Ducat
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== Strategy == | == Strategy == | ||
+ | Ducat can be seen as a variant of {{Card|Candlestick Maker}}, with the option of spending $3 instead of $2 to trash a Copper. Doing so is usually worth it. Ducat is a subpar opening card, even with the option of trashing a Copper, since its limited economy makes it hard to afford {{Cost|5}} cards in the early game. However, the buy it provides can be useful, especially because the +Buy does not cost an action. | ||
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== Versions == | == Versions == | ||
===English versions=== | ===English versions=== | ||
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!French | !French | ||
− | | Ducat || || || | + | | Ducat || || || '''+1 Coffers'''. '''+1 Buy'''. Quand vous recevez cette carte, vous pouvez écarter un Cuivre de votre main. |
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!German | !German | ||
− | | | + | | Goldmünze ||{{CardLangVersionImage|German}}|| ||'''+1 Taler'''. '''+Kauf'''. |
+ | Wenn du diese Karte nimmst, darfst du ein Kupfer aus deiner Hand entsorgen. | ||
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!Japanese | !Japanese | ||
− | | 国際通貨 (pron. ''kokusai tsūka'', lit. ''international currency'') || || || | + | | 国際通貨 (pron. ''kokusai tsūka'', lit. ''international currency'') || || || '''+1 コイントークン'''。 '''+1 購入'''。 これを獲得するとき、手札の銅貨1枚を廃棄してもよい。 |
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
[[Image:DucatArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | [[Image:DucatArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | ||
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=== Preview === | === Preview === | ||
{{Quote|Text=Ducat is the [[Coffers]] [[treasure]]. If you have a {{Card|Copper}} in hand when you get it, it essentially [[Remodeler|upgrades]] the Copper into a kind of save-able Copper. | {{Quote|Text=Ducat is the [[Coffers]] [[treasure]]. If you have a {{Card|Copper}} in hand when you get it, it essentially [[Remodeler|upgrades]] the Copper into a kind of save-able Copper. | ||
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=19018.0 Renaissance Previews #3: Villain, Ducat, Silk Merchant] | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=19018.0 Renaissance Previews #3: Villain, Ducat, Silk Merchant] | ||
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+ | === Secret History === | ||
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+ | |Text=A late card. I needed a {{Cost|2}}, and a +1 Buy card. Matt suggested making it a Treasure and there it is. It didn't change, but it did get argued about. Adam felt like it was "strictly better" than {{Card|Candlestick Maker}}. I am pretty sure it isn't. What feels better is when you trash a Copper with it... which effectively costs you {{Cost|3}}. But any which way, one is a Treasure and one an [[Action]], and various things make those categories matter. It and Candlestick Maker are more similar than most pairs of cards, and well, twelfth expansion, trying to have simple cards, no regrets. | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=19203.0 The Secret History of Dominion: Renaissance] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Navbox Renaissance}} | {{Navbox Renaissance}} | ||
{{Navbox Cards}} | {{Navbox Cards}} |
Revision as of 00:27, 25 March 2020
Ducat | |
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Info | |
Cost | |
Type(s) | Treasure |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Renaissance |
Illustrator(s) | Marco Morte |
Card text | |
+1 Coffers +1 Buy When you gain this, you may trash a Copper from your hand. |
Ducat is a Treasure card from Renaissance. Unlike most Treasures, Ducat gives Coffers instead of vanilla +. It also is a +Buy card, and may trash a Copper from your hand when gained.
Contents |
FAQ
Official FAQ
- When you play this, you get no , but get +1 Coffers and +1 Buy.
- When you gain this, you may trash a Copper from your hand; this is optional.
Strategy
Ducat can be seen as a variant of Candlestick Maker, with the option of spending $3 instead of $2 to trash a Copper. Doing so is usually worth it. Ducat is a subpar opening card, even with the option of trashing a Copper, since its limited economy makes it hard to afford cards in the early game. However, the buy it provides can be useful, especially because the +Buy does not cost an action.
Versions
English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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+1 Coffers. +1 Buy. When you gain this, you may trash a Copper from your hand. |
Renaissance | November 2018 |
Other language versions
Trivia
Preview
Ducat is the Coffers treasure. If you have a Copper in hand when you get it, it essentially upgrades the Copper into a kind of save-able Copper.
Secret History
A late card. I needed a , and a +1 Buy card. Matt suggested making it a Treasure and there it is. It didn't change, but it did get argued about. Adam felt like it was "strictly better" than Candlestick Maker. I am pretty sure it isn't. What feels better is when you trash a Copper with it... which effectively costs you . But any which way, one is a Treasure and one an Action, and various things make those categories matter. It and Candlestick Maker are more similar than most pairs of cards, and well, twelfth expansion, trying to have simple cards, no regrets.