Terminal draw
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'''Terminal draw''' cards—[[Action]] cards that increase the number of cards in hand but [[terminal|do not provide +Action]]—can be a core component of both [[engine]] and [[Big Money]] strategies. In Big Money games, terminal draw cards can put large numbers of [[Treasure]] cards in hand and increase buying power; in engines, when supplied with sufficient [[villages]], terminal draw cards can provide the large handsize necessary to line up cards and execute combos. In both cases terminal draw aids deck [[cycling]], helping new buys get shuffled into the deck sooner. | '''Terminal draw''' cards—[[Action]] cards that increase the number of cards in hand but [[terminal|do not provide +Action]]—can be a core component of both [[engine]] and [[Big Money]] strategies. In Big Money games, terminal draw cards can put large numbers of [[Treasure]] cards in hand and increase buying power; in engines, when supplied with sufficient [[villages]], terminal draw cards can provide the large handsize necessary to line up cards and execute combos. In both cases terminal draw aids deck [[cycling]], helping new buys get shuffled into the deck sooner. | ||
| − | Terminals that provide +3 Cards or more are sometimes referred to as | + | Terminals that provide +3 Cards or more are sometimes referred to as {{Card|Smithy}} variants, after the simplest [[vanilla]] terminal draw card. |
==List of terminal draw cards== | ==List of terminal draw cards== | ||
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===Cards providing +3 cards or more=== | ===Cards providing +3 cards or more=== | ||
| − | *[[Dominion]]: | + | *[[Dominion]]: {{Card|Council Room}}, {{Card|Smithy}} |
| − | *[[Promo]]: | + | *[[Promo]]: {{Card|Envoy}} |
| − | *[[Intrigue]]: | + | *[[Intrigue]]: {{Card|Nobles}}, {{Card|Torturer}} |
| − | *[[Prosperity]]: | + | *[[Prosperity]]: {{Card|Rabble}} |
| − | *[[Hinterlands]]: | + | *[[Hinterlands]]: {{Card|Margrave}} |
| − | *[[Dark Ages]]: | + | *[[Dark Ages]]: {{Card|Catacombs}}, {{Card|Hunting Grounds}} |
| − | *[[Seaside]]: | + | *[[Seaside]]: {{Card|Wharf}} draws only two cards on the turn when it is played but two more on the next turn as well. |
===Draw with filtering=== | ===Draw with filtering=== | ||
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These cards only provide a total of +2 cards, but allow some filtering or sifting to help you draw the cards you want. | These cards only provide a total of +2 cards, but allow some filtering or sifting to help you draw the cards you want. | ||
| − | *Dominion: | + | *Dominion: {{Card|Adventurer}} |
| − | *Intrigue: | + | *Intrigue: {{Card|Courtyard}} |
| − | *Hinterlands: | + | *Hinterlands: {{Card|Embassy}}, {{Card|Oracle}} |
===2 cards as vanilla bonus=== | ===2 cards as vanilla bonus=== | ||
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These cards' principal functions are something other than terminal draw, but they provide +2 cards as an additional [[vanilla]] bonus in order to ensure the cards' effects are balanced and competitive with other cards at the same price. | These cards' principal functions are something other than terminal draw, but they provide +2 cards as an additional [[vanilla]] bonus in order to ensure the cards' effects are balanced and competitive with other cards at the same price. | ||
| − | *Dominion: | + | *Dominion: {{Card|Moat}}, {{Card|Witch}} |
| − | *Intrigue: | + | *Intrigue: {{Card|Masquerade}}, {{Card|Steward}} |
| − | *Seaside: | + | *Seaside: {{Card|Ghost Ship}} |
| − | *Prosperity: | + | *Prosperity: {{Card|Vault}} |
| − | *Dark Ages: | + | *Dark Ages: {{Card|Cultist}}, {{Card|Sir Destry}} |
| − | + | {{Card|Wharf}}, from Seaside, arguably could be placed in this category as well. | |
| − | + | {{Card|Young Witch}}, from [[Cornucopia]], is not usually thought of as a terminal draw card; it gives +2 cards but also discards two cards, causing a decrease in net handsize. | |
===Targeted handsize=== | ===Targeted handsize=== | ||
| − | Three terminal Actions draw up to a specified handsize. These are especially useful against [[handsize attack]]s or other cards that can reduce handsize between turns, and in engines with handsize-reducing components such as | + | Three terminal Actions draw up to a specified handsize. These are especially useful against [[handsize attack]]s or other cards that can reduce handsize between turns, and in engines with handsize-reducing components such as {{Card|Festival}} and {{Card|Hamlet}}. |
| − | *Dominion: | + | *Dominion: {{Card|Library}}—up to 7, making it similar to a Smithy variant in Big Money |
| − | *Prosperity: | + | *Prosperity: {{Card|Watchtower}}—up to 6, making it like a +2-cards effect in Big Money |
*Hinterlands: [[Jack of All Trades]]—up to 5, making it not a handsize increaser (though still useful for other reasons!) in Big Money without attacks | *Hinterlands: [[Jack of All Trades]]—up to 5, making it not a handsize increaser (though still useful for other reasons!) in Big Money without attacks | ||
Revision as of 18:23, 7 November 2012
Terminal draw cards—Action cards that increase the number of cards in hand but do not provide +Action—can be a core component of both engine and Big Money strategies. In Big Money games, terminal draw cards can put large numbers of Treasure cards in hand and increase buying power; in engines, when supplied with sufficient villages, terminal draw cards can provide the large handsize necessary to line up cards and execute combos. In both cases terminal draw aids deck cycling, helping new buys get shuffled into the deck sooner.
Terminals that provide +3 Cards or more are sometimes referred to as Smithy variants, after the simplest vanilla terminal draw card.
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List of terminal draw cards
Cards providing +3 cards or more
- Dominion: Council Room, Smithy
- Promo: Envoy
- Intrigue: Nobles, Torturer
- Prosperity: Rabble
- Hinterlands: Margrave
- Dark Ages: Catacombs, Hunting Grounds
- Seaside: Wharf draws only two cards on the turn when it is played but two more on the next turn as well.
Draw with filtering
These cards only provide a total of +2 cards, but allow some filtering or sifting to help you draw the cards you want.
- Dominion: Adventurer
- Intrigue: Courtyard
- Hinterlands: Embassy, Oracle
2 cards as vanilla bonus
These cards' principal functions are something other than terminal draw, but they provide +2 cards as an additional vanilla bonus in order to ensure the cards' effects are balanced and competitive with other cards at the same price.
- Dominion: Moat, Witch
- Intrigue: Masquerade, Steward
- Seaside: Ghost Ship
- Prosperity: Vault
- Dark Ages: Cultist, Sir Destry
Wharf, from Seaside, arguably could be placed in this category as well.
Young Witch, from Cornucopia, is not usually thought of as a terminal draw card; it gives +2 cards but also discards two cards, causing a decrease in net handsize.
Targeted handsize
Three terminal Actions draw up to a specified handsize. These are especially useful against handsize attacks or other cards that can reduce handsize between turns, and in engines with handsize-reducing components such as Festival and Hamlet.
- Dominion: Library—up to 7, making it similar to a Smithy variant in Big Money
- Prosperity: Watchtower—up to 6, making it like a +2-cards effect in Big Money
- Hinterlands: Jack of All Trades—up to 5, making it not a handsize increaser (though still useful for other reasons!) in Big Money without attacks
