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| | |name = Ratcatcher | | |name = Ratcatcher |
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| | |type2 = Reserve | | |type2 = Reserve |
| | |illustrator = Eric J Carter | | |illustrator = Eric J Carter |
| − | |text = '''+1 Card<br/>+1 Action'''<br/>Put this on your Tavern mat. | + | |text = +1 Card<br/>+1 Action<br/>Put this on your Tavern mat. |
| | |text2 = At the start of your turn, you may call this to trash a card from your hand. | | |text2 = At the start of your turn, you may call this to trash a card from your hand. |
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| | == Strategy == | | == Strategy == |
| − | There is no strategy article for Ratcatcher, but it has been discussed on the [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=14963.0 forum.] | + | There is no strategy article for Ratcatcher yet, as Adventures is the newest expansion, and the community is still discussing how best to use it. If you have ideas, please share them on the [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php forum!] |
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| − | Ratcatcher is a nice card, both in effect and thematically. It's an optional [[cantrip]] [[trasher]], meaning it won't hurt your deck and it will get rid of the stuff that does. It does so slowly but surely, and if you ever have {{cost|2}} leftover, buying a Ratcatcher is never a bad idea, especially if you're playing an [[engine]].
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| − | As a [[Reserve]] card, Ratcatcher has similar strengths and weaknesses to other Reserve and [[Duration]] cards. On the negative side, it is slow, since you can't actually trash something with it the turn you play it, and it tends to miss a lot of [[shuffle]]s. On the positive side, Ratcatcher is very flexible; you can leave it on your Tavern Mat until you draw the worst card in your deck, so you don't have to use it on {{Card|Copper}} before you're out of {{Card|Estate}}s or [[Shelter]]s. For the same reason, Ratcatchers are strong against [[junking attack]]s.
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| − | === Synergies ===
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| − | * Opponents' [[junking attack]]s, especially {{Card|Torturer}}. Torturer gains a {{Card|Curse}} to your hand instead of your discard pile, so this may be used to trash it.
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| − | * Other forms of trashing. If Ratcatcher is the only trasher, it may be too slow for most engines.
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| − | == Versions ==
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| − | ===English versions===
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| − | | {{CardVersionImage|RatcatcherOld|Ratcatcher}} || {{CardVersionImage|RatcatcherDigitalOld|Ratcatcher from Goko/Making Fun}} || '''+1 Card<br>+1 Action'''<br>Put this on your Tavern mat.<hr style="width:66%;text-align:center;margin-left:17%;">At the start of your turn, you may call this to trash a card from your hand. || Adventures 1st Edition || April 2015
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| − | | {{CardVersionImage|Ratcatcher|Ratcatcher}} || {{CardVersionImage|RatcatcherDigital|Ratcatcher from Shuffle iT}} || '''+1 Card<br>+1 Action'''<br>Put this on your Tavern mat.<hr style="width:66%;text-align:center;margin-left:17%;">At the start of your turn, you may call this to trash a card from your hand. || Adventures [[Second Edition|2nd Edition]] || August 2017
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| − | ===Other language versions===
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| − | ! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Notes
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| − | !Dutch
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| − | | Rattenvanger || {{CardLangVersionImage|Dutch}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|Dutch|d=s}} || '''+1 Kaart<br>+1 Actie'''<br>Leg deze kaart op<br>je Herbergtableau{{Divline}}Aan het begin van je beurt mag je<br>deze kaart oproepen om 1 kaart uit<br>je hand te vernietigen. || (2015)
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| − | !Finnish
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| − | | Rotanmetsästäjä || || || ||
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| − | !French
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| − | | Chasseur de rats || || || ||
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| − | !German
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| − | | Rattenfänger || {{CardVersionImage|RatcatcherGerman|German language Ratcatcher 2015 by ASS}} || || '''+1 Karte<br>+1 Aktion'''<br>Lege diese Karte auf dein Wirtshaustableau.<hr style="width:66%;text-align:center;margin-left:17%;">Zu Beginn deines Zuges darfst du diese Karte von deinem Tableau aufrufen.<br>Wenn du das tust, musst du eine Handkarte entsorgen. || (2015)
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| − | !German
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| − | | Rattenfänger || || {{CardVersionImage|RatcatcherGerman2021Digital|German language Ratcatcher 2021 from Shuffle iT}} || '''+1 Karte<br>+1 Aktion'''<br>Lege diese Karte auf dein Wirtshaustableau.<hr style="width:66%;text-align:center;margin-left:17%;">Zu Beginn deines Zuges darfst du diese Karte aufrufen, um eine deiner Handkarten zu entsorgen. || (Nachdruck 2021)
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| − | !Japanese
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| − | | 鼠捕り<br>(pron: ''nezumitori'') || || || style="padding:15px 0px;"| '''+1 カードを引く'''<br>'''+1 アクション'''<br>これをあなたの酒場マットの上に置く。<hr style="width:66%;text-align:center;margin-left:17%;">あなたのターンの開始時に、手札1枚を廃棄するために、これを呼び出してもよい。 ||
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| − | !Russian
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| − | | Крысолов (pron. ''krysolov'') || || || ||
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| | == Trivia == | | == Trivia == |
| − | [[Image:RatcatcherArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]]
| + | === In other languages === |
| − | === Secret History === | + | |
| − | {{Quote|Text=While some other trashers were not working out, I put in this simple one. I tried a couple sizes - at one point it drew you a card when trashing - but quickly settled on the final version.
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| − | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
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| − | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=13082.0 The Secret History of Dominion: Adventures]
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| | {{Navbox Adventures}} | | {{Navbox Adventures}} |
| | {{Navbox Cards}} | | {{Navbox Cards}} |
