Aleera + Catixy

Aleera + Catixy (with Apprentice of Death and Snow Warrior) 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. Midrange deck in Shadow and Fire, estimated elimination in 7.6 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 2.

AccessibleMidrangeShadowFire

CTier66.3% · 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

Word-ChewabilityDeck core
Replace : Punching BagT2
to buy
Replace : ShadowheartT8
to buy

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
toxReplaceable
toxDeck core

Catixy

Shadow · Common

MewlingabilityDeck core
Sinister CharmabilityDeck core
Free slotT4
to buy

Snow Warrior

Earth · Common

EarthcleaveabilityDeck core
MultiboostabilityDeck core
Free slotT6
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 openings293 Spamtons generated+39.1% 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 · 49 SpamtonsBerserk
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 152 SpamtonsGraveyard
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 199 SpamtonsBerserk
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 293 SpamtonsShadowheart

Berserk

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Common

Replace : Punching Bag

+6.3%

Graveyard

Catixy · Rare

+13.5%

Berserk

Snow Warrior · Rare

+9.5%

Shadowheart

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Epic

Replace : Shadowheart

+9.8%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +8.5% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Waterheart · Lightheart · Natureheart · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Taunt

Theoretical score11,915

Estimated elimination7.6 turns

Effective HP2,899

Healing0

Spamtons / turn23

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 -1.8% · 8 turnsSecond +1.8% · 7.6 turns

Fragile deck+14.2%5.7 turns · strength
Tank deck-41.5%11.2 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-6.9%7.5 turns · weakness
Resists Water0%7 turns
Resists Earth-4.6%7.3 turns
Resists Nature0%7 turns
Resists Shadow-39%10.7 turns · weakness
Resists Light0%7 turns

Strengths

Eliminates the opponent in 7.6 turns.
Has control effects.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 10.7 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 7.5 turns.
No healing.

How the game goes

Turn 3: first bonuses (Snow Warrior).
Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
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

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

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

Recommended

Critical

Catixy

Critical bonus (+10%).

Recommended

Bomb-8

Snow Warrior

Applies the "Bomba" passive on turn 8

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Snow Warrior (+6 everywhere). First bonuses on turn 3.

Damage

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 49% of the damage; Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 32% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.6 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 2,899 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 122 damage

MewlingCatixy

22 damage

02Turn 2287 damage

Sinister CharmCatixy

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

259 damage

MewlingCatixy

28 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3409 damage

MultiboostSnow Warrior

All +3

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

300 damage

EarthcleaveSnow Warrior

68 damage

MewlingCatixy

41 damage

04Turn 4795 damage

Sinister CharmCatixy

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

745 damage

MewlingCatixy

50 damage

05Turn 5474 damage

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

409 damage

MewlingCatixy

65 damage

06Turn 6215 damage

MultiboostSnow Warrior

All +3

Sinister CharmCatixy

EarthcleaveSnow Warrior

120 damage

MewlingCatixy

95 damage

07Turn 7549 damage

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

445 damage

MewlingCatixy

104 damage

08Turn 8390 damage

Sinister CharmCatixy

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

390 damage

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.