Commando Gerz + Aleera

Commando Gerz + Aleera (with Ephial and Cloudy Rodent) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier S in all three ranks. Midrange deck in Shadow and Light, estimated elimination in 7.3 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 4.

Advanced collectionMidrangeShadowLight

STier98.2% · 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
toxReplaceable
Replace : ShadowheartT6
to buy

Ephial

Light · Legendary

Astral TackleabilityDeck core
Replace : Planet HealT4
to buy
Replace : ResetT8
to buy

Cloudy Rodent

Light · Common

LightningabilityDeck core
toxDeck core
toxReplaceable

Commando Gerz

Earth · Rare

CigarillosabilityReplaceable
Final DelightabilityReplaceable
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 openings292 Spamtons generated+18.1% 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 · 67 Spamtonsskip
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 138 SpamtonsBerserk
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 213 SpamtonsBrutal
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 292 SpamtonsBerserk

Berserk

Ephial · Rare

Replace : Planet Heal (ability)

+7.5%

Brutal

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Rare

Replace : Shadowheart

+4.1%

Berserk

Ephial · Epic

Replace : Reset

+6.5%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +0.6% → +0.5%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Waterheart · Fireheart · Earthheart · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Phoenix · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score15,582

Estimated elimination7.3 turns

Effective HP6,283

Healing477

Spamtons / turn32

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 -3.8% · 7.6 turnsSecond +3.8% · 6.6 turns

Fragile deck+7%6.1 turns · strength
Tank deck-15.6%9 turns · weakness
Resists Fire0%6.8 turns
Resists Water0%6.8 turns
Resists Earth0%6.8 turns
Resists Nature-0.3%6.8 turns
Resists Shadow-8.5%8.1 turns · weakness
Resists Light-0.9%6.9 turns

Strengths

Eliminates the opponent in 7.3 turns.
477 healing over the game.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 8.1 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 (1,333).
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

L-Shield

Cloudy Rodent

Shadow resistance (+25%) Light resistance (+25%)

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): 81% of the damage; Lightning (Cloudy Rodent): 16% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.3 turns.

Survival

477 healing over the game, mostly from Ephial. 6,283 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 2385 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

317 damage

LightningCloudy Rodent

68 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

04Turn 41,099 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

793 damage

Astral TackleEphial

96 damage

LightningCloudy Rodent

210 damage

05Turn 50 damage

Planet HealEphial

+566

06Turn 61,333 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

1,057 damage

LightningCloudy Rodent

276 damage

07Turn 7Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

08Turn 8689 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

689 damage

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.