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'''Minion''' is an [[Action]]–[[Attack]] card from [[Intrigue]]. It can be played either for +{{Cost|2}} or to draw 4 cards; thus, it works great with Action cards which give +{{Cost|}} and +Actions. Since Minion itself is such a card, the self-synergy makes an [[engine]] consisting of mostly Minions quite powerful in 2-player games where it's feasible to get 6-8 Minions.
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'''Minion''' is an [[Action]]–[[Attack]] card from [[Intrigue]]. It can be played either for +{{Cost|2}} or to discard your hand and [[draw-to-x|draw]] 4 cards; thus, it works well with [[non-terminal]] Action card [[payload]].  
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Moreover, Minion is one of very few [[non-terminal]] attack cards; stuffing your deck with them makes it fairly easy to hit opponents with a moderately powerful [[discard attack]] each turn without worrying about [[terminal]] collisions as you might with an Attack like {{Card|Militia}} or {{Card|Margrave}}.
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* {{Card|Horse Traders}} normally doesn't actually block an attack, but in the case of Minion it can.
 
* {{Card|Horse Traders}} normally doesn't actually block an attack, but in the case of Minion it can.
  
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== Strategy ==
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''[http://dominionstrategy.com/2010/11/22/intrigue-minion/ Original article] by theory''
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Minion is an [[Action]] card that offers you two modes of play. The first one turns Minion into a [[stop card]] providing [[non-terminal]] [[payload]]. The second is a [[draw-to-X]] option, which will usually be the choice that gives you more value, especially as it comes with a mildly disruptive [[handsize attack|discard attack]].  
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Minion is one of those game-warping cards, whose presence greatly changes the strategic landscape.  Though not necessarily a must-buy, its availability forces players to either buy it or give serious thought to how to respond to it.
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=== Strengths ===
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The power of Minion mostly lies in its draw-to-X aspect. With many copies of it, you could play all but one of them as payload, while using your last one in hand to draw a fresh hand; however, doing so decreases the amount of [[draw]] available to you, which may affect your ability to play all of your other non-Minion payload, and so you may opt to discard some Minions now to be used as draw later. A deck using Minion as the primary source of draw requires support from other cards, because Minion has several weaknesses:
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Minion’s primary strength comes from its glorious self-synergy. Like {{Card|Caravan}}/{{Card|Laboratory}}/{{Card|Nobles}}, Minion is a card whose best complement is itself. But Minion one-ups those cards: handsize increasers need to pause every so often to pick up [[Treasure|Treasures]], but Minion is its own source of cash. When full-on into Minion mode, you should not need to stop buying Minions to get pesky Treasures like {{Card|Gold}} that you’ll just end up discarding anyway.
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# Your ability to [[collision|collide]] Minions and draw them in new four card hands is very sensitive to [[junk]], including your starting cards or [[Victory]] cards during [[greening]], as the more junk you have, the more likely you are to [[dud]] on four non-Minion cards. This can usually be solved either by having good [[deck control]] via good [[thinning|thinners]] (e.g. {{Card|Raze}}) or by using [[sifting|sifters]] (e.g. {{Card|Dungeon}}).
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# Minions are expensive at {{Cost|5}}. It’s significantly easier to acquire them in bulk if you have applicable [[gainer|gainers]] (e.g., {{Card|University}} or {{Card|Vampire}}), or effects such as {{Event|Ferry}} that allow you to more cheaply gain copies of the same card.
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# Even when you have many Minions, a {{Cost|5}} card producing {{Cost|2}} of payload isn’t very impressive, especially when you consider that some of your Minions have to be played for draw rather than payload. Thus, Minion is often much better in [[Kingdom]]s that have some other payload that works well with draw-to-X. As with other draw-to-X cards, this typically includes discard for benefit cards (e.g. {{Card|Mill}}) or non-terminal [[stop card]]s (e.g. {{Card|Festival}}), as the former is no problem when you can draw back up to four cards and the latter is effectively draw-neutral when you can reset your hand size. Likewise, Minion is more attractive in Kingdoms with gainers that reduce your hand size (e.g. {{Card|Artisan}}).
  
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Minion works very well with cheap non-terminal actions: e.g., {{Card|Pawn}}, {{Card|Conspirator}}, {{Card|Fishing Village}}. Pawn is especially valuable to the Minion player because it allows a +Buy, something often missing from many high-money engines. The key is to avoid buying cards that will likely be discarded to the Minion anyway: this rules out Treasure as well as most terminal Actions.  One—or at most two—is acceptable if it’s an important terminal Action, like {{Card|Mountebank}} or {{Card|Goons}}.  (Or a {{Card|Remodel}}/{{Card|Expand}}, since you’ll probably need one to get rid of your initial {{Card|Chapel}}/other trashing card.)  Any more and it’s just a waste, even with +Actions.
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If the Kingdom offers solutions to the problems above, building a draw-to-X deck using Minion becomes more appealing. Minion may also be more effective if other discard attacks such as {{Card|Militia}} are relevant, because you can simply draw back up to four cards in hand on your turn.  
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Minion is less likely to be relevant in conditions that don’t support draw-to-X decks well. This is likely to be the case if strong [[draw]] alternatives such as {{Card|Wharf}} are available. Similarly, if the available payload consists mostly of [[Treasure]]s, or if some Kingdom Treasure cards are especially useful to have (such as {{Card|Counterfeit}} or {{Card|Supplies}}), then the utility of Minion’s discard-and-draw mode is mostly negated, as you would just discard your good Treasures with it.  
  
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Minion’s attack is also a good thing.  Sometimes it benefits your opponents, but on average, you’d always prefer your opponents to have 4 cards than 5.  The exception is {{Card|Library}}/{{Card|Watchtower}}, and of course, other Minion decks, which respond to Minion quite well.
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When playing with many Minions, it’s important to consider the implications of triggering a mid-turn [[reshuffle|shuffle]]. If you've already played most of your Minions and/or discarded many junk cards, it's likely that doing so would topdeck a large amount of junk, causing one or more dud turns in which it's difficult to find enough Minions to draw through your deck. You can avoid this by making sure to stop drawing at the end of your current shuffle, or by discarding some Minions rather than playing them as payload so that the shuffle you trigger will have Minions in it.
  
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=== Weaknesses ===
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While Minion’s Attack is not the most impactful aspect of the card, due to the random nature of the discarded and drawn cards, the best case for the Attack is to turn a good starting hand for your opponents into a total [[dud]], while more likely it will effectively force them to discard one card at random. Minion’s attack can play a significant role in countering decks that rely heavily on [[topdeck]]ing cards to avoid duds or to ensure consistency. Cards topdecked by effects such as {{Card|Scheme}} get discarded by Minion; the strongest case of this is in countering certain combos such as [[Combo:_Capital_and_Mandarin|the one]] with {{Card|Capital}} and the now removed {{Card|Mandarin}}. Other cases where this might matter include topdecked {{Card|Alchemist|Alchemists}} or {{Card|Treasury|Treasuries}} and starting hands set up by effects such as {{Card|Night Watchman}} or {{Event|Scouting Party}}.
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Minion is much less effective when you can’t get rid of non-Minion cards.  Without good trashing options, it’s much harder to hit that critical mass of 25% Minion density in your deck. Accordingly, the best way to counter Minions (other than your own Minions) is to load them down with {{Card|Curse|Curses}}. {{Card|Swindler}} is a good choice too, since you are likely to hit a Minion, which are conveniently priced to be Swindled into {{Card|Duchy|Duchies}} (or even better, {{Card|Duke|Dukes}}).
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Handsize-increasing cards like {{Card|Caravan}} are a tossup.  If your Minion strategy is meant as a hybrid, some Minion/some Treasure, then they aren’t very helpful since you’ll just find yourself discarding more cards to the Minion. But if your deck is hardcore Minion, then Caravans will just give you more Minions.  (Though you definitely shouldn’t be buying {{Card|Laboratory}} or other {{Cost|5}} Actions if more Minions are still available to purchase.)
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Minion is a prime target for {{Project|Capitalism}}, since you can first play other Treasures in the Buy phase, then discard your hand to find more Treasures (including more Minions) to play. You can do this multiple times if you have more Minions to play and more cards to draw. This is an exception to the usual rule that Treasure payload works poorly with Minion.  
  
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As part of a hybrid strategy, Minion can work pretty well with {{Card|Tactician}} and {{Card|Library}} because of its ability to provide “invisible money”.  And its discard/attack power is a good defensive response to {{Card|Goons}}/{{Card|Militia}} and other Minions.
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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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Minion doesn’t play well with most combos, however.  This is because your hand is so often going to be cut in size that you can’t afford the luxury of chaining together complex Action chains without buying them en masse, which of course, defeats the whole purpose of going Minions.
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* [https://dominionstrategy.com/2010/11/22/intrigue-minion/ theory's 2010 article]
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=== Miscellaneous ===
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Minion players commonly face dilemmas early in the game.  Should I discard my hand, drawing 4 and possibly missing out on {{Cost|5}} to get another all-important Minion?  Or should I forsake the attack against my opponents?  The answer is probably dependent on what kind of deck; if you and your opponents have been {{Card|Chapel|Chapeling}} into a thin, high-density deck, then your discard is likely to both hurt your opponents significantly as well as getting you to {{Cost|5}}.
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Special note regarding {{Card|Throne Room}} and {{Card|King's Court}}: if you Throne Room a Minion, planning to both take {{Cost|2}} and discard, you should always discard first.  This is because if you discard and draw 4 terrible cards, you have a choice of discarding or taking {{Cost|2}}. Taking the {{Cost|2}} first prevents you from being able to make this decision.
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On a side note: as powerful as this card is, I can’t get over its non-thematicness.  What do Minions have to do with discarding and drawing?  Wouldn’t your Goons and Militia be considered your Minions already?  Even the picture doesn’t make any sense.
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* Other Minions!
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* {{Card|Conspirator}}, {{Card|Festival}}, {{Card|Market}}, {{Card|Grand Market}}
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| {{CardVersionImage|MinionOld|Minion}} || {{CardVersionImage|MinionDigitalOld|Minion from Goko/Making Fun}} || '''+1 Action'''. Choose one: +{{Cost|2}}; or discard your hand, +4 Cards, and each other player with at least 5 cards in hand discards his hand and draws 4 cards. || Intrigue 1st Edition || July 2009
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| {{CardVersionImage|MinionOld|Minion}} || {{CardVersionImage|MinionDigitalOld|Minion from Goko/Making Fun}} || '''+1 Action'''<br>Choose one: +{{Cost|2}}; or discard your hand, +4&nbsp;Cards, and each other player with at least 5&nbsp;cards in hand discards his hand and draws 4&nbsp;cards. || Intrigue 1st Edition || July 2009
 
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| {{CardVersionImage|Minion|Minion}} || {{CardVersionImage|MinionDigital|Minion from Shuffle iT}} || '''+1 Action'''. Choose one: +{{Cost|2}}; or discard your hand, '''+4 Cards''', and each other player with at least 5 cards in hand discards their hand and draws 4 cards. || Intrigue [[Second Edition|2nd Edition]] || October 2016  
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| {{CardVersionImage|Minion|Minion}} || {{CardVersionImage|MinionDigital|Minion from Shuffle iT}} || '''+1 Action'''<br>Choose one: +{{Cost|2}}; or discard your hand, '''+4&nbsp;Cards''', and each other player with at least 5&nbsp;cards in hand discards their hand and draws 4&nbsp;cards. || Intrigue [[Second Edition|2nd Edition]] || October 2016  
 
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| Dienaar (lit. ''servant'') || {{CardLangVersionImage|Dutch}} || || '''+1 Actie'''<br>Kies één van de volgende opties: +{{Cost|2}}; of leg alle kaarten uit je hand af, +4 Kaarten en iedere andere speler met ten minste 5 kaarten in zijn hand moet al zijn handkaarten afleggen en 4 nieuwe kaarten pakken. || Eerste editie<br>(2009)
 
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| Lakai<br>(lit. ''lackey'') || {{CardVersionImage|MinionGerman2021rulebook|German language Minion 2021 by ASS}} || {{CardVersionImage|MinionGerman2021Digital|German language Minion 2021 from Shuffle iT}} || '''+1 Aktion'''<br>Wähle eins: +{{Cost|2}} oder lege alle deine Handkarten ab, '''+4&nbsp;Karten''' und jeder Mitspieler, der mindestens 5&nbsp;Karten auf seiner Hand hat, legt alle seine Handkarten ab und zieht 4&nbsp;Karten. || 2.&nbsp;Edition<br>(2021)<hr>''one or more other versions listed [//wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/%C3%9Cbersetzungsfehler_(German_translation_errors)#A44 here]''
 
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[[Image:MinionArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]]
 
[[Image:MinionArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]]
 
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The portrait in the card art has a passing resemblance to the {{Card|Duke}}, which was done by the same artist.
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The original version of this was a "choose one" card with three messy abilities. It was too messy and also too narrow, and so left. Later on I was looking for an attack to replace another attack that hadn't worked out, and thought of this. Originally the "discard, draw 4" ability only worked on yourself, but it seemed like it would make a cute attack if it hit everybody. The problem was that it was still too narrow - you would not always have a combo that made that exciting enough. The solution, proposed by Chris West, was to have the card be a combo with itself. You can play a couple copies for +{{Cost|2}}, and then play one to get a fresh hand. For simplicity there is no 3rd ability.
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<p>The original version of this was a "choose one" card with three messy abilities. It was too messy and also too narrow, and so left. Later on I was looking for an attack to replace another attack that hadn't worked out, and thought of this. Originally the "discard, draw 4" ability only worked on yourself, but it seemed like it would make a cute attack if it hit everybody. The problem was that it was still too narrow - you would not always have a combo that made that exciting enough. The solution, proposed by Chris West, was to have the card be a combo with itself. You can play a couple copies for +{{Cost|2}}, and then play one to get a fresh hand. For simplicity there is no 3rd ability.</p>
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During development I had some games where it was clear that this card was too annoying. The "discard, draw 4" ability had no "5 or more cards" clause. So you would sometimes draw your whole deck... and also make everyone else draw their whole deck. So you'd make everyone else shuffle on each of your turns. As an attack it gets no worse if it just hits everyone else once, and it's way less annoying. We tested both and went with the less annoying version.
 
During development I had some games where it was clear that this card was too annoying. The "discard, draw 4" ability had no "5 or more cards" clause. So you would sometimes draw your whole deck... and also make everyone else draw their whole deck. So you'd make everyone else shuffle on each of your turns. As an attack it gets no worse if it just hits everyone else once, and it's way less annoying. We tested both and went with the less annoying version.
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Latest revision as of 12:01, 25 December 2023

Minion
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Cost $5
Type(s) Action - Attack
Kingdom card? Yes
Set IntrigueIntrigue icon.png
Illustrator(s) Christof Tisch
Card text
+1 Action
Choose one: +$2; or discard your hand, +4 Cards, and each other player with at least 5 cards in hand discards their hand and draws 4 cards.

Minion is an Action–Attack card from Intrigue. It can be played either for +$2 or to discard your hand and draw 4 cards; thus, it works well with non-terminal Action card payload.

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[edit] FAQ

[edit] Official FAQ

  • Players wishing to respond with e.g. MoatMoat.jpg or DiplomatDiplomat.jpg do so before you choose your option.
  • A player who Moats this neither discards nor draws.

[edit] Other Rules clarifications

  • You still draw 4 cards if you choose the discard option with no cards left in hand.
  • Horse TradersHorse Traders.jpg normally doesn't actually block an attack, but in the case of Minion it can.

[edit] Strategy

Minion is an Action card that offers you two modes of play. The first one turns Minion into a stop card providing non-terminal payload. The second is a draw-to-X option, which will usually be the choice that gives you more value, especially as it comes with a mildly disruptive discard attack.

The power of Minion mostly lies in its draw-to-X aspect. With many copies of it, you could play all but one of them as payload, while using your last one in hand to draw a fresh hand; however, doing so decreases the amount of draw available to you, which may affect your ability to play all of your other non-Minion payload, and so you may opt to discard some Minions now to be used as draw later. A deck using Minion as the primary source of draw requires support from other cards, because Minion has several weaknesses:

  1. Your ability to collide Minions and draw them in new four card hands is very sensitive to junk, including your starting cards or Victory cards during greening, as the more junk you have, the more likely you are to dud on four non-Minion cards. This can usually be solved either by having good deck control via good thinners (e.g. RazeRaze.jpg) or by using sifters (e.g. DungeonDungeon.jpg).
  2. Minions are expensive at $5. It’s significantly easier to acquire them in bulk if you have applicable gainers (e.g., UniversityUniversity.jpg or VampireVampire.jpg), or effects such as FerryFerry.jpg that allow you to more cheaply gain copies of the same card.
  3. Even when you have many Minions, a $5 card producing $2 of payload isn’t very impressive, especially when you consider that some of your Minions have to be played for draw rather than payload. Thus, Minion is often much better in Kingdoms that have some other payload that works well with draw-to-X. As with other draw-to-X cards, this typically includes discard for benefit cards (e.g. MillMill.jpg) or non-terminal stop cards (e.g. FestivalFestival.jpg), as the former is no problem when you can draw back up to four cards and the latter is effectively draw-neutral when you can reset your hand size. Likewise, Minion is more attractive in Kingdoms with gainers that reduce your hand size (e.g. ArtisanArtisan.jpg).

If the Kingdom offers solutions to the problems above, building a draw-to-X deck using Minion becomes more appealing. Minion may also be more effective if other discard attacks such as MilitiaMilitia.jpg are relevant, because you can simply draw back up to four cards in hand on your turn. Minion is less likely to be relevant in conditions that don’t support draw-to-X decks well. This is likely to be the case if strong draw alternatives such as WharfWharf.jpg are available. Similarly, if the available payload consists mostly of Treasures, or if some Kingdom Treasure cards are especially useful to have (such as CounterfeitCounterfeit.jpg or SuppliesSupplies.jpg), then the utility of Minion’s discard-and-draw mode is mostly negated, as you would just discard your good Treasures with it.

When playing with many Minions, it’s important to consider the implications of triggering a mid-turn shuffle. If you've already played most of your Minions and/or discarded many junk cards, it's likely that doing so would topdeck a large amount of junk, causing one or more dud turns in which it's difficult to find enough Minions to draw through your deck. You can avoid this by making sure to stop drawing at the end of your current shuffle, or by discarding some Minions rather than playing them as payload so that the shuffle you trigger will have Minions in it.

While Minion’s Attack is not the most impactful aspect of the card, due to the random nature of the discarded and drawn cards, the best case for the Attack is to turn a good starting hand for your opponents into a total dud, while more likely it will effectively force them to discard one card at random. Minion’s attack can play a significant role in countering decks that rely heavily on topdecking cards to avoid duds or to ensure consistency. Cards topdecked by effects such as SchemeScheme.jpg get discarded by Minion; the strongest case of this is in countering certain combos such as the one with CapitalCapital.jpg and the now removed MandarinMandarin.jpg. Other cases where this might matter include topdecked AlchemistsAlchemist.jpg or TreasuriesTreasury.jpg and starting hands set up by effects such as Night WatchmanNight Watchman.jpg or Scouting PartyScouting Party.jpg.

Minion is a prime target for CapitalismCapitalism.jpg, since you can first play other Treasures in the Buy phase, then discard your hand to find more Treasures (including more Minions) to play. You can do this multiple times if you have more Minions to play and more cards to draw. This is an exception to the usual rule that Treasure payload works poorly with Minion.

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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.

[edit] Versions

[edit] English versions

Print Digital Text Release Date
Minion Minion from Goko/Making Fun +1 Action
Choose one: +$2; or discard your hand, +4 Cards, and each other player with at least 5 cards in hand discards his hand and draws 4 cards. 		Intrigue 1st Edition July 2009
Minion Minion from Shuffle iT +1 Action
Choose one: +$2; or discard your hand, +4 Cards, and each other player with at least 5 cards in hand discards their hand and draws 4 cards. 		Intrigue 2nd Edition October 2016

[edit] Other language versions

Language Name Print Digital Text Notes
Chinese 爪牙 (pron. zhǎoyá, lit. lackey)
Czech Služebník (lit. servant)
Dutch Dienaar (lit. servant) Dutch language Minion +1 Actie
Kies één van de volgende opties: +$2; of leg alle kaarten uit je hand af, +4 Kaarten en iedere andere speler met ten minste 5 kaarten in zijn hand moet al zijn handkaarten afleggen en 4 nieuwe kaarten pakken. 		Eerste editie
(2009)
Finnish Kätyri (lit. henchman)
French Larbin (lit. stooge)
German Lakai
(lit. lackey) 		German language Minion 2021 by ASS German language Minion 2021 from Shuffle iT +1 Aktion
Wähle eins: +$2 oder lege alle deine Handkarten ab, +4 Karten und jeder Mitspieler, der mindestens 5 Karten auf seiner Hand hat, legt alle seine Handkarten ab und zieht 4 Karten. 		2. Edition
(2021)
one or more other versions listed here
Hungarian Udvaronc
(lit. gentleman-at-arms)
Italian Tirapiedi
Japanese 寵臣
(pron. chōshin, lit. favored retainer) 		+1 アクション
次のうち1つを選ぶ:「+$2」:「あなたと手札が5枚以上の他のプレイヤーは全員、手札をすべて捨て札にし、4枚カードを引く」。
Korean 하수인
(pron. hasu-in)
Norwegian Lensmann (lit. sheriff)
Polish Sługus Polish language Minion +1 akcja
Wybierz jedną opcję +$2; lub odrzucasz wszystkie karty z ręki, otrzymujesz +4 karty i każdy z pozostałych graczy z co najmniej 5 kartami na ręce musi odrzucić wszystkie karty i pociągnąć 4 karty. 		(2016)
Russian Приспешник (pron. prispyeshnik, lit. henchman) Russian language Minion from Shuffle iT +1 Действие
Выберите одно из двух: либо +$2; либо сбросьте вашу руку, +4 Карты, каждый другой игрок с хотя бы пятью картами в руке сбрасывает руку и тянет 4 карты.
Spanish Esbirro Spanish language Minion +1 Acción
Elige una opción: +$2;
o bien descarta tu mano, +4 Cartas y los demás jugadores que tengan al menos 5 cartas en su mano descartan su mano para robar 4 cartas nuevas. 		First Edition
(2009)
Esbirro Spanish language Minion +1 Acción
Elige una opción: +$2 ; o bien descarta tu mano, +4 Cartas y los demás jugadores que tengan al menos 5 cartas en su mano descartan su mano para robar 4 cartas nuevas. 		Second Edition
(2016)

[edit] Trivia

Official card art.

The portrait in the card art has a passing resemblance to the DukeDuke.jpg, which was done by the same artist.

[edit] Card Art

It was a scroll originally. We complained that he looked like an evil secretary, and the artist changed it to a dagger.
—Donald X. Vaccarino, JSH's True Art Rankings

[edit] Secret History

The original version of this was a "choose one" card with three messy abilities. It was too messy and also too narrow, and so left. Later on I was looking for an attack to replace another attack that hadn't worked out, and thought of this. Originally the "discard, draw 4" ability only worked on yourself, but it seemed like it would make a cute attack if it hit everybody. The problem was that it was still too narrow - you would not always have a combo that made that exciting enough. The solution, proposed by Chris West, was to have the card be a combo with itself. You can play a couple copies for +$2, and then play one to get a fresh hand. For simplicity there is no 3rd ability.

During development I had some games where it was clear that this card was too annoying. The "discard, draw 4" ability had no "5 or more cards" clause. So you would sometimes draw your whole deck... and also make everyone else draw their whole deck. So you'd make everyone else shuffle on each of your turns. As an attack it gets no worse if it just hits everyone else once, and it's way less annoying. We tested both and went with the less annoying version.
—Donald X. Vaccarino, The Secret History of the Intrigue Cards

[edit] Why does Minion combo so well with itself?

Minion is a combo with another Minion, because otherwise the "discard your hand draw 4" ability would be bad way too often, and that ability can't be thrown in for free on something already worth having. You can argue that it should have been the Counting HouseCounting House.jpg of the set; that isn't the way I went.
—Donald X. Vaccarino, Interview with Donald X.

[edit] Retrospective

Some people hate Minion, but it wasn't in line for cutting from Intrigue. Irl you can just not look at your hand until it's your turn or it gets Minion'd away; that's the big thing, just, make a plan, now it's gone.

A big thing at the time was, cards just didn't get as much work done on them. They didn't get as much playtesting; the playtesting wasn't as good; if a card seemed to be working out I didn't mess with it, I didn't think "but maybe it could be better" or anything. Lots of questions about early cards end up "well it started out like that and seemed fine, the end."

So anyway, today, I probably would not do the Minion attack, because it's not remotely essential to the game and some people hate it. I like to say, I can't do things anyone loves if I refuse to do things that some people hate, but I mean, Minion is extra hated. The way things work today is, there's just no insistence on preserving whatever element of a card, or fixing it even. I might drop Minion, or just not have it attack, or have it do some other attack. There's no particular draw towards the -1 card token, though sure, there's that, if the set was Adventures.
—Donald X. Vaccarino, Dominion Discord, 2018


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Menagerie $2 Black CatBlack Cat.jpg • SleighSleigh.jpg • SuppliesSupplies.jpg $3 Camel TrainCamel Train.jpg • GoatherdGoatherd.jpg • ScrapScrap.jpg • SheepdogSheepdog.jpg • Snowy VillageSnowy Village.jpg • StockpileStockpile.jpg $3star HorseHorse.jpg $4 Bounty HunterBounty Hunter.jpg • CardinalCardinal.jpg • CavalryCavalry.jpg • GroomGroom.jpg • HostelryHostelry.jpg • Village GreenVillage Green.jpg $5 BargeBarge.jpg • CovenCoven.jpg • DisplaceDisplace.jpg • FalconerFalconer.jpg • GatekeeperGatekeeper.jpg • Hunting LodgeHunting Lodge.jpg • KilnKiln.jpg • LiveryLivery.jpg • MastermindMastermind.jpg • PaddockPaddock.jpg • SanctuarySanctuary.jpg $5star FishermanFisherman.jpg $6star DestrierDestrier.jpg • WayfarerWayfarer.jpg $7star Animal FairAnimal Fair.jpg
Events: $0 DelayDelay.jpg • DesperationDesperation.jpg $2 GambleGamble.jpg • PursuePursue.jpg • RideRide.jpg • ToilToil.jpg $3 EnhanceEnhance.jpg • MarchMarch.jpg • TransportTransport.jpg $4 BanishBanish.jpg • BargainBargain.jpg • InvestInvest.jpg • Seize the DaySeize the Day.jpg $5 CommerceCommerce.jpg • DemandDemand.jpg • StampedeStampede.jpg $7 ReapReap.jpg $8 EnclaveEnclave.jpg $10 AllianceAlliance.jpg • PopulatePopulate.jpg
Ways: ButterflyWay of the Butterfly.jpg • CamelWay of the Camel.jpg • ChameleonWay of the Chameleon.jpg • FrogWay of the Frog.jpg • GoatWay of the Goat.jpg • HorseWay of the Horse.jpg • MoleWay of the Mole.jpg • MonkeyWay of the Monkey.jpg • MouseWay of the Mouse.jpg • MuleWay of the Mule.jpg • OtterWay of the Otter.jpg • OwlWay of the Owl.jpg • OxWay of the Ox.jpg • PigWay of the Pig.jpg • RatWay of the Rat.jpg • SealWay of the Seal.jpg • SheepWay of the Sheep.jpg • SquirrelWay of the Squirrel.jpg • TurtleWay of the Turtle.jpg • WormWay of the Worm.jpg
Allies $2 BaubleBauble.jpg • SycophantSycophant.jpg • TownsfolkTownsfolk.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.jpg • Merchant CampMerchant Camp.jpg • OdysseysOdysseys.jpg (Old MapOld Map.jpg / VoyageVoyage.jpg / Sunken TreasureSunken Treasure.jpg / Distant ShoreDistant Shore.jpg) • SentinelSentinel.jpg • UnderlingUnderling.jpg • WizardsWizards.jpg (StudentStudent.jpg / ConjurerConjurer.jpg / SorcererSorcerer.jpg / LichLich.jpg) $4 BrokerBroker.jpg • CarpenterCarpenter.jpg • CourierCourier.jpg • InnkeeperInnkeeper.jpg • Royal GalleyRoyal Galley.jpg • TownTown.jpg $5 BarbarianBarbarian.jpg • Capital CityCapital City.jpg • ContractContract.jpg • EmissaryEmissary.jpg • GalleriaGalleria.jpg • GuildmasterGuildmaster.jpg • HighwaymanHighwayman.jpg • HunterHunter.jpg • ModifyModify.jpg • SkirmisherSkirmisher.jpg • SpecialistSpecialist.jpg • SwapSwap.jpg $6 MarquisMarquis.jpg
Allies: Architects' GuildArchitects' Guild.jpg • Band of NomadsBand of Nomads.jpg • Cave DwellersCave Dwellers.jpg • Circle of WitchesCircle of Witches.jpg • City-stateCity-state.jpg • Coastal HavenCoastal Haven.jpg • Crafters' GuildCrafters' Guild.jpg • Desert GuidesDesert Guides.jpg • Family of InventorsFamily of Inventors.jpg • Fellowship of ScribesFellowship of Scribes.jpg • Forest DwellersForest Dwellers.jpg • Gang of PickpocketsGang of Pickpockets.jpg • Island FolkIsland Folk.jpg • League of BankersLeague of Bankers.jpg • League of ShopkeepersLeague of Shopkeepers.jpg • Market TownsMarket Towns.jpg • Mountain FolkMountain Folk.jpg • Order of AstrologersOrder of Astrologers.jpg • Order of MasonsOrder of Masons.jpg • Peaceful CultPeaceful Cult.jpg • Plateau ShepherdsPlateau Shepherds.jpg • Trappers' LodgeTrappers' Lodge.jpg • Woodworkers' GuildWoodworkers' Guild.jpg
Plunder $2 CageCage.jpg • GrottoGrotto.jpg • Jewelled EggJewelled Egg.jpg • SearchSearch.jpg • ShamanShaman.jpg $3 Secluded ShrineSecluded Shrine.jpg • SirenSiren.jpg • StowawayStowaway.jpg • TaskmasterTaskmaster.jpg $4 AbundanceAbundance.jpg • Cabin BoyCabin Boy.jpg • CrucibleCrucible.jpg • FlagshipFlagship.jpg • Fortune HunterFortune Hunter.jpg • GondolaGondola.jpg • Harbor VillageHarbor Village.jpg • Landing PartyLanding Party.jpg • MapmakerMapmaker.jpg • MaroonMaroon.jpg • RopeRope.jpg • Swamp ShacksSwamp Shacks.jpg • ToolsTools.jpg $5 Buried TreasureBuried Treasure.jpg • CrewCrew.jpg • CutthroatCutthroat.jpg • EnlargeEnlarge.jpg • FigurineFigurine.jpg • First MateFirst Mate.jpg • FrigateFrigate.jpg • LongshipLongship.jpg • Mining RoadMining Road.jpg • PendantPendant.jpg • PickaxePickaxe.jpg • PilgrimPilgrim.jpg • QuartermasterQuartermaster.jpg • Silver MineSilver Mine.jpg • TricksterTrickster.jpg • Wealthy VillageWealthy Village.jpg $6 Sack of LootSack of Loot.jpg $7 King's CacheKing's Cache.jpg $7star Loots (AmphoraAmphora.jpg • DoubloonsDoubloons.jpg • Endless ChaliceEndless Chalice.jpg • FigureheadFigurehead.jpg • HammerHammer.jpg • InsigniaInsignia.jpg • JewelsJewels.jpg • OrbOrb.jpg • Prize GoatPrize Goat.jpg • Puzzle BoxPuzzle Box.jpg • SextantSextant.jpg • ShieldShield.jpg • Spell ScrollSpell Scroll.jpg • StaffStaff.jpg • SwordSword.jpg)
Events: $1 BuryBury.jpg $2 AvoidAvoid.jpg • DeliverDeliver.jpg • PerilPeril.jpg • RushRush.jpg $3 ForayForay.jpg • LaunchLaunch.jpg • MirrorMirror.jpg • PreparePrepare.jpg • ScroungeScrounge.jpg $4 MaelstromMaelstrom.jpg • JourneyJourney.jpg $6 LootingLooting.jpg $10 InvasionInvasion.jpg • ProsperProsper.jpg
Traits: CheapCheap.jpg • CursedCursed.jpg • FatedFated.jpg • FawningFawning.jpg • FriendlyFriendly.jpg • HastyHasty.jpg • InheritedInherited.jpg • InspiringInspiring.jpg • NearbyNearby.jpg • PatientPatient.jpg • PiousPious.jpg • RecklessReckless.jpg • RichRich.jpg • ShyShy.jpg • TirelessTireless.jpg
Promo $3 Black MarketBlack Market.jpg • ChurchChurch.jpg $4 DismantleDismantle.jpg • EnvoyEnvoy.jpg • SaunaSauna.jpg/AvantoAvanto.jpg • Walled VillageWalled Village.jpg $5 GovernorGovernor.jpg • MarchlandMarchland.jpg • StashStash.jpg $6 CaptainCaptain.jpg $8 PrincePrince.jpg
Events: $5 SummonSummon.jpg
Base Cards $0 CopperCopper.jpg • CurseCurse.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
See also: Second Edition • Errata • Outtakes (Confusion) • Fan cards • Card storage • List of cards (in other languages)
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