Draw-to-x
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| − | '''Draw-to-x''' abilities are those that allow you to [[draw]] cards until you have a specified number of cards in your hand, regardless of how many cards you have to start with. In decks that rely on draw-to-x cards for draw, it is typically difficult or impossible to increase your handsize beyond a set limit, unlike in decks that rely on traditional draw. Draw-to-x effects come in two types: Those like {{Card|Library}}, which draw cards until a set card limit is reached, and those like {{Card|Minion}}, which require the player to discard their hand before drawing a set number of new cards. Draw-to- | + | '''Draw-to-x''' abilities are those that allow you to [[draw]] cards until you have a specified number of cards in your hand, regardless of how many cards you have to start with. In decks that rely on draw-to-x cards for draw, it is typically difficult or impossible to increase your handsize beyond a set limit, unlike in decks that rely on traditional draw. Draw-to-x effects come in two types: Those like {{Card|Library}}, which draw cards until a set card limit is reached, and those like {{Card|Minion}}, which require the player to discard their hand before drawing a set number of new cards. |
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| + | ===List of Draw-to-X cards=== | ||
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| + | ==Cards that draw to a set number== | ||
| + | *{{card|Library}} (7 cards), | ||
| + | *{{card|Watchtower}} (6 cards), | ||
| + | *{{card|Cursed Village}} (6 cards), | ||
| + | *{{card|Blacksmith}} (6 cards), | ||
| + | *{{way|Way of the Owl}} (6 cards), | ||
| + | *{{card|Jack of All Trades}} (5 cards) | ||
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| + | ==Cards that discard your hand than draw to X== | ||
| + | *{{card|Scholar}} (7 cards), | ||
| + | *{{card|Hunting Lodge}} (5 cards), | ||
| + | *{{Card|Guide}} (5 cards) | ||
| + | *{{Ally|Desert Guides}} (5 cards) | ||
| + | *{{card|Minion}} (4 cards), | ||
| + | *{{way|Way of the Mole}} (3 cards) | ||
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| + | ==Draw that is otherwise limited by handsize== | ||
| + | *{{Card|Marquis}} (You have to discard down to 10 after drawing) | ||
| + | *{{Card|Guard Dog}} (Draws two extra cards if your starting hand size is sufficiently small) | ||
| + | *{{Card|Tragic Hero}} (Is trashed if it draws past 7 cards) | ||
| + | *{{Ally|Fellowship of Scribes}} (Can draw a single card in a sufficiently small hand size) | ||
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| + | ==Effects other than draw limited by handsize== | ||
| + | *{{Card|Diplomat}} (Can act as village in a sufficiently small handsize) | ||
| + | *{{Car|Souk}} ({{Cost}} generation limited by handsize) | ||
===Strategy=== | ===Strategy=== | ||
Revision as of 03:17, 7 July 2022
Draw-to-x abilities are those that allow you to draw cards until you have a specified number of cards in your hand, regardless of how many cards you have to start with. In decks that rely on draw-to-x cards for draw, it is typically difficult or impossible to increase your handsize beyond a set limit, unlike in decks that rely on traditional draw. Draw-to-x effects come in two types: Those like Library, which draw cards until a set card limit is reached, and those like Minion, which require the player to discard their hand before drawing a set number of new cards.
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List of Draw-to-X cards
Cards that draw to a set number
- Library (7 cards),
- Watchtower (6 cards),
- Cursed Village (6 cards),
- Blacksmith (6 cards),
- Way of the Owl (6 cards),
- Jack of All Trades (5 cards)
Cards that discard your hand than draw to X
- Scholar (7 cards),
- Hunting Lodge (5 cards),
- Guide (5 cards)
- Desert Guides (5 cards)
- Minion (4 cards),
- Way of the Mole (3 cards)
Draw that is otherwise limited by handsize
- Marquis (You have to discard down to 10 after drawing)
- Guard Dog (Draws two extra cards if your starting hand size is sufficiently small)
- Tragic Hero (Is trashed if it draws past 7 cards)
- Fellowship of Scribes (Can draw a single card in a sufficiently small hand size)
Effects other than draw limited by handsize
- Diplomat (Can act as village in a sufficiently small handsize)
- Template:Car (
generation limited by handsize)
Strategy
Draw-to-x cards are useful counters against handsize attacks, since each card you discard when attacked just means one more card you'll draw when you play your draw-to-x card.
The draw-to-x engine is a deck archetype that relies on reducing handsize and producing in your Action phase, and then playing a draw-to-x card to recover the handsize. Draw-to-x decks require non-drawing Action cards as payload (e.g, Bridge, Coven, Nomad Camp), along with draw-to-x cards, and probably villages to grant you enough terminal space to play all your payload and draw cards. Disappearing money cards—non-terminal payload Actions that don't draw—are especially useful in a draw-to-x deck, since they reduce the amount of terminal space you need to activate your engine. Draw-to-x also pairs well with cards that allow you to discard for a benefit, such as Hamlet, Oasis, and Artificer: discard to get the full benefit, and then redraw to a full hand.
Draw-to-x engines are typically less reliable than ordinary draw engines, as they require both the payload and the draw-to-x card (and sometimes a village) to be in the starting hand. Moreover they do not cope well with non-Action stop cards, even strong Treasures and Night cards, since they can't be played before your draw-to-x card and will remain in your hand reducing the number of cards you can draw.
