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{{Infobox Card
  |Card = Duchess
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  |name = Duchess
  |Cost = {{Cost|2}}
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  |cost = 2
  |Set = Hinterlands
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  |type1 = Action
|Type = Action
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  |illustrator = Alayna Danner
 
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  |text = +{{Cost|2}}<br/>Each player (including you) looks at the top card of their deck and may discard it.
  |Illustrator = Alayna Lemmer
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|text2 = In games using this, when you gain a Duchy, you may gain a Duchess.
  |Text = +{{Cost|2}}<br/>Each player (including you) looks at the top card of his deck, and discards it or puts it back. In games using this, when you gain a Duchy, you may gain a Duchess.
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Duchess is an [[Action]] from [[Hinterlands]]. It is not the strongest card, and you won't often buy it for the listed cost, but getting it free with a {{Card|Duchy}} can often be a good deal.
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Duchess is an [[Action]] from [[Hinterlands]]. It is a weak [[terminal silver]] that you can get a free copy of when you gain a {{card|Duchy}}.
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It was removed from the second edition of Hinterlands.
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== FAQ ==
 
== FAQ ==
 
=== Official FAQ ===
 
=== Official FAQ ===
*When you play this, you get +{{Cost|2}}, and each player, including you, looks at the top card of his own deck and either discards it or puts it back on top, his choice.
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* When a player plays Duchess, each player secretly looks at the top card of their deck, and either discards it or puts it back, their choice.  
*Any player with no cards in his deck shuffles his discard pile first; any player who still has no cards to look at does not look at one.  
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* When a player gains a Duchy in a game with Duchess in the [[Supply]], that player may also gain a Duchess, putting it into their discard pile.
*When a player gains a Duchy in a game with Duchess in the Supply, that player may also gain a Duchess from the Supply.
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== Strategy ==
*This works whether the player gained a Duchy due to buying one, or gained a Duchy some other way.
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Before it was removed, Duchess was a cheap yet weak [[terminal silver]]. Because it is [[terminal]] and its additional discarding effect helps all players, Duchess usually compares unfavorably with both {{Card|Silver}} and [[Glossary#N|buying nothing at all]]. However, since it only costs {{cost|2}}, buying a Duchess rather than nothing can occasionally be worth it in the early game, for example on a {{Split|5|2}} [[opening]] split. Picking up a Duchess in this situation makes sense when the economy is useful and you don’t need the [[terminal space]] for something else. Duchess can also be gained for free after gaining a Duchy. In the late game after an extended [[greening]] phase, the average quality of your deck may be quite low, at which point a Duchess can be better than nothing. The ability to gain Duchess when gaining Duchy also makes it useful in a {{Card|Duke}} [[slog]].
*Duchess does not interact in any special way with the promotional card Black Market.
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=== Other Rules clarifications ===
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== Strategy Article ==
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''Originally posted by Robz888 on the [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=3564.0 forum]''
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Duchess, like Peddler before it, is a card you almost never want at full price. Since the deck-inspection feature is enjoyed by all players--none of whom had to play Duchess, except you--the card’s sole net benefit is + {{Cost|2}}. This means that although Duchess is cheaper, it is strictly worse than every other terminal silver card. Fortune Teller, for example, also attacks your opponents. Chancellor can grant you a fortuitous reshuffle. Both of these cards are terrible. That’s not a great sign for the Duchess.
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Rarely, Duchess can also be used as cheap fodder for effects that require any [[Action]] card, for example {{Way|Way of the Horse}} or {{Event|Advance}}. It can also sometimes be useful in [[draw-to-X]] decks which have lots of spare terminal space, though this is somewhat rare.
  
And yet, Duchess is considerably underrated, since you can gain it for free whenever you gain a Duchy. This is (usually) a great deal, and can ease the decline of a once-great deck choking on green.
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===External strategy articles===
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''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 or give historical perspective. Caveat emptor.''
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* [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=3564.0 Robz888's 2012 article]
  
Typically, you're reaching for Provinces (or Colonies) and only dip into Duchy territory when you need green at all costs, toward the end of the game. But once you do, take the Duchess. Your odds of colliding it with a better Action are much lower once you’re greening heavily. There are exceptions of course: Terminal Draw Big Money (where the Duchess is just another dead card standing between you and your Treasures), and Golem decks (where Duchess isn’t an Action you want Golem to find), among them.
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== Versions ==
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===English versions===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date
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| {{CardLangVersionImage|o=1}} || {{CardVersionImage|DuchessDigitalOld|Duchess from Goko/Making Fun}} || +{{Cost|2}}<br>Each player (including you) looks at the top card of his deck, and discards it or puts it back.{{divline}}In games using this, when you gain a Duchy, you may gain a Duchess. || Hinterlands || October 2011
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| {{CardLangVersionImage}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=1}} || +{{Cost|2}}<br>Each player (including you) looks at the top card of their deck and may discard it.{{divline}}In games using this, when you gain a Duchy, you may gain a Duchess. || Hinterlands [[Second Edition#Formatting_changes|(2016 printing)]] || December 2016
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Occasionally, Duchess serves as an appealing opening on a 5/2 split. {{Cost|5}} Actions like Laboratory, Stables, Governor, Apprentice and Hunting Party are just begging to be paired with an early source of money, and Duchess's {{Cost|2}} for {{Cost|2}} is the best bang for your buck if you find yourself opening 5/2.
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===Other language versions===
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!Dutch
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| Hertogin || || || ||
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!Finnish
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| Herttuatar || || || ||
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!French
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| Duchesse || || || ||
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!German
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| Herzogin || {{CardVersionImage|Duchess German-HiG|German language Duchess 2011 by HiG}} || || +{{Cost|2}}<br>Jeder Spieler (auch du selbst) sieht sich die oberste Karte von seinem Nachziehstapel an und entscheidet, ob er die Karte ablegt oder zurück auf den Nachziehstapel legt.{{divline}}Wird die Herzogin im Spiel verwendet, darfst du dir immer, wenn du ein Herzogtum nimmst, eine Herzogin nehmen. || (2011)
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!German
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| Herzogin || {{CardVersionImage|DuchessGerman2019rulebook|German language Duchess 2019 by ASS}} || {{CardVersionImage|DuchessGerman2021Digital|German language Duchess 2021 from Shuffle iT}} || +{{Cost|2}}<br>Jeder Spieler (auch du) sieht die oberste Karte seines Nachziehstapels an und darf sie ablegen.{{divline}}In Spielen mit dieser Karte:<br>Wenn du ein Herzogtum nimmst, darfst du eine Herzogin nehmen. || (2019)
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!Italian
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| Duchessa || || || ||
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!Japanese
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| 公爵夫人<br>(pron. ''kōshaku fujin'') || || || style="padding:15px 0px;"| +{{Cost|2}}<br>プレイヤーは全員、山札の一番上のカードを見て、その後、それを捨て札にしてもよい。{{divline}}公爵夫人がサプライにある場合、公領1枚を獲得するとき、公爵夫人1枚を獲得してもよい。 ||
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| Герцогиня (pron. ''gyertsoginya'') || || || ||
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| Duquesa || || || ||
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But Duchess’s moment in the sun really comes in situations where Duchies are part of the plan, rather than just consolation prizes. Such decks most commonly include alt-VP cards like Duke, Gardens, Silk Road, and Vineyard.
 
 
Duchess’s synergy with Duke is fairly obvious: You get to add terminal sources of money to your deck as it takes on Duchies. A bloated Duchy-Duke deck is happy to have more sources of money thrown in, and +{{Cost|2}} is all you need when your target price is {{Cost|5}}. As a plus, the deck inspection helps you a bit more than your non-mirroring opponent, since you will have more junk to discard.
 
 
Silk Road and Gardens strategies often dip into Duchies to score cheap points, boost the value of SRs, and empty a third pile. And since you can drain the Duchy and Duchess piles at the same time, the 3-pile ending--an important thing for alt-VP decks--gets even easier. That’s an important general point about Duchess, actually; any game where your strategy hinges on pile-driving--going for Duchies instead of Provinces in a no-trashing Sea Hag game, for instance--is aided by Duchess.
 
 
Duchess can even play a role in Vineyard strategies. Vineyard always loves cheap Action cards, but Duchess solves the typical late-game Vineyard “actions or points?” dilemma by providing you a way to pick up 3-points and an extra Action card without needing {{Cost|7}} or +buy.
 
 
Duchess even gives a boost to the oft-overlooked Transmute. It’s well known that if you want Duchies, burning off valuable Action cards with Transmute isn’t a great way to get them. But with Duchess, you can create a self-sustaining loop for it. Just Transmute Duchess into Duchy, gain Duchess, and repeat. This may not be the most game-warping strategy out there, but it’s certainly less demoralizing than transmuting Hunting Parties into Duchies.
 
 
It’s true, nobody will ever sing songs about the Duchess, or celebrate her awesomeness in articles titled “Duchess: Better Than Wharf?” or “Step Aside, Chapel, She Has Arrived.” But even on-gain, Spy-variant, Duchy-accomplices can shine from time to time.
 
=== Synergies/Combos ===
 
*Duchy!
 
*Alt-VP strategies: Duke, Silk Road, Gardens, Vineyard
 
*3-pile rushes
 
*Transmute
 
*Scrying Pool (sort of)
 
=== Antisynergies ===
 
*Decks where you never buy Duchy
 
*Terminal draw
 
*Venture
 
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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[[Image:DuchessArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]]
 
=== Card Art ===
 
=== Card Art ===
 
{{Quote
 
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|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
 
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
 
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5130.msg128558#msg128558 'Art Trivia']
 
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5130.msg128558#msg128558 'Art Trivia']
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=== Theme ===
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{{Quote
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|Text= Just a name that relates to {{Card|Duchy}}. I worried briefly that some people might be offended, but so far, so good. Just picture the Duchess as a babe, posing in front of a shiny new this-year's-model {{Card|Duchy}}. Do you come with the {{Card|Duchy}} lol? Yes, yes she does.
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|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
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|Source=[https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/719450/article/7789338#7789338 The Secret History of the Hinterlands Cards]
 
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=== Secret History ===
 
=== Secret History ===
 
{{Quote
 
{{Quote
|Text=Free with any regularly priced Duchy! There was a card that gave you +1 Buy when you bought it, because, why not try that. You could buy out the pile if you lowered the cost enough. Some people thought this was hilarious but some people hated it, and it wasn't hilarious enough to justify being hated. Then I thought, well, what about a card that you can just take? "In games using this, at the start of your buy phase, you may gain a copy of this." But you don't want to have to make that decision every turn. So I went with, a card that was just free with a particular other card, one that was always out of course, and picked Duchy.
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Free with any regularly priced {{Card|Duchy}}! There was a card that gave you +1 Buy when you bought it, because, why not try that. You could buy out the pile if you lowered the cost enough. Some people thought this was hilarious but some people hated it, and it wasn't hilarious enough to justify being hated. Then I thought, well, what about a card that you can just take? "In games using this, at the start of your buy phase, you may gain a copy of this." But you don't want to have to make that decision every turn. So I went with, a card that was just free with a particular other card, one that was always out of course, and picked {{Card|Duchy}}.
  
It had to be a cheap terminal action, to not get taken automatically. I had been wanting to get a friendly Spy into the set, because I wanted to add that small amount of additional interaction. So, +{{Cost|2}}, friendly Spy. As a terminal Action costing {{Cost|2}}, it's no hot ticket, but it's an interesting option on turn one with {{Cost|2}}, and then when you buy a Duchy, well hey, have I got a deal for you.
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It had to be a cheap terminal action, to not get taken automatically. I had been wanting to get a friendly {{Card|Spy}} into the set, because I wanted to add that small amount of additional interaction. So, +{{Cost|2}}, friendly {{Card|Spy}}. As a terminal Action costing {{Cost|2}}, it's no hot ticket, but it's an interesting option on turn one with {{Cost|2}}, and then when you buy a {{Card|Duchy}}, well hey, have I got a deal for you.
 
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
 
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
 
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=909.0 The Secret History of the Hinterlands Cards]
 
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=909.0 The Secret History of the Hinterlands Cards]
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=== Connection between top and bottom abilities ===
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{{Quote
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|Text= No connection. It just had to be weak enough to not buy much normally (but didn't need to be as weak as it is).
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|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
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|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=20358.msg839154#msg839154 Logic behind "special things"]
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=== Second Edition removal ===
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{{Quote|Text=Duchess had to be weak, since you could take one for free with a {{Card|Duchy}}. It was still too weak. Man, it could at least have only looked at your own top card, without letting your opponents do it too.
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|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
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|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=21318.msg893813#msg893813 Hinterlands 2E Preview 2]
 
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Latest revision as of 06:19, 2 July 2022

Duchess
Duchess.jpg
Info
Cost $2
Type(s) Action
Kingdom card? Yes
Set HinterlandsHinterlands old icon.png
Illustrator(s) Alayna Danner
Card text
+$2
Each player (including you) looks at the top card of their deck and may discard it.

In games using this, when you gain a Duchy, you may gain a Duchess.

Duchess is an Action from Hinterlands. It is a weak terminal silver that you can get a free copy of when you gain a DuchyDuchy.jpg.

It was removed from the second edition of Hinterlands.

Contents

[edit] FAQ

[edit] Official FAQ

  • When a player plays Duchess, each player secretly looks at the top card of their deck, and either discards it or puts it back, their choice.
  • When a player gains a Duchy in a game with Duchess in the Supply, that player may also gain a Duchess, putting it into their discard pile.

[edit] Strategy

Before it was removed, Duchess was a cheap yet weak terminal silver. Because it is terminal and its additional discarding effect helps all players, Duchess usually compares unfavorably with both SilverSilver.jpg and buying nothing at all. However, since it only costs $2, buying a Duchess rather than nothing can occasionally be worth it in the early game, for example on a $5/$2 opening split. Picking up a Duchess in this situation makes sense when the economy is useful and you don’t need the terminal space for something else. Duchess can also be gained for free after gaining a Duchy. In the late game after an extended greening phase, the average quality of your deck may be quite low, at which point a Duchess can be better than nothing. The ability to gain Duchess when gaining Duchy also makes it useful in a DukeDuke.jpg slog.

Rarely, Duchess can also be used as cheap fodder for effects that require any Action card, for example Way of the HorseWay of the Horse.jpg or AdvanceAdvance.jpg. It can also sometimes be useful in draw-to-X decks which have lots of spare terminal space, though this is somewhat rare.

[edit] 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 or give historical perspective. Caveat emptor.

[edit] Versions

[edit] English versions

Print Digital Text Release Date
Duchess Duchess from Goko/Making Fun +$2
Each player (including you) looks at the top card of his deck, and discards it or puts it back.
In games using this, when you gain a Duchy, you may gain a Duchess.
Hinterlands October 2011
Duchess Duchess from Shuffle iT +$2
Each player (including you) looks at the top card of their deck and may discard it.
In games using this, when you gain a Duchy, you may gain a Duchess.
Hinterlands (2016 printing) December 2016

[edit] Other language versions

Language Name Print Digital Text Notes
Czech Vévodkyně
Dutch Hertogin
Finnish Herttuatar
French Duchesse
German Herzogin German language Duchess 2011 by HiG +$2
Jeder Spieler (auch du selbst) sieht sich die oberste Karte von seinem Nachziehstapel an und entscheidet, ob er die Karte ablegt oder zurück auf den Nachziehstapel legt.
Wird die Herzogin im Spiel verwendet, darfst du dir immer, wenn du ein Herzogtum nimmst, eine Herzogin nehmen.
(2011)
German Herzogin German language Duchess 2019 by ASS German language Duchess 2021 from Shuffle iT +$2
Jeder Spieler (auch du) sieht die oberste Karte seines Nachziehstapels an und darf sie ablegen.
In Spielen mit dieser Karte:
Wenn du ein Herzogtum nimmst, darfst du eine Herzogin nehmen.
(2019)
Italian Duchessa
Japanese 公爵夫人
(pron. kōshaku fujin)
+$2
プレイヤーは全員、山札の一番上のカードを見て、その後、それを捨て札にしてもよい。
公爵夫人がサプライにある場合、公領1枚を獲得するとき、公爵夫人1枚を獲得してもよい。
Russian Герцогиня (pron. gyertsoginya)
Spanish Duquesa

[edit] Trivia

Official card art.

[edit] Card Art

The art is related to the art for Duke.

[edit] Theme

Just a name that relates to DuchyDuchy.jpg. I worried briefly that some people might be offended, but so far, so good. Just picture the Duchess as a babe, posing in front of a shiny new this-year's-model DuchyDuchy.jpg. Do you come with the DuchyDuchy.jpg lol? Yes, yes she does.

[edit] Secret History

Free with any regularly priced DuchyDuchy.jpg! There was a card that gave you +1 Buy when you bought it, because, why not try that. You could buy out the pile if you lowered the cost enough. Some people thought this was hilarious but some people hated it, and it wasn't hilarious enough to justify being hated. Then I thought, well, what about a card that you can just take? "In games using this, at the start of your buy phase, you may gain a copy of this." But you don't want to have to make that decision every turn. So I went with, a card that was just free with a particular other card, one that was always out of course, and picked DuchyDuchy.jpg. It had to be a cheap terminal action, to not get taken automatically. I had been wanting to get a friendly SpySpy.jpg into the set, because I wanted to add that small amount of additional interaction. So, +$2, friendly SpySpy.jpg. As a terminal Action costing $2, it's no hot ticket, but it's an interesting option on turn one with $2, and then when you buy a DuchyDuchy.jpg, well hey, have I got a deal for you.

[edit] Connection between top and bottom abilities

No connection. It just had to be weak enough to not buy much normally (but didn't need to be as weak as it is).

[edit] Second Edition removal

Duchess had to be weak, since you could take one for free with a DuchyDuchy.jpg. It was still too weak. Man, it could at least have only looked at your own top card, without letting your opponents do it too.


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Removed cards: $3 ChancellorChancellor.jpgWoodcutterWoodcutter.jpg $4 FeastFeast.jpgSpySpy.jpgThiefThief.jpg $6 AdventurerAdventurer.jpg
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Seaside $2 HavenHaven.jpgLighthouseLighthouse.jpgNative VillageNative Village.jpg $3 AstrolabeAstrolabe.jpgFishing VillageFishing Village.jpgLookoutLookout.jpgMonkeyMonkey.jpgSea ChartSea Chart.jpgSmugglersSmugglers.jpgWarehouseWarehouse.jpg $4 BlockadeBlockade.jpgCaravanCaravan.jpgCutpurseCutpurse.jpgIslandIsland.jpgSailorSailor.jpgSalvagerSalvager.jpgTide PoolsTide Pools.jpgTreasure MapTreasure Map.jpg $5 BazaarBazaar.jpgCorsairCorsair.jpgMerchant ShipMerchant Ship.jpgOutpostOutpost.jpgPiratePirate.jpgSea WitchSea Witch.jpgTacticianTactician.jpgTreasuryTreasury.jpgWharfWharf.jpg
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Removed cards: $3 LoanLoan.jpgTrade RouteTrade Route.jpg $4 TalismanTalisman.jpg $5 ContrabandContraband.jpgCounting HouseCounting House.jpgMountebankMountebank.jpgRoyal SealRoyal Seal.jpgVentureVenture.jpg $6 GoonsGoons.jpg
Cornucopia & Guilds $2 Candlestick MakerCandlestick Maker.jpgHamletHamlet.jpg $2plus FarrierFarrier.jpgStonemasonStonemason.jpg $3 MenagerieMenagerie.jpgShopShop.jpg $3plus InfirmaryInfirmary.jpg $4 AdvisorAdvisor.jpgFarmhandsFarmhands.jpgPlazaPlaza.jpgRemakeRemake.jpgYoung WitchYoung Witch.jpg $4plus HeraldHerald.jpg $5 BakerBaker.jpgButcherButcher.jpgCarnivalCarnival.jpgFerrymanFerryman.jpgFootpadFootpad.jpgHorn of PlentyHorn of Plenty.jpgHunting PartyHunting Party.jpgJesterJester.jpgJourneymanJourneyman.jpgJoustJoust.jpg (Rewards: CoronetCoronet.jpgCourserCourser.jpgDemesneDemesne.jpgHousecarlHousecarl.jpgHuge TurnipHuge Turnip.jpgRenownRenown.jpg)• Merchant GuildMerchant Guild.jpgSoothsayerSoothsayer.jpg $6 FairgroundsFairgrounds.jpg
Removed cards: $3 Fortune TellerFortune Teller.jpg $3plus DoctorDoctor.jpgMasterpieceMasterpiece.jpg $4 Farming VillageFarming Village.jpgHorse TradersHorse Traders.jpgTaxmanTaxman.jpgTournamentTournament.jpg (Prizes: Bag of GoldBag of Gold.jpgDiademDiadem.jpgFollowersFollowers.jpgPrincessPrincess.jpgTrusty SteedTrusty Steed.jpg) $5 HarvestHarvest.jpg
Hinterlands $2 CrossroadsCrossroads.jpgFool's GoldFool's Gold.jpg $3 DevelopDevelop.jpgGuard DogGuard Dog.jpgOasisOasis.jpgSchemeScheme.jpgTunnelTunnel.jpg $4 Jack of All TradesJack of All Trades.jpgNomadsNomads.jpgSpice MerchantSpice Merchant.jpgTraderTrader.jpgTrailTrail.jpgWeaverWeaver.jpg $5 BerserkerBerserker.jpgCartographerCartographer.jpgCauldronCauldron.jpgHagglerHaggler.jpgHighwayHighway.jpgInnInn.jpgMargraveMargrave.jpgSoukSouk.jpgStablesStables.jpgWheelwrightWheelwright.jpgWitch's HutWitch's Hut.jpg $6 Border VillageBorder Village.jpgFarmlandFarmland.jpg
Removed cards: $2 DuchessDuchess.jpg $3 OracleOracle.jpg $4 Noble BrigandNoble Brigand.jpgNomad CampNomad Camp.jpgSilk RoadSilk Road.jpg $5 CacheCache.jpgEmbassyEmbassy.jpgIll-Gotten GainsIll-Gotten Gains.jpgMandarinMandarin.jpg
Dark Ages $0 Ruins (Abandoned MineAbandoned Mine.jpgRuined LibraryRuined Library.jpgRuined MarketRuined Market.jpgRuined VillageRuined Village.jpgSurvivorsSurvivors.jpg) $0star SpoilsSpoils.jpg $1 Poor HousePoor House.jpgShelters (HovelHovel.jpgNecropolisNecropolis.jpgOvergrown EstateOvergrown Estate.jpg) $2 BeggarBeggar.jpgSquireSquire.jpgVagrantVagrant.jpg $3 ForagerForager.jpgHermitHermit.jpg (MadmanMadman.jpg) • Market SquareMarket Square.jpgSageSage.jpgStoreroomStoreroom.jpgUrchinUrchin.jpg (MercenaryMercenary.jpg) $4 ArmoryArmory.jpgDeath CartDeath Cart.jpgFeodumFeodum.jpgFortressFortress.jpgIronmongerIronmonger.jpgMarauderMarauder.jpgProcessionProcession.jpgRatsRats.jpgScavengerScavenger.jpgWandering MinstrelWandering Minstrel.jpg $5 Band of MisfitsBand of Misfits.jpgBandit CampBandit Camp.jpgCatacombsCatacombs.jpgCountCount.jpgCounterfeitCounterfeit.jpgCultistCultist.jpgGraverobberGraverobber.jpgJunk DealerJunk Dealer.jpgKnightsKnights.jpg (Dames AnnaDame Anna.jpgJosephineDame Josephine.jpgMollyDame Molly.jpgNatalieDame Natalie.jpgSylviaDame Sylvia.jpg • Sirs BaileySir Bailey.jpgDestrySir Destry.jpgMartinSir Martin.jpgMichaelSir Michael.jpgVanderSir Vander.jpg) • MysticMystic.jpgPillagePillage.jpgRebuildRebuild.jpgRogueRogue.jpg $6 AltarAltar.jpgHunting GroundsHunting Grounds.jpg
Adventures $2 Coin of the RealmCoin of the Realm.jpgPagePage.jpg (Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter.jpgWarriorWarrior.jpgHeroHero.jpgChampionChampion.jpg) • PeasantPeasant.jpg (SoldierSoldier.jpgFugitiveFugitive.jpgDiscipleDisciple.jpgTeacherTeacher.jpg) • RatcatcherRatcatcher.jpgRazeRaze.jpg $3 AmuletAmulet.jpgCaravan GuardCaravan Guard.jpgDungeonDungeon.jpgGearGear.jpgGuideGuide.jpg $4 DuplicateDuplicate.jpgMagpieMagpie.jpgMessengerMessenger.jpgMiserMiser.jpgPortPort.jpgRangerRanger.jpgTransmogrifyTransmogrify.jpg $5 ArtificerArtificer.jpgBridge TrollBridge Troll.jpgDistant LandsDistant Lands.jpgGiantGiant.jpgHaunted WoodsHaunted Woods.jpgLost CityLost City.jpgRelicRelic.jpgRoyal CarriageRoyal Carriage.jpgStorytellerStoryteller.jpgSwamp HagSwamp Hag.jpgTreasure TroveTreasure Trove.jpgWine MerchantWine Merchant.jpg $6 HirelingHireling.jpg
Events: $0 AlmsAlms.jpgBorrowBorrow.jpgQuestQuest.jpg $1 SaveSave.jpg $2 Scouting PartyScouting Party.jpgTravelling FairTravelling Fair.jpg $3 BonfireBonfire.jpgExpeditionExpedition.jpgFerryFerry.jpgPlanPlan.jpg $4 MissionMission.jpgPilgrimagePilgrimage.jpg $5 BallBall.jpgRaidRaid.jpgSeawaySeaway.jpgTradeTrade.jpg $6 Lost ArtsLost Arts.jpgTrainingTraining.jpg $7 InheritanceInheritance.jpg $8 PathfindingPathfinding.jpg
Empires 4D EngineerEngineer.jpg 8D City QuarterCity Quarter.jpgOverlordOverlord.jpgRoyal BlacksmithRoyal Blacksmith.jpg $2 EncampmentEncampment.jpg/PlunderPlunder.jpgPatricianPatrician.jpg/EmporiumEmporium.jpgSettlersSettlers.jpg/Bustling VillageBustling Village.jpg $3 CastlesCastles.jpg (HumbleHumble Castle.jpgCrumblingCrumbling Castle.jpgSmallSmall Castle.jpgHauntedHaunted Castle.jpgOpulentOpulent Castle.jpgSprawlingSprawling Castle.jpgGrandGrand Castle.jpgKing'sKing's Castle.jpg) • CatapultCatapult.jpg/RocksRocks.jpgChariot RaceChariot Race.jpgEnchantressEnchantress.jpgFarmers' MarketFarmers' Market.jpgGladiatorGladiator.jpg/FortuneFortune.jpg $4 SacrificeSacrifice.jpgTempleTemple.jpgVillaVilla.jpg $5 ArchiveArchive.jpgCapitalCapital.jpgCharmCharm.jpgCrownCrown.jpgForumForum.jpgGroundskeeperGroundskeeper.jpgLegionaryLegionary.jpgWild HuntWild Hunt.jpg
Events: 5D TriumphTriumph.jpg 8D AnnexAnnex.jpgDonateDonate.jpg $0 AdvanceAdvance.jpg $2 DelveDelve.jpgTaxTax.jpg $3 BanquetBanquet.jpg $4 RitualRitual.jpgSalt the EarthSalt the Earth.jpg $43D WeddingWedding.jpg $5 WindfallWindfall.jpg $6 ConquestConquest.jpg $14 DominateDominate.jpg
Landmarks: AqueductAqueduct.jpgArenaArena.jpgBandit FortBandit Fort.jpgBasilicaBasilica.jpgBathsBaths.jpgBattlefieldBattlefield.jpgColonnadeColonnade.jpgDefiled ShrineDefiled Shrine.jpgFountainFountain.jpgKeepKeep.jpgLabyrinthLabyrinth.jpgMountain PassMountain Pass.jpgMuseumMuseum.jpgObeliskObelisk.jpgOrchardOrchard.jpgPalacePalace.jpgTombTomb.jpgTowerTower.jpgTriumphal ArchTriumphal Arch.jpgWallWall.jpgWolf DenWolf Den.jpg
Nocturne $0star Will-o'-WispWill-o'-Wisp.jpgWishWish.jpg $2 DruidDruid.jpgFaithful HoundFaithful Hound.jpgGuardianGuardian.jpgMonasteryMonastery.jpgPixiePixie.jpg (GoatGoat.jpg) • TrackerTracker.jpg (PouchPouch.jpg) $2star ImpImp.jpg $3 ChangelingChangeling.jpgFoolFool.jpg (Lost in the WoodsLost in the Woods.jpgLucky CoinLucky Coin.jpg) • Ghost TownGhost Town.jpgLeprechaunLeprechaun.jpgNight WatchmanNight Watchman.jpgSecret CaveSecret Cave.jpg (Magic LampMagic Lamp.jpg) $4 BardBard.jpgBlessed VillageBlessed Village.jpgCemeteryCemetery.jpg (Haunted MirrorHaunted Mirror.jpg) • ConclaveConclave.jpgDevil's WorkshopDevil's Workshop.jpgExorcistExorcist.jpgNecromancerNecromancer.jpg (Zombies: ApprenticeZombie Apprentice.jpgMasonZombie Mason.jpgSpyZombie Spy.jpg) • ShepherdShepherd.jpg (PasturePasture.jpg) • SkulkSkulk.jpg $4star GhostGhost.jpg $5 CobblerCobbler.jpgCryptCrypt.jpgCursed VillageCursed Village.jpgDen of SinDen of Sin.jpgIdolIdol.jpgPookaPooka.jpg (Cursed GoldCursed Gold.jpg) • Sacred GroveSacred Grove.jpgTormentorTormentor.jpgTragic HeroTragic Hero.jpgVampireVampire.jpg (BatBat.jpg) • WerewolfWerewolf.jpg $6 RaiderRaider.jpg
Boons: The Earth's GiftThe Earth's Gift.jpgFieldThe Field's Gift.jpgFlameThe Flame's Gift.jpgForestThe Forest's Gift.jpgMoonThe Moon's Gift.jpgMountainThe Mountain's Gift.jpgRiverThe River's Gift.jpgSeaThe Sea's Gift.jpgSkyThe Sky's Gift.jpgSunThe Sun's Gift.jpgSwampThe Swamp's Gift.jpgWindThe Wind's Gift.jpg
Hexes: Bad OmensBad Omens.jpgDelusionDelusion.jpg (DeludedDeluded.jpg) • EnvyEnvy.jpg (EnviousEnvious.jpg) • FamineFamine.jpgFearFear.jpgGreedGreed.jpgHauntingHaunting.jpgLocustsLocusts.jpgMiseryMisery.jpg (MiserableMiserable.jpg/Twice MiserableTwice Miserable.jpg) • PlaguePlague.jpgPovertyPoverty.jpgWarWar.jpg
Renaissance $2 Border GuardBorder Guard.jpg (HornHorn.jpgLanternLantern.jpg) • DucatDucat.jpgLackeysLackeys.jpg $3 Acting TroupeActing Troupe.jpgCargo ShipCargo Ship.jpgExperimentExperiment.jpgImproveImprove.jpg $4 Flag BearerFlag Bearer.jpg (FlagFlag.jpg) • HideoutHideout.jpgInventorInventor.jpgMountain VillageMountain Village.jpgPatronPatron.jpgPriestPriest.jpgResearchResearch.jpgSilk MerchantSilk Merchant.jpg $5 Old WitchOld Witch.jpgRecruiterRecruiter.jpgScepterScepter.jpgScholarScholar.jpgSculptorSculptor.jpgSeerSeer.jpgSpicesSpices.jpgSwashbucklerSwashbuckler.jpg (Treasure ChestTreasure Chest.jpg) • TreasurerTreasurer.jpg (KeyKey.jpg) • VillainVillain.jpg
Projects: $3 CathedralCathedral.jpgCity GateCity Gate.jpgPageantPageant.jpgSewersSewers.jpgStar ChartStar Chart.jpg $4 ExplorationExploration.jpgFairFair.jpgSilosSilos.jpgSinister PlotSinister Plot.jpg $5 AcademyAcademy.jpgCapitalismCapitalism.jpgFleetFleet.jpgGuildhallGuildhall.jpgPiazzaPiazza.jpgRoad NetworkRoad Network.jpg $6 BarracksBarracks.jpgCrop RotationCrop Rotation.jpgInnovationInnovation.jpg $7 CanalCanal.jpg $8 CitadelCitadel.jpg
Menagerie $2 Black CatBlack Cat.jpgSleighSleigh.jpgSuppliesSupplies.jpg $3 Camel TrainCamel Train.jpgGoatherdGoatherd.jpgScrapScrap.jpgSheepdogSheepdog.jpgSnowy VillageSnowy Village.jpgStockpileStockpile.jpg $3star HorseHorse.jpg $4 Bounty HunterBounty Hunter.jpgCardinalCardinal.jpgCavalryCavalry.jpgGroomGroom.jpgHostelryHostelry.jpgVillage GreenVillage Green.jpg $5 BargeBarge.jpgCovenCoven.jpgDisplaceDisplace.jpgFalconerFalconer.jpgGatekeeperGatekeeper.jpgHunting LodgeHunting Lodge.jpgKilnKiln.jpgLiveryLivery.jpgMastermindMastermind.jpgPaddockPaddock.jpgSanctuarySanctuary.jpg $5star FishermanFisherman.jpg $6star DestrierDestrier.jpgWayfarerWayfarer.jpg $7star Animal FairAnimal Fair.jpg
Events: $0 DelayDelay.jpgDesperationDesperation.jpg $2 GambleGamble.jpgPursuePursue.jpgRideRide.jpgToilToil.jpg $3 EnhanceEnhance.jpgMarchMarch.jpgTransportTransport.jpg $4 BanishBanish.jpgBargainBargain.jpgInvestInvest.jpgSeize the DaySeize the Day.jpg $5 CommerceCommerce.jpgDemandDemand.jpgStampedeStampede.jpg $7 ReapReap.jpg $8 EnclaveEnclave.jpg $10 AllianceAlliance.jpgPopulatePopulate.jpg
Ways: ButterflyWay of the Butterfly.jpgCamelWay of the Camel.jpgChameleonWay of the Chameleon.jpgFrogWay of the Frog.jpgGoatWay of the Goat.jpgHorseWay of the Horse.jpgMoleWay of the Mole.jpgMonkeyWay of the Monkey.jpgMouseWay of the Mouse.jpgMuleWay of the Mule.jpgOtterWay of the Otter.jpgOwlWay of the Owl.jpgOxWay of the Ox.jpgPigWay of the Pig.jpgRatWay of the Rat.jpgSealWay of the Seal.jpgSheepWay of the Sheep.jpgSquirrelWay of the Squirrel.jpgTurtleWay of the Turtle.jpgWormWay of the Worm.jpg
Allies $2 BaubleBauble.jpgSycophantSycophant.jpgTownsfolkTownsfolk.jpg (Town CrierTown Crier.jpg / BlacksmithBlacksmith.jpg / MillerMiller.jpg / ElderElder.jpg) $3 AugursAugurs.jpg (Herb GathererHerb Gatherer.jpg / AcolyteAcolyte.jpg / SorceressSorceress.jpg / SibylSibyl.jpg) • ClashesClashes.jpg (Battle PlanBattle Plan.jpg / ArcherArcher.jpg / WarlordWarlord.jpg / TerritoryTerritory.jpg) • FortsForts.jpg (TentTent.jpg / GarrisonGarrison.jpg / Hill FortHill Fort.jpg / StrongholdStronghold.jpg) • ImporterImporter.jpgMerchant CampMerchant Camp.jpgOdysseysOdysseys.jpg (Old MapOld Map.jpg / VoyageVoyage.jpg / Sunken TreasureSunken Treasure.jpg / Distant ShoreDistant Shore.jpg) • SentinelSentinel.jpgUnderlingUnderling.jpgWizardsWizards.jpg (StudentStudent.jpg / ConjurerConjurer.jpg / SorcererSorcerer.jpg / LichLich.jpg) $4 BrokerBroker.jpgCarpenterCarpenter.jpgCourierCourier.jpgInnkeeperInnkeeper.jpgRoyal GalleyRoyal Galley.jpgTownTown.jpg $5 BarbarianBarbarian.jpgCapital CityCapital City.jpgContractContract.jpgEmissaryEmissary.jpgGalleriaGalleria.jpgGuildmasterGuildmaster.jpgHighwaymanHighwayman.jpgHunterHunter.jpgModifyModify.jpgSkirmisherSkirmisher.jpgSpecialistSpecialist.jpgSwapSwap.jpg $6 MarquisMarquis.jpg
Allies: Architects' GuildArchitects' Guild.jpgBand of NomadsBand of Nomads.jpgCave DwellersCave Dwellers.jpgCircle of WitchesCircle of Witches.jpgCity-stateCity-state.jpgCoastal HavenCoastal Haven.jpgCrafters' GuildCrafters' Guild.jpgDesert GuidesDesert Guides.jpgFamily of InventorsFamily of Inventors.jpgFellowship of ScribesFellowship of Scribes.jpgForest DwellersForest Dwellers.jpgGang of PickpocketsGang of Pickpockets.jpgIsland FolkIsland Folk.jpgLeague of BankersLeague of Bankers.jpgLeague of ShopkeepersLeague of Shopkeepers.jpgMarket TownsMarket Towns.jpgMountain FolkMountain Folk.jpgOrder of AstrologersOrder of Astrologers.jpgOrder of MasonsOrder of Masons.jpgPeaceful CultPeaceful Cult.jpgPlateau ShepherdsPlateau Shepherds.jpgTrappers' LodgeTrappers' Lodge.jpgWoodworkers' GuildWoodworkers' Guild.jpg
Plunder $2 CageCage.jpgGrottoGrotto.jpgJewelled EggJewelled Egg.jpgSearchSearch.jpgShamanShaman.jpg $3 Secluded ShrineSecluded Shrine.jpgSirenSiren.jpgStowawayStowaway.jpgTaskmasterTaskmaster.jpg $4 AbundanceAbundance.jpgCabin BoyCabin Boy.jpgCrucibleCrucible.jpgFlagshipFlagship.jpgFortune HunterFortune Hunter.jpgGondolaGondola.jpgHarbor VillageHarbor Village.jpgLanding PartyLanding Party.jpgMapmakerMapmaker.jpgMaroonMaroon.jpgRopeRope.jpgSwamp ShacksSwamp Shacks.jpgToolsTools.jpg $5 Buried TreasureBuried Treasure.jpgCrewCrew.jpgCutthroatCutthroat.jpgEnlargeEnlarge.jpgFigurineFigurine.jpgFirst MateFirst Mate.jpgFrigateFrigate.jpgLongshipLongship.jpgMining RoadMining Road.jpgPendantPendant.jpgPickaxePickaxe.jpgPilgrimPilgrim.jpgQuartermasterQuartermaster.jpgSilver MineSilver Mine.jpgTricksterTrickster.jpgWealthy VillageWealthy Village.jpg $6 Sack of LootSack of Loot.jpg $7 King's CacheKing's Cache.jpg $7star Loots (AmphoraAmphora.jpgDoubloonsDoubloons.jpgEndless ChaliceEndless Chalice.jpgFigureheadFigurehead.jpgHammerHammer.jpgInsigniaInsignia.jpgJewelsJewels.jpgOrbOrb.jpgPrize GoatPrize Goat.jpgPuzzle BoxPuzzle Box.jpgSextantSextant.jpgShieldShield.jpgSpell ScrollSpell Scroll.jpgStaffStaff.jpgSwordSword.jpg)
Events: $1 BuryBury.jpg $2 AvoidAvoid.jpgDeliverDeliver.jpgPerilPeril.jpgRushRush.jpg $3 ForayForay.jpgLaunchLaunch.jpgMirrorMirror.jpgPreparePrepare.jpgScroungeScrounge.jpg $4 MaelstromMaelstrom.jpgJourneyJourney.jpg $6 LootingLooting.jpg $10 InvasionInvasion.jpgProsperProsper.jpg
Traits: CheapCheap.jpgCursedCursed.jpgFatedFated.jpgFawningFawning.jpgFriendlyFriendly.jpgHastyHasty.jpgInheritedInherited.jpgInspiringInspiring.jpgNearbyNearby.jpgPatientPatient.jpgPiousPious.jpgRecklessReckless.jpgRichRich.jpgShyShy.jpgTirelessTireless.jpg
Promo $3 Black MarketBlack Market.jpgChurchChurch.jpg $4 DismantleDismantle.jpgEnvoyEnvoy.jpgSaunaSauna.jpg/AvantoAvanto.jpgWalled VillageWalled Village.jpg $5 GovernorGovernor.jpgMarchlandMarchland.jpgStashStash.jpg $6 CaptainCaptain.jpg $8 PrincePrince.jpg
Events: $5 SummonSummon.jpg
Base Cards $0 CopperCopper.jpgCurseCurse.jpg $2 EstateEstate.jpg $3 SilverSilver.jpg $4 PotionPotion.jpg $5 DuchyDuchy.jpg $6 GoldGold.jpg $8 ProvinceProvince.jpg $9 PlatinumPlatinum.jpg $11 ColonyColony.jpg
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