The Inventor + Apprentice of Death

The Inventor + Apprentice of Death (with Scorch and Aidan) is one of the best Fire decks of the SPAM 1.23 tier list (tier C); with these talents it is B at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck in Shadow and Fire, estimated elimination in 7.2 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

IntermediateElemental rampShadowFire

CTier65.4% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendCGold · CrystalCBronze · SilverB

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.

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
Replace : GraveyardT8
to buy
toxDeck core

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards

Water · Rare

FlameflowabilityDeck core
toxDeck core
Free slotT4
to buy

The Inventor

Fire · Common

MateriaabilityDeck core
RainbowabilityDeck core
toxDeck core

Aidan

Fire · Common

LucksterabilityDeck core
Replace : Pay-torchT2
to buy
Replace : VanishT6
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 openings316 Spamtons generated+48.1% 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 · 55 SpamtonsGraveyard
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 214 SpamtonsBerserk
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 263 SpamtonsGraveyard
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 316 SpamtonsGraveyard

Graveyard

Aidan · Common

Replace : Pay-torch (ability)

+24.4%

Berserk

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards · Rare

+11.4%

Graveyard

Aidan · Rare

Replace : Vanish

+8.9%

Graveyard

Apprentice of Death · Epic

Replace : Graveyard

+3.5%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +4.4% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Shield · Brutal · Heart Resistance · Vanish · Erosion · Eternity · Smoke · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Poison · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity · Avenger

Theoretical score11,805

Estimated elimination7.2 turns

Effective HP4,673

Healing42

Spamtons / turn26

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 +5.4% · 8.6 turnsSecond -5.4% · 9.4 turns

Fragile deck+16.5%6.6 turns · strength
Tank deck-38%12.4 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-25.3%10.5 turns · weakness
Resists Water-0.1%8.2 turns
Resists Earth-0.1%8.2 turns
Resists Nature-0.1%8.2 turns
Resists Shadow-26.4%10.7 turns · weakness
Resists Light-0.1%8.2 turns

Strengths

3 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 7.2 turns.
42 healing over the game.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 10.7 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 10.5 turns.
Relies on Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death).

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Scorch, the Ignited Lizards).
Turn 3: first big hit, Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death).
Turn 6: damage peak (742).
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

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

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

Recommended

New Life

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards

Starts the game with either the Phoenix or Graveyard passive, chosen at random.

Recommended

Soul Vitality

The Inventor

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

Recommended

Focus

Aidan

At the start of each turn, this card has a 25% chance to gain Taunt.

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards (+12 Fire, +12 Water, +12 Earth); Aidan (+80 random); The Inventor (+8 everywhere). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 73% of the damage; Rainbow (The Inventor): 20% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.2 turns.

Survival

42 healing over the game. 4,673 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 134 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards

Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3

RainbowThe Inventor

34 damage

02Turn 253 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards

Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

RainbowThe Inventor

53 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3517 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards

Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

384 damage

Pay-torchAidan

74 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

59 damage

04Turn 4526 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards

Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

436 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

90 damage

05Turn 5627 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

517 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

110 damage

06Turn 6743 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

476 damage

Pay-torchAidan

139 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

128 damage

07Turn 7458 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

311 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

147 damage

08Turn 8186 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

186 damage

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.