Aleera + Apprentice of Death

Aleera + Apprentice of Death (with Sky Dragon and Cloudy Rodent) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier C at Celeste · Legend, A at Gold · Crystal and A at Bronze · Silver. Aggro deck across 4 elements, estimated elimination in 6.9 turns; first Tox to aim for: Reflection on turn 2.

AccessibleAggro / burstNatureShadow
CTier63.3% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendCGold · 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

  1. Word-ChewabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : Punching BagT4
    to buy
  3. toxReplaceable

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

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

Sky Dragon

Light · Common

  1. Dazzling BreathabilityDeck core
  2. Call of the ForestabilityDeck core
  3. toxDeck core

Cloudy Rodent

Light · Common

  1. LightningabilityReplaceable
  2. Replace : TauntT2
    to buy
  3. Replace : AoET6
    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.

3 shop openings373 Spamtons generated+36.8% 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 · 69 SpamtonsReflection
  2. T4Luck 4 · 150 SpamtonsBerserk
  3. T6Luck 6 · 338 SpamtonsGraveyard
T2

Reflection

Cloudy Rodent · Common

Replace : Taunt

+15.7%
T4

Berserk

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Rare

Replace : Punching Bag

+15.4%
T6

Graveyard

Cloudy Rodent · Rare

Replace : AoE

+5.7%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +4% → +0.3%

Avoid for this deck

Taunt · Ancient Healing · Vampirism

Theoretical score11,573
Estimated elimination6.9 turns
Effective HP2,944
Healing0
Spamtons / turn30

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 -3.2% · 8.6 turnsSecond +3.2% · 8 turns

Strengths

  • Eliminates the opponent in 6.9 turns.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 10.5 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 8.8 turns.
  • No healing.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 4: first bonuses (Sky Dragon).
  2. Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
  3. 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

Resilience

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

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

Recommended

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

Increases this card’s elemental resistances by (+15%).

Recommended

Fortune

Sky Dragon

Increases this card's Spamton generation by (+2) per turn

Recommended

Evolution

Cloudy Rodent

If possible, this card's original passives change rarity based on its HP: the lower its HP, the rarer they are. Thresholds at 75%, 50% and 25% HP.

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Sky Dragon (+12 Nature). First bonuses on turn 4.

Damage

Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 29% of the damage; Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 28% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 6.9 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 2,944 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 2305 damage
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
256 damage
Cloudy Rodent
LightningCloudy Rodent
49 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3226 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
226 damage
04Turn 4972 damage
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
613 damage
Cloudy Rodent
LightningCloudy Rodent
169 damage
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
154 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
36 damage
05Turn 5Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

06Turn 6921 damage
Cloudy Rodent
LightningCloudy Rodent
380 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
282 damage
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
200 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
59 damage
07Turn 7616 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
336 damage
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
188 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
92 damage
08Turn 8Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.