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Bishop is a [[payload]] card whose primary use is as a source of [[alt-VP]]. Despite the fact that it [[trasher|trashes]] cards, it is generally not useful as a way to [[thinning|thin]] your deck because it allows your opponent to trash their cards as well (and without having to purchase or play a Bishop). Instead, Bishop is generally purchased in the mid- or late-game as a way for an [[engine]] to score. | Bishop is a [[payload]] card whose primary use is as a source of [[alt-VP]]. Despite the fact that it [[trasher|trashes]] cards, it is generally not useful as a way to [[thinning|thin]] your deck because it allows your opponent to trash their cards as well (and without having to purchase or play a Bishop). Instead, Bishop is generally purchased in the mid- or late-game as a way for an [[engine]] to score. | ||
| − | Bishop works best when you have a way to gain expensive cards easily. The most common case is to pair it with a {{Card|Gold}}-[[gainer]] such as {{Card|Bandit}}. Each {{Card|Gold}} you trash gains you {{VP|4}} without significantly lowering a [[Supply]] pile or worsening the quality of your deck, so a deck that is scoring in this way can aim for a very long game. Opponents attempting to score solely by buying and emptying the {{Card|Province}}s may struggle to buy the last few | + | Bishop works best when you have a way to gain expensive cards easily. The most common case is to pair it with a {{Card|Gold}}-[[gainer]] such as {{Card|Bandit}}. Each {{Card|Gold}} you trash gains you {{VP|4}} without significantly lowering a [[Supply]] pile or worsening the quality of your deck, so a deck that is scoring in this way can aim for a very long game. Opponents attempting to score solely by buying and emptying the {{Card|Province}}s may struggle to buy the last few as their deck quality deteriorates. A deck scoring with Bishops, on the other hand, is more likely to continue scoring at even pace, and thus in the long run can outscore a deck that falls apart. {{Card|Gold}} is the most common target for Bishop, but you should also watch out for other strong targets such as {{Card|Peddler}} or (especially) {{Card|Fortress}}. |
Occasionally, Bishop can be used to enable a [[golden deck]] strategy, which aims to keep deck composition constant while guaranteeing the continual accumulation of {{VP}}. For example, with a 5-card deck of Bishop, {{Card|Province}}, {{Card|Gold}}, {{Card|Silver}}, {{Card|Silver}} you can trash {{Card|Province}} and buy {{Card|Province}} each turn, gaining {{VP|5}}. Bishop can also sometimes be useful as a trasher if it is hard for your opponent to keep [[junk]] cards in hand to trash them to your Bishop plays, perhaps because you are regularly playing a [[handsize attack]] such as {{Card|Militia}}, or because they are using cards like {{Card|Scheme}} to force many good cards into their starting hands. | Occasionally, Bishop can be used to enable a [[golden deck]] strategy, which aims to keep deck composition constant while guaranteeing the continual accumulation of {{VP}}. For example, with a 5-card deck of Bishop, {{Card|Province}}, {{Card|Gold}}, {{Card|Silver}}, {{Card|Silver}} you can trash {{Card|Province}} and buy {{Card|Province}} each turn, gaining {{VP|5}}. Bishop can also sometimes be useful as a trasher if it is hard for your opponent to keep [[junk]] cards in hand to trash them to your Bishop plays, perhaps because you are regularly playing a [[handsize attack]] such as {{Card|Militia}}, or because they are using cards like {{Card|Scheme}} to force many good cards into their starting hands. | ||
Revision as of 16:00, 13 April 2021
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| Type(s) | Action |
| Kingdom card? | Yes |
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Prosperity |
| Illustrator(s) | Rom |
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+ +1  Trash a card from your hand. +1 per  it costs (round down). Each other player may trash a card from their hand. | |
Bishop is an Action card from Prosperity. It is one of the three Prosperity cards which utilize VP tokens, along with Goons and Monument.
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FAQ
Official FAQ
- Trashing a card is optional for the other players but mandatory for you.
- If players care about the order things happen for this, you trash a card first, then each other player may trash a card, in turn order.
- Only the player who played Bishop can get tokens from it.
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in costs is ignored, for example if you trash Golem (from Dominion: Alchemy), which costs , you get 3 total.
- If you have no cards left in hand to trash, you still get the and 1 .
Other Rules clarifications
Strategy
Bishop is a payload card whose primary use is as a source of alt-VP. Despite the fact that it trashes cards, it is generally not useful as a way to thin your deck because it allows your opponent to trash their cards as well (and without having to purchase or play a Bishop). Instead, Bishop is generally purchased in the mid- or late-game as a way for an engine to score.
Bishop works best when you have a way to gain expensive cards easily. The most common case is to pair it with a Gold-gainer such as Bandit. Each Gold you trash gains you 4 without significantly lowering a Supply pile or worsening the quality of your deck, so a deck that is scoring in this way can aim for a very long game. Opponents attempting to score solely by buying and emptying the Provinces may struggle to buy the last few as their deck quality deteriorates. A deck scoring with Bishops, on the other hand, is more likely to continue scoring at even pace, and thus in the long run can outscore a deck that falls apart. Gold is the most common target for Bishop, but you should also watch out for other strong targets such as Peddler or (especially) Fortress.
Occasionally, Bishop can be used to enable a golden deck strategy, which aims to keep deck composition constant while guaranteeing the continual accumulation of . For example, with a 5-card deck of Bishop, Province, Gold, Silver, Silver you can trash Province and buy Province each turn, gaining 5 . Bishop can also sometimes be useful as a trasher if it is hard for your opponent to keep junk cards in hand to trash them to your Bishop plays, perhaps because you are regularly playing a handsize attack such as Militia, or because they are using cards like Scheme to force many good cards into their starting hands.
External strategy articles
Note: Article(s) below are by individual authors and may not represent the community's current views on cards, but may provide more in-depth information. Caveat emptor.
Versions
English versions
| Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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+. +1 . Trash a card from your hand. + equal to half its cost in  , rounded down. Each other player may trash a card from his hand. |
Prosperity 1st Edition | October 2010 |
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+. +1 . Trash a card from your hand. +1 per it costs (round down). Each other player may trash a card from their hand. |
Prosperity 2nd Edition | February 2017 |
Other language versions
| Language | Name | Digital | Text | |
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| Chinese | 主教 | + 移除手上的一張卡，那張卡每價值則獲得1 (無條件捨去)。其它每位玩家可以移除手上的一張卡。
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| Czech | Biskup | |||
| Dutch | Bisschop | |||
| Finnish | Piispa | |||
| French | Évêque | |||
| German | Bischof |  |
+ +1 -MarkerEntsorge eine Handkarte. Lege halb so viele -Marker auf dein Spieler-Tableau, wie die entsorgte Karte gekostet hat (abgerundet).Jeder Mitspieler darf eine Handkarte entsorgen. | |
| Italian | Vescovo | |||
| Japanese | 司教 (pron. shikyō) | +。 +1 。 手札1枚を廃棄する。そのコスト(端数切り捨て)につき+1 。他のプレイヤーは全員、手札1枚を廃棄してもよい。
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| Polish | Biskup |  |
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| Russian | Епископ (pron. yepiskop) | |||
| Spanish | Obispo |
Trivia
Secret History
