Wayfarer
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=== Other Rules clarifications === | === Other Rules clarifications === | ||
− | * Ferry on Wayfarer | + | * Ordinary [[cost reduction]] only applies directly if nothing has been gained. If a card has been gained, then Wayfarer's "same cost as the last card gained" clause takes precedence. For example, {{Event|Ferry}} on Wayfarer will reduce the cost to {{cost|4}} if nothing else has been gained, but if you gain a {{Card|Silver}}, then it no longer has any effect, and it is {{cost|3}} not {{cost|1}}. Likewise, {{card|Quarry}} would have no effect on Wayfarer's cost if the last-gained card was not an [[Action]] |
+ | * It is not the cost of the last-gained card at the time the card was gained that's relevant, but rather, the cost at the time that Wayfarer's cost is checked (e.g., when buying or when [[trash for benefit|trashing for benefit]]). For example, if you gain a Silver, Wayfarer's cost is now {{cost|3}}. If you then play a {{card|Highway}}, the cost of Silver, and therefore the cost of Wayfarer, is now {{cost|2}} | ||
== Strategy == | == Strategy == |
Revision as of 11:41, 16 March 2020
Wayfarer | |
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Type(s) | Action |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Menagerie |
Illustrator(s) | Garret DeChellis |
Card text | |
+3 Cards You may gain a Silver. This has the same cost as the last other card gained this turn, if any. |
Wayfarer is an Action card from Menagerie. It is a terminal draw card that can optionally gain a Silver. It costs by default, and resets to that cost at the start of each turn. However, the costs of all Wayfarers change to copy the cost of the last gained card. For example, if you do gain a Silver when playing a Wayfarer, Wayfarers then cost .
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FAQ
Official FAQ
Other Rules clarifications
- Ordinary cost reduction only applies directly if nothing has been gained. If a card has been gained, then Wayfarer's "same cost as the last card gained" clause takes precedence. For example, Ferry on Wayfarer will reduce the cost to if nothing else has been gained, but if you gain a Silver, then it no longer has any effect, and it is not . Likewise, Quarry would have no effect on Wayfarer's cost if the last-gained card was not an Action
- It is not the cost of the last-gained card at the time the card was gained that's relevant, but rather, the cost at the time that Wayfarer's cost is checked (e.g., when buying or when trashing for benefit). For example, if you gain a Silver, Wayfarer's cost is now . If you then play a Highway, the cost of Silver, and therefore the cost of Wayfarer, is now
Strategy
Versions
English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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+3 Cards You may gain a Silver. This has the same cost as the last other card gained this turn, if any. |
Menagerie | March 2020 |
Other language versions
Trivia
Preview
The other minor theme is cards with weird costs; there are four of these, including Animal Fair. Wayfarer's weird cost is whatever the previous card cost. You could play Bureaucrat, gain a Silver, then Wayfarer costs . Or with two Buys, buy a Copper, now Wayfarer costs . Or buy an Engineer for and well now Wayfarer costs .