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− | '''Royal Seal''' is a [[Treasure]] from [[Prosperity]]. It is worth {{Cost|2}} like {{Card|Silver}} but lets you | + | '''Royal Seal''' is a [[Treasure]] from [[Prosperity]]. It is worth {{Cost|2}} like {{Card|Silver}} but lets you [[topdeck]] cards you gain when you have it in play. |
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+ | It was removed from the second edition of Prosperity and replaced with the cheaper {{Card|Tiara}} which offers more varied benefits but kept the topdecking effect. | ||
== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
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=== Other Rules clarifications === | === Other Rules clarifications === | ||
* If Royal Seal is no longer in play when you gain a card, such as because it was trashed with {{Card|Mint}} or top-decked with {{Card|Mandarin}}, you cannot use its ability. | * If Royal Seal is no longer in play when you gain a card, such as because it was trashed with {{Card|Mint}} or top-decked with {{Card|Mandarin}}, you cannot use its ability. | ||
− | == Strategy | + | == Strategy == |
− | + | Before it was removed, Royal Seal was a weak [[Kingdom]] [[Treasure]] whose high price and [[opportunity cost]] made it rarely worth gaining. In terms of [[payload]], it is equivalent to an overpriced {{Card|Silver}} (with the associated downside of being a [[stop card]]); the bonus [[topdeck]]ing effect, although useful, is not generally enough to justify the price. Royal Seal therefore tends to be worthwhile only in very weak Kingdoms that offer nothing better at {{Cost|4}} or {{Cost|5}}. Exceptions are most likely to occur with {{Landmark|Keep}}, where Royal Seal can be relevant in scoring {{VP}}, and occasionally in cases where no better payload than Treasures is available but {{Card|Gold}} is undesirable (e.g. due to {{Landmark|Bandit Fort}}). | |
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+ | Royal Seal's topdecking effect is helpful in principle: guaranteeing access to your new purchases next turn can be very valuable early in the game, e.g. with strong [[Attack]]s, and it can also help you avoid [[collision|terminal collision]] or a [[dud]]. However, because Royal Seal is expensive enough to compete directly with the strong cards you would want to topdeck early in the game (e.g. {{Card|Witch}}), it's rarely worthwhile in practice to gain a copy for this purpose; you would be able to play the card sooner simply by buying it instead of Royal Seal. Furthermore, since Royal Seal can usually only be played during your Buy phase, it does not facilitate [[gain-and-play]] as other topdecking effects can, except in the presence of cards like {{Card|Black Market}}. Overall, it therefore compares unfavorably to cheaper, more flexible sources of this effect, such as {{Card|Tracker}} and {{Way|Way of the Seal}}. It may occasionally be worth considering in cases where it does enable gain-and-play or if topdecking newly-purchased [[engine]] components offers an especially strong boost to your deck's reliability. | ||
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== Versions == | == Versions == | ||
===English versions=== | ===English versions=== | ||
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! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date | ! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date | ||
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− | | {{ | + | | {{CardLangVersionImage|o=1}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=1|o=1||Royal Seal from Goko/Making Fun}} || {{Cost|2|l}}{{divline}}While this is in play, when you gain a card, you may put that card on top of your deck. || Prosperity || October 2010 |
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− | | {{ | + | | {{CardLangVersionImage|o=2}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=1|o=2}} || {{Cost|2|l}}{{divline}}While this is in play, when you gain a card, you may put that card onto your deck. || Prosperity [[Second Edition#Formatting_changes|(2016 printing)]] || February 2017 |
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+ | | {{CardLangVersionImage}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=1}} || {{Cost|2|l}}{{divline}}While you have this in play, when you gain a card, you may put that card onto your deck. || Prosperity [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=20551.0 (2020 printing)] || October 2020 | ||
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===Other language versions=== | ===Other language versions=== | ||
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− | ! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text | + | ! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Notes |
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!Chinese | !Chinese | ||
− | | 玉璽 || || || {{Cost|2}} 當此卡在出牌區,當你獲得一張卡片,你可以將該卡放到牌庫頂。 | + | | 玉璽 || || || style="padding:15px 0px;"| {{Cost|2|l}}{{divline}}當此卡在出牌區,當你獲得一張卡片,你可以將該卡放到牌庫頂。 || |
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!Czech | !Czech | ||
− | | Královská pečeť || || || | + | | Královská pečeť || || || || |
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!Dutch | !Dutch | ||
− | | Koninklijk zegel || || || | + | | Koninklijk zegel || {{CardLangVersionImage|Dutch}} || || {{Cost|2|l}}{{divline}}Zolang je deze kaart in het spel hebt, mag je een gepakte kaart op je trekstapel leggen. || |
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!Finnish | !Finnish | ||
− | | Sinetti (lit. ''seal'') || || || | + | | Sinetti (lit. ''seal'') || || || || |
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!French | !French | ||
− | | Sceau royal || || || | + | | Sceau royal || || || || |
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!German | !German | ||
− | | Königliches Siegel || {{CardVersionImage| | + | | Königliches Siegel || {{CardVersionImage|Royal SealGerman2016rulebook|German language Royal Seal 2016 by ASS}} || || {{Cost|2|l}}{{divline}}Wenn diese Karte im Spiel ist und du eine Karte nimmst oder kaufst, darfst du die neue Karte auf deinen Nachziehstapel legen. || (2016) |
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+ | | Königliches Siegel || || {{CardVersionImage|Royal SealGerman2021Digital|German language Royal Seal 2021 from Shuffle iT}} || {{Cost|2|l}}{{divline}}Wenn du diese Karte im Spiel hast, wenn du eine Karte nimmst, darfst du jene auf deinen Nachziehstapel legen. || (Nachdruck 2021) | ||
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!Italian | !Italian | ||
− | | Sigillo Reale || || || | + | | Sigillo Reale || || || || |
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!Japanese | !Japanese | ||
− | | 玉璽 (pron. ''gyokuji'') || || || {{Cost|2}} | + | | 玉璽<br>(pron. ''gyokuji'') || || || style="padding:15px 0px;"| {{Cost|2|l}}{{divline}}これが場にある間、カード1枚を獲得するとき、それを山札の上に置いてもよい。 || |
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!Polish | !Polish | ||
− | | Królewska pieczęć || {{CardLangVersionImage|Polish}} || || | + | | Królewska pieczęć || {{CardLangVersionImage|Polish}} || || {{Cost|2|l}}{{divline}}Kiedy ta karta znajduje się w grze, a ty dodajesz kartę, możesz położyć ją na wierzchu swojej talii. || (2016) |
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!Russian | !Russian | ||
− | | Королевская Печать (pron. ''korolyevskaya pyechat''') || || || | + | | Королевская Печать<br>(pron. ''korolyevskaya pyechat''') || || || || |
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!Spanish | !Spanish | ||
− | | Sello Real || || || | + | | Sello Real || || || || |
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=== Secret History === | === Secret History === | ||
{{Quote | {{Quote | ||
− | |Text=Originally it was "when you spend this," which is more confusing. When I got rid of those, this one got its "while this is in play" functionality. For a while it triggered on buying, but in the end it triggered on gaining, to line it up with Watchtower. | + | |Text=Originally it was "when you spend this," which is more confusing. When I got rid of those, this one got its "while this is in play" functionality. For a while it triggered on buying, but in the end it triggered on gaining, to line it up with {{Card|Watchtower}}. |
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5230.0 The Other Secret History of the Prosperity Cards] | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5230.0 The Other Secret History of the Prosperity Cards] | ||
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+ | === Retrospective === | ||
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+ | The opportunity cost is clearly too high for Royal Seal. Otherwise it's nice; I'd like it in my deck, I just won't have time to get it. | ||
+ | Obv. other cards have revisited the premise over the years. | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5799.msg882864#msg882864 Interview with Donald X.] | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{Navbox Prosperity}} | {{Navbox Prosperity}} | ||
{{Navbox Cards}} | {{Navbox Cards}} | ||
+ | [[category:alt Treasure]] | ||
+ | [[category:topdecking]] |
Latest revision as of 14:47, 7 August 2023
Royal Seal | |
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Type(s) | Treasure |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Prosperity |
Illustrator(s) | Jason Slavin |
Card text | |
While you have this in play, when you gain a card, you may put that card onto your deck. |
Royal Seal is a Treasure from Prosperity. It is worth like Silver but lets you topdeck cards you gain when you have it in play.
It was removed from the second edition of Prosperity and replaced with the cheaper Tiara which offers more varied benefits but kept the topdecking effect.
Contents |
[edit] FAQ
[edit] Official FAQ
- If you gain multiple cards with this in play, this applies to each of them - you could put any or all of them on top of your deck.
- This applies both to cards gained due to being bought, and to cards gained other ways with Royal Seal in play, such as with Hoard.
[edit] Other Rules clarifications
- If Royal Seal is no longer in play when you gain a card, such as because it was trashed with Mint or top-decked with Mandarin, you cannot use its ability.
[edit] Strategy
Before it was removed, Royal Seal was a weak Kingdom Treasure whose high price and opportunity cost made it rarely worth gaining. In terms of payload, it is equivalent to an overpriced Silver (with the associated downside of being a stop card); the bonus topdecking effect, although useful, is not generally enough to justify the price. Royal Seal therefore tends to be worthwhile only in very weak Kingdoms that offer nothing better at or . Exceptions are most likely to occur with Keep, where Royal Seal can be relevant in scoring , and occasionally in cases where no better payload than Treasures is available but Gold is undesirable (e.g. due to Bandit Fort).
Royal Seal's topdecking effect is helpful in principle: guaranteeing access to your new purchases next turn can be very valuable early in the game, e.g. with strong Attacks, and it can also help you avoid terminal collision or a dud. However, because Royal Seal is expensive enough to compete directly with the strong cards you would want to topdeck early in the game (e.g. Witch), it's rarely worthwhile in practice to gain a copy for this purpose; you would be able to play the card sooner simply by buying it instead of Royal Seal. Furthermore, since Royal Seal can usually only be played during your Buy phase, it does not facilitate gain-and-play as other topdecking effects can, except in the presence of cards like Black Market. Overall, it therefore compares unfavorably to cheaper, more flexible sources of this effect, such as Tracker and Way of the Seal. It may occasionally be worth considering in cases where it does enable gain-and-play or if topdecking newly-purchased engine components offers an especially strong boost to your deck's reliability.
[edit] Versions
[edit] English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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While this is in play, when you gain a card, you may put that card on top of your deck. |
Prosperity | October 2010 | ||
While this is in play, when you gain a card, you may put that card onto your deck. |
Prosperity (2016 printing) | February 2017 | ||
While you have this in play, when you gain a card, you may put that card onto your deck. |
Prosperity (2020 printing) | October 2020 |
[edit] Other language versions
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Secret History
[edit] Retrospective