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'''Recruiter''' is an [[Action]] card from [[Renaissance]]. It is a [[trash-for-benefit]] card that provides [[Villagers]] based on the trashed card's cost. If the trashed card cost more than {{Cost|0}} when trashed, Recruiter may be [[non-terminal]].
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'''Recruiter''' is an [[Action]] card from [[Renaissance]]. It is a [[trash-for-benefit]] card that provides [[Villagers]] based on the trashed card's cost.  
  
 
== FAQ ==
 
== FAQ ==
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== Strategy ==
 
== Strategy ==
=== Basic Overview ===
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Recruiter is an extremely strong [[trash-for-benefit]] card that acts as a flexible source of [[terminal space]] in the form of [[Villagers]]. Because it draws two cards before trashing, it provides good [[cycling]] and a large search space for your preferred trashing target, as well as maintaining your net hand size, and can help you get [[deck control]] very quickly. Combined with the flexibility and strength of Villagers, these features make it an exceptionally powerful card, particularly in the early game, and you should usually prioritize gaining it as early as possible. A {{Split|5|2}} [[opening]] [[Glossary#S|split]] will allow you to open with Recruiter, but several effects such as {{Event|Ferry}}, {{Event|Transport}}, or {{Card|Overlord}} can guarantee opening or playing Recruiter even with an unfavorable split. In the absence of these conditions, it will likely be best to tailor your opening buys around the objective of hitting {{Cost|5}} on your first [[reshuffle]].
  
Recruiter is everything one could wish for, it is a strong trasher without reducing hand size while providing Villagers.  It excels at trashing {{Card|Estate|Estates}} and allows your deck to rely far less on other [[Village (card category)|village]]s. You will want to buy one the first time you hit {{Cost|5}} in almost every game.
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In the early game, {{Card|Estate|Estates}} are usually the best targets for Recruiter trashing: not only are they likely to be your worst cards, but Recruiting them also generates Villagers. Although you often won't need much terminal space at this point, the Villagers can be beneficial as insurance against early [[terminal]] [[collision]]s, and mean that Recruiter won't draw anything [[dead]]. Additionally, these early Villagers eliminate your short-term need for [[village (card category)|villages]], which can allow you to shortcut some of the normal [[build]]ing process and quickly add strong terminals. Saving Villagers also provides highly beneficial flexibility later, reducing your risk of [[dud]]s and sometimes enabling you to play cards in a more optimized order.  
  
=== Deck impact ===
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A second Recruiter (and occasionally even more copies) can be worthwhile in a few cases. First, Recruiter's {{Card|Estate}} trashing is often best paired with a good {{Card|Copper}} trasher (e.g. {{Card|Spice Merchant}}), but if none are available and you need to use Recruiter to [[thinning|thin]] your {{Card|Copper|Coppers}} or other [[junk]] (such as incoming {{Card|Curse|Curses}}) as well, you may want an extra copy to help with this. Later, your additional copy may itself make a good Recruiter target for a midgame injection of extra Villagers; other cards that become less useful as the game goes on, such as {{Card|Silver}}, are similarly likely to be Recruited in the midgame. Second, if Villagers from Recruiter are your primary or only source of +Actions, you may need a couple of Recruiters to supply your terminal space needs. To fulfill this purpose sustainably, Recruiter additionally needs to be paired with [[gainer]]s to ensure that you have a supply of suitable targets; {{Card|Gold}} gainers are particularly useful due to {{Card|Gold|Gold’s}} high price. Under these circumstances, Recruiter can provide very large amounts of highly flexible terminal space. Good alternative targets for Recruiter are those that typically make for good trash-for-benefit targets: this may be because they can typically be obtained more cheaply than the price you can Recruit them for (such as {{Card|Peddler}}), they have on-trash benefits and an effect that ensures you won't run out of copies ({{Card|Fortress}}, {{Card|Rats}}), or you gained them primarily for their on-gain effect (e.g. {{Card|Flag Bearer}}). Conversely, Recruiter has a mild anti-synergy with [[cost reduction]]: to maximize the number of Villagers you generate, it's preferable to play Recruiter before any cost-reducing cards wherever possible.
Most of the time one Recruiter is all your deck will need, and will have many benefits:
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* '''Consistency''': Like all [[Villager]] cards, Recruiter alleviates the fear of terminal [[collision]]. If you are not drawing deck yet, and therefore not drawing your villages, you are now able to use up your saved-up Villagers to play your terminal [[Action]]s.
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* '''Trashing''': Removing your three {{Card|Estate|Estates}} is a significant improvement to any deck; Recruiter does that better than any other card. Additionally, you can trash a {{Card|Silver}} that you opened with to get to {{Cost|5}} for +3 Villagers. Note that while you will trash {{Card|Copper}} sometimes, it is encouraged to only do so if you have enough Villagers saved up already or have other strong sources of additional actions in your deck.
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* '''Reduction in the need for villages''': Having a Recruiter means you need fewer villages to play your deck to its potential. In general, not needing to gain villages allows you to instead gain the other cards you want even sooner. This can significantly speed up your deck building but should be done carefully; while trashing your starting {{Card|Estate|Estates}} will create a buffer, those Villagers will run out, leaving you again unable to play all your Actions. Recruiter will usually not completely remove the need for other villages, so be sure to not rely on Recruiter entirely or you will be forced to trash valued cards just to be able to play your other Actions.
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=== In combination with gainers ===
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Recruiter plays quite differently with [[gainer]]s, because they gain fodder for your Recruiter. You can forego villages and build your deck in a more aggressive way that would normally be over-terminal with Recruiter alone. For example, trashing a {{Card|Gold}} gives a net +5 Villagers (because playing Recruiter used an Action), which is quite powerful, even after accounting for the effort of gaining the {{Card|Gold}} via a card like {{Card|Bandit}}.
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=== Megaturns ===
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Unlike villages, you can stockpile Villagers and use them in one big turn with cards that become especially strong when played in multiples, like {{Card|Bridge}} or {{Card|Inventor}}. This can enable so-called megaturns, where you drain most or all of the {{Card|Province|Provinces}} or end the game by emptying three [[Supply]] piles, which would usually require a lot of villages. Playing toward a megaturn can often win faster than a more traditional approach, and should be considered in Kingdoms that promote megaturns.
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=== Synergies/Combos ===
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* [[Gainer]]s
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* [[Terminal draw]]
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* {{Card|Flag Bearer}}
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* {{Card|Silk Merchant}}
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* {{Card|Spice Merchant}}  
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* {{Card|Treasurer}}
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* {{Card|Peddler}}
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* {{Card|Fortress}} and {{Card|Rats}}
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* Megaturn-enablers, like {{Card|Bridge}} or {{Card|Inventor}}
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=== Antisynergies ===
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* Absence of {{Card|Copper}} trashing
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* Strong [[junker]]s, like {{Card|Mountebank}} and {{Card|Witch}} (however, these are usually terminal and benefit from Villagers)
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* [[Cost-reducer]]s, like {{Card|Highway}}
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== Versions ==
 
== Versions ==
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!Chinese
 
!Chinese
 
| 招募員 (pron. ''zhāomù yuán'') || || || ||
 
| 招募員 (pron. ''zhāomù yuán'') || || || ||
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!Dutch
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| Ronselaar || {{CardLangVersionImage|Dutch}} || || '''+2 Kaarten'''<br>Vernietig een kaart uit je hand.'''+1 Dorpsbewoner''' per {{Cost|1}} dat de vernietigde kaart kost.|| de <s>vernietigde</s> kaart
 
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!French
 
!French
| Recruteur || || || ||
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| Recruteur || || {{CardVersionImage|RecruiterFrench2022Digital|French language Recruiter 2022 from Shuffle iT}} || '''+2 Cartes'''<br>Écartez une carte de votre main.<br>'''+1 Villageois''' par {{Cost|1}} de son coût. ||
 
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|-
 
!German
 
!German
| Anwerber || {{CardVersionImage|RecruiterGerman|German language Recruiter 2019 by ASS}} || || '''+2 Karten'''<br>Entsorge eine deiner Handkarten.<br>'''+1 Dorfbewohner''' pro {{nowrap|{{Cost|1}},}} das sie kostet. || (2019)
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| Anwerber || {{CardVersionImage|RecruiterGerman|German language Recruiter 2019 by ASS}} || {{CardVersionImage|RecruiterGerman2022Digital|German language Recruiter 2022 from Shuffle iT}} || '''+2 Karten'''<br>Entsorge eine deiner Handkarten.<br>'''+1 Dorfbewohner''' pro {{nowrap|{{Cost|1}},}} das sie kostet. || (2019)
 
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!Japanese
 
!Japanese
 
| 徴募官<br>(pron. ''chōbokan'') || || || '''+2 カードを引く'''<br>手札1枚を廃棄する。そのコスト{{Cost|1}}につき'''+1 村人トークン'''。 ||
 
| 徴募官<br>(pron. ''chōbokan'') || || || '''+2 カードを引く'''<br>手札1枚を廃棄する。そのコスト{{Cost|1}}につき'''+1 村人トークン'''。 ||
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!Polish
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| Oficer werbunkowy || || || || <small>Although Polish version is not released,<br>this name is referred to in Polish Dominion 2E rulebook.</small>
 
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!Russian
 
!Russian
 
| Вербовщик (pron. ''vyerbovshshik'') || || || ||
 
| Вербовщик (pron. ''vyerbovshshik'') || || || ||
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| Reclutador || {{CardLangVersionImage|Spanish}} || || '''+2 Cartas'''<br>Elimina una carta de tu mano.'''+1 Aldeano''' por cada {{Cost|1}} que cueste. || <small>Typo: missing a space.</small>
 
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Latest revision as of 08:18, 9 August 2023

Recruiter
Recruiter.jpg
Info
Cost $5
Type(s) Action
Kingdom card? Yes
Set RenaissanceRenaissance icon.png
Illustrator(s) Julien Delval
Card text
+2 Cards
Trash a card from your hand.
+1 Villager per $1 it costs.

Recruiter is an Action card from Renaissance. It is a trash-for-benefit card that provides Villagers based on the trashed card's cost.

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[edit] FAQ

[edit] Official FAQ

  • First you draw 2 cards, then you trash a card from your hand.
  • Trashing is not optional.
  • For each $1 the trashed card costs, you get +1 Villager; for example if you trash a SilverSilver.jpg, you get +3 Villagers.
  • You do not get anything for P or D amounts, just for $.

[edit] Strategy

Recruiter is an extremely strong trash-for-benefit card that acts as a flexible source of terminal space in the form of Villagers. Because it draws two cards before trashing, it provides good cycling and a large search space for your preferred trashing target, as well as maintaining your net hand size, and can help you get deck control very quickly. Combined with the flexibility and strength of Villagers, these features make it an exceptionally powerful card, particularly in the early game, and you should usually prioritize gaining it as early as possible. A $5/$2 opening split will allow you to open with Recruiter, but several effects such as FerryFerry.jpg, TransportTransport.jpg, or OverlordOverlord.jpg can guarantee opening or playing Recruiter even with an unfavorable split. In the absence of these conditions, it will likely be best to tailor your opening buys around the objective of hitting $5 on your first reshuffle.

In the early game, EstatesEstate.jpg are usually the best targets for Recruiter trashing: not only are they likely to be your worst cards, but Recruiting them also generates Villagers. Although you often won't need much terminal space at this point, the Villagers can be beneficial as insurance against early terminal collisions, and mean that Recruiter won't draw anything dead. Additionally, these early Villagers eliminate your short-term need for villages, which can allow you to shortcut some of the normal building process and quickly add strong terminals. Saving Villagers also provides highly beneficial flexibility later, reducing your risk of duds and sometimes enabling you to play cards in a more optimized order.

A second Recruiter (and occasionally even more copies) can be worthwhile in a few cases. First, Recruiter's EstateEstate.jpg trashing is often best paired with a good CopperCopper.jpg trasher (e.g. Spice MerchantSpice Merchant.jpg), but if none are available and you need to use Recruiter to thin your CoppersCopper.jpg or other junk (such as incoming CursesCurse.jpg) as well, you may want an extra copy to help with this. Later, your additional copy may itself make a good Recruiter target for a midgame injection of extra Villagers; other cards that become less useful as the game goes on, such as SilverSilver.jpg, are similarly likely to be Recruited in the midgame. Second, if Villagers from Recruiter are your primary or only source of +Actions, you may need a couple of Recruiters to supply your terminal space needs. To fulfill this purpose sustainably, Recruiter additionally needs to be paired with gainers to ensure that you have a supply of suitable targets; GoldGold.jpg gainers are particularly useful due to Gold’sGold.jpg high price. Under these circumstances, Recruiter can provide very large amounts of highly flexible terminal space. Good alternative targets for Recruiter are those that typically make for good trash-for-benefit targets: this may be because they can typically be obtained more cheaply than the price you can Recruit them for (such as PeddlerPeddler.jpg), they have on-trash benefits and an effect that ensures you won't run out of copies (FortressFortress.jpg, RatsRats.jpg), or you gained them primarily for their on-gain effect (e.g. Flag BearerFlag Bearer.jpg). Conversely, Recruiter has a mild anti-synergy with cost reduction: to maximize the number of Villagers you generate, it's preferable to play Recruiter before any cost-reducing cards wherever possible.

[edit] Versions

[edit] English versions

Print Digital Text Release Date
Recruiter Recruiter from Shuffle iT +2 Cards
Trash a card from your hand.
+1 Villager per $1 it costs.
Renaissance November 2018

[edit] Other language versions

Language Name Print Digital Text Notes
Chinese 招募員 (pron. zhāomù yuán)
Dutch Ronselaar Dutch language Recruiter +2 Kaarten
Vernietig een kaart uit je hand.+1 Dorpsbewoner per $1 dat de vernietigde kaart kost.
de vernietigde kaart
French Recruteur French language Recruiter 2022 from Shuffle iT +2 Cartes
Écartez une carte de votre main.
+1 Villageois par $1 de son coût.
German Anwerber German language Recruiter 2019 by ASS German language Recruiter 2022 from Shuffle iT +2 Karten
Entsorge eine deiner Handkarten.
+1 Dorfbewohner pro $1, das sie kostet.
(2019)
Japanese 徴募官
(pron. chōbokan)
+2 カードを引く
手札1枚を廃棄する。そのコスト$1につき+1 村人トークン
Polish Oficer werbunkowy Although Polish version is not released,
this name is referred to in Polish Dominion 2E rulebook.
Russian Вербовщик (pron. vyerbovshshik)
Spanish Reclutador Spanish language Recruiter +2 Cartas
Elimina una carta de tu mano.+1 Aldeano por cada $1 que cueste.
Typo: missing a space.

[edit] Trivia

Official card art.

[edit] Preview

Recruiter can let you really go nuts getting Villagers. Don't go too nuts; you don't need a giant pile of Villagers sitting there.

[edit] Secret History

I tried trashing a card for +Coffers, and for a mix of +Coffers and +Villagers. It turned out to be too good of a strategy by itself - just madly convert your cards into tokens. But +Villagers by itself wouldn't have that problem, so I made that card and it was great. A kind of inverse ApprenticeApprentice.jpg. Then at the last minute it got an Artifact, in order to not have the Artifact on Mountain VillageMountain Village.jpg. Then at the very last minute I moved the Artifact to Border GuardBorder Guard.jpg. We'd been happy with Recruiter, and this way I avoided having another card with multiple mechanics.


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Adventures $2 Coin of the RealmCoin of the Realm.jpgPagePage.jpg (Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter.jpgWarriorWarrior.jpgHeroHero.jpgChampionChampion.jpg) • PeasantPeasant.jpg (SoldierSoldier.jpgFugitiveFugitive.jpgDiscipleDisciple.jpgTeacherTeacher.jpg) • RatcatcherRatcatcher.jpgRazeRaze.jpg $3 AmuletAmulet.jpgCaravan GuardCaravan Guard.jpgDungeonDungeon.jpgGearGear.jpgGuideGuide.jpg $4 DuplicateDuplicate.jpgMagpieMagpie.jpgMessengerMessenger.jpgMiserMiser.jpgPortPort.jpgRangerRanger.jpgTransmogrifyTransmogrify.jpg $5 ArtificerArtificer.jpgBridge TrollBridge Troll.jpgDistant LandsDistant Lands.jpgGiantGiant.jpgHaunted WoodsHaunted Woods.jpgLost CityLost City.jpgRelicRelic.jpgRoyal CarriageRoyal Carriage.jpgStorytellerStoryteller.jpgSwamp HagSwamp Hag.jpgTreasure TroveTreasure Trove.jpgWine MerchantWine Merchant.jpg $6 HirelingHireling.jpg
Events: $0 AlmsAlms.jpgBorrowBorrow.jpgQuestQuest.jpg $1 SaveSave.jpg $2 Scouting PartyScouting Party.jpgTravelling FairTravelling Fair.jpg $3 BonfireBonfire.jpgExpeditionExpedition.jpgFerryFerry.jpgPlanPlan.jpg $4 MissionMission.jpgPilgrimagePilgrimage.jpg $5 BallBall.jpgRaidRaid.jpgSeawaySeaway.jpgTradeTrade.jpg $6 Lost ArtsLost Arts.jpgTrainingTraining.jpg $7 InheritanceInheritance.jpg $8 PathfindingPathfinding.jpg
Empires 4D EngineerEngineer.jpg 8D City QuarterCity Quarter.jpgOverlordOverlord.jpgRoyal BlacksmithRoyal Blacksmith.jpg $2 EncampmentEncampment.jpg/PlunderPlunder.jpgPatricianPatrician.jpg/EmporiumEmporium.jpgSettlersSettlers.jpg/Bustling VillageBustling Village.jpg $3 CastlesCastles.jpg (HumbleHumble Castle.jpgCrumblingCrumbling Castle.jpgSmallSmall Castle.jpgHauntedHaunted Castle.jpgOpulentOpulent Castle.jpgSprawlingSprawling Castle.jpgGrandGrand Castle.jpgKing'sKing's Castle.jpg) • CatapultCatapult.jpg/RocksRocks.jpgChariot RaceChariot Race.jpgEnchantressEnchantress.jpgFarmers' MarketFarmers' Market.jpgGladiatorGladiator.jpg/FortuneFortune.jpg $4 SacrificeSacrifice.jpgTempleTemple.jpgVillaVilla.jpg $5 ArchiveArchive.jpgCapitalCapital.jpgCharmCharm.jpgCrownCrown.jpgForumForum.jpgGroundskeeperGroundskeeper.jpgLegionaryLegionary.jpgWild HuntWild Hunt.jpg
Events: 5D TriumphTriumph.jpg 8D AnnexAnnex.jpgDonateDonate.jpg $0 AdvanceAdvance.jpg $2 DelveDelve.jpgTaxTax.jpg $3 BanquetBanquet.jpg $4 RitualRitual.jpgSalt the EarthSalt the Earth.jpg $43D WeddingWedding.jpg $5 WindfallWindfall.jpg $6 ConquestConquest.jpg $14 DominateDominate.jpg
Landmarks: AqueductAqueduct.jpgArenaArena.jpgBandit FortBandit Fort.jpgBasilicaBasilica.jpgBathsBaths.jpgBattlefieldBattlefield.jpgColonnadeColonnade.jpgDefiled ShrineDefiled Shrine.jpgFountainFountain.jpgKeepKeep.jpgLabyrinthLabyrinth.jpgMountain PassMountain Pass.jpgMuseumMuseum.jpgObeliskObelisk.jpgOrchardOrchard.jpgPalacePalace.jpgTombTomb.jpgTowerTower.jpgTriumphal ArchTriumphal Arch.jpgWallWall.jpgWolf DenWolf Den.jpg
Nocturne $0star Will-o'-WispWill-o'-Wisp.jpgWishWish.jpg $2 DruidDruid.jpgFaithful HoundFaithful Hound.jpgGuardianGuardian.jpgMonasteryMonastery.jpgPixiePixie.jpg (GoatGoat.jpg) • TrackerTracker.jpg (PouchPouch.jpg) $2star ImpImp.jpg $3 ChangelingChangeling.jpgFoolFool.jpg (Lost in the WoodsLost in the Woods.jpgLucky CoinLucky Coin.jpg) • Ghost TownGhost Town.jpgLeprechaunLeprechaun.jpgNight WatchmanNight Watchman.jpgSecret CaveSecret Cave.jpg (Magic LampMagic Lamp.jpg) $4 BardBard.jpgBlessed VillageBlessed Village.jpgCemeteryCemetery.jpg (Haunted MirrorHaunted Mirror.jpg) • ConclaveConclave.jpgDevil's WorkshopDevil's Workshop.jpgExorcistExorcist.jpgNecromancerNecromancer.jpg (Zombies: ApprenticeZombie Apprentice.jpgMasonZombie Mason.jpgSpyZombie Spy.jpg) • ShepherdShepherd.jpg (PasturePasture.jpg) • SkulkSkulk.jpg $4star GhostGhost.jpg $5 CobblerCobbler.jpgCryptCrypt.jpgCursed VillageCursed Village.jpgDen of SinDen of Sin.jpgIdolIdol.jpgPookaPooka.jpg (Cursed GoldCursed Gold.jpg) • Sacred GroveSacred Grove.jpgTormentorTormentor.jpgTragic HeroTragic Hero.jpgVampireVampire.jpg (BatBat.jpg) • WerewolfWerewolf.jpg $6 RaiderRaider.jpg
Boons: The Earth's GiftThe Earth's Gift.jpgFieldThe Field's Gift.jpgFlameThe Flame's Gift.jpgForestThe Forest's Gift.jpgMoonThe Moon's Gift.jpgMountainThe Mountain's Gift.jpgRiverThe River's Gift.jpgSeaThe Sea's Gift.jpgSkyThe Sky's Gift.jpgSunThe Sun's Gift.jpgSwampThe Swamp's Gift.jpgWindThe Wind's Gift.jpg
Hexes: Bad OmensBad Omens.jpgDelusionDelusion.jpg (DeludedDeluded.jpg) • EnvyEnvy.jpg (EnviousEnvious.jpg) • FamineFamine.jpgFearFear.jpgGreedGreed.jpgHauntingHaunting.jpgLocustsLocusts.jpgMiseryMisery.jpg (MiserableMiserable.jpg/Twice MiserableTwice Miserable.jpg) • PlaguePlague.jpgPovertyPoverty.jpgWarWar.jpg
Renaissance $2 Border GuardBorder Guard.jpg (HornHorn.jpgLanternLantern.jpg) • DucatDucat.jpgLackeysLackeys.jpg $3 Acting TroupeActing Troupe.jpgCargo ShipCargo Ship.jpgExperimentExperiment.jpgImproveImprove.jpg $4 Flag BearerFlag Bearer.jpg (FlagFlag.jpg) • HideoutHideout.jpgInventorInventor.jpgMountain VillageMountain Village.jpgPatronPatron.jpgPriestPriest.jpgResearchResearch.jpgSilk MerchantSilk Merchant.jpg $5 Old WitchOld Witch.jpgRecruiterRecruiter.jpgScepterScepter.jpgScholarScholar.jpgSculptorSculptor.jpgSeerSeer.jpgSpicesSpices.jpgSwashbucklerSwashbuckler.jpg (Treasure ChestTreasure Chest.jpg) • TreasurerTreasurer.jpg (KeyKey.jpg) • VillainVillain.jpg
Projects: $3 CathedralCathedral.jpgCity GateCity Gate.jpgPageantPageant.jpgSewersSewers.jpgStar ChartStar Chart.jpg $4 ExplorationExploration.jpgFairFair.jpgSilosSilos.jpgSinister PlotSinister Plot.jpg $5 AcademyAcademy.jpgCapitalismCapitalism.jpgFleetFleet.jpgGuildhallGuildhall.jpgPiazzaPiazza.jpgRoad NetworkRoad Network.jpg $6 BarracksBarracks.jpgCrop RotationCrop Rotation.jpgInnovationInnovation.jpg $7 CanalCanal.jpg $8 CitadelCitadel.jpg
Menagerie $2 Black CatBlack Cat.jpgSleighSleigh.jpgSuppliesSupplies.jpg $3 Camel TrainCamel Train.jpgGoatherdGoatherd.jpgScrapScrap.jpgSheepdogSheepdog.jpgSnowy VillageSnowy Village.jpgStockpileStockpile.jpg $3star HorseHorse.jpg $4 Bounty HunterBounty Hunter.jpgCardinalCardinal.jpgCavalryCavalry.jpgGroomGroom.jpgHostelryHostelry.jpgVillage GreenVillage Green.jpg $5 BargeBarge.jpgCovenCoven.jpgDisplaceDisplace.jpgFalconerFalconer.jpgGatekeeperGatekeeper.jpgHunting LodgeHunting Lodge.jpgKilnKiln.jpgLiveryLivery.jpgMastermindMastermind.jpgPaddockPaddock.jpgSanctuarySanctuary.jpg $5star FishermanFisherman.jpg $6star DestrierDestrier.jpgWayfarerWayfarer.jpg $7star Animal FairAnimal Fair.jpg
Events: $0 DelayDelay.jpgDesperationDesperation.jpg $2 GambleGamble.jpgPursuePursue.jpgRideRide.jpgToilToil.jpg $3 EnhanceEnhance.jpgMarchMarch.jpgTransportTransport.jpg $4 BanishBanish.jpgBargainBargain.jpgInvestInvest.jpgSeize the DaySeize the Day.jpg $5 CommerceCommerce.jpgDemandDemand.jpgStampedeStampede.jpg $7 ReapReap.jpg $8 EnclaveEnclave.jpg $10 AllianceAlliance.jpgPopulatePopulate.jpg
Ways: ButterflyWay of the Butterfly.jpgCamelWay of the Camel.jpgChameleonWay of the Chameleon.jpgFrogWay of the Frog.jpgGoatWay of the Goat.jpgHorseWay of the Horse.jpgMoleWay of the Mole.jpgMonkeyWay of the Monkey.jpgMouseWay of the Mouse.jpgMuleWay of the Mule.jpgOtterWay of the Otter.jpgOwlWay of the Owl.jpgOxWay of the Ox.jpgPigWay of the Pig.jpgRatWay of the Rat.jpgSealWay of the Seal.jpgSheepWay of the Sheep.jpgSquirrelWay of the Squirrel.jpgTurtleWay of the Turtle.jpgWormWay of the Worm.jpg
Allies $2 BaubleBauble.jpgSycophantSycophant.jpgTownsfolkTownsfolk.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.jpgMerchant CampMerchant Camp.jpgOdysseysOdysseys.jpg (Old MapOld Map.jpg / VoyageVoyage.jpg / Sunken TreasureSunken Treasure.jpg / Distant ShoreDistant Shore.jpg) • SentinelSentinel.jpgUnderlingUnderling.jpgWizardsWizards.jpg (StudentStudent.jpg / ConjurerConjurer.jpg / SorcererSorcerer.jpg / LichLich.jpg) $4 BrokerBroker.jpgCarpenterCarpenter.jpgCourierCourier.jpgInnkeeperInnkeeper.jpgRoyal GalleyRoyal Galley.jpgTownTown.jpg $5 BarbarianBarbarian.jpgCapital CityCapital City.jpgContractContract.jpgEmissaryEmissary.jpgGalleriaGalleria.jpgGuildmasterGuildmaster.jpgHighwaymanHighwayman.jpgHunterHunter.jpgModifyModify.jpgSkirmisherSkirmisher.jpgSpecialistSpecialist.jpgSwapSwap.jpg $6 MarquisMarquis.jpg
Allies: Architects' GuildArchitects' Guild.jpgBand of NomadsBand of Nomads.jpgCave DwellersCave Dwellers.jpgCircle of WitchesCircle of Witches.jpgCity-stateCity-state.jpgCoastal HavenCoastal Haven.jpgCrafters' GuildCrafters' Guild.jpgDesert GuidesDesert Guides.jpgFamily of InventorsFamily of Inventors.jpgFellowship of ScribesFellowship of Scribes.jpgForest DwellersForest Dwellers.jpgGang of PickpocketsGang of Pickpockets.jpgIsland FolkIsland Folk.jpgLeague of BankersLeague of Bankers.jpgLeague of ShopkeepersLeague of Shopkeepers.jpgMarket TownsMarket Towns.jpgMountain FolkMountain Folk.jpgOrder of AstrologersOrder of Astrologers.jpgOrder of MasonsOrder of Masons.jpgPeaceful CultPeaceful Cult.jpgPlateau ShepherdsPlateau Shepherds.jpgTrappers' LodgeTrappers' Lodge.jpgWoodworkers' GuildWoodworkers' Guild.jpg
Plunder $2 CageCage.jpgGrottoGrotto.jpgJewelled EggJewelled Egg.jpgSearchSearch.jpgShamanShaman.jpg $3 Secluded ShrineSecluded Shrine.jpgSirenSiren.jpgStowawayStowaway.jpgTaskmasterTaskmaster.jpg $4 AbundanceAbundance.jpgCabin BoyCabin Boy.jpgCrucibleCrucible.jpgFlagshipFlagship.jpgFortune HunterFortune Hunter.jpgGondolaGondola.jpgHarbor VillageHarbor Village.jpgLanding PartyLanding Party.jpgMapmakerMapmaker.jpgMaroonMaroon.jpgRopeRope.jpgSwamp ShacksSwamp Shacks.jpgToolsTools.jpg $5 Buried TreasureBuried Treasure.jpgCrewCrew.jpgCutthroatCutthroat.jpgEnlargeEnlarge.jpgFigurineFigurine.jpgFirst MateFirst Mate.jpgFrigateFrigate.jpgLongshipLongship.jpgMining RoadMining Road.jpgPendantPendant.jpgPickaxePickaxe.jpgPilgrimPilgrim.jpgQuartermasterQuartermaster.jpgSilver MineSilver Mine.jpgTricksterTrickster.jpgWealthy VillageWealthy Village.jpg $6 Sack of LootSack of Loot.jpg $7 King's CacheKing's Cache.jpg $7star Loots (AmphoraAmphora.jpgDoubloonsDoubloons.jpgEndless ChaliceEndless Chalice.jpgFigureheadFigurehead.jpgHammerHammer.jpgInsigniaInsignia.jpgJewelsJewels.jpgOrbOrb.jpgPrize GoatPrize Goat.jpgPuzzle BoxPuzzle Box.jpgSextantSextant.jpgShieldShield.jpgSpell ScrollSpell Scroll.jpgStaffStaff.jpgSwordSword.jpg)
Events: $1 BuryBury.jpg $2 AvoidAvoid.jpgDeliverDeliver.jpgPerilPeril.jpgRushRush.jpg $3 ForayForay.jpgLaunchLaunch.jpgMirrorMirror.jpgPreparePrepare.jpgScroungeScrounge.jpg $4 MaelstromMaelstrom.jpgJourneyJourney.jpg $6 LootingLooting.jpg $10 InvasionInvasion.jpgProsperProsper.jpg
Traits: CheapCheap.jpgCursedCursed.jpgFatedFated.jpgFawningFawning.jpgFriendlyFriendly.jpgHastyHasty.jpgInheritedInherited.jpgInspiringInspiring.jpgNearbyNearby.jpgPatientPatient.jpgPiousPious.jpgRecklessReckless.jpgRichRich.jpgShyShy.jpgTirelessTireless.jpg
Promo $3 Black MarketBlack Market.jpgChurchChurch.jpg $4 DismantleDismantle.jpgEnvoyEnvoy.jpgSaunaSauna.jpg/AvantoAvanto.jpgWalled VillageWalled Village.jpg $5 GovernorGovernor.jpgMarchlandMarchland.jpgStashStash.jpg $6 CaptainCaptain.jpg $8 PrincePrince.jpg
Events: $5 SummonSummon.jpg
Base Cards $0 CopperCopper.jpgCurseCurse.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
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