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'''Patron''' is an [[Action]]-[[Reaction]] card from [[Renaissance]]. When played, it is a [[Disappearing money|disappearing silver]] that gives +1 [[Villager]]. When [[reveal]]ed, it gives +1 [[Coffers]].
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'''Patron''' is an [[Action]]-[[Reaction]] card from [[Renaissance]]. When played, it gives {{Cost|2}} and +1 [[Villager]]. When [[reveal]]ed, it gives +1 [[Coffers]].
  
 
== FAQ ==
 
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=== Other rules clarifications ===
 
=== Other rules clarifications ===
 
* Once Patron is revealed, getting +1 Coffers is not optional.
 
* Once Patron is revealed, getting +1 Coffers is not optional.
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* If you play {{Card|Black Market}} and Patron is one of the 3 cards revealed from the Black Market deck, you get +1 Coffers
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* If you play {{Card|Black Market}} and Patron is one of the 3 cards revealed from the Black Market deck, you get +1 Coffers.
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== Cards that can reveal Patron ==
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* If you have {{Project|Capitalism}}, you may discard Patron to {{Card|Hostelry}}. If you do, you will reveal the Patron for +1 Coffers.
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''For a full list of cards that use the word "Reveal" (including cards which can't reveal Patron), see [[Reveal|List of cards which instruct the players to "reveal"]].''
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* With the new rules to Coffers, Patron and {{Event|Pursue}} would become an infinite combo. Because of this, Patron has received errata to only give Coffers during an Action phase.
  
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Cards in ''italics'' have been [[Removed cards|removed]].
 
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* "Reveal cards from your deck until": {{Card|Scrying Pool}}  (also can reveal opponent's), {{Card|Golem}}, {{Card|Loan}}, {{Card|Venture}}, {{Card|Farming Village}}, {{Card|Sage}}, {{Card|Hunting Party}} (also reveals your hand), {{Card|Rebuild}}, {{Card|Journeyman}}, {{Card|Ghost}}, ''{{Card|Adventurer}}''
 
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* "Reveal your hand": {{Card|Shanty Town}}, {{Card|Menagerie}}, {{Card|Hunting Party}}, {{Card|Crossroads}}, {{Card|Poor House}}, {{Card|City Quarter}}, {{Card|Royal Blacksmith}}, {{Card|Grand Castle}}
 
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* "Reveal the top ''n'' cards of your deck": '''5 cards:''' {{Card|Envoy}} '''4 cards:''' {{Card|Patrol}}, {{Card|Apothecary}}, {{Card|Harvest}}, ''{{Card|Scout}}'' '''3 cards:''' {{Card|Wandering Minstrel}}, {{Card|Doctor}}, {{Card|Advisor}}, {{Card|Seer}} '''2 cards:''' {{Card|Oracle}}  (also can reveal opponent's), {{Card|Border Guard}} (reveals 3 with {{Artifact|Lantern}}) '''1 card:''' {{Card|Wishing Well}}, {{Card|Vagrant}}, {{Card|Ironmonger}}, {{Card|Mystic}}, {{Card|Herald}}, {{Card|Magpie}}, {{Card|Patrician}}, {{Card|Chariot Race}}, {{Card|Will-o'-Wisp}}, {{Project|Piazza}}, ''{{Card|Spy}}'' (also can reveal opponent's)
 
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* "Reveal a card from your hand": {{Card|Courtier}}, {{Card|Ambassador}}, {{Card|Gladiator}} (also can reveal opponent's)
 
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* Can reveal an opponent's Patron: {{Card|Bureaucrat}}, {{Card|Bandit}}, {{Card|Cutpurse}}, {{Card|Pirate Ship}}, {{Card|Noble Brigand}}, {{Card|Rabble}}, {{Card|Fortune Teller}}, {{Card|Pillage}}, {{Card|Rogue}}, {{Card|Knights}}, {{Card|Taxman}}, {{Card|Giant}}, {{Card|Raider}}, {{Card|Scrying Pool}}, {{Card|Oracle}}, {{Card|Gladiator}}, ''{{Card|Spy}}'', ''{{Card|Thief}}'', ''{{Card|Saboteur}}'', ''{{Card|Tribute}}''
 
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* Other: {{Card|Black Market}}, {{Card|Inn}}
 
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* Hexes: {{Hex|Famine}}, {{Hex|War}}, {{Hex|Bad Omens}}
 
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* Exceptional cases: {{Card|Mint}} (with {{Project|Capitalism}}), {{Card|Villain}} (with [[cost reduction]])
 
 
== Strategy ==
 
== Strategy ==
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''[http://dominionstrategy.com/2019/04/21/patron/ Original article] by Chris is me''
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Patron is a multi-faceted [[payload]] card that can act either as a [[non-terminal]] or as a [[terminal Silver]] that generates a [[Villager]] to save for later. Given that Villagers are a highly valuable resource that provide extra flexibility and may help you avoid a [[dud]], Patron is often worth gaining for the ability to stockpile a couple of these, and one or two copies can also function as a useful component of your payload in most [[engine]]s. Taking additional copies of a [[stop card]] that generates {{Cost|2}} is most likely to be worthwhile in a deck that specifically prefers [[Action]] cards over [[Treasure]]s, such as a [[draw-to-X]] engine, although Patron’s strength as payload increases substantially if you have a way to activate its [[Reaction]].
  
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===What does Patron do?===
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Patron can be a good choice in the [[opening]] and early game for two reasons. First, it functions much like a {{Card|Silver}} in helping you afford a key early price point. Second, if you can play it a few times before it starts to [[collision|collide]] with other [[terminal]]s, you may be able to accumulate a small number of Villagers. These can be particularly useful in the early game, enabling you to counteract terminal collisions that occur before you have sufficient [[deck control]] to resolve them with [[Village (card category)|villages]]. Later in the game, they can also provide a helpful safety net, guarding against e.g. the possibility of drawing a [[terminal draw]] card and no village in your starting hand. Occasionally, they may also help you exert more pressure in the [[endgame]] by threatening the ability to play some extra payload. Finally, Patron can enable the use of a terminal draw card as your sole terminal in a [[Kingdom]] with no other form of village effect, as it allows you to float a single +Action across turns. This means you can continue to play other Action cards after your terminal draw card each turn, provided that you can consistently restore the Villager by playing Patron.
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In simplest terms, Patron will convert a spare Action you may have into a Villager while also producing +{{Cost|2}}. Except in the case where you have no Actions remaining and no Villagers available, Patron is essentially strictly better than Silver. Patron also has a neat Reaction that will give you an extra Coffers when revealed by something.
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===Why is Patron’s on-play effect useful?===
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If you can activate Patron’s Reaction consistently, e.g. by revealing several copies while drawing with {{Card|Seer}}, its value as payload is enhanced, especially since the extra {{Cost|1}} comes in the form of more flexible [[Coffers]]. The most powerful form of this effect, for which Patron is worth acquiring in bulk and can readily function as the centerpiece of your payload, occurs in situations where you can reveal multiple copies repeatedly. For example, every {{Card|Hunting Party}} you play reveals all the copies of Patron that you have in hand and may reveal a substantial portion of your deck as well, potentially generating a very large number of Coffers. While this effect is less potent in situations where revealing Patron is less frequent or reliable, for example with {{Card|Chariot Race}}, it can still be worth playing for the possibility of getting a free Coffers.
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Patron gives you a Villager on-play while also doing something else (providing economy). Villagers are at their most powerful in the early game. Before you have thinned your deck and added a source of +Actions to it, an extra Villager or two can help you resolve terminal collisions, ensuring an otherwise unlucky shuffle doesn’t hurt your momentum. Additionally, the +{{Cost|2}} that Patron provides is useful early on for buying {{Cost|5}} cost cards. Sneaking in a Patron play or two in the first few shuffles thus ends up helping boost your momentum and consistency in this critical part of the game where bad luck could otherwise mess you up. In the worst case, where Patron collides with something else, you can still play both by immediately using the Villager.
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Later on in the game, you can use any extra Action plays you have left to stockpile Villagers with your Patrons, providing some extra insurance when greening. The peace of mind helps avoid dud turns when your +Actions doesn’t align perfectly with your +Cards to start the turn.
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A couple of interactions substantially transform the role Patron may play in a particular Kingdom. First, it functions as a useful source of [[draw]] with {{Way|Way of the Chameleon}}, which turns it into a cheaper and more flexible version of {{Card|Laboratory}}. Second, {{Project|Capitalism}} allows it to function as a sustainable source of flexible +Actions, as you can generate Villagers without using up [[terminal space]].
  
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Of course, there are also the many cases in which you’d prefer your economy to come from Action cards rather than Treasures. Patron can be drawn with {{Card|Scrying Pool}}, [[Throne Room variant|multiplied]] with {{Card|Throne Room}}, and skipped over by {{Card|Loan}}, to name just a few.
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===External strategy articles===
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''Note: Article(s) below are by individual authors and may not represent the community's current views on cards, but may provide more in-depth information or give historical perspective. Caveat emptor.''
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* [http://dominionstrategy.com/2019/04/21/patron/ Chris is me's 2019 article]
  
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Basically, while Patron isn’t going to give you a massive pile of Villagers the way cards like {{Card|Recruiter}} do, it is useful to have in your deck simply because just 1 or 2 Villagers can save games for you and help you keep momentum through otherwise awkward collisions.
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=== Cards that can reveal Patron ===
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''For a full list of cards that use the word "Reveal" (including cards which can't reveal Patron), see [[Reveal|List of cards which instruct the players to "reveal"]].'
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===When The Reaction Matters===
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Patron is fine for many decks without the Reaction, but if you can reliably and repeatedly get that extra economy boost, Patron can be an excellent card and the primary payload of a deck. A Patron revealed once per time it is played is essentially better than Gold, and with any potential for multiple reveals, the effect compounds from there.
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The best reveal cards for Patron tend to be nonterminal – they can be played frequently without a lot of other support, and they usually won’t use any of the Villagers Patron is stacking up. {{Card|Menagerie}} and {{Card|Hunting Party}} are two standout examples. Both reveal your whole hand on each play. Hunting Party is more powerful as it gives you some flexibility – you can either keep your Patrons in hand to stock up Coffers, or you can play them to grab your next Patron from the deck. Menagerie is a bit more awkward as it won’t play as effectively if you have multiple Patrons, but since Menagerie is so cheap, you can add them to a deck that doesn’t otherwise need them just for the economy boost. Patron is also an excellent addition to decks that use {{Card|City Quarter}} for draw, as City Quarter reveals your hand on play and the extra economy will help you buy the expensive City Quarters. Scrying Pool also gets a mention, because it reveals every Patron that you draw in a turn, and it is good for Scrying Pool decks to not have to rely on Silver or Gold for economy.
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There are many other useful reveal cards to look for. {{Card|Advisor}} is a nice one, as it is nonterminal. {{Card|Courtier}} is drawn to Patron’s dual-typing. {{Card|Journeyman}} is terminal, but you do reveal everything you draw with it (similarly {{Card|Royal Blacksmith}} reveals your hand after drawing). The list goes on.
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===Other Useful Synergies===
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{{Project|Capitalism}} merits a special mention as it allows you to use Patron as essentially a next-turn Village. All your Villagers are free when you play Patron in the Buy phase. Throne variants have been mentioned before, but also worthy of note is {{Card|Scepter}}, which can be used to squeeze out extra Villagers in the Buy phase if you need them.
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In conclusion, while Patron is one of the least flashy sources of Villagers, it should definitely be considered in any deck that can find space for it. The {{Cost|4}} cost can make it awkward to open, but in most cases, if you were going to open {{Card|Silver}}/{{Cost|3}} cost, you might as well make that Silver a Patron instead.
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== Versions ==
 
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| {{CardLangVersionImage}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=1}} || '''+1 Villager''', +{{Cost|2}}.<br>When something causes you to reveal this (using the word "reveal"), '''+1 Coffers'''. || Renaissance || November 2018
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| {{CardLangVersionImage|o=1}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=s|o=1}} || style="padding:0px 15px;"| '''+1 Villager'''<br>+{{Cost|2}}{{Divline}}When something causes you to reveal this (using the word &ldquo;reveal&rdquo;), '''+1&nbsp;Coffers'''. || Renaissance || November 2018
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|  || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=t}} || style="padding:0px 15px;"| '''+1 Villager'''<br>+{{Cost|2}}{{Divline}}When something causes you to reveal this (using the word &ldquo;reveal&rdquo;) in an Action phase, '''+1&nbsp;Coffers'''. || [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=20909.0 Coffers Rules Change] || [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=20909.0 September&nbsp;17&#44;&nbsp;2021] / [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=20909.msg885358#msg885358 February&nbsp;18&#44;&nbsp;2022]
 
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===Other language versions===
 
===Other language versions===
 
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! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Notes
 
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!Chinese
 
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| 贊助人 (pron. ''zànzhùrén'', lit. ''sponsor'') || || ||
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| 贊助人 (pron. ''zànzhùrén'', lit. ''sponsor'') || || || ||
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| Beschermheer || {{CardLangVersionImage|Dutch}} || || '''+1 Dorpsbewoner'''<br>+{{Cost|2}}{{Divline}}Als iets ervoor zorgt dat je deze kaart moet ‘tonen’, ‘laten zien’ of ‘omdraaien’, '''+1 Geldkist'''. || Quoted words are referring to revealing, showing or turning over the card
 
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!French
 
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| Mécène || || ||
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| Mécène || || {{CardVersionImage|PatronFrench2021Digital|French language Patron 2021 from Shuffle iT}} || '''+1 Villageois'''<br>+{{Cost|2}}{{Divline}}Lorsque vous dévoilez cette carte (suite à une instruction utilisant le mot &laquo;dévoiler&raquo;), '''+1&nbsp;Coffres'''. ||
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| Patron || {{CardVersionImage|PatronGerman|German language Patron 2019 by ASS}} || {{CardVersionImage|PatronGerman2021Digital|German language Patron 2021 from Shuffle iT}} || '''+1 Dorfbewohner'''<br>+{{Cost|2}}{{Divline}}Wenn dich etwas veranlasst, diese Karte aufzudecken (mit der Formulierung &bdquo;aufdecken&ldquo;): '''+1&nbsp;Taler'''. || (2019)
 
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| Patron ||  || {{CardVersionImage|PatronGerman2022Digital|German language Patron 2022 from Shuffle iT}} || style="padding:15px 0px;"| '''+1 Dorfbewohner'''<br>+{{Cost|2}}{{Divline}}Wenn etwas dich diese Karte in einer Aktionsphase aufdecken lässt (mit Worten wie &bdquo;decke auf&ldquo; oder &bdquo;aufgedeckt&ldquo;), '''+1&nbsp;Taler'''. ||
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| 後ろ盾 (pron. ''ushirodate'') || || || '''+1 村人トークン'''。 +{{Cost|2}}。 これが公開されるとき、'''+1 コイントークン'''。
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| パトロン<br>(pron. ''patoron'') || || || style="padding:15px 0px;"| '''+1 村人トークン'''<br>+{{Cost|2}}{{Divline}}これが公開されるとき、'''+1 コイントークン'''。 ||
 
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| Mecenas || {{CardLangVersionImage|Spanish}} || || '''+1 Aldeano'''<br>+{{Cost|2}}{{Divline}}Cuando algo causa que reveles esta carta (usando el verbo «revelar»), '''+1 Arcas'''. ||
 
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
[[Image:PatronArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]]
 
[[Image:PatronArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]]
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Patron is the only card to use quotation marks in its English text, and along with {{Project|Capitalism}} the only [[card-shaped thing]] to care about the text on cards. It is also the only [[Reaction]] whose trigger is being revealed.
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Patron is the only [[Reaction]] whose trigger is being revealed.
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Patron was the first [[card-shaped thing]] to use quotation marks in its English text. It and {{Project|Capitalism}} were the first to care specifically about the text on cards.
 
=== Secret History ===
 
=== Secret History ===
 
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|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
 
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
 
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=19203.0 The Secret History of Dominion: Renaissance]
 
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=19203.0 The Secret History of Dominion: Renaissance]
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=== Further development history ===
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|Text=The version of Patron that Mic is remembering was, if you have a Seedy District or Wealthy District, +{{Cost|2}} +1 Villager, else take Seedy District. Seedy District was a 2-sided State: like an artifact but there was a copy for each player. It was {{Project|Cathedral}} and if you trashed a card costing {{Cost|5}}+ it turned over, becoming Wealthy District, which was a {{Card|Cargo Ship}} for Treasures. And it was called Architect.
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|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
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|Source=[https://discord.com/channels/212660788786102272/214827949864517632/662464928275234816 Dominion Discord, 2020]
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=== Comparison with Silver ===
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|Text=Patron causes the problem that I avoided for many years by not making {{Card|Silver}}-with-a-bonus at {{Cost|4}}, though it dodges being strictly better than {{Cost|4}} {{Card|Silver}} on paper because you need to play it once to have a villager to not draw it dead. I decided to live with it for that one card and in practice it doesn't come up so often, though I have seen it.
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|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
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|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=19514.msg788926#msg788926 The Dominion Cards Lists 2018 Edition: $4 Cards (Bottom Half)]
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The problem is that normal people buy {{Card|Silver}} for {{Cost|4}} often enough that they just automatically empty the {{Card|Silver}}-plus-for-{{Cost|4}} pile, without regard even for what the bonus is.
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Patron does have this issue, though not always. As you can see it seemed like it wasn't enough of a problem to not do the card. And the fact that I hadn't done one of these meant... that I hadn't done one of these.
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|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
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|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5799.msg776089#msg776089 Interview with Donald X.]
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=== Errata ===
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Coffers can now be spent any time during your turn, which is fantastic, a much better way to do it. And what people irl tended to do anyway. This required wording changes to {{Card|Merchant Guild}} and Patron, which otherwise were broken (e.g. Patron plus {{Event|Pursue}}).
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|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
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|Source=[https://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=21326.0 The Why of the Errata]
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The latest printed wording is "When something causes you to reveal this (using the word “reveal”), +1 Coffers." This was changed to add "in an Action phase" because otherwise it would loop with {{Event|Pursue}}. We tested it without that and it was too much. This in turn is due to changing the rules for Coffers.
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There is no printed version with that fix. When it's printed I imagine it will be "When something causes you to reveal this (using the word “reveal”) in an Action phase, +1 Coffers."
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The Steam version comes from me mentioning the change to the Steam version guy (Jeff), without giving the full text. I wasn't looking at the card, I just said la la la, Patron's gonna change, something like, "When you reveal this in an Action phase..." And he put in the change and there it is. Presumably once we are publishing Patron with the {{Event|Pursue}} fix, I will mention to Jeff, here is the actual wording.|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
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|Source=[https://www.reddit.com/r/dominion/comments/11kcn96/comment/jbazzg6/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 Dominion Reddit, 2023]
 
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Latest revision as of 11:21, 23 December 2023

Patron
Patron.jpg
Info
Cost $4
Type(s) Action - Reaction
Kingdom card? Yes
Set RenaissanceRenaissance icon.png
Illustrator(s) Claus Stephan
Card text
+1 Villager
+$2
When something causes you to reveal this (using the word “reveal”) in an Action phase, +1 Coffers.

Patron is an Action-Reaction card from Renaissance. When played, it gives $2 and +1 Villager. When revealed, it gives +1 Coffers.

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[edit] FAQ

[edit] Official FAQ

  • Anything that causes you to reveal a Patron, and specifically uses the word "reveal," causes you to get +1 Coffers.
  • For example if you play a Border GuardBorder Guard.jpg and reveal two Patrons, you will get +2 Coffers.
  • Other players seeing a card, without the word "reveal" being used, is not enough; for example if another player plays a VillainVillain.jpg and you discard a Patron, you do not get +1 Coffers.

[edit] Other rules clarifications

  • Once Patron is revealed, getting +1 Coffers is not optional.
  • If you play Black MarketBlack Market.jpg and Patron is one of the 3 cards revealed from the Black Market deck, you get +1 Coffers.
  • If you have CapitalismCapitalism.jpg, you may discard Patron to HostelryHostelry.jpg. If you do, you will reveal the Patron for +1 Coffers.
  • With the new rules to Coffers, Patron and PursuePursue.jpg would become an infinite combo. Because of this, Patron has received errata to only give Coffers during an Action phase.

[edit] Strategy

Patron is a multi-faceted payload card that can act either as a non-terminal or as a terminal Silver that generates a Villager to save for later. Given that Villagers are a highly valuable resource that provide extra flexibility and may help you avoid a dud, Patron is often worth gaining for the ability to stockpile a couple of these, and one or two copies can also function as a useful component of your payload in most engines. Taking additional copies of a stop card that generates $2 is most likely to be worthwhile in a deck that specifically prefers Action cards over Treasures, such as a draw-to-X engine, although Patron’s strength as payload increases substantially if you have a way to activate its Reaction.

Patron can be a good choice in the opening and early game for two reasons. First, it functions much like a SilverSilver.jpg in helping you afford a key early price point. Second, if you can play it a few times before it starts to collide with other terminals, you may be able to accumulate a small number of Villagers. These can be particularly useful in the early game, enabling you to counteract terminal collisions that occur before you have sufficient deck control to resolve them with villages. Later in the game, they can also provide a helpful safety net, guarding against e.g. the possibility of drawing a terminal draw card and no village in your starting hand. Occasionally, they may also help you exert more pressure in the endgame by threatening the ability to play some extra payload. Finally, Patron can enable the use of a terminal draw card as your sole terminal in a Kingdom with no other form of village effect, as it allows you to float a single +Action across turns. This means you can continue to play other Action cards after your terminal draw card each turn, provided that you can consistently restore the Villager by playing Patron.

If you can activate Patron’s Reaction consistently, e.g. by revealing several copies while drawing with SeerSeer.jpg, its value as payload is enhanced, especially since the extra $1 comes in the form of more flexible Coffers. The most powerful form of this effect, for which Patron is worth acquiring in bulk and can readily function as the centerpiece of your payload, occurs in situations where you can reveal multiple copies repeatedly. For example, every Hunting PartyHunting Party.jpg you play reveals all the copies of Patron that you have in hand and may reveal a substantial portion of your deck as well, potentially generating a very large number of Coffers. While this effect is less potent in situations where revealing Patron is less frequent or reliable, for example with Chariot RaceChariot Race.jpg, it can still be worth playing for the possibility of getting a free Coffers.

A couple of interactions substantially transform the role Patron may play in a particular Kingdom. First, it functions as a useful source of draw with Way of the ChameleonWay of the Chameleon.jpg, which turns it into a cheaper and more flexible version of LaboratoryLaboratory.jpg. Second, CapitalismCapitalism.jpg allows it to function as a sustainable source of flexible +Actions, as you can generate Villagers without using up terminal space.

[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] Cards that can reveal Patron

For a full list of cards that use the word "Reveal" (including cards which can't reveal Patron), see List of cards which instruct the players to "reveal".'

[edit] Versions

[edit] English versions

Print Digital Text Release Date
Patron Patron from Shuffle iT +1 Villager
+$2
When something causes you to reveal this (using the word “reveal”), +1 Coffers. 		Renaissance November 2018
Patron from Temple Gates Games +1 Villager
+$2
When something causes you to reveal this (using the word “reveal”) in an Action phase, +1 Coffers. 		Coffers Rules Change September 17, 2021 / February 18, 2022

[edit] Other language versions

Language Name Print Digital Text Notes
Chinese 贊助人 (pron. zànzhùrén, lit. sponsor)
Dutch Beschermheer Dutch language Patron +1 Dorpsbewoner
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Als iets ervoor zorgt dat je deze kaart moet ‘tonen’, ‘laten zien’ of ‘omdraaien’, +1 Geldkist. 		Quoted words are referring to revealing, showing or turning over the card
French Mécène French language Patron 2021 from Shuffle iT +1 Villageois
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Lorsque vous dévoilez cette carte (suite à une instruction utilisant le mot «dévoiler»), +1 Coffres.
German Patron German language Patron 2019 by ASS German language Patron 2021 from Shuffle iT +1 Dorfbewohner
+$2
Wenn dich etwas veranlasst, diese Karte aufzudecken (mit der Formulierung „aufdecken“): +1 Taler. 		(2019)
Patron German language Patron 2022 from Shuffle iT +1 Dorfbewohner
+$2
Wenn etwas dich diese Karte in einer Aktionsphase aufdecken lässt (mit Worten wie „decke auf“ oder „aufgedeckt“), +1 Taler.
Japanese パトロン
(pron. patoron) 		+1 村人トークン
+$2
これが公開されるとき、+1 コイントークン。
Russian Покровитель (pron. pokrovityel')
Spanish Mecenas Spanish language Patron +1 Aldeano
+$2
Cuando algo causa que reveles esta carta (usando el verbo «revelar»), +1 Arcas.

[edit] Trivia

Official card art.

Patron is the only Reaction whose trigger is being revealed.

Patron was the first card-shaped thing to use quotation marks in its English text. It and CapitalismCapitalism.jpg were the first to care specifically about the text on cards.

[edit] Secret History

The first version had a two-sided State (it was a CathedralCathedral.jpg that turned into a Cargo ShipCargo Ship.jpg for Treasures if you trashed a $5+ card). When those went away, I preserved the top and added the reaction. I fiddled with the wording some, to try to make it clear, but the idea stayed the same.
—Donald X. Vaccarino, The Secret History of Dominion: Renaissance

[edit] Further development history

The version of Patron that Mic is remembering was, if you have a Seedy District or Wealthy District, +$2 +1 Villager, else take Seedy District. Seedy District was a 2-sided State: like an artifact but there was a copy for each player. It was CathedralCathedral.jpg and if you trashed a card costing $5+ it turned over, becoming Wealthy District, which was a Cargo ShipCargo Ship.jpg for Treasures. And it was called Architect.
—Donald X. Vaccarino, Dominion Discord, 2020

[edit] Comparison with Silver

Patron causes the problem that I avoided for many years by not making SilverSilver.jpg-with-a-bonus at $4, though it dodges being strictly better than $4 SilverSilver.jpg on paper because you need to play it once to have a villager to not draw it dead. I decided to live with it for that one card and in practice it doesn't come up so often, though I have seen it.
—Donald X. Vaccarino, The Dominion Cards Lists 2018 Edition: $4 Cards (Bottom Half)


The problem is that normal people buy SilverSilver.jpg for $4 often enough that they just automatically empty the SilverSilver.jpg-plus-for-$4 pile, without regard even for what the bonus is. Patron does have this issue, though not always. As you can see it seemed like it wasn't enough of a problem to not do the card. And the fact that I hadn't done one of these meant... that I hadn't done one of these.
—Donald X. Vaccarino, Interview with Donald X.

[edit] Errata

Coffers can now be spent any time during your turn, which is fantastic, a much better way to do it. And what people irl tended to do anyway. This required wording changes to Merchant GuildMerchant Guild.jpg and Patron, which otherwise were broken (e.g. Patron plus PursuePursue.jpg).
—Donald X. Vaccarino, The Why of the Errata


The latest printed wording is "When something causes you to reveal this (using the word “reveal”), +1 Coffers." This was changed to add "in an Action phase" because otherwise it would loop with PursuePursue.jpg. We tested it without that and it was too much. This in turn is due to changing the rules for Coffers.

There is no printed version with that fix. When it's printed I imagine it will be "When something causes you to reveal this (using the word “reveal”) in an Action phase, +1 Coffers."

The Steam version comes from me mentioning the change to the Steam version guy (Jeff), without giving the full text. I wasn't looking at the card, I just said la la la, Patron's gonna change, something like, "When you reveal this in an Action phase..." And he put in the change and there it is. Presumably once we are publishing Patron with the PursuePursue.jpg fix, I will mention to Jeff, here is the actual wording.
—Donald X. Vaccarino, Dominion Reddit, 2023


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Cards $2 Border GuardBorder Guard.jpg (HornHorn.jpg • LanternLantern.jpg) • DucatDucat.jpg • LackeysLackeys.jpg $3 Acting TroupeActing Troupe.jpg • Cargo ShipCargo Ship.jpg • ExperimentExperiment.jpg • ImproveImprove.jpg $4 Flag BearerFlag Bearer.jpg (FlagFlag.jpg) • HideoutHideout.jpg • InventorInventor.jpg • Mountain VillageMountain Village.jpg • PatronPatron.jpg • PriestPriest.jpg • ResearchResearch.jpg • Silk MerchantSilk Merchant.jpg $5 Old WitchOld Witch.jpg • RecruiterRecruiter.jpg • ScepterScepter.jpg • ScholarScholar.jpg • SculptorSculptor.jpg • SeerSeer.jpg • SpicesSpices.jpg • SwashbucklerSwashbuckler.jpg (Treasure ChestTreasure Chest.jpg) • TreasurerTreasurer.jpg (KeyKey.jpg) • VillainVillain.jpg
Projects $3 CathedralCathedral.jpg • City GateCity Gate.jpg • PageantPageant.jpg • SewersSewers.jpg • Star ChartStar Chart.jpg $4 ExplorationExploration.jpg • FairFair.jpg • SilosSilos.jpg • Sinister PlotSinister Plot.jpg $5 AcademyAcademy.jpg • CapitalismCapitalism.jpg • FleetFleet.jpg • GuildhallGuildhall.jpg • PiazzaPiazza.jpg • Road NetworkRoad Network.jpg $6 BarracksBarracks.jpg • Crop RotationCrop Rotation.jpg • InnovationInnovation.jpg $7 CanalCanal.jpg $8 CitadelCitadel.jpg
Combos and Counters None yet found
Other concepts Artifacts • Coffers • Projects • Villagers
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Dominion Cards
Basic cards $0 CopperCopper.jpg • CurseCurse.jpg $2 EstateEstate.jpg $3 SilverSilver.jpg $5 DuchyDuchy.jpg $6 GoldGold.jpg $8 ProvinceProvince.jpg
Dominion $2 CellarCellar.jpg • ChapelChapel.jpg • MoatMoat.jpg $3 HarbingerHarbinger.jpg • MerchantMerchant.jpg • VassalVassal.jpg • VillageVillage.jpg • WorkshopWorkshop.jpg $4 BureaucratBureaucrat.jpg • GardensGardens.jpg • MilitiaMilitia.jpg • MoneylenderMoneylender.jpg • PoacherPoacher.jpg • RemodelRemodel.jpg • SmithySmithy.jpg • Throne RoomThrone Room.jpg $5 BanditBandit.jpg • Council RoomCouncil Room.jpg • FestivalFestival.jpg • LaboratoryLaboratory.jpg • LibraryLibrary.jpg • MarketMarket.jpg • MineMine.jpg • SentrySentry.jpg • WitchWitch.jpg $6 ArtisanArtisan.jpg
Removed cards: $3 ChancellorChancellor.jpg • WoodcutterWoodcutter.jpg $4 FeastFeast.jpg • SpySpy.jpg • ThiefThief.jpg $6 AdventurerAdventurer.jpg
Intrigue $2 CourtyardCourtyard.jpg • LurkerLurker.jpg • PawnPawn.jpg $3 MasqueradeMasquerade.jpg • Shanty TownShanty Town.jpg • StewardSteward.jpg • SwindlerSwindler.jpg • Wishing WellWishing Well.jpg $4 BaronBaron.jpg • BridgeBridge.jpg • ConspiratorConspirator.jpg • DiplomatDiplomat.jpg • IronworksIronworks.jpg • MillMill.jpg • Mining VillageMining Village.jpg • Secret PassageSecret Passage.jpg $5 CourtierCourtier.jpg • DukeDuke.jpg • MinionMinion.jpg • PatrolPatrol.jpg • ReplaceReplace.jpg • TorturerTorturer.jpg • Trading PostTrading Post.jpg • UpgradeUpgrade.jpg $6 FarmFarm.jpg • NoblesNobles.jpg
Removed cards: $2 Secret ChamberSecret Chamber.jpg $3 Great HallGreat Hall.jpg $4 CoppersmithCoppersmith.jpg • ScoutScout.jpg $5 SaboteurSaboteur.jpg • TributeTribute.jpg $6 HaremHarem.jpg
Seaside $2 HavenHaven.jpg • LighthouseLighthouse.jpg • Native VillageNative Village.jpg $3 AstrolabeAstrolabe.jpg • Fishing VillageFishing Village.jpg • LookoutLookout.jpg • MonkeyMonkey.jpg • Sea ChartSea Chart.jpg • SmugglersSmugglers.jpg • WarehouseWarehouse.jpg $4 BlockadeBlockade.jpg • CaravanCaravan.jpg • CutpurseCutpurse.jpg • IslandIsland.jpg • SailorSailor.jpg • SalvagerSalvager.jpg • Tide PoolsTide Pools.jpg • Treasure MapTreasure Map.jpg $5 BazaarBazaar.jpg • CorsairCorsair.jpg • Merchant ShipMerchant Ship.jpg • OutpostOutpost.jpg • PiratePirate.jpg • Sea WitchSea Witch.jpg • TacticianTactician.jpg • TreasuryTreasury.jpg • WharfWharf.jpg
Removed cards: $2 EmbargoEmbargo.jpg • Pearl DiverPearl Diver.jpg $3 AmbassadorAmbassador.jpg $4 NavigatorNavigator.jpg • Pirate ShipPirate Ship.jpg • Sea HagSea Hag.jpg $5 ExplorerExplorer.jpg • Ghost ShipGhost Ship.jpg
Alchemy P TransmuteTransmute.jpg • VineyardVineyard.jpg $2 HerbalistHerbalist.jpg $2P ApothecaryApothecary.jpg • Scrying PoolScrying Pool.jpg • UniversityUniversity.jpg $3P AlchemistAlchemist.jpg • FamiliarFamiliar.jpg • Philosopher's StonePhilosopher's Stone.jpg $4 PotionPotion.jpg $4P GolemGolem.jpg $5 ApprenticeApprentice.jpg $6P PossessionPossession.jpg
Prosperity $3 AnvilAnvil.jpg • WatchtowerWatchtower.jpg $4 BishopBishop.jpg • ClerkClerk.jpg • InvestmentInvestment.jpg • TiaraTiara.jpg • MonumentMonument.jpg • QuarryQuarry.jpg • Worker's VillageWorker's Village.jpg $5 CharlatanCharlatan.jpg • CityCity.jpg • CollectionCollection.jpg • Crystal BallCrystal Ball.jpg • MagnateMagnate.jpg • MintMint.jpg • RabbleRabble.jpg • VaultVault.jpg • War ChestWar Chest.jpg $6 HoardHoard.jpg $6star Grand MarketGrand Market.jpg $7 BankBank.jpg • ExpandExpand.jpg • ForgeForge.jpg • King's CourtKing's Court.jpg $8star PeddlerPeddler.jpg $9 PlatinumPlatinum.jpg $11 ColonyColony.jpg
Removed cards: $3 LoanLoan.jpg • Trade RouteTrade Route.jpg $4 TalismanTalisman.jpg $5 ContrabandContraband.jpg • Counting HouseCounting House.jpg • MountebankMountebank.jpg • Royal SealRoyal Seal.jpg • VentureVenture.jpg $6 GoonsGoons.jpg
Cornucopia & Guilds $2 Candlestick MakerCandlestick Maker.jpg • HamletHamlet.jpg $2plus FarrierFarrier.jpg • StonemasonStonemason.jpg $3 MenagerieMenagerie.jpg • ShopShop.jpg $3plus InfirmaryInfirmary.jpg $4 AdvisorAdvisor.jpg • FarmhandsFarmhands.jpg • PlazaPlaza.jpg • RemakeRemake.jpg • Young WitchYoung Witch.jpg $4plus HeraldHerald.jpg $5 BakerBaker.jpg • ButcherButcher.jpg • CarnivalCarnival.jpg • FerrymanFerryman.jpg • FootpadFootpad.jpg • Horn of PlentyHorn of Plenty.jpg • Hunting PartyHunting Party.jpg • JesterJester.jpg • JourneymanJourneyman.jpg • JoustJoust.jpg (Rewards: CoronetCoronet.jpg • CourserCourser.jpg • DemesneDemesne.jpg • HousecarlHousecarl.jpg • Huge TurnipHuge Turnip.jpg • RenownRenown.jpg)• Merchant GuildMerchant Guild.jpg • SoothsayerSoothsayer.jpg $6 FairgroundsFairgrounds.jpg
Removed cards: $3 Fortune TellerFortune Teller.jpg $3plus DoctorDoctor.jpg • MasterpieceMasterpiece.jpg $4 Farming VillageFarming Village.jpg • Horse TradersHorse Traders.jpg • TaxmanTaxman.jpg • TournamentTournament.jpg (Prizes: Bag of GoldBag of Gold.jpg • DiademDiadem.jpg • FollowersFollowers.jpg • PrincessPrincess.jpg • Trusty SteedTrusty Steed.jpg) $5 HarvestHarvest.jpg
Hinterlands $2 CrossroadsCrossroads.jpg • Fool's GoldFool's Gold.jpg $3 DevelopDevelop.jpg • Guard DogGuard Dog.jpg • OasisOasis.jpg • SchemeScheme.jpg • TunnelTunnel.jpg $4 Jack of All TradesJack of All Trades.jpg • NomadsNomads.jpg • Spice MerchantSpice Merchant.jpg • TraderTrader.jpg • TrailTrail.jpg • WeaverWeaver.jpg $5 BerserkerBerserker.jpg • CartographerCartographer.jpg • CauldronCauldron.jpg • HagglerHaggler.jpg • HighwayHighway.jpg • InnInn.jpg • MargraveMargrave.jpg • SoukSouk.jpg • StablesStables.jpg • WheelwrightWheelwright.jpg • Witch's HutWitch's Hut.jpg $6 Border VillageBorder Village.jpg • FarmlandFarmland.jpg
Removed cards: $2 DuchessDuchess.jpg $3 OracleOracle.jpg $4 Noble BrigandNoble Brigand.jpg • Nomad CampNomad Camp.jpg • Silk RoadSilk Road.jpg $5 CacheCache.jpg • EmbassyEmbassy.jpg • Ill-Gotten GainsIll-Gotten Gains.jpg • MandarinMandarin.jpg
Dark Ages $0 Ruins (Abandoned MineAbandoned Mine.jpg • Ruined LibraryRuined Library.jpg • Ruined MarketRuined Market.jpg • Ruined VillageRuined Village.jpg • SurvivorsSurvivors.jpg) $0star SpoilsSpoils.jpg $1 Poor HousePoor House.jpg • Shelters (HovelHovel.jpg • NecropolisNecropolis.jpg • Overgrown EstateOvergrown Estate.jpg) $2 BeggarBeggar.jpg • SquireSquire.jpg • VagrantVagrant.jpg $3 ForagerForager.jpg • HermitHermit.jpg (MadmanMadman.jpg) • Market SquareMarket Square.jpg • SageSage.jpg • StoreroomStoreroom.jpg • UrchinUrchin.jpg (MercenaryMercenary.jpg) $4 ArmoryArmory.jpg • Death CartDeath Cart.jpg • FeodumFeodum.jpg • FortressFortress.jpg • IronmongerIronmonger.jpg • MarauderMarauder.jpg • ProcessionProcession.jpg • RatsRats.jpg • ScavengerScavenger.jpg • Wandering MinstrelWandering Minstrel.jpg $5 Band of MisfitsBand of Misfits.jpg • Bandit CampBandit Camp.jpg • CatacombsCatacombs.jpg • CountCount.jpg • CounterfeitCounterfeit.jpg • CultistCultist.jpg • GraverobberGraverobber.jpg • Junk DealerJunk Dealer.jpg • KnightsKnights.jpg (Dames AnnaDame Anna.jpg • JosephineDame Josephine.jpg • MollyDame Molly.jpg • NatalieDame Natalie.jpg • SylviaDame Sylvia.jpg • Sirs BaileySir Bailey.jpg • DestrySir Destry.jpg • MartinSir Martin.jpg • MichaelSir Michael.jpg • VanderSir Vander.jpg) • MysticMystic.jpg • PillagePillage.jpg • RebuildRebuild.jpg • RogueRogue.jpg $6 AltarAltar.jpg • Hunting GroundsHunting Grounds.jpg
Adventures $2 Coin of the RealmCoin of the Realm.jpg • PagePage.jpg (Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter.jpg • WarriorWarrior.jpg • HeroHero.jpg • ChampionChampion.jpg) • PeasantPeasant.jpg (SoldierSoldier.jpg • FugitiveFugitive.jpg • DiscipleDisciple.jpg • TeacherTeacher.jpg) • RatcatcherRatcatcher.jpg • RazeRaze.jpg $3 AmuletAmulet.jpg • Caravan GuardCaravan Guard.jpg • DungeonDungeon.jpg • GearGear.jpg • GuideGuide.jpg $4 DuplicateDuplicate.jpg • MagpieMagpie.jpg • MessengerMessenger.jpg • MiserMiser.jpg • PortPort.jpg • RangerRanger.jpg • TransmogrifyTransmogrify.jpg $5 ArtificerArtificer.jpg • Bridge TrollBridge Troll.jpg • Distant LandsDistant Lands.jpg • GiantGiant.jpg • Haunted WoodsHaunted Woods.jpg • Lost CityLost City.jpg • RelicRelic.jpg • Royal CarriageRoyal Carriage.jpg • StorytellerStoryteller.jpg • Swamp HagSwamp Hag.jpg • Treasure TroveTreasure Trove.jpg • Wine MerchantWine Merchant.jpg $6 HirelingHireling.jpg
Events: $0 AlmsAlms.jpg • BorrowBorrow.jpg • QuestQuest.jpg $1 SaveSave.jpg $2 Scouting PartyScouting Party.jpg • Travelling FairTravelling Fair.jpg $3 BonfireBonfire.jpg • ExpeditionExpedition.jpg • FerryFerry.jpg • PlanPlan.jpg $4 MissionMission.jpg • PilgrimagePilgrimage.jpg $5 BallBall.jpg • RaidRaid.jpg • SeawaySeaway.jpg • TradeTrade.jpg $6 Lost ArtsLost Arts.jpg • TrainingTraining.jpg $7 InheritanceInheritance.jpg $8 PathfindingPathfinding.jpg
Empires 4D EngineerEngineer.jpg 8D City QuarterCity Quarter.jpg • OverlordOverlord.jpg • Royal BlacksmithRoyal Blacksmith.jpg $2 EncampmentEncampment.jpg/PlunderPlunder.jpg • PatricianPatrician.jpg/EmporiumEmporium.jpg • SettlersSettlers.jpg/Bustling VillageBustling Village.jpg $3 CastlesCastles.jpg (HumbleHumble Castle.jpg • CrumblingCrumbling Castle.jpg • SmallSmall Castle.jpg • HauntedHaunted Castle.jpg • OpulentOpulent Castle.jpg • SprawlingSprawling Castle.jpg • GrandGrand Castle.jpg • King'sKing's Castle.jpg) • CatapultCatapult.jpg/RocksRocks.jpg • Chariot RaceChariot Race.jpg • EnchantressEnchantress.jpg • Farmers' MarketFarmers' Market.jpg • GladiatorGladiator.jpg/FortuneFortune.jpg $4 SacrificeSacrifice.jpg • TempleTemple.jpg • VillaVilla.jpg $5 ArchiveArchive.jpg • CapitalCapital.jpg • CharmCharm.jpg • CrownCrown.jpg • ForumForum.jpg • GroundskeeperGroundskeeper.jpg • LegionaryLegionary.jpg • Wild HuntWild Hunt.jpg
Events: 5D TriumphTriumph.jpg 8D AnnexAnnex.jpg • DonateDonate.jpg $0 AdvanceAdvance.jpg $2 DelveDelve.jpg • TaxTax.jpg $3 BanquetBanquet.jpg $4 RitualRitual.jpg • Salt the EarthSalt the Earth.jpg $43D WeddingWedding.jpg $5 WindfallWindfall.jpg $6 ConquestConquest.jpg $14 DominateDominate.jpg
Landmarks: AqueductAqueduct.jpg • ArenaArena.jpg • Bandit FortBandit Fort.jpg • BasilicaBasilica.jpg • BathsBaths.jpg • BattlefieldBattlefield.jpg • ColonnadeColonnade.jpg • Defiled ShrineDefiled Shrine.jpg • FountainFountain.jpg • KeepKeep.jpg • LabyrinthLabyrinth.jpg • Mountain PassMountain Pass.jpg • MuseumMuseum.jpg • ObeliskObelisk.jpg • OrchardOrchard.jpg • PalacePalace.jpg • TombTomb.jpg • TowerTower.jpg • Triumphal ArchTriumphal Arch.jpg • WallWall.jpg • Wolf DenWolf Den.jpg
Nocturne $0star Will-o'-WispWill-o'-Wisp.jpg • WishWish.jpg $2 DruidDruid.jpg • Faithful HoundFaithful Hound.jpg • GuardianGuardian.jpg • MonasteryMonastery.jpg • PixiePixie.jpg (GoatGoat.jpg) • TrackerTracker.jpg (PouchPouch.jpg) $2star ImpImp.jpg $3 ChangelingChangeling.jpg • FoolFool.jpg (Lost in the WoodsLost in the Woods.jpg • Lucky CoinLucky Coin.jpg) • Ghost TownGhost Town.jpg • LeprechaunLeprechaun.jpg • Night WatchmanNight Watchman.jpg • Secret CaveSecret Cave.jpg (Magic LampMagic Lamp.jpg) $4 BardBard.jpg • Blessed VillageBlessed Village.jpg • CemeteryCemetery.jpg (Haunted MirrorHaunted Mirror.jpg) • ConclaveConclave.jpg • Devil's WorkshopDevil's Workshop.jpg • ExorcistExorcist.jpg • NecromancerNecromancer.jpg (Zombies: ApprenticeZombie Apprentice.jpg • MasonZombie Mason.jpg • SpyZombie Spy.jpg) • ShepherdShepherd.jpg (PasturePasture.jpg) • SkulkSkulk.jpg $4star GhostGhost.jpg $5 CobblerCobbler.jpg • CryptCrypt.jpg • Cursed VillageCursed Village.jpg • Den of SinDen of Sin.jpg • IdolIdol.jpg • PookaPooka.jpg (Cursed GoldCursed Gold.jpg) • Sacred GroveSacred Grove.jpg • TormentorTormentor.jpg • Tragic HeroTragic Hero.jpg • VampireVampire.jpg (BatBat.jpg) • WerewolfWerewolf.jpg $6 RaiderRaider.jpg
Boons: The Earth's GiftThe Earth's Gift.jpg • FieldThe Field's Gift.jpg • FlameThe Flame's Gift.jpg • ForestThe Forest's Gift.jpg • MoonThe Moon's Gift.jpg • MountainThe Mountain's Gift.jpg • RiverThe River's Gift.jpg • SeaThe Sea's Gift.jpg • SkyThe Sky's Gift.jpg • SunThe Sun's Gift.jpg • SwampThe Swamp's Gift.jpg • WindThe Wind's Gift.jpg
Hexes: Bad OmensBad Omens.jpg • DelusionDelusion.jpg (DeludedDeluded.jpg) • EnvyEnvy.jpg (EnviousEnvious.jpg) • FamineFamine.jpg • FearFear.jpg • GreedGreed.jpg • HauntingHaunting.jpg • LocustsLocusts.jpg • MiseryMisery.jpg (MiserableMiserable.jpg/Twice MiserableTwice Miserable.jpg) • PlaguePlague.jpg • PovertyPoverty.jpg • WarWar.jpg
Renaissance $2 Border GuardBorder Guard.jpg (HornHorn.jpg • LanternLantern.jpg) • DucatDucat.jpg • LackeysLackeys.jpg $3 Acting TroupeActing Troupe.jpg • Cargo ShipCargo Ship.jpg • ExperimentExperiment.jpg • ImproveImprove.jpg $4 Flag BearerFlag Bearer.jpg (FlagFlag.jpg) • HideoutHideout.jpg • InventorInventor.jpg • Mountain VillageMountain Village.jpg • PatronPatron.jpg • PriestPriest.jpg • ResearchResearch.jpg • Silk MerchantSilk Merchant.jpg $5 Old WitchOld Witch.jpg • RecruiterRecruiter.jpg • ScepterScepter.jpg • ScholarScholar.jpg • SculptorSculptor.jpg • SeerSeer.jpg • SpicesSpices.jpg • SwashbucklerSwashbuckler.jpg (Treasure ChestTreasure Chest.jpg) • TreasurerTreasurer.jpg (KeyKey.jpg) • VillainVillain.jpg
Projects: $3 CathedralCathedral.jpg • City GateCity Gate.jpg • PageantPageant.jpg • SewersSewers.jpg • Star ChartStar Chart.jpg $4 ExplorationExploration.jpg • FairFair.jpg • SilosSilos.jpg • Sinister PlotSinister Plot.jpg $5 AcademyAcademy.jpg • CapitalismCapitalism.jpg • FleetFleet.jpg • GuildhallGuildhall.jpg • PiazzaPiazza.jpg • Road NetworkRoad Network.jpg $6 BarracksBarracks.jpg • Crop RotationCrop Rotation.jpg • InnovationInnovation.jpg $7 CanalCanal.jpg $8 CitadelCitadel.jpg
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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