Golden Deck
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* If you are behind, you can instead switch to buying and trashing Gold for 4 {{VP}} per turn instead of 5 {{VP for trashing Provinces. | * If you are behind, you can instead switch to buying and trashing Gold for 4 {{VP}} per turn instead of 5 {{VP for trashing Provinces. | ||
==Golden Deck strategy== | ==Golden Deck strategy== | ||
| − | * The Golden Deck is weak against | + | * The Golden Deck is weak against many [[Attack]]s. |
| − | ** [[Curser]]s and [[ | + | ** [[Curser]]s and other [[junking attacks]] can cause you to have a 6-card deck instead of a 5-card deck, thus breaking your combo; you will be forced to spend turns trashing incoming junk and not buying/trashing Provinces. |
| − | ** Discard | + | ** [[Handsize attack|Discard attack]]s will leave you with a 3-card hand. |
| + | ** However, once the Golden Deck gets going, it is immune to [[trashing attack]]s and {{Card|Spy}}-type Attacks, because your entire deck is in your hand; there's no deck for the Attacks to target. | ||
* The Golden Deck is weak against [[engine]]s that don't stall. 5{{VP}} per turn isn't actually that many; it will beat strategies that stall after picking up a few Provinces, but engines that can continue to pick up Provinces without stalling and can detour for {{card|Duchies|Duchy}} will be able to overtake a Golden Deck. This is especially true since the opponent will have the benefit of a lot of Bishop trashing early. | * The Golden Deck is weak against [[engine]]s that don't stall. 5{{VP}} per turn isn't actually that many; it will beat strategies that stall after picking up a few Provinces, but engines that can continue to pick up Provinces without stalling and can detour for {{card|Duchies|Duchy}} will be able to overtake a Golden Deck. This is especially true since the opponent will have the benefit of a lot of Bishop trashing early. | ||
| − | * {{card|Colony}} games do not favor a Golden Deck, since you only get one more {{VP}} for trashing a Colony, but your opponent gets 4 more [[Victory points]] for having it in their deck. | + | * {{card|Colony}} games do not favor a Golden Deck, since you only get one more {{VP}} for trashing a Colony, but your opponent gets 4 more [[Victory points]] for having it in their deck. |
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==Golden Deck variants== | ==Golden Deck variants== | ||
Though the standard Golden Deck is (Bishop, Gold, Gold, Silver, Province), there are many ways to achieve consistent VP gain. | Though the standard Golden Deck is (Bishop, Gold, Gold, Silver, Province), there are many ways to achieve consistent VP gain. | ||
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What is a Golden Deck?
The single deck commonly referred to as a Golden Deck is a five-card deck with
Every turn, this deck can play Bishop to trash a Province for 5 
, and then use 
to buy a new Province, earning VP without changing the state of your hand or deck. More generally, "a Golden Deck" is used to refer to any deck that shares that property - you are guaranteed the same draws every turn, and you earn without adding any new cards to your deck.
Setting up the standard Golden Deck
- The standard setup for a Golden Deck requires opening with Bishop/Chapel. Opening Steward/Steward is also possible, though significantly slower.
- Your aim is to trash your starting cards as fast as possible; almost always err on the side of trashing faster rather than buying, unless you would go below
total in your whole deck.
- You should not need to buy more than two Silvers. Buying one Gold will be easy once your deck gets down to 5 cards.
- Drawing your Chapel on turn 5 will seriously mess you up. There's not much you can do about that.
- Once the deck is set up, trash Province every turn and buy Province, until the game is over. If you can, on the last turn, buy a Province without trashing one.
- If you are behind, you can instead switch to buying and trashing Gold for 4 per turn instead of 5 {{VP for trashing Provinces.
Golden Deck strategy
- The Golden Deck is weak against many Attacks.
- Cursers and other junking attacks can cause you to have a 6-card deck instead of a 5-card deck, thus breaking your combo; you will be forced to spend turns trashing incoming junk and not buying/trashing Provinces.
- Discard attacks will leave you with a 3-card hand.
- However, once the Golden Deck gets going, it is immune to trashing attacks and Spy-type Attacks, because your entire deck is in your hand; there's no deck for the Attacks to target.
- The Golden Deck is weak against engines that don't stall. 5 per turn isn't actually that many; it will beat strategies that stall after picking up a few Provinces, but engines that can continue to pick up Provinces without stalling and can detour for Duchy will be able to overtake a Golden Deck. This is especially true since the opponent will have the benefit of a lot of Bishop trashing early.
- Colony games do not favor a Golden Deck, since you only get one more for trashing a Colony, but your opponent gets 4 more Victory points for having it in their deck.
Golden Deck variants
Though the standard Golden Deck is (Bishop, Gold, Gold, Silver, Province), there are many ways to achieve consistent VP gain.
- 5-card decks with Monuments, potentially with Throne Room or King's Court to maximize points.
- Decks which gain Gold cards with Tunnel and then trash them for
- Colony Golden Decks such as Platinum, Platinum, Bishop, Colony, Colony
- Combo: Bishop and Fortress
