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− | | | + | |name = Loan |
− | + | |cost = 3 | |
− | | | + | |type1 = Treasure |
− | | | + | |illustrator = Simon Jannerland |
+ | |text = {{Cost|1|l}}<br/>Reveal cards from your deck until you reveal a Treasure. Discard it or trash it. Discard the other cards. | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | '''Loan''' is a [[Treasure]] card from [[Prosperity]]. When played, it | + | '''Loan''' is a [[Treasure]] card from [[Prosperity]]. When played, it [[dig|digs]] through your deck for another Treasure card which you can [[trash]] or discard. Typically it is used to trash unwanted {{Card|Copper}} and works best in a treasure-less [[engine]]. |
== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
=== Official FAQ === | === Official FAQ === | ||
− | * | + | * When you play Loan, you get {{Cost|1}}, reveal cards from the top of your deck until revealing a Treasure card, and then decide whether to trash that card or discard it. |
− | + | * Then you discard all of the other revealed cards. | |
− | *If you run out of cards before revealing a Treasure, shuffle your discard pile (but not the revealed cards) to get more; if you still do not find a Treasure, just discard all of the revealed cards | + | * If you run out of cards before revealing a Treasure, shuffle your discard pile (but not the revealed cards) to get more; if you still do not find a Treasure, just discard all of the revealed cards. |
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=== Other Rules clarifications === | === Other Rules clarifications === | ||
== Strategy Article == | == Strategy Article == | ||
− | ''[http://dominionstrategy.com/2010/11/16/prosperity-loan/ Original | + | ''[http://dominionstrategy.com/2010/11/16/prosperity-loan/ Original article] by theory'' |
− | Loan is a much-maligned card. In the mid- to late-game, Loans do more harm than good, bypassing your good Actions only to discard your Platinums or Golds. Effective use of the Loan is very situational. | + | Loan is a much-maligned card. In the mid- to late-game, Loans do more harm than good, bypassing your good Actions only to discard your {{Card|Platinum|Platinums}} or {{Card|Gold|Golds}}. Effective use of the Loan is very situational. |
− | First, Loan is a good defensive card. Loans can clear out the Coppers that Mountebanks add to your deck. Attacks that give you Curses are blunted when you can use the Loan to skip over worthless cards. If you plan to gain money through Actions to defend from Pirate Ships, then Loans can also quickly clear your deck of Pirate Ship targets. And if you are being attacked by Ghost Ship, then you can dump useless cards onto your deck in anticipation of using Loan to discard it. | + | First, Loan is a good defensive card. Loans can clear out the Coppers that {{Card|Mountebank|Mountebanks}} add to your deck. Attacks that give you {{Card|Curse|Curses}} are blunted when you can use the Loan to skip over worthless cards. If you plan to gain money through Actions to defend from {{Card|Pirate Ship|Pirate Ships}}, then Loans can also quickly clear your deck of Pirate Ship targets. And if you are being attacked by {{Card|Ghost Ship}}, then you can dump useless cards onto your deck in anticipation of using Loan to discard it. |
− | Second, Loan is useful when there are ways to turn it into something else, e.g., Remodel, Bishop, Salvager, or Apprentice. Those cards are generally too inefficient at deck-thinning because trashing Coppers provides little to no benefit for them. Here, Loan can clear out the Coppers quickly before getting out of the way and turning into a useful {{ | + | Second, Loan is useful when there are ways to turn it into something else, e.g., {{Card|Remodel}}, {{Card|Bishop}}, {{Card|Salvager}}, or {{Card|Apprentice}}. Those cards are generally too inefficient at deck-thinning because trashing Coppers provides little to no benefit for them. Here, Loan can clear out the Coppers quickly before getting out of the way and turning into a useful {{Cost|5}} Action, giving 1 VP token, adding {{Cost|3}}, or drawing 3 cards. {{Card|Mine|Mines}} can also turn unwanted Loans into Gold, though Loan sort of anti-synergizes with a Mined deck. |
− | Third, as alluded to earlier, Loan is helpful in godawful decks burdened with useless cards, where having to discard a Treasure is well worth being able to skip all the Curses and Victory Cards before it. Of course, this can backfire; in a deck with only one Gold, it can really sting to have to discard it. But in, say, a Goons deck, where you are buying up Coppers for VP tokens, Loan can help get rid of the junk. Alternatively, Loan is quite useful in no-treasure strategies like Minion. | + | Third, as alluded to earlier, Loan is helpful in godawful decks burdened with useless cards, where having to discard a Treasure is well worth being able to skip all the Curses and Victory Cards before it. Of course, this can backfire; in a deck with only one Gold, it can really sting to have to discard it. But in, say, a {{Card|Goons}} deck, where you are buying up Coppers for VP tokens, Loan can help get rid of the junk. Alternatively, Loan is quite useful in no-treasure strategies like {{Card|Minion}}. |
− | Fourth, if Venture is the | + | Fourth, if {{Card|Venture}} is the best {{Cost|5}} available, and you anticipate buying several of them, Loans can be indispensable in clearing out your Coppers. The problem is that you might trigger the Loan with the Venture... which then forces you to discard another Venture. |
− | + | (As was noted in the comments to the original article, this isn’t totally accurate; Loan is good in bad Treasure decks, not necessarily in bad Action decks.) | |
− | The real problem with Loan is that it’s only a card to buy if no viable alternatives are available. In every respect it is out-classed by something else: Reaction cards are better at dealing with attacks; Chapel | + | The real problem with Loan is that it’s only a card to buy if no viable alternatives are available. In every respect it is out-classed by something else: [[Reaction]] cards are better at dealing with attacks; {{Card|Chapel}} and {{Card|Remake}} are better for deck-cleansing; Ventures are a better option for getting through the deck; {{Card|Watchtower|Watchtowers}} are better for Goons. And unless Loans are the only source of deck-thinning in the game, even the simple Silver is probably preferable. In [[big money]] games, the lost tempo from buying Loan instead of Silver can set one back more than any gain from trashing coppers. |
− | The one aspect that Loan uniquely excels at is the no-Treasure deck. This might be because you are paranoid about Pirate Ships, but more likely it is because you are running | + | The one aspect that Loan uniquely excels at is the no-Treasure deck. This might be because you are paranoid about Pirate Ships, but more likely it is because you are running [[Combo: Minion and Loan]]. |
=== Synergies/Combos === | === Synergies/Combos === | ||
− | *Remodel, Salvager, Apprentice, Bishop | + | * {{Card|Remodel}}, {{Card|Salvager}}, {{Card|Apprentice}}, {{Card|Bishop}} |
− | *Minion | + | * {{Card|Navigator}} |
− | *Attack cards (as a defense) | + | * {{Card|Goons}} |
− | *Venture (only if there aren’t other trashing options) | + | * {{Card|Minion}} |
+ | * {{Card|Tunnel}} | ||
+ | * [[Attack]] cards (as a defense) | ||
+ | * {{Card|Venture}} (only if there aren’t other trashing options) | ||
+ | * {{Card|Patron}} (when Loan reveals Patron +1 coffer) | ||
+ | * {{Card|Village Green}} | ||
+ | |||
=== Antisynergies === | === Antisynergies === | ||
− | *Moneylender | + | * {{Card|Moneylender}}, {{Card|Spice Merchant}} |
− | *Chapel/Steward | + | * {{Card|Chapel}}/{{Card|Steward}} |
+ | |||
+ | == Versions == | ||
+ | ===English versions=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | ! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | {{CardVersionImage|LoanOld|Loan}} || {{CardVersionImage|LoanDigitalOld|Loan from Goko/Making Fun}} || {{Cost|1}}. When you play this, reveal cards from your deck until you reveal a Treasure. Discard it or trash it. Discard the other cards. || Prosperity 1st Edition || October 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | {{CardVersionImage|Loan|Loan}} || {{CardVersionImage|LoanDigital|Loan from Shuffle iT}} || {{Cost|1}}. When you play this, reveal cards from your deck until you reveal a Treasure. Discard it or trash it. Discard the other cards. || Prosperity [[Second Edition|2nd Edition]] || February 2017 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | || || {{Cost|1}}. Reveal cards from your deck until you reveal a Treasure. Discard it or trash it. Discard the other cards. || Prosperity (2020 printing) || October 2020 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Other language versions=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | ! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Chinese | ||
+ | | 借貸 || || ||{{Cost|1}} 當你打出這張卡,展示你的牌庫直到展示一張錢幣卡為止。選擇移除或棄掉那張錢幣卡後,棄掉剩下的卡。 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Czech | ||
+ | | Půjčka || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Dutch | ||
+ | | Lening || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Finnish | ||
+ | | Laina || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !French | ||
+ | | Prêt || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !German | ||
+ | | Lohn (lit. ''wage'') || {{CardVersionImage|Loan German-HiG|German language Loan}} || || {{Cost|1}}<br>Sobald du diese Karte ausspielst, decke solange Karten vom Nachziehstapel auf, bis du eine Geldkarte aufdeckst. Entsorge diese oder lege sie ab. Lege die anderen aufgedeckten Karten ab. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Italian | ||
+ | | Prestito || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Japanese | ||
+ | | 借金 (pron. ''shakkin'') || || || {{Cost|1}}。 財宝カード1枚が公開されるまで山札を上から公開する。その1枚を捨て札にするか廃棄する。公開した他のカードを捨て札にする。 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Polish | ||
+ | | Kredyt (lit. ''credit'') || {{CardLangVersionImage|Polish}} || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Russian | ||
+ | | Ссуда (pron. ''ssuda'') || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Spanish | ||
+ | | Préstamo || || || | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
+ | [[Image:LoanArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | ||
=== Secret History === | === Secret History === | ||
{{Quote | {{Quote | ||
− | |Text=The original card said "when you spend this, trash another treasure spent with it." All of the Prosperity treasures originally had "when you spend this" phrasings. They caused some confusion - what if a treasure worth {{ | + | |Text=The original card said "when you spend this, trash another treasure spent with it." All of the Prosperity treasures originally had "when you spend this" phrasings. They caused some confusion - what if a treasure worth {{Cost|2}} has such a rule, and you spend {{Cost|1}} on something and {{Cost|1}} on something else? I eventually reworded them all as "when you play this" or "while this is in play." Loan didn't work like that and died. Then later I brought it back by having it look for a treasure in your deck. |
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5230.0 The Other Secret History of the Prosperity Cards] | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5230.0 The Other Secret History of the Prosperity Cards] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | === Retrospective === | ||
+ | {{Quote| | ||
+ | |Text=Loan is easily the dud for me. I knew this during that extra testing period but decided to keep it. Looking at it in the set, it's okay. It has basically the same issues as {{Card|Lookout}}, only not as bad; less experienced players are terrified of flipping over a {{Card|Platinum}} that they now don't get to draw on this pass, while experienced players know that Loan is fine but not the best trasher ever; sometimes it's exciting because you are not buying any other treasures this game. I buy it more than Lookout, but whatever, in general this flipping over of cards thing has to come paired with something like "and get the good ones" in order to not bum people out too much. I don't think {{Card|Venture}} makes people not buy it because maybe they'll flip over their good actions, although they will sometimes. But Loan, not a star. Anyway I kept it in knowing this. | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=3179.msg56362#msg56362 What Donald X. Might Do With a Dominion Time Machine] | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | {{Navbox Prosperity}} | ||
{{Navbox Cards}} | {{Navbox Cards}} |
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Loan | |
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Cost | |
Type(s) | Treasure |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Prosperity |
Illustrator(s) | Simon Jannerland |
Card text | |
Reveal cards from your deck until you reveal a Treasure. Discard it or trash it. Discard the other cards. |
Loan is a Treasure card from Prosperity. When played, it digs through your deck for another Treasure card which you can trash or discard. Typically it is used to trash unwanted Copper and works best in a treasure-less engine.
Contents |
FAQ
Official FAQ
- When you play Loan, you get , reveal cards from the top of your deck until revealing a Treasure card, and then decide whether to trash that card or discard it.
- Then you discard all of the other revealed cards.
- If you run out of cards before revealing a Treasure, shuffle your discard pile (but not the revealed cards) to get more; if you still do not find a Treasure, just discard all of the revealed cards.
Other Rules clarifications
Strategy Article
Original article by theory
Loan is a much-maligned card. In the mid- to late-game, Loans do more harm than good, bypassing your good Actions only to discard your Platinums or Golds. Effective use of the Loan is very situational.
First, Loan is a good defensive card. Loans can clear out the Coppers that Mountebanks add to your deck. Attacks that give you Curses are blunted when you can use the Loan to skip over worthless cards. If you plan to gain money through Actions to defend from Pirate Ships, then Loans can also quickly clear your deck of Pirate Ship targets. And if you are being attacked by Ghost Ship, then you can dump useless cards onto your deck in anticipation of using Loan to discard it.
Second, Loan is useful when there are ways to turn it into something else, e.g., Remodel, Bishop, Salvager, or Apprentice. Those cards are generally too inefficient at deck-thinning because trashing Coppers provides little to no benefit for them. Here, Loan can clear out the Coppers quickly before getting out of the way and turning into a useful Action, giving 1 VP token, adding , or drawing 3 cards. Mines can also turn unwanted Loans into Gold, though Loan sort of anti-synergizes with a Mined deck.
Third, as alluded to earlier, Loan is helpful in godawful decks burdened with useless cards, where having to discard a Treasure is well worth being able to skip all the Curses and Victory Cards before it. Of course, this can backfire; in a deck with only one Gold, it can really sting to have to discard it. But in, say, a Goons deck, where you are buying up Coppers for VP tokens, Loan can help get rid of the junk. Alternatively, Loan is quite useful in no-treasure strategies like Minion.
Fourth, if Venture is the best available, and you anticipate buying several of them, Loans can be indispensable in clearing out your Coppers. The problem is that you might trigger the Loan with the Venture... which then forces you to discard another Venture.
(As was noted in the comments to the original article, this isn’t totally accurate; Loan is good in bad Treasure decks, not necessarily in bad Action decks.)
The real problem with Loan is that it’s only a card to buy if no viable alternatives are available. In every respect it is out-classed by something else: Reaction cards are better at dealing with attacks; Chapel and Remake are better for deck-cleansing; Ventures are a better option for getting through the deck; Watchtowers are better for Goons. And unless Loans are the only source of deck-thinning in the game, even the simple Silver is probably preferable. In big money games, the lost tempo from buying Loan instead of Silver can set one back more than any gain from trashing coppers.
The one aspect that Loan uniquely excels at is the no-Treasure deck. This might be because you are paranoid about Pirate Ships, but more likely it is because you are running Combo: Minion and Loan.
Synergies/Combos
- Remodel, Salvager, Apprentice, Bishop
- Navigator
- Goons
- Minion
- Tunnel
- Attack cards (as a defense)
- Venture (only if there aren’t other trashing options)
- Patron (when Loan reveals Patron +1 coffer)
- Village Green
Antisynergies
Versions
English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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. When you play this, reveal cards from your deck until you reveal a Treasure. Discard it or trash it. Discard the other cards. | Prosperity 1st Edition | October 2010 | ||
. When you play this, reveal cards from your deck until you reveal a Treasure. Discard it or trash it. Discard the other cards. | Prosperity 2nd Edition | February 2017 | ||
. Reveal cards from your deck until you reveal a Treasure. Discard it or trash it. Discard the other cards. | Prosperity (2020 printing) | October 2020 |
Other language versions
Trivia
Secret History
Retrospective