Editing Terminal silver

[[Image:Monument.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Monument]], a terminal silver card.]]

"'''Terminal silver'''" is an informal term for [[terminal]] [[Action]] cards that provide +{{Cost|2}} and are [[stop card]]s —i.e., they have the same effect on your buying power as {{Card|Silver}} does. Most terminal silvers have another benefit in addition to the {{Cost|2}} and are priced to compete with Silver for your buy—so a key strategic point is deciding whether the additional benefit the Action card provides is sufficient to offset the probability of drawing it without enough actions to be able to play it. Many terminal silvers are [[Attack|Attacks]], with the +{{Cost|2}} allowing the cards to benefit your current turn as well as harm your opponents.

Similarly, terminal Actions that provide +{{Cost|1}}, +{{Cost|3}}, or +{{Cost|5}} may sometimes be referred to as "terminal {{Card|Copper}}", "terminal {{Card|Gold}}", and "terminal {{Card|Platinum}}", respectively.  

== List of terminal silvers ==
Cards in ''italics'' have been [[removed]].
=== 3- and 4-cost terminal silvers ===
These cards compete the most directly with Silver.
* {{Set|Dominion}}: ''{{Card|Chancellor}}'', {{card|Vassal}}, ''{{Card|Woodcutter}}'', {{Card|Militia}}
** {{Card|Moneylender}} gives +{{Cost|3}} but trashes a {{Card|Copper}}, so in effect it is a terminal silver: you have {{Cost|2}} more than if you hadn't played it.
* {{Set|Intrigue}}: {{Card|Swindler}}
** {{Card|Steward}} and {{Card|Conspirator}} are terminal silvers sometimes but not always. {{Card|Bridge}} gives +{{Cost|1}} and lowers prices by {{Cost|1}}, so if you only use one buy Bridge acts as a terminal silver.
* {{Set|Seaside}}: {{Card|Cutpurse}}, ''{{Card|Navigator}}''
* {{Set|Prosperity}}: {{card|Clerk}}, {{Card|Monument}}
* {{Set|Cornucopia}}: {{Card|Fortune Teller}}
* {{Set|Hinterlands}}: ''{{Card|Nomad Camp}}'', {{card|Nomads}}
* {{Set|Dark Ages}}: {{Card|Scavenger}}
* {{Set|Adventures}}: {{Card|Messenger}}
** {{Card|Amulet}} can give +{{Cost|2}}, but over 2 turns, and is only effectively terminal the turn it is first played.
* {{Set|Nocturne}}: {{Card|Bard}}
* {{Set|Renaissance}}: {{Card|Cargo Ship}}, {{Card|Flag Bearer}}, {{Card|Improve}}, {{Card|Priest}}
* {{Set|Menagerie}}: {{Card|Cardinal}}
* {{set|Allies}}: {{card|Archer}}, {{card|Tent}}, {{card|Town}}, {{card|Garrison}}
* {{set|Plunder}}: {{card|Flagship}}
** {{card|Fortune Hunter}} is a terminal silver per its card text, but it also lets you play a Treasure from your deck, so in many cases it will give you more than {{cost|2}} in total.
* [[Promo]]: {{Card|Black Market}}

=== Other costs ===

* {{Set|Seaside}}: ''{{Card|Embargo}}''
* {{Set|Hinterlands}}: ''{{Card|Duchess}}''
* {{set|Allies}}: {{card|Town Crier}}
* {{Set|Seaside}}: {{card|Corsair}}, {{Card|Merchant Ship}}
* {{Set|Prosperity}}: ''{{Card|Mountebank}}'', ''{{Card|Goons}}''
* {{Set|Cornucopia}}: {{Card|Jester}}
** {{Card|Trusty Steed}} can (like {{Card|Steward}}) optionally function as a terminal silver. {{Card|Princess}} lowers prices by {{Cost|2}}, so if you don't use multiple buys, it acts as a terminal silver.
* {{Set|Hinterlands}}: {{Card|Haggler}}
* {{Set|Dark Ages}}: {{Card|Dame Sylvia}}, {{Card|Rogue}}
* {{Set|Adventures}}: {{Card|Hero}}
* {{Set|Nocturne}}: {{Card|Tormentor}}
* {{Set|Menagerie}}: {{Card|Kiln}}
* {{set|Allies}}: {{card|Barbarian}}
* {{set|Plunder}}: {{card|Search}}

* {{Way|Way of the Sheep}} from {{Set|Menagerie}} allows any [[Action]] card to be used as a terminal silver.

=== Edge cases ===
* {{Card|Conclave}}, {{card|Patron}}, and {{Card|Paddock}} can also be non-terminal
* {{Card|Butcher}} and {{Card|Villain}} provide two Coffers.
* {{Card|Explorer}}, from {{Card|Seaside}} gains a {{Card|Silver}} or {{Card|Gold}} to your hand.
* {{Card|Spice Merchant}} and {{Card|Sacrifice}} have to trash a Treasure which usually deducts {{Cost}} from the {{Cost|2}} generation.
* {{Card|Farmers' Market}}, {{Card|Gladiator}}, and {{Card|Soldier}} generate variable amounts of {{Cost}} which does sometimes but not always amount to {{Cost|2}}. 

==Gallery==
{{CardImage|Amulet}}{{CardImage|Archer}}{{CardImage|Barbarian}}{{CardImage|Bard}}{{CardImage|Black Market}}{{CardImage|Cardinal}}{{CardImage|Cargo Ship}}{{CardImage|Clerk}}{{CardImage|Conspirator}}{{CardImage|Corsair}}{{CardImage|Cutpurse}}{{CardImage|Dame Sylvia}}{{CardImage|Flag Bearer}}{{CardImage|Fortune Teller}}{{CardImage|Garrison}}{{CardImage|Haggler}}{{CardImage|Hero}}{{CardImage|Improve}}{{CardImage|Jester}}{{CardImage|Kiln}}{{CardImage|Merchant Ship}}{{CardImage|Messenger}}{{CardImage|Militia}}{{CardImage|Moneylender}}{{CardImage|Monument}}{{CardImage|Priest}}{{CardImage|Princess}}{{CardImage|Rogue}}{{CardImage|Scavenger}}{{CardImage|Steward}}{{CardImage|Swindler}}{{CardImage|Tent}}{{CardImage|Tormentor}}{{CardImage|Town}}{{CardImage|Town Crier}}{{CardImage|Trusty Steed}}{{CardImage|Vassal}}{{LandscapeImage|Way of the Sheep}}

===Removed cards===
{{CardImage|Chancellor}}{{CardImage|Duchess}}{{CardImage|Embargo}}{{CardImage|Goons}}{{CardImage|Mountebank}}{{CardImage|Navigator}}{{CardImage|Nomad Camp}}{{CardImage|Woodcutter}}


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