Commando Gerz + Aleera

Commando Gerz + Aleera (with Ephial and Zayd) is the best deck of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier S) and keeps that tier in all three ranks with these talents. Midrange deck in Shadow and Light, estimated elimination in 7.2 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 2.

Advanced collectionMidrangeShadowLight

STier100% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendSGold · 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

Word-ChewabilityDeck core
Replace : Punching BagT6
to buy
toxReplaceable

Ephial

Light · Legendary

Astral TackleabilityDeck core
Planet HealabilityDeck core
Replace : ResetT2
to buy

Zayd

Earth · Legendary

World's EndabilityDeck core
FortressabilityDeck core
Replace : RevengeT4
to buy

Commando Gerz

Earth · Rare

CigarillosabilityDeck core
Replace : Final DelightT8
to buy
toxReplaceable

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 openings212 Spamtons generated+19.2% 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 · 47 SpamtonsBerserk
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 98 SpamtonsBerserk
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 153 SpamtonsErosion
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 212 SpamtonsBerserk

Berserk

Ephial · Common

Replace : Reset

+3.6%

Berserk

Zayd · Rare

Replace : Revenge

+6.1%

Erosion

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Common

Replace : Punching Bag

+3.1%

Berserk

Commando Gerz · Epic

Replace : Final Delight (ability)

+6.4%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +0.8% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Phoenix · Taunt · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score15,770

Estimated elimination7.2 turns

Effective HP7,224

Healing455

Spamtons / turn22

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% · 7.6 turnsSecond +3.1% · 6.9 turns

Fragile deck+8.8%5.7 turns · strength
Tank deck-28.1%10.2 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-0.1%6.6 turns
Resists Water-0.1%6.6 turns
Resists Earth-0.2%6.6 turns
Resists Nature-0.2%6.6 turns
Resists Shadow-20.8%9.4 turns · weakness
Resists Light-2.6%7 turns

Strengths

Eliminates the opponent in 7.2 turns.
455 healing over the game.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 9.4 turns.
Only one generator: Commando Gerz.
Relies on Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).

How the game goes

Turn 2: first bonuses (Commando Gerz).
Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
Turn 8: damage peak (1,174).
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

Shared Shield

Zayd

Increases the elemental resistances of all allied cards by (+10%).

Recommended

Soul Vitality

Commando Gerz

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

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Commando Gerz (+12 Earth, +12 Light). First bonuses on turn 2.

Damage

Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 84% of the damage; World's End (Zayd): 13% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.2 turns.

Survival

455 healing over the game, mostly from Ephial. 7,224 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 2289 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

289 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 30 damage

FortressZayd

04Turn 4777 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

681 damage

Astral TackleEphial

96 damage

05Turn 50 damage

Planet HealEphial

+566

06Turn 61,145 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

FortressZayd

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

1,145 damage

07Turn 7508 damage

World's EndZayd

508 damage

08Turn 81,174 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

1,174 damage

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.