316 damageFire +2

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

58 damage

05Turn 558 damage

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

58 damage

06Turn 6544 damage

CacophonyPyrocock

Fire +8 · Nature +8

SilentfireIgnea

Dragon's BreathHerald of Ashes

171 damageFire +5 · Nature +5

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

124 damageFire +4

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

70 damageLight +4

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

179 damage

07Turn 7179 damage

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

179 damage

08Turn 8801 damage

IncandescenceIgnea

614 damageFire +2

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

187 damage

09Turn 9541 damage

SilentfireIgnea

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

207 damageFire +4

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

198 damage

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

136 damageLight +4

10Turn 10199 damage

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

199 damage