Eventually gave up on Analysis and decided to throw XGBoost at the problem.
The machine seemed to think that, given the Hero makes it to floor 9, Warrior->Grem->Worm->Armor->Shield->Sentries->Camp->Powder had the best success rate out of the paths I thought were worth looking at.
And I think that
This route has a 100% surviving-the-journey rate, since Warriors don’t die to Sentries unless they got softened up by something strong the floor before.
One more finding:
Order matters, a lot. A Mage facing slime-cultist-slaver for their first three floors usually lives; one facing cultist-slime-slaver usually dies.
Eventually gave up on Analysis and decided to throw XGBoost at the problem.
The machine seemed to think that, given the Hero makes it to floor 9, Warrior->Grem->Worm->Armor->Shield->Sentries->Camp->Powder had the best success rate out of the paths I thought were worth looking at.
And I think that
This route has a 100% surviving-the-journey rate, since Warriors don’t die to Sentries unless they got softened up by something strong the floor before.
So I’m actually going with that.