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{{Infobox Card
 |name = Ratcatcher
 |cost = 2
 |set = Adventures
 |type1 = Action
 |type2 = Reserve
 |illustrator = Eric J Carter
 |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.
}}

'''Ratcatcher''' is an [[Action]]-[[Reserve]] card from [[Adventures]].  It is a [[cantrip]] on play, and a [[trasher]] whenever you need one at the start of your turn.

== FAQ ==
=== Official FAQ ===
* When you play this, you get +1 Card and +1 Action, and put it on your Tavern mat. It stays on your mat until you call it at the start of one of your turns. 
* If multiple things can happen at the start of your turn, you can do them in any order. 
* When you call Ratcatcher, you move it from the mat into play, and you trash a card from your hand. 
* Ratcatcher is discarded that turn with your other cards in play.

== 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.]

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]].

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.

=== Synergies ===
* 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.
* Other forms of trashing. If Ratcatcher is the only trasher, it may be too slow for most engines.
== Versions ==
===English versions===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date 
|-
| {{CardVersionImage|RatcatcherOld|Ratcatcher}} || {{CardVersionImage|RatcatcherDigitalOld|Ratcatcher from Goko/Making Fun}} || '''+1 Card'''. '''+1 Action'''. Put this on your Tavern mat.<br>At the start of your turn, you may call this to trash a card from your hand. || Adventures 1st Edition || April 2015
|-
| {{CardVersionImage|Ratcatcher|Ratcatcher}} || {{CardVersionImage|RatcatcherDigital|Ratcatcher from Shuffle iT}} || '''+1 Card'''. '''+1 Action'''. Put this on your Tavern mat.<br>At the start of your turn, you may call this to trash a card from your hand. || Adventures [[Second Edition|2nd Edition]] || August 2017
|}

===Other language versions===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Notes
|-
!Dutch 
| 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)
|-
!Finnish 
| Rotanmetsästäjä || || || ||   
|-
!French 
| Chasseur de rats || || || || 
|-
!German 
| 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)
|-
!German 
| 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)
|-
!Japanese 
| 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。 || 
|-
!Russian 
| Крысолов (pron. ''krysolov'') || || || || 
|}

== Trivia ==
[[Image:RatcatcherArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]]
=== 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.
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
 |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=13082.0 The Secret History of Dominion: Adventures]
}}
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