Commando Gerz + Aleera

Commando Gerz + Aleera (with Ashtarae Lycaria and Ephial) is the best deck of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier S); with these talents it is A at Gold · Crystal. Midrange deck in Light and Shadow, estimated elimination in 8.4 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

Advanced collectionMidrangeLightShadow

STier100% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendSGold · CrystalABronze · 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 BagT2
to buy
toxDeck core

Ashtarae Lycaria

Shadow · Legendary

Melody No. 1abilityDeck core
Melody No. 2abilityDeck core
ResurrectionabilityDeck core

Commando Gerz

Earth · Rare

CigarillosabilityDeck core
Replace : Final DelightT4
to buy
toxReplaceable

Ephial

Light · Legendary

Astral TackleabilityDeck core
Planet HealabilityDeck core
Replace : ResetT8
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 openings320 Spamtons generated+11.5% 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 · 53 SpamtonsPoison
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 110 SpamtonsBerserk
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 171 Spamtonsskip
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 286 SpamtonsBerserk

Poison

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Common

Replace : Punching Bag

+4%

Berserk

Commando Gerz · Common

Replace : Final Delight (ability)

+3.3%

Berserk

Ephial · Epic

Replace : Reset

+4.3%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +1.1% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Shield · Brutal · Waterheart · Fireheart · Natureheart · Earthheart · Erosion · Eternity · Smoke · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Multiplier · Optimisation · Revenge · Punching Bag · Tenacity

Theoretical score15,791

Estimated elimination8.4 turns

Effective HP7,762

Healing1,265

Spamtons / turn25

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 -2.6% · 8.2 turnsSecond +2.6% · 7.3 turns

Fragile deck+8.2%6 turns · strength
Tank deck-18.6%9.9 turns · weakness
Resists Fire0%7.3 turns
Resists Water0%7.3 turns
Resists Earth0%7.3 turns
Resists Nature-0.1%7.3 turns
Resists Shadow-18.4%9.9 turns · weakness
Resists Light-0.2%7.3 turns

Strengths

Eliminates the opponent in 8.4 turns.
1,265 healing over the game.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 9.9 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 6: damage peak (1,134).
Turn 9: 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

Life-8

Ashtarae Lycaria

The card's HP and max HP are doubled at the start of turn 8

Recommended

Soul Vitality

Commando Gerz

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

Recommended

Cavalry

Ephial

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

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): 83% of the damage; Melody No. 1 (Ashtarae Lycaria): 10% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 8.4 turns.

Survival

1,265 healing over the game, mostly from Ashtarae Lycaria and Ephial. 7,762 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 126 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+116

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

26 damage

02Turn 2277 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+134

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

246 damage

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

31 damage

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03Turn 335 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+152

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

35 damage

04Turn 4958 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+171

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

817 damage

Astral TackleEphial

102 damage

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

39 damage

05Turn 544 damage

Planet HealEphial

+610

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+191

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

44 damage

06Turn 61,135 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+211

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

1,086 damage

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

49 damage

07Turn 752 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+232

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

52 damage

08Turn 8174 damage

ResurrectionAshtarae Lycaria

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+195

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Astral TackleEphial

129 damage

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

45 damage

09Turn 9473 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+216

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

473 damage

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.