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{{Infobox Card
 |name = Stockpile
 |cost = 3
 |set = Menagerie
 |type1 = Treasure
 |illustrator = Grant Hansen
 |text = {{Cost|3|l}}<br>'''+1 Buy'''<br>When you play this, Exile it.
}}

'''Stockpile''' is a [[Treasure]] card from {{Set|Menagerie}}. It gives +{{Cost|3}} like {{Card|Gold}} and also +1 Buy, then [[Exile]]s itself. You can buy another Stockpile to get all your Exiled Stockpiles back. Sometimes you can extend the number of times you can play Stockpiles, such as by [[trash]]ing one and [[gain]]ing it back.
== FAQ ==
=== Official FAQ ===
* This is a [[Treasure]] worth {{Cost|3}}, like {{Card|Gold}}; you play it in your [[Buy phase]].
* When you play this, you also get +1 Buy, and put this on your [[Exile mat]].
* If you play this twice with a card like {{Card|Crown}} (from {{Set|Empires}}), you will get +{{Cost|6}} and +2 Buys total, even though you could only Exile it once.
=== Other rules clarifications ===
* If you play a Stockpile after a {{Card|Kiln}}, you gain a Stockpile first, may discard Stockpiles from Exile, and then you Exile your played Stockpile.
* If you gain a Stockpile and then play it (with {{Card|Mining Road}}), you may discard your other Stockpiles from Exile, but you won't discard the one you just played.

== Strategy ==


=== Prolonged Use ===
On most Kingdoms, Stockpiles are a limited resource and eventually get Exiled with no way of coming back. However, there are a few ways around this:
* You can gain a Stockpile, then [[exchange]] the gained Stockpile for a card like {{Card|Changeling}} while still discarding your Stockpiles from Exile. This allows Stockpile reuse without depleting the Stockpile pile.
* You can [[trash]] Stockpiles and gain them back from the trash using cards like {{Card|Treasurer}}.
* You can return Stockpiles to the supply using a card like {{Card|Ambassador}}, then gain them back.

=== Multi-play Combos ===

Stockpile can be exceptionally strong when you can play and discard it repeatedly within a single turn.

* With cards like {{Card|Villa}} or {{Card|Cavalry}}, you can play your Stockpiles, then buy another Stockpile to discard them from Exile, then buy a Villa or Cavalry to return to your Action phase. From there, you can play your Stockpiles again and repeat the process.
* Similarly, cards like {{Card|Black Market}} or {{Card|Storyteller}} let you play Stockpiles in your Action phase, allowing repeated use so long as you can gain more Stockpiles during your action phase.
* {{Card|Gamble}} is one of the most powerful Stockpile combos. If your deck and discard pile are empty (perhaps after using Gamble to get there), you can buy a Stockpile to discard your Stockpiles from Exile, then buy enough Gambles to play the Stockpiles you just discarded for a gain of +{{Cost|1}} +1 Buy each. By repeating the process, you can empty the Stockpile pile and have enough money and buys to end the game on piles.

== Versions ==
=== English versions ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date
|-
| {{CardVersionImage|Stockpile|Stockpile}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=1}} || style="padding:0px 20px;"| {{Cost|3|l}}<br>'''+1 Buy'''<br>When you play this, Exile it. || Menagerie || March 2020
|}

=== Other language versions ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Notes
|-
! Dutch
| Reserve || {{CardLangVersionImage|Dutch}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|Dutch|d=s}} || {{Coin|3|l}}<br>'''+1 Aanschaf'''<br>Als je deze kaart speelt,<br>verband je deze. || (2020)
|-
!French
| Stocks ||  || {{CardVersionImage|StockpileFrench2021Digital|French language Stockpile 2021 from Shuffle iT}} || {{Cost|3|l}}<br>'''+1 Achat'''<br>Quand vous jouez cette carte exilez-la. || 
|-
!German
| Depot || [[File:Stockpile.German.png|100px|German language Stockpile 2020 by ASS]] || {{CardVersionImage|StockpileGerman2021Digital|German language Stockpile 2021 from Shuffle iT}} || style="padding:0px 20px;"| {{Cost|3|l}}<br>'''+1 Kauf'''<br>Wenn du diese Karte spielst, verbanne sie. || (2020)
|-
!Japanese
| 備蓄品<br>(pron. ''bichikuhin'') || || || ||
|-
!Polish
| Zapasy || || || || <small>Although Polish version is not released,<br>this name is referred to in Polish Dominion 2E rulebook.</small>
|}

== Trivia ==
{{OfficialArt}}
=== Preview ===
{{Quote|Text=Stockpile has a different trick: it [[Exile]]s itself. You can just buy another one to get back the first one, and Exile them again, and buy another to get back those two, and so on. Until the pile runs out anyway.
 | Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
 |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=20140.0 Menagerie Previews 3: Exile]
}}
=== Secret History ===
{{Quote
|Text={{Set|Renaissance}} had tried out a one-shot [[Terminal draw|Smithy]] that went to your Jail. When the Jail left, it turned into {{Card|Experiment}}. I knew {{Card|Smithy}} wasn't great due to tracking, and after a game with it as a {{Card|gold}}-gainer, went with +{{Cost|3}} +1 Buy. Those of you who have really been paying attention remember that {{Card|Feast}} was originally a one-shot +{{Cost|3}} for {{Cost|4}}; wasn't that too good or something? Apparently not!
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=20260.0 The Secret History of Dominion: Menagerie]
}}
=== Retrospective ===
{{Quote
|Text= For me Stockpile is the only [card in [[Menagerie]]] so powerful that I regret it; we've had fun with it but I would try a weaker version.
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
|Source=[https://discord.com/channels/212660788786102272/577083165039132672/834142451198590999 Dominion Discord, 2021]
}}

{{Quote
|Text= 
For Stockpile, I would get to try things, see how they played; I don't know how it would end up. Cost {{Cost|4}} is nice because sometimes there's an important {{Cost|4}} trasher and then you'd have to pick.


I didn't think Stockpile was too strong until I was seeing it on dominion.games, testing out the programming - well after I could change the card. Normally, if I think a card is too strong, I weaken it!
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
|Source=[https://discord.com/channels/212660788786102272/577083165039132672/834185974773841950 Dominion Discord, 2021]
}}
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