Deck inspection attack

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[[Image:Oracle.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Oracle]], a deck-inspection attack card.]]
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[[Image:Jester.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Jester]], a deck-inspection attack card.]]
  
A '''deck inspection attack''' is an [[Attack]] card that reveals cards from an opponent's deck and does something with them. [[Trashing attack|Trashing attacks]] and [[deck order attack|deck order attacks]] usually fall into this category. They often combine well with each other, in that some deck inspection attacks will let you determine what card is on the opponent's deck so you know how beneficial it will be to play another deck inspection attack; for example, {{Card|Scrying Pool}} can let you set up an opponent's deck to have a good card to hit with {{Card|Jester}}. In other cases, they conflict with each other, and playing a second deck inspection attack will cancel out the effects of a previous one; for example, {{Card|Rabble}} may leave [[dead]] cards on top of your opponent's deck, and if it does attacking with {{Card|Fortune Teller}} afterward will usually have no effect.
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A '''deck inspection attack''' is an [[Attack]] card that reveals cards from an opponent's deck and does something with them. [[Trashing attack|Trashing attacks]] and [[deck order attack|deck order attacks]] usually fall into this category.  
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They sometimes combine well with each other, for example, {{Card|Scrying Pool}} can let you set up an opponent's deck to have a good card to hit with {{Card|Jester}}. In other cases, they conflict with each other, for example, {{Card|Rabble}} may leave [[dead]] cards on top of your opponent's deck, and if it does attacking with {{Card|Fortune Teller}} afterward will usually have no effect.
  
 
Deck inspection attacks do not interact with the [[Adventures tokens|-1 Card token]]; the token is put back on the relevant player's deck once the card is done inspecting.
 
Deck inspection attacks do not interact with the [[Adventures tokens|-1 Card token]]; the token is put back on the relevant player's deck once the card is done inspecting.
  
 
== List of deck inspection attacks ==
 
== List of deck inspection attacks ==
Cards in italics have been [[Removed cards|removed]].  [[Hex]]es listed function as the relevant Attack when revealed by an Attack-[[Doom]] card.
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Cards in ''italics'' have been [[Removed cards|removed]].  [[Hex]]es listed function as the relevant Attack when revealed by an Attack-[[Doom]] card.
 
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* Trashing attacks
 
** ''{{Card|Thief}}''
 
** ''{{Card|Thief}}''

Revision as of 09:45, 8 July 2022

Jester, a deck-inspection attack card.

A deck inspection attack is an Attack card that reveals cards from an opponent's deck and does something with them. Trashing attacks and deck order attacks usually fall into this category.

They sometimes combine well with each other, for example, Scrying PoolScrying Pool.jpg can let you set up an opponent's deck to have a good card to hit with JesterJester.jpg. In other cases, they conflict with each other, for example, RabbleRabble.jpg may leave dead cards on top of your opponent's deck, and if it does attacking with Fortune TellerFortune Teller.jpg afterward will usually have no effect.

Deck inspection attacks do not interact with the -1 Card token; the token is put back on the relevant player's deck once the card is done inspecting.

List of deck inspection attacks

Cards in italics have been removed. Hexes listed function as the relevant Attack when revealed by an Attack-Doom card.


Attacks Attack immunityCurserDeck inspection attackDeck order attackHandsize attackJunking attackTrashing attackTurn-worsening attack
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