Scout

Revision as of 12:51, 4 November 2012

Scout
Cost	4
Type	Action
Set/Expansion	Intrigue
Illustrator	Matthias Catrein
+1 Action Reveal the top 4 cards of your deck. Put the revealed Victory cards into your hand. Put the other cards on top of your deck in any order.

FAQ

Official FAQ

• If there are fewer than 4 cards left in your deck, reveal all the cards in your deck, shuffle your discard pile (which does not include currently revealed cards), and then reveal the remainder needed.
• Action - Victory cards are Victory cards.
• Curse cards are not Victory cards.
• Take all revealed Victory cards into your hand; you cannot choose to leave some on top.
• You do not have to reveal the order that you put cards back in.

Other Rules clarifications

Strategy Article

A strategy article on Scout was attempted here by Powerman. There was much discussion and disagreement.

Scout is typically a fairly weak card, and it has been voted worst and second-worst on Qvist's Rankings. On average, one out of every four cards in your deck need to be Victory cards for Scout to even give you +1 Card/+1 action; for Scout to work as a Laboratory, half your deck needs to be green cards, and in that case, what are you ever going to buy with your deck of green? Scout is a situationally good buy on boards with two dual-type Victory cards such as Great Hall, Nobles, Harem, finding more use in Intrigue-only games where these combos come up more often. It also works as a defense against some attacks such as Ghost Ship, Rabble, and Fortune Teller, and can be of use in Scrying Pool games.

Synergies/Combos

• Dual-type victory cards (Great Hall, Harem, Island, Nobles).
• Alt-VP strategies where you may end up with a deck where every second or third card is a Victory card.
• Scrying Pool

Antisynergies

• Cursers and Looters.

Trivia

Scout is a common joke and meme on the Dominion strategy forums.

Secret History

v . t . e Dominion Cards Basic cards Copper • Curse Estate Silver Duchy Gold Province Dominion Cellar • Chapel • Moat Harbinger • Merchant • Vassal • Village • Workshop Bureaucrat • Gardens • Militia • Moneylender • Poacher • Remodel • Smithy • Throne Room Bandit • Council Room • Festival • Laboratory • Library • Market • Mine • Sentry • Witch Artisan Removed cards: Chancellor • Woodcutter Feast • Spy • Thief Adventurer Intrigue Courtyard • Lurker • Pawn Masquerade • Shanty Town • Steward • Swindler • Wishing Well Baron • Bridge • Conspirator • Diplomat • Ironworks • Mill • Mining Village • Secret Passage Courtier • Duke • Minion • Patrol • Replace • Torturer • Trading Post • Upgrade Farm • Nobles Removed cards: Secret Chamber Great Hall Coppersmith • Scout Saboteur • Tribute Harem Seaside Haven • Lighthouse • Native Village Astrolabe • Fishing Village • Lookout • Monkey • Sea Chart • Smugglers • Warehouse Blockade • Caravan • Cutpurse • Island • Sailor • Salvager • Tide Pools • Treasure Map Bazaar • Corsair • Merchant Ship • Outpost • Pirate • Sea Witch • Tactician • Treasury • Wharf Removed cards: Embargo • Pearl Diver Ambassador Navigator • Pirate Ship • Sea Hag Explorer • Ghost Ship Alchemy Transmute • Vineyard Herbalist Apothecary • Scrying Pool • University Alchemist • Familiar • Philosopher's Stone Potion Golem Apprentice Possession Prosperity Anvil • Watchtower Bishop • Clerk • Investment • Tiara • Monument • Quarry • Worker's Village Charlatan • City • Collection • Crystal Ball • Magnate • Mint • Rabble • Vault • War Chest Hoard Grand Market Bank • Expand • Forge • King's Court Peddler Platinum Colony Removed cards: Loan • Trade Route Talisman Contraband • Counting House • Mountebank • Royal Seal • Venture Goons Cornucopia & Guilds Candlestick Maker • Hamlet Farrier • Stonemason Menagerie • Shop Infirmary Advisor • Farmhands • Plaza • Remake • Young Witch Herald Baker • Butcher • Carnival • Ferryman • Footpad • Horn of Plenty • Hunting Party • Jester • Journeyman • Joust (Rewards: Coronet • Courser • Demesne • Housecarl • Huge Turnip • Renown)• Merchant Guild • Soothsayer Fairgrounds Removed cards: Fortune Teller Doctor • Masterpiece Farming Village • Horse Traders • Taxman • Tournament (Prizes: Bag of Gold • Diadem • Followers • Princess • Trusty Steed) Harvest Hinterlands Crossroads • Fool's Gold Develop • Guard Dog • Oasis • Scheme • Tunnel Jack of All Trades • Nomads • Spice Merchant • Trader • Trail • Weaver Berserker • Cartographer • Cauldron • Haggler • Highway • Inn • Margrave • Souk • Stables • Wheelwright • Witch's Hut Border Village • Farmland Removed cards: Duchess Oracle Noble Brigand • Nomad Camp • Silk Road Cache • Embassy • Ill-Gotten Gains • Mandarin Dark Ages Ruins (Abandoned Mine • Ruined Library • Ruined Market • Ruined Village • Survivors) Spoils Poor House • Shelters (Hovel • Necropolis • Overgrown Estate) Beggar • Squire • Vagrant Forager • Hermit (Madman) • Market Square • Sage • Storeroom • Urchin (Mercenary) Armory • Death Cart • Feodum • Fortress • Ironmonger • Marauder • Procession • Rats • Scavenger • Wandering Minstrel Band of Misfits • Bandit Camp • Catacombs • Count • Counterfeit • Cultist • Graverobber • Junk Dealer • Knights (Dames Anna • Josephine • Molly • Natalie • Sylvia • Sirs Bailey • Destry • Martin • Michael • Vander) • Mystic • Pillage • Rebuild • Rogue Altar • Hunting Grounds Adventures Coin of the Realm • Page (Treasure Hunter • Warrior • Hero • Champion) • Peasant (Soldier • Fugitive • Disciple • Teacher) • Ratcatcher • Raze Amulet • Caravan Guard • Dungeon • Gear • Guide Duplicate • Magpie • Messenger • Miser • Port • Ranger • Transmogrify Artificer • Bridge Troll • Distant Lands • Giant • Haunted Woods • Lost City • Relic • Royal Carriage • Storyteller • Swamp Hag • Treasure Trove • Wine Merchant Hireling Events: Alms • Borrow • Quest Save Scouting Party • Travelling Fair Bonfire • Expedition • Ferry • Plan Mission • Pilgrimage Ball • Raid • Seaway • Trade Lost Arts • Training Inheritance Pathfinding Empires Engineer City Quarter • Overlord • Royal Blacksmith Encampment/Plunder • Patrician/Emporium • Settlers/Bustling Village Castles (Humble • Crumbling • Small • Haunted • Opulent • Sprawling • Grand • King's) • Catapult/Rocks • Chariot Race • Enchantress • Farmers' Market • Gladiator/Fortune Sacrifice • Temple • Villa Archive • Capital • Charm • Crown • Forum • Groundskeeper • Legionary • Wild Hunt Events: Triumph Annex • Donate Advance Delve • Tax Banquet Ritual • Salt the Earth Wedding Windfall Conquest Dominate Landmarks: Aqueduct • Arena • Bandit Fort • Basilica • Baths • Battlefield • Colonnade • Defiled Shrine • Fountain • Keep • Labyrinth • Mountain Pass • Museum • Obelisk • Orchard • Palace • Tomb • Tower • Triumphal Arch • Wall • Wolf Den Nocturne Will-o'-Wisp • Wish Druid • Faithful Hound • Guardian • Monastery • Pixie (Goat) • Tracker (Pouch) Imp Changeling • Fool (Lost in the Woods • Lucky Coin) • Ghost Town • Leprechaun • Night Watchman • Secret Cave (Magic Lamp) Bard • Blessed Village • Cemetery (Haunted Mirror) • Conclave • Devil's Workshop • Exorcist • Necromancer (Zombies: Apprentice • Mason • Spy) • Shepherd (Pasture) • Skulk Ghost Cobbler • Crypt • Cursed Village • Den of Sin • Idol • Pooka (Cursed Gold) • Sacred Grove • Tormentor • Tragic Hero • Vampire (Bat) • Werewolf Raider Boons: The Earth's Gift • Field • Flame • Forest • Moon • Mountain • River • Sea • Sky • Sun • Swamp • Wind Hexes: Bad Omens • Delusion (Deluded) • Envy (Envious) • Famine • Fear • Greed • Haunting • Locusts • Misery (Miserable/Twice Miserable) • Plague • Poverty • War Renaissance Border Guard (Horn • Lantern) • Ducat • Lackeys Acting Troupe • Cargo Ship • Experiment • Improve Flag Bearer (Flag) • Hideout • Inventor • Mountain Village • Patron • Priest • Research • Silk Merchant Old Witch • Recruiter • Scepter • Scholar • Sculptor • Seer • Spices • Swashbuckler (Treasure Chest) • Treasurer (Key) • Villain Projects: Cathedral • City Gate • Pageant • Sewers • Star Chart Exploration • Fair • Silos • Sinister Plot Academy • Capitalism • Fleet • Guildhall • Piazza • Road Network Barracks • Crop Rotation • Innovation Canal Citadel Menagerie Black Cat • Sleigh • Supplies Camel Train • Goatherd • Scrap • Sheepdog • Snowy Village • Stockpile Horse Bounty Hunter • Cardinal • Cavalry • Groom • Hostelry • Village Green Barge • Coven • Displace • Falconer • Gatekeeper • Hunting Lodge • Kiln • Livery • Mastermind • Paddock • Sanctuary Fisherman Destrier • Wayfarer Animal Fair Events: Delay • Desperation Gamble • Pursue • Ride • Toil Enhance • March • Transport Banish • Bargain • Invest • Seize the Day Commerce • Demand • Stampede Reap Enclave Alliance • Populate Ways: Butterfly • Camel • Chameleon • Frog • Goat • Horse • Mole • Monkey • Mouse • Mule • Otter • Owl • Ox • Pig • Rat • Seal • Sheep • Squirrel • Turtle • Worm Allies Bauble • Sycophant • Townsfolk (Town Crier / Blacksmith / Miller / Elder) Augurs (Herb Gatherer / Acolyte / Sorceress / Sibyl) • Clashes (Battle Plan / Archer / Warlord / Territory) • Forts (Tent / Garrison / Hill Fort / Stronghold) • Importer • Merchant Camp • Odysseys (Old Map / Voyage / Sunken Treasure / Distant Shore) • Sentinel • Underling • Wizards (Student / Conjurer / Sorcerer / Lich) Broker • Carpenter • Courier • Innkeeper • Royal Galley • Town Barbarian • Capital City • Contract • Emissary • Galleria • Guildmaster • Highwayman • Hunter • Modify • Skirmisher • Specialist • Swap Marquis Allies: Architects' Guild • Band of Nomads • Cave Dwellers • Circle of Witches • City-state • Coastal Haven • Crafters' Guild • Desert Guides • Family of Inventors • Fellowship of Scribes • Forest Dwellers • Gang of Pickpockets • Island Folk • League of Bankers • League of Shopkeepers • Market Towns • Mountain Folk • Order of Astrologers • Order of Masons • Peaceful Cult • Plateau Shepherds • Trappers' Lodge • Woodworkers' Guild Plunder Cage • Grotto • Jewelled Egg • Search • Shaman Secluded Shrine • Siren • Stowaway • Taskmaster Abundance • Cabin Boy • Crucible • Flagship • Fortune Hunter • Gondola • Harbor Village • Landing Party • Mapmaker • Maroon • Rope • Swamp Shacks • Tools Buried Treasure • Crew • Cutthroat • Enlarge • Figurine • First Mate • Frigate • Longship • Mining Road • Pendant • Pickaxe • Pilgrim • Quartermaster • Silver Mine • Trickster • Wealthy Village Sack of Loot King's Cache Loots (Amphora • Doubloons • Endless Chalice • Figurehead • Hammer • Insignia • Jewels • Orb • Prize Goat • Puzzle Box • Sextant • Shield • Spell Scroll • Staff • Sword) Events: Bury Avoid • Deliver • Peril • Rush Foray • Launch • Mirror • Prepare • Scrounge Maelstrom • Journey Looting Invasion • Prosper Traits: Cheap • Cursed • Fated • Fawning • Friendly • Hasty • Inherited • Inspiring • Nearby • Patient • Pious • Reckless • Rich • Shy • Tireless Promo Black Market • Church Dismantle • Envoy • Sauna/Avanto • Walled Village Governor • Marchland • Stash Captain Prince Events: Summon Base Cards Copper • Curse Estate Silver Potion Duchy Gold Province Platinum Colony See also: Second Edition • Errata • Outtakes (Confusion) • Fan cards • Card storage • List of cards (in other languages)