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{{Infobox Card
 
{{Infobox Card
 
  |name = Spice Merchant
 
  |name = Spice Merchant
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|cost = 4
 
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  |illustrator = Alayna Danner
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  |illustrator = Alayna Lemmer
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  |text = You may trash a Treasure from your hand to choose one:<br>'''+2 Cards''' and '''+1 Action''';<br>or '''+1 Buy''' and {{Cost|2}}.
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  |text = You may trash a Treasure from your hand. If you do, choose one: +2 Cards and +1 Action; or +{{Cost|2}} and +1 Buy.
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'''Spice Merchant''' is an [[Action]] card from [[Hinterlands]]. It is primarily a [[trasher#Copper trashers|Copper trasher]] (though it can trash other [[Treasure]] cards too). Spice Merchant can function as essentially a [[cantrip]]—once you've trashed your Copper, you can get +2 Cards and +1 Action, to bring you back to the same handsize and action count you had before playing it. Alternatively, in a pinch Spice Merchant can also function as a source of +Buy.
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'''Spice Merchant''' is an [[Action]] card from [[Hinterlands]]. It is primarily a [[trasher#Copper trashers|Copper trasher]] (though it can trash other [[Treasure]] cards too). Spice Merchant can function as essentially a [[cantrip]]—once you've trashed your Copper, you can get +2 Cards and +1 Action, to bring you back to the same hand size and action count you had before playing it. Alternatively, Spice Merchant can function as a source of [[+Buy]].
  
 
== FAQ ==
 
== FAQ ==
 
=== Official FAQ ===
 
=== Official FAQ ===
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* You may trash a Treasure card from your hand. This is optional.  
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* You may trash a Treasure card from your hand. This is optional.
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* If you did trash a Treasure card, you choose either to get +2 Cards and +1 action, or +{{Cost|2}} and +1 Buy.
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* If you did trash a Treasure card, you choose either to get +2&nbsp;Cards and +1&nbsp;Action, or {{nowrap|+{{Cost|2}}}} and +1&nbsp;Buy.
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=== Other Rules clarifications ===
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=== Other rules clarifications ===
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== Strategy Article ==
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== Strategy ==
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Spice Merchant is useful for clearing out {{Card|Copper|Coppers}}. In that sense, it is similar to {{Card|Moneylender}}. Rarely will you want to trash any other treasures.
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Spice Merchant is a strong {{Card|Copper}} [[trasher]] that offers two different bonuses to choose from when trashing a card. The +1 Action, +2 Cards option is generally the more commonly useful one, and allows Spice Merchant to act as a high-tempo early [[thinner]], while the {{Cost|2}} and a [[+Buy]] can allow it to act as a source of additional gains in a pinch. Given that it lets you trash {{Card|Copper}} and gives some benefit at the same time, it is often a good purchase in the [[opening]] for precisely that purpose, though it may be skippable if more efficient general-purpose trashers (like {{Card|Chapel}}) are available.  
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The option of +1 Action, +2 Cards is the primary use case because it has a strong positive effect on your deck control in the long term without sacrificing much in the short term, given that it [[non-terminal]]ly trashes a {{Card|Copper}} while maintaining your hand size and [[cycling]] through your shuffles. In the very early game, this mode is especially important if you have added an important [[terminal]] to your deck that you want to play as early and often as possible, for example an [[Attack]] such as {{Card|Mountebank}} or a [[Traveller]] such as {{Card|Peasant}}. Because Spice Merchant cannot trash {{Card|Estate|Estates}}, it can also pair well with other trashers such as {{Card|Develop}} that specialize in doing so.  
  
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You have a choice of which benefit you'd like. It can act as a {{Card|Laboratory}}, or as a {{Card|Woodcutter}}. If you choose the Lab option, you are back to where you started the turn; a 5 card hand with an action to play. With the Woodcutter option, you are often in a worse position than if Spice Merchant was a Moneylender, as the extra coin is usually preferable to the +buy. However, the flexibility is what makes this the often superior card.
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The alternative option of {{Cost|2}} and +Buy is relevant in a few different situations, such as when you do not need the draw option (because you have sufficient [[draw]] and [[terminal space]] from different sources), or if you need {{Cost|2}} to guarantee hitting an important price point. The latter is reasonably likely in the early game, when your [[money density]] is less than {{Cost|1}} per [[stop card]] and drawing may net you less than {{Cost|2}}. Although this option also offers +Buy, Spice Merchant is a relatively ineffective source of it, as it is a terminal stop card that generates only {{Cost|2}} at the cost of two cards from your hand. Additionally, given that you need to trash a card to get +Buy, Spice Merchant is not a source of net gains per se. However, it can be paired with a [[Treasure]] [[gainer]] such as {{Card|Jack of All Trades}} to create a sustainable source of +Buy. Outside this scenario, it's unusual to use Spice Merchant to trash Treasures other than {{Card|Copper}} or [[Heirloom]]s, but it may sometimes be useful to do so, for example if you needed a {{Card|Silver}} for early [[payload]] but later prefer to replace it with Action-based payload.
  
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Spice Merchant is bad with [[Big Money]]. Copper trashing isn't very important and you don't gain as much benefit as Moneylender as you rarely will need the extra buy. Special mention should be given to {{Card|Fool's Gold}}, however. Using Spice Merchant for the extra buy will allow you to quickly buy Fool's Golds and trim out the unwanted copper at the same time.
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== Versions ==
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===English versions===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date
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| {{CardLangVersionImage|o=1}} || {{CardLangVersionImage||d=g|o=1}} || style="padding: 0px 10px;"| You may trash a Treasure from your hand. If you do, choose one:<br>+2 Cards and +1&nbsp;Action; or {{nowrap|+{{Cost|2}}}} and +1&nbsp;Buy. || Hinterlands || October 2011
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| {{CardLangVersionImage}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=s}} || You may trash a Treasure from your hand to choose one:<br>'''+2 Cards''' and '''+1&nbsp;Action'''; or '''+1&nbsp;Buy''' and {{nowrap|+{{Cost|2}}.}} || <p>Hinterlands [[2016 Errata#Formatting_changes|(2016 printing)]]</p><hr><p>Hinterlands (Second Edition)</p> || <p>December 2016</p><hr><p>July 2022</p>
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Spice Merchant is much better with [[Engine]]s as getting rid of Coppers, especially without using up an [[Action]], can be very powerful. It makes for an incredibly strong opening with {{Card|Ambassador}}. Spice Merchant takes care of the Coppers while Ambassador removes the Estates. And once you are done Copper trashing, you can send the Spice Merchant away as well.
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===Other language versions===
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=== Synergies/Combos ===
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* {{Card|Ambassador}}
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* {{Card|Fool's Gold}}
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!Czech
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* {{Card|Colony}}
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| Kořenář (lit. ''spicer'') || || || ||
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!Dutch
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| Specerijenkoopman || || || ||
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| Maustekauppias || || || ||
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!French
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| Marchand d'épices || || || ||
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!German
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| Gewürzhändler<br>(lit. ''spice trader'') || [[File:Spice.Merchant.German.jpg|100px|German language Spice Merchant 2019 by ASS]] || {{CardLangVersionImage|German|d=1}} ||<p>Du darfst eine Geldkarte aus deiner Hand entsorgen, um eins zu wählen:</p>'''+2 Karten''' und '''+1&nbsp;Aktion'''<br>oder<br>'''+1 Kauf''' und +{{Cost|2}} || (2019)
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!Italian
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| Mercante di Spezie || || || ||
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| 香辛料商人 (pron. ''kōshinryō shōnin'') || || || style="padding: 10px 10px;"| 次のうち1つを選ぶために、手札の財宝カード1枚を廃棄してもよい:「'''+2 カードを引く'''、 '''+1 アクション'''」:「'''+1 購入'''、 +{{Cost|2}}」。 ||
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!Polish
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| Zamorski kupiec || || || || <small>Although Polish version is not released, this card is referred to in the Polish version of ''[[Empires]]'' rulebook</small>
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!Russian
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| Торговец Специями (pron. ''torgovyets spyetsiyami'') || || || ||
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| Mercader de Especias || || || ||
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=== Antisynergies ===
 
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* [[Big Money]]
 
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* {{Card|Copper}} strategies ({{Card|Counting House}}, {{Card|Coppersmith}})
 
 
== Trivia ==
 
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=== In other languages ===
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[[Image:Spice_MerchantArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]]
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* Dutch: Specerijenkoopman
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=== Theme ===
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* French: Marchand d'épices
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{{Quote
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|Text= You pay for some stuff and then either turn around and sell it, or uh experiment in your {{Card|Laboratory|Lab}}?
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|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
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|Source=[https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/719450/article/7789338#7789338 The Secret History of the Hinterlands Cards]
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=== Secret History ===
 
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Latest revision as of 05:07, 13 March 2024

Spice Merchant
Spice Merchant.jpg
Info
Cost $4
Type(s) Action
Kingdom card? Yes
Set HinterlandsHinterlands icon.png
Illustrator(s) Alayna Danner
Card text
You may trash a Treasure from your hand to choose one:
+2 Cards and +1 Action;
or +1 Buy and $2.

Spice Merchant is an Action card from Hinterlands. It is primarily a Copper trasher (though it can trash other Treasure cards too). Spice Merchant can function as essentially a cantrip—once you've trashed your Copper, you can get +2 Cards and +1 Action, to bring you back to the same hand size and action count you had before playing it. Alternatively, Spice Merchant can function as a source of +Buy.

Contents

[edit] FAQ

[edit] Official FAQ

  • You may trash a Treasure card from your hand. This is optional.
  • If you did trash a Treasure card, you choose either to get +2 Cards and +1 Action, or +$2 and +1 Buy.

[edit] Other rules clarifications

[edit] Strategy

Spice Merchant is a strong CopperCopper.jpg trasher that offers two different bonuses to choose from when trashing a card. The +1 Action, +2 Cards option is generally the more commonly useful one, and allows Spice Merchant to act as a high-tempo early thinner, while the $2 and a +Buy can allow it to act as a source of additional gains in a pinch. Given that it lets you trash CopperCopper.jpg and gives some benefit at the same time, it is often a good purchase in the opening for precisely that purpose, though it may be skippable if more efficient general-purpose trashers (like ChapelChapel.jpg) are available.

The option of +1 Action, +2 Cards is the primary use case because it has a strong positive effect on your deck control in the long term without sacrificing much in the short term, given that it non-terminally trashes a CopperCopper.jpg while maintaining your hand size and cycling through your shuffles. In the very early game, this mode is especially important if you have added an important terminal to your deck that you want to play as early and often as possible, for example an Attack such as MountebankMountebank.jpg or a Traveller such as PeasantPeasant.jpg. Because Spice Merchant cannot trash EstatesEstate.jpg, it can also pair well with other trashers such as DevelopDevelop.jpg that specialize in doing so.

The alternative option of $2 and +Buy is relevant in a few different situations, such as when you do not need the draw option (because you have sufficient draw and terminal space from different sources), or if you need $2 to guarantee hitting an important price point. The latter is reasonably likely in the early game, when your money density is less than $1 per stop card and drawing may net you less than $2. Although this option also offers +Buy, Spice Merchant is a relatively ineffective source of it, as it is a terminal stop card that generates only $2 at the cost of two cards from your hand. Additionally, given that you need to trash a card to get +Buy, Spice Merchant is not a source of net gains per se. However, it can be paired with a Treasure gainer such as Jack of All TradesJack of All Trades.jpg to create a sustainable source of +Buy. Outside this scenario, it's unusual to use Spice Merchant to trash Treasures other than CopperCopper.jpg or Heirlooms, but it may sometimes be useful to do so, for example if you needed a SilverSilver.jpg for early payload but later prefer to replace it with Action-based payload.

[edit] Versions

[edit] English versions

Print Digital Text Release Date
Spice Merchant Spice Merchant from Goko/Making Fun You may trash a Treasure from your hand. If you do, choose one:
+2 Cards and +1 Action; or +$2 and +1 Buy. 		Hinterlands October 2011
Spice Merchant Spice Merchant from Shuffle iT You may trash a Treasure from your hand to choose one:
+2 Cards and +1 Action; or +1 Buy and +$2.

Hinterlands (2016 printing)

Hinterlands (Second Edition)

December 2016

July 2022

[edit] Other language versions

Language Name Print Digital Text Notes
Czech Kořenář (lit. spicer)
Dutch Specerijenkoopman
Finnish Maustekauppias
French Marchand d'épices
German Gewürzhändler
(lit. spice trader) 		German language Spice Merchant 2019 by ASS German language Spice Merchant from Shuffle iT

Du darfst eine Geldkarte aus deiner Hand entsorgen, um eins zu wählen:

+2 Karten und +1 Aktion
oder
+1 Kauf und +$2 		(2019)
Italian Mercante di Spezie
Japanese 香辛料商人 (pron. kōshinryō shōnin) 次のうち1つを選ぶために、手札の財宝カード1枚を廃棄してもよい:「+2 カードを引く、 +1 アクション」:「+1 購入、 +$2」。
Polish Zamorski kupiec Although Polish version is not released, this card is referred to in the Polish version of Empires rulebook
Russian Торговец Специями (pron. torgovyets spyetsiyami)
Spanish Mercader de Especias

[edit] Trivia

Official card art.

[edit] Theme

You pay for some stuff and then either turn around and sell it, or uh experiment in your LabLaboratory.jpg?
—Donald X. Vaccarino, The Secret History of the Hinterlands Cards

[edit] Secret History

Originally this gave +1 Action +1 Buy, choose between +2 Cards and +$2. That was too strong. Then for a while it was like it is now, and then I tried it without the +$2 +1 Buy option. There had been some worries about power level, but if it was over the top it wasn't very far over, and we were picking the Lab a lot more than the Woodcutter anyway. And remember I wanted simple cards, to make the set a standalone. Well some people were very sad to see the +$2 +1 Buy option go, and it did not appear to make the card too strong after all, so there it is.
—Donald X. Vaccarino, The Secret History of the Hinterlands Cards


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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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