Scholar
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Scholar | |
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Type(s) | Action |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Renaissance |
Illustrator(s) | Elisa Cella |
Card text | |
Discard your hand. +7 Cards. |
Scholar is an Action card from Renaissance. It is a terminal draw-to-x card that facilitates deck cycling.
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FAQ
Official FAQ
- If drawing causes you to shuffle, you will shuffle in the discarded cards.
Strategy
Scholar is a powerful card on most boards, although it can occasionally be weak in the absence of any synergies. When it is played as the only action on a turn, it is like an expensive Smithy that adds additional deck cycling. However, unlike Smithy, it also completely counters handsize attacks.
Scholar truly shines, however, when other non-terminal actions can be played beforehand, ideally ones offering + and possibly +Buy. Scholar thus synergizes with most non-terminal virtual coin, or terminal virtual coin in the presence of villages. Particularly strong synergies are Fishing Village, Villa, Town, Merchant Camp, Capital City, and Harbor Village, with Villa possibly being the best combo. In the presence of villages, any sort of virtual coin or +Buy, if needed, makes a good addition. Good trashing makes these combinations even stronger, creating a strong engine. Because of the strong cycling and draw, these engines are highly resilient to greening.
Cards that benefit from being discarded also strengthen Scholar, particularly Trail, Village Green, or Weaver.
Because it functions more like an expensive Smithy, scholar is usually weaker in a big money strategy, but it can sometimes be worthhile in these strategies, especially if it is the best counter to an attack and there are no ways to build a viable engine. Tunnel can also synergize with scholar in a money strategy, quickly packing your deck with gold.
Versions
English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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Discard your hand. +7 Cards. |
Renaissance | November 2018 |
Other language versions
Trivia
Scholar is the only card to give an unconditional +7 Cards.
Preview
Secret History