Discard for benefit
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| − | Since most [[terminal]] discard for benefit cards are, by their nature, [[soft terminal]] | + | Since most [[terminal]] discard for benefit cards are, by their nature, [[soft terminal|soft terminals]], it doesn't hurt your deck as much to overgain them. If you have the Actions to support them, discard for benefit cards also work nicely with draw-to-X cards like {{Card|Library}}; in such cases, you can potentially draw and discard your deck several times, racking up a lot of benefit. If you're discarding {{Card|Copper|Coppers}}, {{Card|Counting House}} works quite well in this role, as it doesn't have an upper limit in draw. {{Card|Menagerie}} also plays well with discard for benefit cards, as you can usually select specifically duplicate cards to discard. |
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Revision as of 14:42, 22 May 2015
Discard for benefit cards are those that, usually optionally, let you discard cards in order to get some other effect. If that effect is drawing, the card is considered a sifter.
List of cards
- Discard any number of cards:
- Discard a single card for a non-scaling benefit:
- Baron
- Hamlet (does this twice)
- Tournament
- Plaza
- Forced discard of a set number of cards:
- Tactician - your entire hand
- Horse Traders - 2 cards
- Oasis - 1 card
- Count - 2 cards (one of its options)
Quest can discard different numbers of different types of cards, but all cases result in the same benefit. Tunnel can be discarded for a benefit.
Strategy
Since most terminal discard for benefit cards are, by their nature, soft terminals, it doesn't hurt your deck as much to overgain them. If you have the Actions to support them, discard for benefit cards also work nicely with draw-to-X cards like Library; in such cases, you can potentially draw and discard your deck several times, racking up a lot of benefit. If you're discarding Coppers, Counting House works quite well in this role, as it doesn't have an upper limit in draw. Menagerie also plays well with discard for benefit cards, as you can usually select specifically duplicate cards to discard.
