Aleera + Deer of Mournful Colors

Aleera + Deer of Mournful Colors (with Ephial and Zayd) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier C at Celeste · Legend, B at Gold · Crystal and S at Bronze · Silver. Midrange deck in Shadow, estimated elimination in 7.1 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

Advanced collectionMidrangeShadow
CTier58.6% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendCGold · CrystalBBronze · 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. toxReplaceable
  3. toxReplaceable

Ephial

Light · Legendary

  1. Astral TackleabilityDeck core
  2. Planet HealabilityDeck core
  3. Replace : ResetT4
    to buy

Deer of Mournful Colors

Nature · Rare

  1. Elemental DrainabilityDeck core
  2. toxDeck core
  3. Free slotT2
    to buy

Zayd

Earth · Legendary

  1. World's EndabilityDeck core
  2. FortressabilityDeck core
  3. Replace : RevengeT8
    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.

4 shop openings265 Spamtons generated+68.4% 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 · 49 SpamtonsPoison
  2. T4Luck 4 · 102 SpamtonsBerserk
  3. T6Luck 6 · 159 Spamtonsskip
  4. T8Luck 8 · 265 SpamtonsBerserk
T2

Poison

Deer of Mournful Colors · Common

+44%
T4

Berserk

Ephial · Rare

Replace : Reset

+16.3%
T8

Berserk

Zayd · Epic

Replace : Revenge

+8.2%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +4.9% → +1.1%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Heart Resistance · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Revenge · Tenacity

Theoretical score10,686
Estimated elimination7.1 turns
Effective HP5,173
Healing477
Spamtons / turn23

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 -0.5% · 10.2 turnsSecond +0.5% · 10.2 turns

Strengths

  • Eliminates the opponent in 7.1 turns.
  • 477 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 12.5 turns.
  • Relies on Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).

How the game goes

  1. Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
  2. Turn 6: damage peak (1,176).
  3. 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

Resilience

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

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

Recommended

Cavalry

Ephial

Increases the max HP of all other allied cards by (+100)

Recommended

Multi Start

Deer of Mournful Colors

Gain (+3) in each element.

Recommended

Critical

Zayd

Critical bonus (+10%).

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

No ability generates bonuses: the deck relies on its talents and starting Tox.

Damage

Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 64% of the damage; Elemental Drain (Deer of Mournful Colors): 16% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.1 turns.

Survival

477 healing over the game, mostly from Ephial and Deer of Mournful Colors. 5,173 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 156 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
56 damage+28
02Turn 2319 damage
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
261 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
58 damage+29
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 360 damage
Zayd
FortressZayd
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
60 damage+30
04Turn 4750 damage
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
605 damage
Ephial
Astral TackleEphial
84 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
61 damage+30
05Turn 563 damage
Ephial
Planet HealEphial
+368
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
63 damage+31
06Turn 61,177 damage
Zayd
FortressZayd
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
1,113 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
64 damage+32
07Turn 7512 damage
Zayd
World's EndZayd
446 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
66 damage+33
08Turn 8163 damage
Ephial
Astral TackleEphial
95 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
68 damage+34
09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.