Attack

Revision as of 09:42, 27 October 2012

Attack cards are Action cards which have Attack written on the bottom. They can be played like any other Action card; the Attack subtype indicates how they interact with some Reaction cards, such as Moat and Secret Chamber. Though Attacks are typically cards which hurt the opponent, not all plays of Attack cards will hurt the opponent, and not all cards which hurt opponents are Attack cards.

Kinds of Attacks

There are 4 different kinds of attacks (some Attack Cards combine these). Donald X. Vaccarino explained them here.

Attacks that make you discard

They usually let you discard you down to 3 cards and the victim can choose which cards to discard. They don't stack. These include Militia, Ghost Ship, Goons, Margrave, Mercenary, Followers and Sir Michael. Urchin let you discard down to 4 cards. Minion is a variation that let you discard down to 4 cards, but you can't choose which card to discard, because you discard your whole hand and draw 4 new ones. Pillage is a one-shot where the attacker can choose the card to discard. On the other hand there is Torturer which stacks and Cutpurse which can potentially stack, if you have multiple Coppers in hand.

Attacks that trash your cards

They usually trash the top or one of the top two cards of the opponents' decks. This is either restricted to certain card types (Thief, Noble Brigand, Pirate Ship) or to a certain price range (Knights and Rogue) or offers a replacement. The replacement is either a card costing less than it (Saboteur) the victim can choose or a card costing the same (Swindler) the attacker can choose.

Attacks that give you junk

Attacks that muck with your deck order