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== Cards that give restricted +Buy ==
 
== Cards that give restricted +Buy ==
  
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*'''Some cards need to trash a card, so they only replace cards'''
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===Cards that need to trash a card===
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'''Some cards need to trash a card, so they only replace cards'''
 
** [[Seaside]]: {{Card|Salvager}}
 
** [[Seaside]]: {{Card|Salvager}}
 
** [[Prosperity]]: ''{{Card|Trade Route}}''
 
** [[Prosperity]]: ''{{Card|Trade Route}}''
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** [[Dark Ages]]: {{Card|Forager}}
 
** [[Dark Ages]]: {{Card|Forager}}
  
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*'''Some cards are difficult to come by or only exist in very limited numbers:'''
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===Limited amounts of +Buy===
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'''Some cards are difficult to come by or only exist in very limited numbers:'''
 
** [[Cornucopia]]: {{Card|Princess}}
 
** [[Cornucopia]]: {{Card|Princess}}
 
** [[Dark Ages]]: {{Card|Ruined Market}}, {{Card|Sir Martin}}
 
** [[Dark Ages]]: {{Card|Ruined Market}}, {{Card|Sir Martin}}
 
** [[Nocturne]]: {{boon|The Forest's Gift}}
 
** [[Nocturne]]: {{boon|The Forest's Gift}}
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** [Renaissance]]: {{Project|Fair}}
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** [[Renaissance]]: {{Project|Fair}}
 
** {{Card|Tactician}} You can generally get only one extra Buy from it and even to make use of this you need to build your deck in a specific way.
 
** {{Card|Tactician}} You can generally get only one extra Buy from it and even to make use of this you need to build your deck in a specific way.
  
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===Other restrictions===
 
*'''Some cards only work later during the game when one or more piles have emptied:'''
 
*'''Some cards only work later during the game when one or more piles have emptied:'''
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* [[Menagerie (expansion)|Menagerie]]: {{card|Animal Fair}}
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** [[Menagerie (expansion)|Menagerie]]: {{card|Animal Fair}}
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* {{Card|City}} (but only after 2 Supply piles are empty)
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** {{Card|City}} (but only after 2 Supply piles are empty)
  
 
*[[Prosperity]]:''{{Card|Contraband}}'' can prevent you from buying certain desirable cards.
 
*[[Prosperity]]:''{{Card|Contraband}}'' can prevent you from buying certain desirable cards.

Revision as of 08:52, 7 July 2022

Herbalist, a +Buy card.

Playing a card that provides +Buy increases the number of cards you are allowed to buy during your buy phase.

+Buy is an essential component of most engine strategies, since engines can take a long time to build; +Buy allows you to acquire engine components more rapidly, thus speeding up the construction of the engine, and once the engine is running it allows you to buy multiple Victory cards at once to make up for the slower start. An easy trap to fall into is that of "overbuilding" an engine in the absence of +Buy: there's no use in building a deck that can regularly generate $16 each turn if you can still only buy one ProvinceProvince.jpg with it. In some cases, if the +Buy card is rather unwieldy like HerbalistHerbalist.jpg, it is good strategy to wait to buy even a relatively cheap +Buy card until you are close to generating enough $ to benefit from the effect, although you need to avoid waiting too long as well or else you will have to waste $ on the turn you buy that card.

If you are lacking the deck control to generate large amounts of $ or to assure having a +Buy card in hand when you do, a +Buy card may not be worth its opportunity cost.

Some cards that give +Buy have it as part of their core function, such as HerbalistHerbalist.jpg; usually the +Buy is the only reason for wanting a HerbalistHerbalist.jpg. In some cases, a card offers +Buy as a feature that synergizes with its core function: CollectionCollection.jpg offers you a  VP reward per card you buy, and gives +Buy to make the reward go farther. Other cards have +Buy merely as an extra vanilla bonus that keeps the card competitive with other cards at the same cost: Worker's VillageWorker's Village.jpg is a village costing {$4 with the +Buy as an extra bonus for the $1 it costs more than VillageVillage.jpg.

Contents

Cards that give unrestricted +Buy

Cards in italics have been removed.

Terminal

Terminal draw

Cantrip

Treasures and other non-terminal stop cards

+Buy between other options

  • BaubleBauble.jpg
  • HamletHamlet.jpg
  • PawnPawn.jpg can provide +Buy in combination with either +Action, +Card, or +$1.
  • CourtierCourtier.jpg offers +Buy as one of several choices.
  • ScrapScrap.jpg offers +Buy as one of several choices.

Other

Cards that give restricted +Buy

Cards that need to trash a card

Some cards need to trash a card, so they only replace cards

Limited amounts of +Buy

Some cards are difficult to come by or only exist in very limited numbers:

Other restrictions

  • Some cards only work later during the game when one or more piles have emptied:

Giving back Buys

  • ForumForum.jpg and CavalryCavalry.jpg give +Buy when gained. Similarly, VillaVilla.jpg can be played instantly after being gained and so gives back a Buy.
  • GalleriaGalleria.jpg and Band of NomadsBand of Nomads.jpg can give back Buys upon buying certain cards.

Synergies


v . t . e
Attacks Attack immunity • Curser • Deck inspection attack • Deck order attack • Handsize attack • Junking attack • Trashing attack • Turn-worsening attack
Buy/Money +Buy • Cost-reducer • Disappearing money • Overpay • Peddler variant • Terminal silver • Virtual coin • Virtual +Buy
Cycling Deck discarder • Deck inspector • Digging • Discard for benefit • Sifter
Terminality Cantrip • Non-terminal • Non-terminal draw • Soft terminal • Terminal • Terminal draw • Throne Room variant • Village • Conditional non-terminal
Other Alt-VP • Basic cards • Duration draw • Command variant • Gainer • Luck-based • Non-Attack interaction • One-shot • Remodeler • Split pile • Top decker • Trasher • Vanilla • Extra turn
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