Pyro + Yotaru

Pyro + Yotaru (with Aleera and Squall) is part of the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier B at Celeste · Legend, A at Gold · Crystal and A at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck in Fire and Shadow, estimated elimination in 7.6 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

AccessibleElemental rampFireShadow

BTier71.6% · Relative indexv1.28.1

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendBGold · CrystalABronze · SilverA

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
Replace : ShadowheartT8
to buy

Yotaru, Leafguard

Nature · Common

ProtectabilityDeck core
EarthguardabilityDeck core
BoostguardabilityDeck core

Pyro

Fire · Common

ConflagrationabilityDeck core
Free slotT2
to buy
Free slotT4
to buy

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Shadow · Rare

Cosmic FlamesabilityDeck core
Cosmic LightabilityReplaceable
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 openings228 Spamtons generated+30.5% 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 · 51 SpamtonsPoison
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 106 SpamtonsPoison
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 165 SpamtonsFireheart
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 228 SpamtonsFireheart

Poison

Pyro · Common

+7.4%

Poison

Pyro · Rare

+8.9%

Fireheart

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Rare

Replace : Punching Bag

+6.5%

Fireheart

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Epic

Replace : Shadowheart

+7.7%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +2% → +0.6%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Brutal · Camouflage · Waterheart · Natureheart · Earthheart · Erosion · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Mimicry · Optimisation · Phoenix · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score13,013

Estimated elimination7.6 turns

Effective HP4,166

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 -3.6% · 7.8 turnsSecond +3.6% · 7 turns

Fragile deck+7.2%6.6 turns · strength
Tank deck-17.1%8.7 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-5.5%7.6 turns · weakness
Resists Water0%7.2 turns
Resists Earth0%7.2 turns
Resists Nature0%7.2 turns
Resists Shadow-4.1%7.5 turns
Resists Light-0.1%7.2 turns

Strengths

2 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 7.6 turns.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 7.6 turns.
No healing.

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Pyro).
Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
Turn 6: damage peak (1,007).
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

Shared Shield

Yotaru, Leafguard

Increases the elemental resistances of all allied cards by (+5%).

Recommended

Crit Sphere

Pyro

Increases this card's critical chance by (+2%) each turn

Recommended

Blue Whale

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Increases this card’s HP by (+200)

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Pyro (+8 Fire); Squall, Emissary of Nightmares (+8 Fire, +8 Light). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Conflagration (Pyro): 52% of the damage; Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 38% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.6 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 4,166 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 159 damage

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

ConflagrationPyro

59 damageFire +1

02Turn 2190 damage

EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

85 damage

ConflagrationPyro

105 damageFire +1

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3262 damage

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

ConflagrationPyro

118 damageFire +1

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

76 damageFire +4

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

68 damageLight +4

04Turn 4479 damage

EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

253 damage

ConflagrationPyro

226 damageFire +1

05Turn 5242 damage

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

ConflagrationPyro

242 damageFire +1

06Turn 61,008 damage

EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

485 damage

ConflagrationPyro

332 damageFire +1

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

103 damageFire +4

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

88 damageLight +4

07Turn 7319 damage

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

ConflagrationPyro

319 damageFire +1

08Turn 8911 damage

EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

499 damage

ConflagrationPyro

412 damageFire +1

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.