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'''Golem''' is an [[Action]] card from [[Alchemy]]. When played, the Golem [[dig|digs]] through your deck for two Action cards (other than Golems!) and makes you play them. This can be very powerful, since, like a [[Villages|village]], it lets you play two Actions, but unlike a village it doesn't need to have Actions themselves in hand at the same time. However, it's also quite expensive—at {{Cost|4P}}, it's effectively more expensive than {{Card|Gold}}! Playing Golem can be dangerous since you have to play whichever cards the Golem reveals; it may pull up cards you don't ''want'' to play, such as mandatory [[trasher|trashers]] in a hand full of Provinces!
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'''Golem''' is an [[Action]] card from [[Alchemy]]. When played, Golem [[dig|digs]] through your deck for two Action cards (other than Golems) and makes you play them.  
 
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== FAQ ==
 
== FAQ ==
 
=== Official FAQ ===
 
=== Official FAQ ===
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* These Action cards are not in your hand and so are unaffected by things that look for cards in your hand. For example if one of them is {{Card|Throne Room}}, you cannot use it on the other one.
 
* These Action cards are not in your hand and so are unaffected by things that look for cards in your hand. For example if one of them is {{Card|Throne Room}}, you cannot use it on the other one.
  
=== Other Rules clarifications ===
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== Strategy ==
== Strategy Article ==
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There isn't a Golem strategy article. It's been discussed on the forums in [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=56 June 2011], [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=381 July 2011], [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=851 October 2011], and [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=10400.0 February 2014].
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Golem can be very powerful, both drawing cards and playing them, but its main drawback is its cost of {{Cost|4P}}. If you [[open]] Potion, then it's quite likely you'll draw {{Cost|3P}} instead of {{Cost|4P}} and will have to deal with the Potion as a [[dead]] card until you draw it with enough other treasures. On the other hand, if you wait to get the Potion, then by the time you're confident you can get {{Cost|4P}}, you probably don't want to spend a turn buying a Potion because you can already afford expensive engine pieces that you need sooner.  
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Golem is an unconventional [[village (card category)|village]] and substitute for [[draw]]. However, it is expensive and has major drawbacks compared to more typical ways of obtaining these effects:
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# Because you have limited control over the Action cards that are found and played, there is a risk that Golem will play two [[terminal]]s, leaving you with no remaining Actions and ending your Action phase prematurely. Golem can also play an Action with a detrimental effect (such as a mandatory [[trasher]] when you have no [[junk]] to trash), or play cards in a suboptimal order. Golem can be more manageable with effects that allow you to set up particular targets (e.g. [[deck inspection]] effects such as {{Card|Apothecary}}, discarding effects such as {{Card|Warehouse}}, or [[topdeck]]ing effects such as {{Card|City Gate}}), or in decks with many [[non-terminal]]s.
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# Its inability to play other copies of itself makes it difficult to play multiple Golems in a turn, meaning your overall amount of terminal space can be inconsistent and multiple copies of Golem will have diminishing returns. Furthermore, if you reveal and discard other Golems there is a possibility that, by the time you draw back around to them, you will not have any more viable targets remaining in your deck or discard pile.
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# Its {{Cost|P}} cost makes it slow to gain, as very few [[gainer]]s can help with this and you can usually only afford one copy per [[reshuffle]]. This can make ramping up your [[terminal space]] difficult if Golem is your primary village. Like other {{Cost|P}} cost cards, gaining additional copies can be accelerated by cards such as {{Card|Kiln}}, {{Card|Disciple}}, or {{Card|Camel Train}}, and sometimes the {{Card|Potion}} itself can even be avoided completely, as with {{Card|Lurker}} or {{Card|Transport}}.  
  
This drawback of Golem is largely mitigated in games with other {{Cost|P}}-cost cards, where transitioning into Golem is much easier.  
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One advantage Golem does have over other villages is its [[sifting]]. In decks with lots of non-Action cards (most often your starting cards in [[Kingdom]]s with little [[thinning]]), it can dig through your deck and play powerful Actions more often while skipping junk.  
  
Alternatively, if Golem is the only {{Cost|P}}-cost card on the board, it's probably viable only if there's no other way to build an [[engine]] but the Kingdom has cards like {{Card|Colony}} or {{Card|Goons}} which make an engine much better than [[Big Money]].  
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Given how difficult it is to [[build]] with Golem as your primary village, you’ll typically only end up using it alongside more reliable villages as pseudo-draw, or when the payoff of playing multiple terminals is extremely high. In both cases, you’ll usually add it to your deck in the late midgame when you are less likely to miss its fairly high price point, gaining a {{Card|Potion}} the shuffle before you would like to do so.  
  
Golem enables a few cute tricks and combos which are discussed below.
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===External strategy articles===
=== Synergies/Combos ===
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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.''
* Other {{Cost|P}}-cost cards make transitioning into a Golem strategy much easier.
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* [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=10400.0 AdamH's 2014 article]
* Slow games and {{Card|Colony}} games make Golem more likely to be useful
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* [[Combo: Golem and Scheme]]. If your deck has three actions - one Golem, one {{Card|Scheme}}, and one X (anything) - you can play all three every turn. You play a Golem, which finds your Scheme and X; then, you use Scheme's ability to put the Golem back on top of your deck.  
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* [[Combo: Golem and Counting House]]. If your deck has only one non-Golem action - one {{Card|Counting House}} - then every time you play a Golem, your whole deck will be put in your discard and all your Coppers will be available for the Counting House. Though cool, this is too slow to set up to beat a simpler [[Big Money]] strategy.  
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=== Antisynergies ===
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* Cards that force you to do things you might not want to do if drawn by Golem
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** {{Card|Tactician}} might make you discard your whole hand
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** {{Card|Trading Post}}, {{Card|Salvager}}, {{Card|Apprentice}}, {{Card|Bishop}}, {{Card|Forager}} might make you trash good cards if you have no bad cards in your hand
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** {{Card|Ambassador}} might force you to give opponents a good card
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* Fast engines that don't need Golem
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* [[Ruins]]
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== Versions ==
 
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| {{CardVersionImage|GolemOld|Golem}} || {{CardVersionImage|GolemDigitalOld|Golem from Goko/Making Fun}} || Reveal cards from your deck until you reveal 2 Action cards other than Golem cards. Discard the other cards, then play the Action cards in either order. || Alchemy 1st Edition || May 2010
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| {{CardVersionImage|GolemOld|Golem}} || {{CardVersionImage|GolemDigitalOld|Golem from Goko/Making Fun}} || Reveal cards from your deck until you reveal 2 Action cards other than Golem cards. Discard the other cards, then play the Action cards in either order. || Alchemy || May 2010
 
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| {{CardVersionImage|Golem|Golem}} || {{CardVersionImage|GolemDigital|Golem from Shuffle iT}} || Reveal cards from your deck until you reveal 2 Action cards other than Golems. Discard the other cards, then play the Action cards in either order. || Alchemy [[Second Edition|2nd Edition]] || December 2018  
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| {{CardVersionImage|Golem|Golem}} || {{CardVersionImage|GolemDigital|Golem from Shuffle iT}} || Reveal cards from your deck until you reveal 2 Action cards other than Golems. Discard the other cards, then play the Action cards in either order. || Alchemy [[Second Edition#Formatting_changes|(2018 printing)]] || December 2018  
 
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| Golem || {{CardLangVersionImage|German}} || || Decke solange Karten vom Nachziestapel auf, bis du 2 Aktionskarten (außer Golem) aufgedeckt hast. Lege die anderen aufgedeckten Karten ab und spiele die 2 Aktionskarten in beliebiger Reihenfolge.
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| Golem || {{CardVersionImage|GolemGerman2019rulebook|German language Golem 2019 by ASS}} || {{CardVersionImage|GolemGerman2021Digital|German language Golem 2021 from Shuffle iT}} || Decke Karten von deinem Nachziehstapel auf, bis du 2 Aktionskarten, außer Golem, aufgedeckt hast. Lege den Rest ab und spiele die Aktionskarten in beliebiger Reihenfolge aus. || (2019)
 
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| ゴーレム (pron. ''gōremu'') || || || ゴーレム以外のアクションカード2枚が公開されるまで山札を上から公開する。公開した他のカードを捨て札にする。そのアクションカード2枚を好きな順番で使用する。  
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| ゴーレム<br>(pron. ''gōremu'') || || || style="padding:15px 0px;"| ゴーレム以外のアクションカード2枚が公開されるまで山札を上から公開する。公開した他のカードを捨て札にする。そのアクションカード2枚を好きな順番で使用する。 ||
 
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| Голем (pron. ''golyem'') || || {{CardLangVersionImage|DigitalRussian}} || Раскрывайте карты с вашей колоды, пока не будут раскрыты 2 карты Действия (но не Големы). Сбросьте остальные раскрытые карты, затем сыграйте карты Действия в любом порядке.
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| Голем<br> (pron. ''golyem'') || || {{CardLangVersionImage|DigitalRussian}} || Раскрывайте карты с вашей колоды, пока не будут раскрыты 2&nbsp;карты Действия (но не Големы). Сбросьте остальные раскрытые карты, затем сыграйте карты Действия в любом порядке. ||
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| Golem || {{CardLangVersionImage|Spanish}} || || Levanta cartas de tu mazo hasta que reveles 2 cartas de Acción que no sean cartas de Golem. Descarta las demás cartas y luego juega las 2 cartas de Acción en el orden que quieras. ||
 
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
[[Image:GolemArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]]
 
[[Image:GolemArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]]
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=== Preview ===
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{{Quote|
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|Text= Golem is insane. Fortunately it's expensive and you have to set it up. You worry more about what exactly is in your deck when any of it may leap out at you when you play a Golem. The fun thing of course is to have to play a card-trasher you may not want to, such as an {{Card|Apprentice}}. Something's going down. Another thing about Golems is, you can get combos. Sometimes there's some combo between two action cards that you'd like to see. Only you need to draw a {{Card|Village}} and both cards together and well it doesn't just happen. With Golem, it just happens.
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|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
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|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=122.msg1166#msg1166 Dominion: Alchemy Preview]
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=== Secret History ===
 
=== Secret History ===
 
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|Text=I tried several cards for this slot, but once I tried this one it didn't change. I considered having a Homunculus instead in this slot. Homunculi are specifically alchemy-related. But a Homunculus is a small guy, and I already had Familiar for that. I wanted a big guy, dumbly performing tasks.
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|Text=I tried several cards for this slot, but once I tried this one it didn't change. I considered having a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homunculus Homunculus] instead in this slot. Homunculi are specifically alchemy-related. But a Homunculus is a small guy, and I already had {{Card|Familiar}} for that. I wanted a big guy, dumbly performing tasks.
 
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
 
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
 
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=118.0 The Secret History of the Alchemy Cards]
 
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=118.0 The Secret History of the Alchemy Cards]
 
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=== Donald X. on "fixing" Golem ===
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|Text={{Card|Ghost}} is at least related to Golem; the idea was to fix Golem's slow resolution by playing one card twice instead two cards once.
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|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
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|Source=[https://discord.com/channels/212660788786102272/257241961482813440/654089480528986122 Dominion Discord, 2019]
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Latest revision as of 12:05, 24 December 2023

Golem
Golem.jpg
Info
Cost $4P
Type(s) Action
Kingdom card? Yes
Set AlchemyAlchemy icon.png
Illustrator(s) Franz Vohwinkel
Card text
Reveal cards from your deck until you reveal 2 Action cards other than Golems. Discard the other cards, then play the Action cards in either order.

Golem is an Action card from Alchemy. When played, Golem digs through your deck for two Action cards (other than Golems) and makes you play them.

Contents

[edit] FAQ

[edit] Official FAQ

  • Reveal cards from the top of your deck, one at a time, until you have revealed two Action cards that are not Golem.
  • Discard all of the revealed cards except for the non-Golem Actions you found. If you did not find any, you are done.
  • If you found one, play it. If you found two, play them both, in either order. You cannot choose not to play one of them.
  • These Action cards are not in your hand and so are unaffected by things that look for cards in your hand. For example if one of them is Throne RoomThrone Room.jpg, you cannot use it on the other one.

[edit] Strategy

Golem is an unconventional village and substitute for draw. However, it is expensive and has major drawbacks compared to more typical ways of obtaining these effects:

  1. Because you have limited control over the Action cards that are found and played, there is a risk that Golem will play two terminals, leaving you with no remaining Actions and ending your Action phase prematurely. Golem can also play an Action with a detrimental effect (such as a mandatory trasher when you have no junk to trash), or play cards in a suboptimal order. Golem can be more manageable with effects that allow you to set up particular targets (e.g. deck inspection effects such as ApothecaryApothecary.jpg, discarding effects such as WarehouseWarehouse.jpg, or topdecking effects such as City GateCity Gate.jpg), or in decks with many non-terminals.
  2. Its inability to play other copies of itself makes it difficult to play multiple Golems in a turn, meaning your overall amount of terminal space can be inconsistent and multiple copies of Golem will have diminishing returns. Furthermore, if you reveal and discard other Golems there is a possibility that, by the time you draw back around to them, you will not have any more viable targets remaining in your deck or discard pile.
  3. Its P cost makes it slow to gain, as very few gainers can help with this and you can usually only afford one copy per reshuffle. This can make ramping up your terminal space difficult if Golem is your primary village. Like other P cost cards, gaining additional copies can be accelerated by cards such as KilnKiln.jpg, DiscipleDisciple.jpg, or Camel TrainCamel Train.jpg, and sometimes the PotionPotion.jpg itself can even be avoided completely, as with LurkerLurker.jpg or TransportTransport.jpg.

One advantage Golem does have over other villages is its sifting. In decks with lots of non-Action cards (most often your starting cards in Kingdoms with little thinning), it can dig through your deck and play powerful Actions more often while skipping junk.

Given how difficult it is to build with Golem as your primary village, you’ll typically only end up using it alongside more reliable villages as pseudo-draw, or when the payoff of playing multiple terminals is extremely high. In both cases, you’ll usually add it to your deck in the late midgame when you are less likely to miss its fairly high price point, gaining a PotionPotion.jpg the shuffle before you would like to do so.

[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
Golem Golem from Goko/Making Fun Reveal cards from your deck until you reveal 2 Action cards other than Golem cards. Discard the other cards, then play the Action cards in either order. Alchemy May 2010
Golem Golem from Shuffle iT Reveal cards from your deck until you reveal 2 Action cards other than Golems. Discard the other cards, then play the Action cards in either order. Alchemy (2018 printing) December 2018

[edit] Other language versions

Language Name Print Digital Text Notes
Chinese 魔像 (pron. móxiàng)
Czech Golem
Dutch Golem
Finnish Golem
French Golem
German Golem German language Golem 2019 by ASS German language Golem 2021 from Shuffle iT Decke Karten von deinem Nachziehstapel auf, bis du 2 Aktionskarten, außer Golem, aufgedeckt hast. Lege den Rest ab und spiele die Aktionskarten in beliebiger Reihenfolge aus. (2019)
Italian Golem
Japanese ゴーレム
(pron. gōremu)
ゴーレム以外のアクションカード2枚が公開されるまで山札を上から公開する。公開した他のカードを捨て札にする。そのアクションカード2枚を好きな順番で使用する。
Polish Golem Although Polish version is not released,
this name is referred to in Polish Dominion 2E rulebook.
Russian Голем
(pron. golyem)
DigitalRussian language Golem Раскрывайте карты с вашей колоды, пока не будут раскрыты 2 карты Действия (но не Големы). Сбросьте остальные раскрытые карты, затем сыграйте карты Действия в любом порядке.
Spanish Golem Spanish language Golem Levanta cartas de tu mazo hasta que reveles 2 cartas de Acción que no sean cartas de Golem. Descarta las demás cartas y luego juega las 2 cartas de Acción en el orden que quieras.

[edit] Trivia

Official card art.

[edit] Preview

Golem is insane. Fortunately it's expensive and you have to set it up. You worry more about what exactly is in your deck when any of it may leap out at you when you play a Golem. The fun thing of course is to have to play a card-trasher you may not want to, such as an ApprenticeApprentice.jpg. Something's going down. Another thing about Golems is, you can get combos. Sometimes there's some combo between two action cards that you'd like to see. Only you need to draw a VillageVillage.jpg and both cards together and well it doesn't just happen. With Golem, it just happens.

[edit] Secret History

I tried several cards for this slot, but once I tried this one it didn't change. I considered having a Homunculus instead in this slot. Homunculi are specifically alchemy-related. But a Homunculus is a small guy, and I already had FamiliarFamiliar.jpg for that. I wanted a big guy, dumbly performing tasks.

[edit] Donald X. on "fixing" Golem

GhostGhost.jpg is at least related to Golem; the idea was to fix Golem's slow resolution by playing one card twice instead two cards once.


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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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