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'''Scrying Pool''' is an [[Action]]–[[Attack]] card from [[Alchemy]]. When you play Scrying Pool, you first do a {{Card|Spy}}-like attack on your opponents and on your own deck, and then draw all the Action cards off the top of your deck. If all you have is Action cards, a single Scrying Pool will draw your whole deck!
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'''Scrying Pool''' is an [[Action]]–[[Attack]] card from [[Alchemy]]. When you play Scrying Pool, you first do a {{Card|Spy}}-like attack on your opponents and on your own deck, and then draw all the Action cards off the top of your deck. If all you have is Action cards, a single Scrying Pool will draw your whole deck.
  
 
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* The only cards that go into your hand are the ones revealed as part of revealing cards until finding a non-Action; you do not get discarded cards from the first part of what Scrying Pool did, or cards from other players' decks.
 
* The only cards that go into your hand are the ones revealed as part of revealing cards until finding a non-Action; you do not get discarded cards from the first part of what Scrying Pool did, or cards from other players' decks.
  
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== Strategy Article ==
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== Strategy ==
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''[http://dominionstrategy.com/2012/09/12/alchemy-scrying-pool/ Article] by Powerman, originally posted on the [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=3218.0 forum]''
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Scrying Pool is a powerful card because, in the right [[Kingdom]]s, it offers potentially unlimited draw. In decks that are mostly [[Action]] cards, Scrying Pool can allow you to draw your entire deck relatively easily, allowing you to reliably play all your [[stop card]] [[payload]] (such as {{Card|Coven}}), enabling [[gain and play]] scenarios, and synergizing well with [[discard for benefit]] cards such as {{Card|Artificer}}. Scrying Pool’s strength, therefore, is largely tied to whether the rest of the Kingdom allows you to get to that kind of deck. [[Junker|Junking Attacks]] can make that goal nearly impossible, while strong [[thinning|thinners]] such as {{Card|Steward}} often make it feasible. Kingdoms with lots of cheap Actions, especially [[cantrip]]s such as {{Card|Harbinger}}, can also allow you to easily flood your deck with cards that Scrying Pool can draw.
  
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Scrying Pool’s strength is not immediately obvious. It is not until the first time you see someone chain together some Scrying Pools that you realize, hey, this card is pretty strong. (Also, his turns are really taking a while …)  And then you start experimenting with it, and realize that in an engine deck consisting mostly of Actions, Scrying Pool essentially reads “+1 Action, draw as much as you please.”  The fact that it is always guaranteed to draw one card is nice, and the Spy effect is just a bonus.
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Scrying Pool’s {{Cost|P}} cost has several repercussions. First, you’ll need to buy a {{Card|Potion}} before buying a Scrying Pool. This means you need to plan in advance whether you want Scrying Pools or not. If Scrying Pool is good in a particular Kingdom, you’ll often want to open with a {{Card|Potion}} to start getting Scrying Pools as soon as possible. Second, you’ll need to keep the {{Card|Potion}} in your deck to get more Scrying Pools. This is an additional non-Action card that may get in the way of Scrying Pool’s draw, and exacerbates Scrying Pool’s struggles in Kingdoms with no thinning. Third, because {{Card|Potion}} is useless for affording other non-{{Cost|P}} cards, you’ll usually only have one, limiting you to gaining one Scrying Pool per shuffle.
  
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But there are some traps to look out for.
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Scrying Pool’s initial reveal and optional discard of the top card of all players’ decks is a relatively small component of the card’s overall strength. Revealing the top card of your own deck is useful [[sifting]], as you can discard non-Action card junk to make it miss the [[reshuffle|shuffle]] and increase your odds of drawing more cards, or keep an Action card on top to guarantee you draw at least two cards. As an attack, Scrying Pool is low-impact. It can sometimes cause [[dud]]s for your opponents if you can leave a junk card such as an {{Card|Estate}} on top of their deck, trigger bad shuffles for them, or cause their good cards to miss the shuffle, but oftentimes if you’re able to play enough Scrying Pools to cause that to happen, they will also have Scrying Pools to discard the topdecked junk, or simply draw to their own good cards. Sometimes, Scrying Pool can allow you to more precisely use cards that care about the top of your opponent’s deck, such as {{Card|Swindler}}, {{Card|Chariot Race}}, and {{Card|Jester}}.
  
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=== When NOT to buy Scrying Pool ===
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===External strategy articles===
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''Note: Article(s) below are by individual authors and may not represent the community's current views on cards, but may provide more in-depth information or give historical perspective. Caveat emptor.''
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* [http://dominionstrategy.com/2012/09/12/alchemy-scrying-pool/ Powerman's 2012 article]
  
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==== Case 1: Lack of plus actions or many cantrips ====
 
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Basically without a [[village (Card type)|village]] (or {{Card|King's Court}}!), Scrying Pool can be useless.  Why?  Because it really doesn’t matter how many {{Card|Witch|Witches}}, {{Card|Militia|Militias}}, or {{Card|Goons}} you can get in your hand if you can only play one.  If the board calls for lots of actions to be played, SP will be able to get those actions in to your hand, but that does not mean they can all get played. Thus, you need a deck consisting either of many [[non-terminal]] Actions, or enough villages to support the [[terminal|terminals]] you want to play. Also, having many spammable Actions helps to increase your Action density quickly.
 
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Your deck starts out with 10 non-actions, plus the potion you have to pick up, so at a minimum you will have at least 11 cards that SP doesn’t like (and usually more!).  Without trashing any of them, that means for 1 of your top 2 cards to have a 75% chance of being an action (therefore drawing 2 cards), you need to have 11 actions in addition to the SP already in your hand.  For a 50% chance, you need roughly 6 action cards in your deck.  That means to have a 50% chance of this card being a {{Card|Laboratory}}, you need 11 actions in your deck.  That is a slow build up!
 
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Now, maybe you can get by with a little lack of trashing, but Scrying Pool definitely gets swamped when it sees...
 
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This is an obvious counter to SP because more junk means less action density.  Basically for every Curse added to your deck, you need to add that many extra actions to compensate.  Needless to say, {{Card|Mountebank}} is especially bad because those Coppers might as well be an extra Curse!
 
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==== Case 4: Lack of [[virtual coin]] ====
 
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Obviously if you want your deck to be mostly Actions, you want to keep your [[Treasure]] count to a minimum.  But you still need to buy cards, so having a way to generate {{Cost|}} from action cards is HUGE for Scrying Pool.  Without any way to generate {{Cost|}} from Actions, you have to add treasures which just further dilutes your action density.
 
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==== Case 5: Lack of +Buy ====
 
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This alone is not enough to avoid SP, but it should make you think twice.  Why?  First off, without an extra Buy (or gain) you can only add one Action to your deck per turn, which means building up to a good density of Actions will be slow, especially when you want to get numerous SP’s, so your Potion turns pretty much are dedicated to that early.  Secondly, a SP engine is often slower than the fastest other options, so you are likely to fall behind to a good opponent.  With a +Buy, this isn’t a problem because it is easy to get to {{Cost|13}} or {{Cost|16}}.  But without?  It can be awfully difficult to make up the lost time.
 
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I’m looking at you {{Card|Jack of all Trades}} (or {{Card|Wharf}})!  The idea behind this being if your opponent is hitting their 4th {{Card|Province}} by turn 12, SP is just going to be too slow.  So Jack of all Trades, Wharf, {{Card|Masquerade}}, or other cards which lead to very fast games do not bode very well for the SP player.
 
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With all of these out of the way, what should you look for?  When should you buy a Scrying Pool?
 
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=== When to buy Scrying Pool ===
 
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==== Case 1: Cheap [[Cantrip|Cantrips]] ====
 
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Scrying Pool basically adds +1 card to all actions, because you draw the actions up until the Victory/Treasure card, so it adds 1 to your hand size.  This means that your {{Card|Pearl Diver|Pearl Divers}}, {{Card|Great Hall|Great Halls}}, and {{Card|Spy|Spies}} all become {{Card|Laboratory|Laboratories}}.  The best ones here are {{Card|Village}} (gives +action), {{Card|Pawn}} (can give +Buy OR +{{Cost|1}}), {{Card|Conspirator}} (gives +{{Cost|2}} and is trivial to activate) and {{Card|Haven}} (can save extra SP’s if you draw your whole deck) because they are cheap (easy to mass) and give a fringe benefit.
 
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==== Case 2: Light Trashing ====
 
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I say light trashing, because if you have really good trashing then you don’t really need the Scrying Pool to draw your deck.  However, with slower/lighter trashing, SP should be enhanced more than other strategies.  Good options here are {{Card|Moneylender}} and {{Card|Spice Merchant}} (getting rid of your starting coppers should be enough to quickly get through your whole deck), {{Card|Salvager}} (although getting rid of your Estates might not be enough, the +Buy is a good addition), {{Card|Forager}} (gives +Buy and some +{{Cost|}}), and {{Card|Trading Post}} (Turning your 10 starting cards into 5 {{Card|Silver|Silvers}} helps eliminate enough junk to cycle through your deck, but also gives you enough economy to buy things).
 
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==== Case 3: Hand Size Reducers ====
 
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SP is a great counter to Militia, Goons, etc. because discarding the 2 cards will rarely hurt you if you have a SP in hand, as you will quickly be drawing through your whole deck.  Additionally, because you will be cycling extremely quickly, you can play YOUR Militia every turn and make your opponent play 3 card hands.  Good trade off!
 
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==== Case 4: {{Card|Vault}}, {{Card|Secret Chamber}}, {{Card|Storeroom}} ====
 
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Vault (or Secret Chamber, or Storeroom) and SP are a great combination.  Why?  Assuming you have some +Actions/+Buy, the general strategies is to draw all of your Actions with a Scrying Pool, discard them for {{Cost|}}, and then play another SP to redraw them all.  This can be repeated a few times, and then your other actions can be played out like normal, leading to huge turns.
 
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==== Case 5: Vineyards (and Fairgrounds) ====
 
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The things that make SP bad are it is often slow, it needs to avoid many Treasure cards, and you have to buy a Potion.  If only a card existed that combined these to give VP to allow for comebacks…
 
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Vineyards are Donald X.’s gifts to Scrying Pool players.  The idea being you can fall behind, but because you will have so many actions, buying Vineyards can easily be worth as much or more than Provinces.  If you can avoid Provinces altogether, it will be very difficult for most strategies to buy all 8 of them.  Fairgrounds deserve an honorable mention, because any time you have a Potion cost card it is not too difficult to get them worth 6 VP, and they will almost always be worth 4 VP.
 
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Colonies mean two things good for SP players: more victory points available, and a longer game.  This means that it will take longer for your opponent to get their strategy together, but it will only take a SP player maybe 1 or 2 turns longer for Colonies than Provinces.
 
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=== Playing with Scrying Pool ===
 
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==== Case 1: Spying your deck ====
 
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It’s one thing to know when to buy SP, but it’s another to know how to use it.  For your deck, always keep an action on top, even if you don’t plan to use it.  Out of coppers but have a Moneylender on top?  Don’t discard it, just draw it instead!  Assuming you show a Victory card, discard it.  Those are the easy ones.  Treasures are a little more difficult.  Coppers should almost always be discarded, as your next card should be better.  Silvers/Golds… you probably shouldn’t have many of these in your deck, but if you think you ABSOLUTELY need the cash, keep it and buy the card you need.  Potions, if it’s early and you need more SP’s keep it on top, otherwise discard it as it won’t do you any good.
 
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==== Case 2: Spying your opponent’s deck ====
 
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Obviously, your goal is to both skip a good card from your opponent’s deck, and leave a bad one on top.  But what is a bad card?  Well, it depends what strategy they’re doing.  If they are doing a SP deck too, ask yourself if you would discard it from your own deck, and you should probably do the opposite.  If they are going more of a [[Big Money]] deck, try and guess what their average money density, and then get rid of it if is higher.  A good synergy with Scrying Pool is cards (namely other attacks) that benefit from knowing what is on your opponent’s deck.  Have a {{Card|Saboteur}} in hand?  Keep flipping your opponents cards until a Province is on top.  Have a {{Card|Jester}}?  Wait for a card that helps you (i.e., a good Action) and leave that on top OR put a Victory card and give them a curse.  This works better than say, Spy/Jester because Scrying Pools are much, much better than Spies.
 
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==== Case 3: How many Scrying Pools to buy? ====
 
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The easy answer to say would be “as many as possible” and you can’t go wrong with getting more.  However, there is an opportunity cost.  With the help of {{Card|Scheme}}, or other cards to make sure you start with a SP in hand, you probably are fine with only 2-3 of them.  However, as you start greening, every additional SP limits the chance of your engine stalling.  Plus because it has a relatively low cost of 2P, it is easy on Province turns (assuming you have +Buy) to pick one up even late in the game.
 
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==== Case 4: When to buy Victory Cards ====
 
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With Scrying Pool, you are almost certain to fall behind a more traditional strategy early.  Hopefully you will be able to set up your engine quickly so that this lead will only be ~2 provinces, but with +Buy, falling behind is not necessarily a big deal.  But when should you jump into the greens?  Well, with alternate Victory cards you can wait a little longer as that gives you a bigger pool of points to choose from.  The exceptions being {{Card|Nobles}}, {{Card|Great Hall}}, and {{Card|Island}}, as they still count as actions so buying them early actively helps your deck as well as giving you a VP boost.  But what if there are no alternate VP cards?  The simple answer is there is no perfect time to green — it depends on the board.  But a rule of thumb can be wait as long as you can.  In general waiting to make your first green turn a double (or triple) province, is a good idea, but obviously if your opponent is going too quickly you might need to simply settle for a 1 province turn.
 
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==== Case 5: Other Potion Cards ====
 
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Obviously buying a Scrying Pool requires you having a Potion in your deck, so other Potion cards that are either too weak or slow to buy a potion on their own now become an option.  {{Card|Possession}} can easily be played every turn, and the opportunity cost is much lower if you already have a Potion in your deck.  Vineyards (as mentioned above) don’t require the potion buy – you already have it for the SP!  Even {{Card|Transmute}} isn’t bad; it can turn Coppers into Actions and Estates into Golds; both of which are great ways to juice a SP deck. Eventually, SP decks tend to have a hand or two where either they have 1P or they want to use all their {{Cost|}} on something big (like a KC) and have a {{Cost|P}} and a +buy left over.
 
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{{Card|Apothecary}} can be good in lieu of good copper trashing, as it can clear off your non-Action cards while building your economy.  Another Alchemy card that can be good with SP is {{Card|Herbalist}} — it provides a +Buy, and it lets you return your Potion to your hand early to quickly get SP’s.  The Alchemy cards that don’t work well with SP are {{Card|Philosopher's Stone}} (no deck left!) and {{Card|Familiar}} (Curses!).  {{Card|Alchemist}} and {{Card|Golem}} don’t hurt SP, but might not be worth the buy if you can already draw your deck.
 
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Vault/Secret Chamber/Storeroom, as mentioned above, is one example of this.  When your whole deck is drawn, and you Vault away all your Actions except one Scrying Pool, it is guaranteed to draw all those Actions right back into your hand.  {{Card|Warehouse}} and other sifters play a critical role in helping you separate the Actions from the junk in your deck.
 
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* Hand Size Reducers, like {{Card|Militia}} and {{Card|Goons}}<br>
 
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* {{Card|Colony}}<br>
 
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* Cards that like big hands, like {{Card|Vault}}, {{Card|Secret Chamber}} and {{Card|Storeroom}}<br>
 
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* Cheap non-terminal cards that produce money, especially {{Card|Conspirator}} and {{Card|Peddler}}<br>
 
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* Light trashing, such as {{Card|Moneylender}}, {{Card|Trading Post}}, and {{Card|Spice Merchant}}<br>
 
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* {{Card|Vineyard}}<br>
 
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* {{Card|Outpost}}
 
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== Versions ==
 
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===English versions===
 
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| {{CardVersionImage|Scrying PoolOld|Scrying Pool}} || {{CardVersionImage|ScryingPoolDigitalOld|Scrying Pool from Goko/Making Fun}} || '''+1 Action'''. Each player (including you) reveals the top card of his deck and either discards it or puts it back, your choice. Then reveal cards from the top of your deck until you reveal one that is not an Action.  Put all of your revealed cards into your hand. || Alchemy 1st Edition || May 2010
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| {{CardLangVersionImage|o=1}} || {{CardLangVersionImage||Scrying Pool from Goko/Making Fun|d=1|o=1}} || '''+1 Action'''<br>Each player (including you) reveals the top card of his deck and either discards it or puts it back, your choice. Then reveal cards from the top of your deck until you reveal one that is not an Action.  Put all of your revealed cards into your hand. || Alchemy 1st Edition || May 2010
 
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| {{CardVersionImage|Scrying Pool|Scrying Pool}} || {{CardVersionImage|ScryingPoolDigital|Scrying Pool from Shuffle iT}} || '''+1 Action'''. Each player (including you) reveals the top card of their deck and either discards it or puts it back, your choice. Then reveal cards from your deck until revealing one that isn't an Action. Put all of the revealed cards into your hand. || Alchemy [[Second Edition|2nd Edition]] || December 2018  
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| {{CardLangVersionImage}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=1}} || '''+1 Action'''<br>Each player (including you) reveals the top card of their deck and either discards it or puts it back, your choice. Then reveal cards from your deck until revealing one that isn't an Action. Put all of the revealed cards into your hand. || Alchemy [[Second Edition|2nd Edition]] || December 2018  
 
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| Bassin divinatoire || || {{CardVersionImage|Scrying PoolFrench2021Digital|French language Scrying Pool 2021 from Shuffle iT}} || '''+1 Action'''<br>Tous les joueurs (y compris vous) dévoilent la carte du haut de leur pioche et la défaussent ou la replacent (votre choix). Ensuite, dévoilez des cartes de votre pioche jusqu'à dévoiler une carte qui n'est pas une Action. Prenez en main les cartes dévoilées. ||
 
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| Vision (lit. ''vision'') || {{CardVersionImage|Scrying PoolGerman2019rulebook|German language Scrying Pool 2019 by ASS}} || {{CardVersionImage|Scrying PoolGerman2021Digital|German language Scrying Pool 2021 from Shuffle iT}} || '''+1 Aktion'''<br>Jeder Spieler (inklusive dir) deckt die oberste Karte seines Nachziehstapels auf. Du entscheidest bei jedem, ob er die aufgedeckte Karte ablegt oder zur&uuml;cklegt. Decke dann Karten von deinem Nachziehstapel auf, bis du eine Nicht-Aktionskarte aufdeckst. Nimm alle so aufgedeckten Karten auf deine Hand. || (2019)
 
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| Hidromancia (lit. ''hydromancy'') || {{CardLangVersionImage|Spanish}} || || '''+1 Acción'''<br>Cada jugador (incluso tú) revela la carta superior de su mazo, para descartarla o ponerla de nuevo encima del mazo, lo que tú decidas. A continuación, levanta cartas de tu mazo hasta que reveles una carta que no sea de Acción. Pon todas las cartas reveladas en tu mano. ||
 
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== Trivia ==
 
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[[Image:Scrying_PoolArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]]
 
[[Image:Scrying_PoolArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]]
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=== Preview ===
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|Text= Here's another way to draw 8 cards. The massive card-drawing this can do for you does not just happen by itself. There are actions to acquire, {{Card|Copper}}s to trash. If you look closely, you will see that the vision in the pool is of a {{Card|Village}}.
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|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
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|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=122.msg1166#msg1166 Dominion: Alchemy Preview]
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For strumphf's 2022 advent calendar, Donald X. [https://youtu.be/FbmGIYJ76-4?t=12 went in-depth on the development] of Scrying Pool.
 
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|Text=This started out costing {{Cost|3}}, without the {{Card|Spy}} part. That version was ridiculous. It seemed like it would work with potion in the cost though. And it did! Then an attack in the set didn't work out, and the card I wanted to replace it with wasn't an attack. The names had already been sent to the artists, due to the tight schedule; I had to pick something else in the set and graft an attack onto it, and it had to be something where the name made some sort of sense with that. Scrying Pool was that card. I grafted Spy onto it and well there it is. It's a decent fit, as the rest of the card cares about the top of your deck, and it's Spy with the spying before the drawing, which is something. It's pretty wordy though, and I didn't realize that some people would look at this and think "oh it's a Spy variant" rather than "oh it draws you lots of actions and I guess also spies." It's not just a Spy variant guys. There is a mistake in the FAQ for this card. There's the bit where it explains what happens if you run out of cards before finding your non-action, only it says "action" instead. The card itself has it right. The Korean translator found this mistake; you other translators could learn a lot from that guy. Actually I think the German translator also found something, but he found his thing in time for us to fix it. The Korean translator could learn a lot from him.
 
|Text=This started out costing {{Cost|3}}, without the {{Card|Spy}} part. That version was ridiculous. It seemed like it would work with potion in the cost though. And it did! Then an attack in the set didn't work out, and the card I wanted to replace it with wasn't an attack. The names had already been sent to the artists, due to the tight schedule; I had to pick something else in the set and graft an attack onto it, and it had to be something where the name made some sort of sense with that. Scrying Pool was that card. I grafted Spy onto it and well there it is. It's a decent fit, as the rest of the card cares about the top of your deck, and it's Spy with the spying before the drawing, which is something. It's pretty wordy though, and I didn't realize that some people would look at this and think "oh it's a Spy variant" rather than "oh it draws you lots of actions and I guess also spies." It's not just a Spy variant guys. There is a mistake in the FAQ for this card. There's the bit where it explains what happens if you run out of cards before finding your non-action, only it says "action" instead. The card itself has it right. The Korean translator found this mistake; you other translators could learn a lot from that guy. Actually I think the German translator also found something, but he found his thing in time for us to fix it. The Korean translator could learn a lot from him.
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|Text=I could have dropped the attack from Scrying Pool. Scrying Pool did not originally have an attack. It got one because I felt the set should have two attacks, and the names were already in - it was a tight schedule and art was being made while I worked on the cards. "Scrying Pool" was the name that felt like it could attack, paired with a card that felt like it could attack (yes I could have replaced {{Card|Golem}} with an attack, but that was not on the table, {{Card|Golem}} was too awesome). Now did I really need two attacks? Not enough to muck up Scrying Pool. This change made the card slower, more wordy, and less special-seeming. Before it was this cool draw-lots-of-cards thing; now it's {{Card|Spy}}, something something, some kind of Spy variant I think, I'll read the rest later. I would rather have the faster simpler cooler card. Again Spy itself is bad, it's too slow for what you get, and Scrying Pool's Spy is worse, because you've got card-drawing built-in to get you more of them.
 
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Latest revision as of 12:03, 24 December 2023

Scrying Pool
Scrying Pool.jpg
Info
Cost $2P
Type(s) Action - Attack
Kingdom card? Yes
Set AlchemyAlchemy icon.png
Illustrator(s) Klemens Franz
Card text
+1 Action
Each player (including you) reveals the top card of their deck and either discards it or puts it back, your choice. Then reveal cards from your deck until revealing one that isn’t an Action. Put all of those revealed cards into your hand.

Scrying Pool is an Action–Attack card from Alchemy. When you play Scrying Pool, you first do a SpySpy.jpg-like attack on your opponents and on your own deck, and then draw all the Action cards off the top of your deck. If all you have is Action cards, a single Scrying Pool will draw your whole deck.

Contents

[edit] FAQ

[edit] Official FAQ

  • First each player reveals their top card, and discards it or puts it back, with you choosing separately for each player.
  • If people care about the order, go clockwise, starting with yourself.
  • After that, reveal cards from the top of your deck until you reveal a card that is not an Action card.
  • If you run out of cards without revealing a [non-]Action card, shuffle your discard pile and keep going. If you have no discard pile left either, stop there.
  • Put all of the Action cards you revealed from your deck into your hand, plus that first non-Action card.

[edit] Other Rules clarifications

  • There is a typo in the official FAQ; it says "Action card" where it should say "non-Action card". That error is corrected above.
  • Cards with multiple types, one of which is Action, are Actions.
  • The only cards that go into your hand are the ones revealed as part of revealing cards until finding a non-Action; you do not get discarded cards from the first part of what Scrying Pool did, or cards from other players' decks.

[edit] Strategy

Scrying Pool is a powerful card because, in the right Kingdoms, it offers potentially unlimited draw. In decks that are mostly Action cards, Scrying Pool can allow you to draw your entire deck relatively easily, allowing you to reliably play all your stop card payload (such as CovenCoven.jpg), enabling gain and play scenarios, and synergizing well with discard for benefit cards such as ArtificerArtificer.jpg. Scrying Pool’s strength, therefore, is largely tied to whether the rest of the Kingdom allows you to get to that kind of deck. Junking Attacks can make that goal nearly impossible, while strong thinners such as StewardSteward.jpg often make it feasible. Kingdoms with lots of cheap Actions, especially cantrips such as HarbingerHarbinger.jpg, can also allow you to easily flood your deck with cards that Scrying Pool can draw.

Scrying Pool’s P cost has several repercussions. First, you’ll need to buy a PotionPotion.jpg before buying a Scrying Pool. This means you need to plan in advance whether you want Scrying Pools or not. If Scrying Pool is good in a particular Kingdom, you’ll often want to open with a PotionPotion.jpg to start getting Scrying Pools as soon as possible. Second, you’ll need to keep the PotionPotion.jpg in your deck to get more Scrying Pools. This is an additional non-Action card that may get in the way of Scrying Pool’s draw, and exacerbates Scrying Pool’s struggles in Kingdoms with no thinning. Third, because PotionPotion.jpg is useless for affording other non-P cards, you’ll usually only have one, limiting you to gaining one Scrying Pool per shuffle.

Scrying Pool’s initial reveal and optional discard of the top card of all players’ decks is a relatively small component of the card’s overall strength. Revealing the top card of your own deck is useful sifting, as you can discard non-Action card junk to make it miss the shuffle and increase your odds of drawing more cards, or keep an Action card on top to guarantee you draw at least two cards. As an attack, Scrying Pool is low-impact. It can sometimes cause duds for your opponents if you can leave a junk card such as an EstateEstate.jpg on top of their deck, trigger bad shuffles for them, or cause their good cards to miss the shuffle, but oftentimes if you’re able to play enough Scrying Pools to cause that to happen, they will also have Scrying Pools to discard the topdecked junk, or simply draw to their own good cards. Sometimes, Scrying Pool can allow you to more precisely use cards that care about the top of your opponent’s deck, such as SwindlerSwindler.jpg, Chariot RaceChariot Race.jpg, and JesterJester.jpg.

[edit] External strategy articles

Note: Article(s) below are by individual authors and may not represent the community's current views on cards, but may provide more in-depth information or give historical perspective. Caveat emptor.

[edit] Versions

[edit] English versions

Print Digital Text Release Date
Scrying Pool Scrying Pool from Goko/Making Fun +1 Action
Each player (including you) reveals the top card of his deck and either discards it or puts it back, your choice. Then reveal cards from the top of your deck until you reveal one that is not an Action. Put all of your revealed cards into your hand. 		Alchemy 1st Edition May 2010
Scrying Pool Scrying Pool from Shuffle iT +1 Action
Each player (including you) reveals the top card of their deck and either discards it or puts it back, your choice. Then reveal cards from your deck until revealing one that isn't an Action. Put all of the revealed cards into your hand. 		Alchemy 2nd Edition December 2018

[edit] Other language versions

Language Name Print Digital Text Notes
Chinese 占卜 (pron. zhānbǔ, lit. divination)
Czech Vidění (lit. vision) Czech language Scrying Pool +1 akce
Každý hráč (včetně tebe) ukáže vrchní kartu svého dobíracího balíčku a ty vybereš, zda ji odloží na odkládací balíček, nebo zda ji vrátí zpět. Poté ukazuj vrchní karty ze svého dobíracího balíčku, dokud neodkryješ kartu, která není akční.
Všechny své odkryté karty si přidej do ruky.
Dutch Visioen (lit. vision)
Finnish Ennemalja (lit. omen bowl)
French Bassin divinatoire French language Scrying Pool 2021 from Shuffle iT +1 Action
Tous les joueurs (y compris vous) dévoilent la carte du haut de leur pioche et la défaussent ou la replacent (votre choix). Ensuite, dévoilez des cartes de votre pioche jusqu'à dévoiler une carte qui n'est pas une Action. Prenez en main les cartes dévoilées.
German Vision (lit. vision) German language Scrying Pool 2019 by ASS German language Scrying Pool 2021 from Shuffle iT +1 Aktion
Jeder Spieler (inklusive dir) deckt die oberste Karte seines Nachziehstapels auf. Du entscheidest bei jedem, ob er die aufgedeckte Karte ablegt oder zurücklegt. Decke dann Karten von deinem Nachziehstapel auf, bis du eine Nicht-Aktionskarte aufdeckst. Nimm alle so aufgedeckten Karten auf deine Hand. 		(2019)
Italian Divinazione (lit. divination)
Japanese 念視の泉 (pron. nen-shi no izumi, lit. fountain of thought-inspection) +1 アクション
プレイヤーは全員、山札の一番上のカードを公開し、あなたの選択により、捨て札にするか山札の上に戻す。その後、あなたはアクションカード以外のカード1枚が公開されろまで山札を上かち公開する。公開したカードをすべて手札に加えろ。
Russian Гадательная Чаша
(pron. gadatyel'naya chasha, lit. oracle bowl) 		DigitalRussian language Scrying Pool +1 Действие
Каждый игрок (вы тоже) раскрывает верхнюю карту своей колоды и по вашему выбору либо сбрасывает её, либо кладёт назад. Затем раскрывайте карты с вашей колоды до тех пор, пока не раскроете карту, не являющуюся картой Действия. Положите все раскрытые карты в руку.
Spanish Hidromancia (lit. hydromancy) Spanish language Scrying Pool +1 Acción
Cada jugador (incluso tú) revela la carta superior de su mazo, para descartarla o ponerla de nuevo encima del mazo, lo que tú decidas. A continuación, levanta cartas de tu mazo hasta que reveles una carta que no sea de Acción. Pon todas las cartas reveladas en tu mano.

[edit] Trivia

Official card art.

[edit] Preview

Here's another way to draw 8 cards. The massive card-drawing this can do for you does not just happen by itself. There are actions to acquire, CopperCopper.jpgs to trash. If you look closely, you will see that the vision in the pool is of a VillageVillage.jpg.
—Donald X. Vaccarino, Dominion: Alchemy Preview

[edit] Card Art

VillageVillage.jpg can be seen in the scrying pool.
—Donald X. Vaccarino, 'Art Trivia'

[edit] Secret History

For strumphf's 2022 advent calendar, Donald X. went in-depth on the development of Scrying Pool.

This started out costing $3, without the SpySpy.jpg part. That version was ridiculous. It seemed like it would work with potion in the cost though. And it did! Then an attack in the set didn't work out, and the card I wanted to replace it with wasn't an attack. The names had already been sent to the artists, due to the tight schedule; I had to pick something else in the set and graft an attack onto it, and it had to be something where the name made some sort of sense with that. Scrying Pool was that card. I grafted Spy onto it and well there it is. It's a decent fit, as the rest of the card cares about the top of your deck, and it's Spy with the spying before the drawing, which is something. It's pretty wordy though, and I didn't realize that some people would look at this and think "oh it's a Spy variant" rather than "oh it draws you lots of actions and I guess also spies." It's not just a Spy variant guys. There is a mistake in the FAQ for this card. There's the bit where it explains what happens if you run out of cards before finding your non-action, only it says "action" instead. The card itself has it right. The Korean translator found this mistake; you other translators could learn a lot from that guy. Actually I think the German translator also found something, but he found his thing in time for us to fix it. The Korean translator could learn a lot from him.
—Donald X. Vaccarino, The Secret History of the Alchemy Cards

[edit] Retrospective

I could have dropped the attack from Scrying Pool. Scrying Pool did not originally have an attack. It got one because I felt the set should have two attacks, and the names were already in - it was a tight schedule and art was being made while I worked on the cards. "Scrying Pool" was the name that felt like it could attack, paired with a card that felt like it could attack (yes I could have replaced GolemGolem.jpg with an attack, but that was not on the table, GolemGolem.jpg was too awesome). Now did I really need two attacks? Not enough to muck up Scrying Pool. This change made the card slower, more wordy, and less special-seeming. Before it was this cool draw-lots-of-cards thing; now it's SpySpy.jpg, something something, some kind of Spy variant I think, I'll read the rest later. I would rather have the faster simpler cooler card. Again Spy itself is bad, it's too slow for what you get, and Scrying Pool's Spy is worse, because you've got card-drawing built-in to get you more of them.
—Donald X. Vaccarino, What Donald X. Might Do With a Dominion Time Machine


You would just live with the luck of the draw, though of course you have a lot of other control over that luck. Scrying Pool was that card, it did not SpySpy.jpg on anyone including yourself, and then I added the SpySpy.jpg part because I wanted the set to have another attack and the names were locked in and Scrying Pool sounded plausible as an attack. GolemGolem.jpg was more plausible but I did not want to ruin Golem.
—Donald X. Vaccarino, Interview with Donald X.


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Cards P TransmuteTransmute.jpg • VineyardVineyard.jpg $2 HerbalistHerbalist.jpg $2P ApothecaryApothecary.jpg • Scrying PoolScrying Pool.jpg • UniversityUniversity.jpg $3P AlchemistAlchemist.jpg • FamiliarFamiliar.jpg • Philosopher's StonePhilosopher's Stone.jpg $4 PotionPotion.jpg $4P GolemGolem.jpg $5 ApprenticeApprentice.jpg $6P PossessionPossession.jpg
Combos and Counters Apprentice/Market Square • Capital/Herbalist
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Dominion Cards
Basic cards $0 CopperCopper.jpg • CurseCurse.jpg $2 EstateEstate.jpg $3 SilverSilver.jpg $5 DuchyDuchy.jpg $6 GoldGold.jpg $8 ProvinceProvince.jpg
Dominion $2 CellarCellar.jpg • ChapelChapel.jpg • MoatMoat.jpg $3 HarbingerHarbinger.jpg • MerchantMerchant.jpg • VassalVassal.jpg • VillageVillage.jpg • WorkshopWorkshop.jpg $4 BureaucratBureaucrat.jpg • GardensGardens.jpg • MilitiaMilitia.jpg • MoneylenderMoneylender.jpg • PoacherPoacher.jpg • RemodelRemodel.jpg • SmithySmithy.jpg • Throne RoomThrone Room.jpg $5 BanditBandit.jpg • Council RoomCouncil Room.jpg • FestivalFestival.jpg • LaboratoryLaboratory.jpg • LibraryLibrary.jpg • MarketMarket.jpg • MineMine.jpg • SentrySentry.jpg • WitchWitch.jpg $6 ArtisanArtisan.jpg
Removed cards: $3 ChancellorChancellor.jpg • WoodcutterWoodcutter.jpg $4 FeastFeast.jpg • SpySpy.jpg • ThiefThief.jpg $6 AdventurerAdventurer.jpg
Intrigue $2 CourtyardCourtyard.jpg • LurkerLurker.jpg • PawnPawn.jpg $3 MasqueradeMasquerade.jpg • Shanty TownShanty Town.jpg • StewardSteward.jpg • SwindlerSwindler.jpg • Wishing WellWishing Well.jpg $4 BaronBaron.jpg • BridgeBridge.jpg • ConspiratorConspirator.jpg • DiplomatDiplomat.jpg • IronworksIronworks.jpg • MillMill.jpg • Mining VillageMining Village.jpg • Secret PassageSecret Passage.jpg $5 CourtierCourtier.jpg • DukeDuke.jpg • MinionMinion.jpg • PatrolPatrol.jpg • ReplaceReplace.jpg • TorturerTorturer.jpg • Trading PostTrading Post.jpg • UpgradeUpgrade.jpg $6 FarmFarm.jpg • NoblesNobles.jpg
Removed cards: $2 Secret ChamberSecret Chamber.jpg $3 Great HallGreat Hall.jpg $4 CoppersmithCoppersmith.jpg • ScoutScout.jpg $5 SaboteurSaboteur.jpg • TributeTribute.jpg $6 HaremHarem.jpg
Seaside $2 HavenHaven.jpg • LighthouseLighthouse.jpg • Native VillageNative Village.jpg $3 AstrolabeAstrolabe.jpg • Fishing VillageFishing Village.jpg • LookoutLookout.jpg • MonkeyMonkey.jpg • Sea ChartSea Chart.jpg • SmugglersSmugglers.jpg • WarehouseWarehouse.jpg $4 BlockadeBlockade.jpg • CaravanCaravan.jpg • CutpurseCutpurse.jpg • IslandIsland.jpg • SailorSailor.jpg • SalvagerSalvager.jpg • Tide PoolsTide Pools.jpg • Treasure MapTreasure Map.jpg $5 BazaarBazaar.jpg • CorsairCorsair.jpg • Merchant ShipMerchant Ship.jpg • OutpostOutpost.jpg • PiratePirate.jpg • Sea WitchSea Witch.jpg • TacticianTactician.jpg • TreasuryTreasury.jpg • WharfWharf.jpg
Removed cards: $2 EmbargoEmbargo.jpg • Pearl DiverPearl Diver.jpg $3 AmbassadorAmbassador.jpg $4 NavigatorNavigator.jpg • Pirate ShipPirate Ship.jpg • Sea HagSea Hag.jpg $5 ExplorerExplorer.jpg • Ghost ShipGhost Ship.jpg
Alchemy P TransmuteTransmute.jpg • VineyardVineyard.jpg $2 HerbalistHerbalist.jpg $2P ApothecaryApothecary.jpg • Scrying PoolScrying Pool.jpg • UniversityUniversity.jpg $3P AlchemistAlchemist.jpg • FamiliarFamiliar.jpg • Philosopher's StonePhilosopher's Stone.jpg $4 PotionPotion.jpg $4P GolemGolem.jpg $5 ApprenticeApprentice.jpg $6P PossessionPossession.jpg
Prosperity $3 AnvilAnvil.jpg • WatchtowerWatchtower.jpg $4 BishopBishop.jpg • ClerkClerk.jpg • InvestmentInvestment.jpg • TiaraTiara.jpg • MonumentMonument.jpg • QuarryQuarry.jpg • Worker's VillageWorker's Village.jpg $5 CharlatanCharlatan.jpg • CityCity.jpg • CollectionCollection.jpg • Crystal BallCrystal Ball.jpg • MagnateMagnate.jpg • MintMint.jpg • RabbleRabble.jpg • VaultVault.jpg • War ChestWar Chest.jpg $6 HoardHoard.jpg $6star Grand MarketGrand Market.jpg $7 BankBank.jpg • ExpandExpand.jpg • ForgeForge.jpg • King's CourtKing's Court.jpg $8star PeddlerPeddler.jpg $9 PlatinumPlatinum.jpg $11 ColonyColony.jpg
Removed cards: $3 LoanLoan.jpg • Trade RouteTrade Route.jpg $4 TalismanTalisman.jpg $5 ContrabandContraband.jpg • Counting HouseCounting House.jpg • MountebankMountebank.jpg • Royal SealRoyal Seal.jpg • VentureVenture.jpg $6 GoonsGoons.jpg
Cornucopia & Guilds $2 Candlestick MakerCandlestick Maker.jpg • HamletHamlet.jpg $2plus FarrierFarrier.jpg • StonemasonStonemason.jpg $3 MenagerieMenagerie.jpg • ShopShop.jpg $3plus InfirmaryInfirmary.jpg $4 AdvisorAdvisor.jpg • FarmhandsFarmhands.jpg • PlazaPlaza.jpg • RemakeRemake.jpg • Young WitchYoung Witch.jpg $4plus HeraldHerald.jpg $5 BakerBaker.jpg • ButcherButcher.jpg • CarnivalCarnival.jpg • FerrymanFerryman.jpg • FootpadFootpad.jpg • Horn of PlentyHorn of Plenty.jpg • Hunting PartyHunting Party.jpg • JesterJester.jpg • JourneymanJourneyman.jpg • JoustJoust.jpg (Rewards: CoronetCoronet.jpg • CourserCourser.jpg • DemesneDemesne.jpg • HousecarlHousecarl.jpg • Huge TurnipHuge Turnip.jpg • RenownRenown.jpg)• Merchant GuildMerchant Guild.jpg • SoothsayerSoothsayer.jpg $6 FairgroundsFairgrounds.jpg
Removed cards: $3 Fortune TellerFortune Teller.jpg $3plus DoctorDoctor.jpg • MasterpieceMasterpiece.jpg $4 Farming VillageFarming Village.jpg • Horse TradersHorse Traders.jpg • TaxmanTaxman.jpg • TournamentTournament.jpg (Prizes: Bag of GoldBag of Gold.jpg • DiademDiadem.jpg • FollowersFollowers.jpg • PrincessPrincess.jpg • Trusty SteedTrusty Steed.jpg) $5 HarvestHarvest.jpg
Hinterlands $2 CrossroadsCrossroads.jpg • Fool's GoldFool's Gold.jpg $3 DevelopDevelop.jpg • Guard DogGuard Dog.jpg • OasisOasis.jpg • SchemeScheme.jpg • TunnelTunnel.jpg $4 Jack of All TradesJack of All Trades.jpg • NomadsNomads.jpg • Spice MerchantSpice Merchant.jpg • TraderTrader.jpg • TrailTrail.jpg • WeaverWeaver.jpg $5 BerserkerBerserker.jpg • CartographerCartographer.jpg • CauldronCauldron.jpg • HagglerHaggler.jpg • HighwayHighway.jpg • InnInn.jpg • MargraveMargrave.jpg • SoukSouk.jpg • StablesStables.jpg • WheelwrightWheelwright.jpg • Witch's HutWitch's Hut.jpg $6 Border VillageBorder Village.jpg • FarmlandFarmland.jpg
Removed cards: $2 DuchessDuchess.jpg $3 OracleOracle.jpg $4 Noble BrigandNoble Brigand.jpg • Nomad CampNomad Camp.jpg • Silk RoadSilk Road.jpg $5 CacheCache.jpg • EmbassyEmbassy.jpg • Ill-Gotten GainsIll-Gotten Gains.jpg • MandarinMandarin.jpg
Dark Ages $0 Ruins (Abandoned MineAbandoned Mine.jpg • Ruined LibraryRuined Library.jpg • Ruined MarketRuined Market.jpg • Ruined VillageRuined Village.jpg • SurvivorsSurvivors.jpg) $0star SpoilsSpoils.jpg $1 Poor HousePoor House.jpg • Shelters (HovelHovel.jpg • NecropolisNecropolis.jpg • Overgrown EstateOvergrown Estate.jpg) $2 BeggarBeggar.jpg • SquireSquire.jpg • VagrantVagrant.jpg $3 ForagerForager.jpg • HermitHermit.jpg (MadmanMadman.jpg) • Market SquareMarket Square.jpg • SageSage.jpg • StoreroomStoreroom.jpg • UrchinUrchin.jpg (MercenaryMercenary.jpg) $4 ArmoryArmory.jpg • Death CartDeath Cart.jpg • FeodumFeodum.jpg • FortressFortress.jpg • IronmongerIronmonger.jpg • MarauderMarauder.jpg • ProcessionProcession.jpg • RatsRats.jpg • ScavengerScavenger.jpg • Wandering MinstrelWandering Minstrel.jpg $5 Band of MisfitsBand of Misfits.jpg • Bandit CampBandit Camp.jpg • CatacombsCatacombs.jpg • CountCount.jpg • CounterfeitCounterfeit.jpg • CultistCultist.jpg • GraverobberGraverobber.jpg • Junk DealerJunk Dealer.jpg • KnightsKnights.jpg (Dames AnnaDame Anna.jpg • JosephineDame Josephine.jpg • MollyDame Molly.jpg • NatalieDame Natalie.jpg • SylviaDame Sylvia.jpg • Sirs BaileySir Bailey.jpg • DestrySir Destry.jpg • MartinSir Martin.jpg • MichaelSir Michael.jpg • VanderSir Vander.jpg) • MysticMystic.jpg • PillagePillage.jpg • RebuildRebuild.jpg • RogueRogue.jpg $6 AltarAltar.jpg • Hunting GroundsHunting Grounds.jpg
Adventures $2 Coin of the RealmCoin of the Realm.jpg • PagePage.jpg (Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter.jpg • WarriorWarrior.jpg • HeroHero.jpg • ChampionChampion.jpg) • PeasantPeasant.jpg (SoldierSoldier.jpg • FugitiveFugitive.jpg • DiscipleDisciple.jpg • TeacherTeacher.jpg) • RatcatcherRatcatcher.jpg • RazeRaze.jpg $3 AmuletAmulet.jpg • Caravan GuardCaravan Guard.jpg • DungeonDungeon.jpg • GearGear.jpg • GuideGuide.jpg $4 DuplicateDuplicate.jpg • MagpieMagpie.jpg • MessengerMessenger.jpg • MiserMiser.jpg • PortPort.jpg • RangerRanger.jpg • TransmogrifyTransmogrify.jpg $5 ArtificerArtificer.jpg • Bridge TrollBridge Troll.jpg • Distant LandsDistant Lands.jpg • GiantGiant.jpg • Haunted WoodsHaunted Woods.jpg • Lost CityLost City.jpg • RelicRelic.jpg • Royal CarriageRoyal Carriage.jpg • StorytellerStoryteller.jpg • Swamp HagSwamp Hag.jpg • Treasure TroveTreasure Trove.jpg • Wine MerchantWine Merchant.jpg $6 HirelingHireling.jpg
Events: $0 AlmsAlms.jpg • BorrowBorrow.jpg • QuestQuest.jpg $1 SaveSave.jpg $2 Scouting PartyScouting Party.jpg • Travelling FairTravelling Fair.jpg $3 BonfireBonfire.jpg • ExpeditionExpedition.jpg • FerryFerry.jpg • PlanPlan.jpg $4 MissionMission.jpg • PilgrimagePilgrimage.jpg $5 BallBall.jpg • RaidRaid.jpg • SeawaySeaway.jpg • TradeTrade.jpg $6 Lost ArtsLost Arts.jpg • TrainingTraining.jpg $7 InheritanceInheritance.jpg $8 PathfindingPathfinding.jpg
Empires 4D EngineerEngineer.jpg 8D City QuarterCity Quarter.jpg • OverlordOverlord.jpg • Royal BlacksmithRoyal Blacksmith.jpg $2 EncampmentEncampment.jpg/PlunderPlunder.jpg • PatricianPatrician.jpg/EmporiumEmporium.jpg • SettlersSettlers.jpg/Bustling VillageBustling Village.jpg $3 CastlesCastles.jpg (HumbleHumble Castle.jpg • CrumblingCrumbling Castle.jpg • SmallSmall Castle.jpg • HauntedHaunted Castle.jpg • OpulentOpulent Castle.jpg • SprawlingSprawling Castle.jpg • GrandGrand Castle.jpg • King'sKing's Castle.jpg) • CatapultCatapult.jpg/RocksRocks.jpg • Chariot RaceChariot Race.jpg • EnchantressEnchantress.jpg • Farmers' MarketFarmers' Market.jpg • GladiatorGladiator.jpg/FortuneFortune.jpg $4 SacrificeSacrifice.jpg • TempleTemple.jpg • VillaVilla.jpg $5 ArchiveArchive.jpg • CapitalCapital.jpg • CharmCharm.jpg • CrownCrown.jpg • ForumForum.jpg • GroundskeeperGroundskeeper.jpg • LegionaryLegionary.jpg • Wild HuntWild Hunt.jpg
Events: 5D TriumphTriumph.jpg 8D AnnexAnnex.jpg • DonateDonate.jpg $0 AdvanceAdvance.jpg $2 DelveDelve.jpg • TaxTax.jpg $3 BanquetBanquet.jpg $4 RitualRitual.jpg • Salt the EarthSalt the Earth.jpg $43D WeddingWedding.jpg $5 WindfallWindfall.jpg $6 ConquestConquest.jpg $14 DominateDominate.jpg
Landmarks: AqueductAqueduct.jpg • ArenaArena.jpg • Bandit FortBandit Fort.jpg • BasilicaBasilica.jpg • BathsBaths.jpg • BattlefieldBattlefield.jpg • ColonnadeColonnade.jpg • Defiled ShrineDefiled Shrine.jpg • FountainFountain.jpg • KeepKeep.jpg • LabyrinthLabyrinth.jpg • Mountain PassMountain Pass.jpg • MuseumMuseum.jpg • ObeliskObelisk.jpg • OrchardOrchard.jpg • PalacePalace.jpg • TombTomb.jpg • TowerTower.jpg • Triumphal ArchTriumphal Arch.jpg • WallWall.jpg • Wolf DenWolf Den.jpg
Nocturne $0star Will-o'-WispWill-o'-Wisp.jpg • WishWish.jpg $2 DruidDruid.jpg • Faithful HoundFaithful Hound.jpg • GuardianGuardian.jpg • MonasteryMonastery.jpg • PixiePixie.jpg (GoatGoat.jpg) • TrackerTracker.jpg (PouchPouch.jpg) $2star ImpImp.jpg $3 ChangelingChangeling.jpg • FoolFool.jpg (Lost in the WoodsLost in the Woods.jpg • Lucky CoinLucky Coin.jpg) • Ghost TownGhost Town.jpg • LeprechaunLeprechaun.jpg • Night WatchmanNight Watchman.jpg • Secret CaveSecret Cave.jpg (Magic LampMagic Lamp.jpg) $4 BardBard.jpg • Blessed VillageBlessed Village.jpg • CemeteryCemetery.jpg (Haunted MirrorHaunted Mirror.jpg) • ConclaveConclave.jpg • Devil's WorkshopDevil's Workshop.jpg • ExorcistExorcist.jpg • NecromancerNecromancer.jpg (Zombies: ApprenticeZombie Apprentice.jpg • MasonZombie Mason.jpg • SpyZombie Spy.jpg) • ShepherdShepherd.jpg (PasturePasture.jpg) • SkulkSkulk.jpg $4star GhostGhost.jpg $5 CobblerCobbler.jpg • CryptCrypt.jpg • Cursed VillageCursed Village.jpg • Den of SinDen of Sin.jpg • IdolIdol.jpg • PookaPooka.jpg (Cursed GoldCursed Gold.jpg) • Sacred GroveSacred Grove.jpg • TormentorTormentor.jpg • Tragic HeroTragic Hero.jpg • VampireVampire.jpg (BatBat.jpg) • WerewolfWerewolf.jpg $6 RaiderRaider.jpg
Boons: The Earth's GiftThe Earth's Gift.jpg • FieldThe Field's Gift.jpg • FlameThe Flame's Gift.jpg • ForestThe Forest's Gift.jpg • MoonThe Moon's Gift.jpg • MountainThe Mountain's Gift.jpg • RiverThe River's Gift.jpg • SeaThe Sea's Gift.jpg • SkyThe Sky's Gift.jpg • SunThe Sun's Gift.jpg • SwampThe Swamp's Gift.jpg • WindThe Wind's Gift.jpg
Hexes: Bad OmensBad Omens.jpg • DelusionDelusion.jpg (DeludedDeluded.jpg) • EnvyEnvy.jpg (EnviousEnvious.jpg) • FamineFamine.jpg • FearFear.jpg • GreedGreed.jpg • HauntingHaunting.jpg • LocustsLocusts.jpg • MiseryMisery.jpg (MiserableMiserable.jpg/Twice MiserableTwice Miserable.jpg) • PlaguePlague.jpg • PovertyPoverty.jpg • WarWar.jpg
Renaissance $2 Border GuardBorder Guard.jpg (HornHorn.jpg • LanternLantern.jpg) • DucatDucat.jpg • LackeysLackeys.jpg $3 Acting TroupeActing Troupe.jpg • Cargo ShipCargo Ship.jpg • ExperimentExperiment.jpg • ImproveImprove.jpg $4 Flag BearerFlag Bearer.jpg (FlagFlag.jpg) • HideoutHideout.jpg • InventorInventor.jpg • Mountain VillageMountain Village.jpg • PatronPatron.jpg • PriestPriest.jpg • ResearchResearch.jpg • Silk MerchantSilk Merchant.jpg $5 Old WitchOld Witch.jpg • RecruiterRecruiter.jpg • ScepterScepter.jpg • ScholarScholar.jpg • SculptorSculptor.jpg • SeerSeer.jpg • SpicesSpices.jpg • SwashbucklerSwashbuckler.jpg (Treasure ChestTreasure Chest.jpg) • TreasurerTreasurer.jpg (KeyKey.jpg) • VillainVillain.jpg
Projects: $3 CathedralCathedral.jpg • City GateCity Gate.jpg • PageantPageant.jpg • SewersSewers.jpg • Star ChartStar Chart.jpg $4 ExplorationExploration.jpg • FairFair.jpg • SilosSilos.jpg • Sinister PlotSinister Plot.jpg $5 AcademyAcademy.jpg • CapitalismCapitalism.jpg • FleetFleet.jpg • GuildhallGuildhall.jpg • PiazzaPiazza.jpg • Road NetworkRoad Network.jpg $6 BarracksBarracks.jpg • Crop RotationCrop Rotation.jpg • InnovationInnovation.jpg $7 CanalCanal.jpg $8 CitadelCitadel.jpg
Menagerie $2 Black CatBlack Cat.jpg • SleighSleigh.jpg • SuppliesSupplies.jpg $3 Camel TrainCamel Train.jpg • GoatherdGoatherd.jpg • ScrapScrap.jpg • SheepdogSheepdog.jpg • Snowy VillageSnowy Village.jpg • StockpileStockpile.jpg $3star HorseHorse.jpg $4 Bounty HunterBounty Hunter.jpg • CardinalCardinal.jpg • CavalryCavalry.jpg • GroomGroom.jpg • HostelryHostelry.jpg • Village GreenVillage Green.jpg $5 BargeBarge.jpg • CovenCoven.jpg • DisplaceDisplace.jpg • FalconerFalconer.jpg • GatekeeperGatekeeper.jpg • Hunting LodgeHunting Lodge.jpg • KilnKiln.jpg • LiveryLivery.jpg • MastermindMastermind.jpg • PaddockPaddock.jpg • SanctuarySanctuary.jpg $5star FishermanFisherman.jpg $6star DestrierDestrier.jpg • WayfarerWayfarer.jpg $7star Animal FairAnimal Fair.jpg
Events: $0 DelayDelay.jpg • DesperationDesperation.jpg $2 GambleGamble.jpg • PursuePursue.jpg • RideRide.jpg • ToilToil.jpg $3 EnhanceEnhance.jpg • MarchMarch.jpg • TransportTransport.jpg $4 BanishBanish.jpg • BargainBargain.jpg • InvestInvest.jpg • Seize the DaySeize the Day.jpg $5 CommerceCommerce.jpg • DemandDemand.jpg • StampedeStampede.jpg $7 ReapReap.jpg $8 EnclaveEnclave.jpg $10 AllianceAlliance.jpg • PopulatePopulate.jpg
Ways: ButterflyWay of the Butterfly.jpg • CamelWay of the Camel.jpg • ChameleonWay of the Chameleon.jpg • FrogWay of the Frog.jpg • GoatWay of the Goat.jpg • HorseWay of the Horse.jpg • MoleWay of the Mole.jpg • MonkeyWay of the Monkey.jpg • MouseWay of the Mouse.jpg • MuleWay of the Mule.jpg • OtterWay of the Otter.jpg • OwlWay of the Owl.jpg • OxWay of the Ox.jpg • PigWay of the Pig.jpg • RatWay of the Rat.jpg • SealWay of the Seal.jpg • SheepWay of the Sheep.jpg • SquirrelWay of the Squirrel.jpg • TurtleWay of the Turtle.jpg • WormWay of the Worm.jpg
Allies $2 BaubleBauble.jpg • SycophantSycophant.jpg • TownsfolkTownsfolk.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.jpg • Merchant CampMerchant Camp.jpg • OdysseysOdysseys.jpg (Old MapOld Map.jpg / VoyageVoyage.jpg / Sunken TreasureSunken Treasure.jpg / Distant ShoreDistant Shore.jpg) • SentinelSentinel.jpg • UnderlingUnderling.jpg • WizardsWizards.jpg (StudentStudent.jpg / ConjurerConjurer.jpg / SorcererSorcerer.jpg / LichLich.jpg) $4 BrokerBroker.jpg • CarpenterCarpenter.jpg • CourierCourier.jpg • InnkeeperInnkeeper.jpg • Royal GalleyRoyal Galley.jpg • TownTown.jpg $5 BarbarianBarbarian.jpg • Capital CityCapital City.jpg • ContractContract.jpg • EmissaryEmissary.jpg • GalleriaGalleria.jpg • GuildmasterGuildmaster.jpg • HighwaymanHighwayman.jpg • HunterHunter.jpg • ModifyModify.jpg • SkirmisherSkirmisher.jpg • SpecialistSpecialist.jpg • SwapSwap.jpg $6 MarquisMarquis.jpg
Allies: Architects' GuildArchitects' Guild.jpg • Band of NomadsBand of Nomads.jpg • Cave DwellersCave Dwellers.jpg • Circle of WitchesCircle of Witches.jpg • City-stateCity-state.jpg • Coastal HavenCoastal Haven.jpg • Crafters' GuildCrafters' Guild.jpg • Desert GuidesDesert Guides.jpg • Family of InventorsFamily of Inventors.jpg • Fellowship of ScribesFellowship of Scribes.jpg • Forest DwellersForest Dwellers.jpg • Gang of PickpocketsGang of Pickpockets.jpg • Island FolkIsland Folk.jpg • League of BankersLeague of Bankers.jpg • League of ShopkeepersLeague of Shopkeepers.jpg • Market TownsMarket Towns.jpg • Mountain FolkMountain Folk.jpg • Order of AstrologersOrder of Astrologers.jpg • Order of MasonsOrder of Masons.jpg • Peaceful CultPeaceful Cult.jpg • Plateau ShepherdsPlateau Shepherds.jpg • Trappers' LodgeTrappers' Lodge.jpg • Woodworkers' GuildWoodworkers' Guild.jpg
Plunder $2 CageCage.jpg • GrottoGrotto.jpg • Jewelled EggJewelled Egg.jpg • SearchSearch.jpg • ShamanShaman.jpg $3 Secluded ShrineSecluded Shrine.jpg • SirenSiren.jpg • StowawayStowaway.jpg • TaskmasterTaskmaster.jpg $4 AbundanceAbundance.jpg • Cabin BoyCabin Boy.jpg • CrucibleCrucible.jpg • FlagshipFlagship.jpg • Fortune HunterFortune Hunter.jpg • GondolaGondola.jpg • Harbor VillageHarbor Village.jpg • Landing PartyLanding Party.jpg • MapmakerMapmaker.jpg • MaroonMaroon.jpg • RopeRope.jpg • Swamp ShacksSwamp Shacks.jpg • ToolsTools.jpg $5 Buried TreasureBuried Treasure.jpg • CrewCrew.jpg • CutthroatCutthroat.jpg • EnlargeEnlarge.jpg • FigurineFigurine.jpg • First MateFirst Mate.jpg • FrigateFrigate.jpg • LongshipLongship.jpg • Mining RoadMining Road.jpg • PendantPendant.jpg • PickaxePickaxe.jpg • PilgrimPilgrim.jpg • QuartermasterQuartermaster.jpg • Silver MineSilver Mine.jpg • TricksterTrickster.jpg • Wealthy VillageWealthy Village.jpg $6 Sack of LootSack of Loot.jpg $7 King's CacheKing's Cache.jpg $7star Loots (AmphoraAmphora.jpg • DoubloonsDoubloons.jpg • Endless ChaliceEndless Chalice.jpg • FigureheadFigurehead.jpg • HammerHammer.jpg • InsigniaInsignia.jpg • JewelsJewels.jpg • OrbOrb.jpg • Prize GoatPrize Goat.jpg • Puzzle BoxPuzzle Box.jpg • SextantSextant.jpg • ShieldShield.jpg • Spell ScrollSpell Scroll.jpg • StaffStaff.jpg • SwordSword.jpg)
Events: $1 BuryBury.jpg $2 AvoidAvoid.jpg • DeliverDeliver.jpg • PerilPeril.jpg • RushRush.jpg $3 ForayForay.jpg • LaunchLaunch.jpg • MirrorMirror.jpg • PreparePrepare.jpg • ScroungeScrounge.jpg $4 MaelstromMaelstrom.jpg • JourneyJourney.jpg $6 LootingLooting.jpg $10 InvasionInvasion.jpg • ProsperProsper.jpg
Traits: CheapCheap.jpg • CursedCursed.jpg • FatedFated.jpg • FawningFawning.jpg • FriendlyFriendly.jpg • HastyHasty.jpg • InheritedInherited.jpg • InspiringInspiring.jpg • NearbyNearby.jpg • PatientPatient.jpg • PiousPious.jpg • RecklessReckless.jpg • RichRich.jpg • ShyShy.jpg • TirelessTireless.jpg
Promo $3 Black MarketBlack Market.jpg • ChurchChurch.jpg $4 DismantleDismantle.jpg • EnvoyEnvoy.jpg • SaunaSauna.jpg/AvantoAvanto.jpg • Walled VillageWalled Village.jpg $5 GovernorGovernor.jpg • MarchlandMarchland.jpg • StashStash.jpg $6 CaptainCaptain.jpg $8 PrincePrince.jpg
Events: $5 SummonSummon.jpg
Base Cards $0 CopperCopper.jpg • CurseCurse.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
See also: Second Edition • Errata • Outtakes (Confusion) • Fan cards • Card storage • List of cards (in other languages)
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