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+ | |name = Young Witch | ||
+ | |cost = 4 | ||
+ | |type1 = Action | ||
+ | |type2 = Attack | ||
+ | |illustrator = Jessi J | ||
+ | |text = '''+2 Cards'''<br/>Discard 2 cards. Each other player may reveal a Bane card from their hand; if they don't, they gain a Curse. | ||
+ | |text2 = Setup: Add an extra Kingdom card pile costing {{Cost|2}} or {{Cost|3}} to the Supply. Cards from that pile are Bane cards. | ||
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− | {{ | + | '''Young Witch''' is an [[Action]]–[[Attack]] card from [[Cornucopia]]. As an inexpensive [[curser]], it can be a very powerful [[opening]]. However, Young Witch always has a '''Bane''' card: another [[Kingdom card]] that an opponent can reveal from their hand to block the cursing attack. The Bane may be different each game, and therefore the value of Young Witch in any given game depends a great deal on which card is the Bane: if it is a card like {{Card|Fishing Village}} or {{Card|Lighthouse}} that opponents can buy large numbers of without sacrificing much deck effectiveness, Young Witch becomes much less useful. |
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− | + | The bane card is an 11th card added to the Kingdom, and constitutes the only way that the supply can contain more than 10 Kingdom card piles. In this way Young Witch participates in the Cornucopia theme of diversity, since its presence increases the number of differently-named cards in the supply. In the [[second edition]], a Bane marker was added, which sits underneath the pile as a reminder. | |
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== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
=== Official FAQ === | === Official FAQ === | ||
− | *This card causes there to be an extra pile in the Supply, called the Bane pile | + | * This card causes there to be an extra pile in the [[Supply]], called the Bane pile. |
− | *When you play Young Witch, after you draw 2 cards and discard 2 cards, each other player may reveal a Bane card from | + | * The extra pile is just like other Kingdom card piles - it can be bought, it can be gained via cards like {{Card|Horn of Plenty}}, it counts for the end game condition. |
− | *This attack hits other players in turn order, which matters when the Curse pile is low. Players may | + | * When you play Young Witch, after you draw 2 cards and discard 2 cards, each other player may reveal a Bane card from their hand; each player who does not gains a Curse. |
− | + | * This attack hits other players in turn order, which matters when the Curse pile is low. | |
− | + | * Players may respond to a Young Witch with [[Reaction]] cards like {{Card|Horse Traders}} or {{Card|Moat}}; those happen before Bane cards are revealed. | |
=== Other Rules clarifications === | === Other Rules clarifications === | ||
− | * | + | * If the Bane is ''itself'' a [[Reaction]] that leaves your hand when you use its ability (such as {{Card|Beggar}} or {{Card|Caravan Guard}}), you cannot both use its Reaction effect and block Young Witch; you must pick one. |
+ | * If Young Witch is in the {{Card|Black Market}} deck, you do put out a Bane; however, Black Market itself cannot be the Bane in that instance. | ||
+ | * [[Split pile|Split piles]] (from [[Empires]]) can be chosen as the Bane, in that case all cards from that pile can be revealed to protect from Young Witch. | ||
== Strategy Article == | == Strategy Article == | ||
− | + | [[Image:Bane.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Bane marker.]] | |
+ | See [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=2857.0 here] for a Young Witch strategy article. | ||
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+ | As a {{Cost|4}} [[curser]], Young Witch is often an amazing opening. However, the power of Young Witch depends greatly on the Bane. In the extreme case, {{Card|Scheme}} can make the Young Witch never hit at all, returning itself to the top of the deck every turn; [[cantrip]] Banes are also very strong, since they can be bought ''en masse'' with impunity. Terminals typically make for weak Banes, since they can collide with each other and with Young Witch. | ||
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=== Synergies/Combos === | === Synergies/Combos === | ||
− | * Young Witch is a top-tier {{ | + | * Young Witch is a top-tier {{Card|Tunnel}} enabler, since it provides a little bit of sifting, can discard Tunnels, and is even a strong attack. |
=== Antisynergies === | === Antisynergies === | ||
− | * [[cantrip]] Bane cards, especially {{ | + | * [[cantrip]] Bane cards, especially {{Card|Scheme}}. |
− | * | + | * Other Bane cards which you nevertheless want many of, like {{Card|Gear}} or {{Card|Fishing Village}} |
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+ | == Versions == | ||
+ | ===English versions=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | ! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | {{CardVersionImage|Young WitchOld|Young Witch}} || {{CardVersionImage|Young WitchDigitalOld|Young Witch from Goko/Making Fun}} || '''+2 Cards'''. Discard 2 cards. Each other player may reveal a Bane card from his hand. If he doesn't, he gains a Curse.<br>Setup: Add an extra Kingdom card pile costing {{Cost|2}} or {{Cost|3}} to the Supply. Cards from that pile are Bane cards. || Cornucopia 1st Edition || June 2011 | ||
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+ | | {{CardVersionImage|Young Witch|Young Witch}} || {{CardVersionImage|Young WitchDigital|Young Witch from Shuffle iT}} || '''+2 Cards'''. Discard 2 cards. Each other player may reveal a Bane card from their hand; if they don't, they gain a Curse.<br>Setup: Add an extra Kingdom card pile costing {{Cost|2}} or {{Cost|3}} to the Supply. Cards from that pile are Bane cards. || Cornucopia [[Second Edition|2nd Edition]] || March 2018 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | ===Other language versions=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | ! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Notes | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Czech | ||
+ | | Mladá čarodějka || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Dutch | ||
+ | | Jonge heks || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Finnish | ||
+ | | Nuori noita || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !French | ||
+ | | Jeune sorcière || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !German | ||
+ | | Junge Hexe || {{CardVersionImage|Young Witch German-ASS|German Version by [[ASS Altenburger|ASS]]}} || || '''+2 Karten'''<br>Lege 2 Karten ab.<br>Jeder Mitspieler darf eine Bannkarte von seiner Hand aufdecken.<br>Wer das nicht macht, muss sich einen Fluch nehmen. || Translation error: omitted Setup + Bane ability | ||
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+ | !Italian | ||
+ | | Giovane Strega || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Japanese | ||
+ | | 魔女娘 (pron. ''majo musume'', lit. ''witch's daughter'') || || || '''+2 カードを引く'''。 2枚捨て札にする。他のプレイヤーは全員、手札の災いカード1枚を公開してもよく、公開しなかった場合、呪い1枚を獲得する。準備:コスト{{Cost|2}}または{{Cost|3}}のカードによる、追加の王国カードの山をサプライに置く。その山のカードを災いカードとする。 || | ||
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+ | !Polish | ||
+ | | Młoda Wiedźma || {{CardLangVersionImage|Polish}} || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Russian | ||
+ | | Юная Ведьма (pron. ''yunaya vyed'ma'') || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Spanish | ||
+ | | Bruja Joven || || || || | ||
+ | |} | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
+ | [[Image:Young_WitchArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | ||
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=== Secret History === | === Secret History === | ||
{{Quote | {{Quote | ||
− | |Text=When I decided to do a Black Market, I also decided to make a card that added a pile. I had also been wanting to have a card that you could Moat with a particular random pile, and the easiest way to specify it was to combine the concepts. At first the extra pile had to cost | + | |Text=When I decided to do a {{Card|Black Market}}, I also decided to make a card that added a pile. I had also been wanting to have a card that you could Moat with a particular random pile, and the easiest way to specify it was to combine the concepts. At first the extra pile had to cost {{Cost|3}} exactly; it can also cost {{Cost|2}} because that adds some variety there, especially when not playing with lots of sets. That change was jeffwolfe's suggestion. At first the Young Witch "grew up" - she got better once there was an empty pile. That was cute, and some people were sad to see it go, but that version wasn't good enough, and there's only so much space on these cards. She is just always young. Not as good at drawing cards as an adult Witch, and also scared of something - maybe Cellars, or Menageries. *shiver* |
There was some debate as to how to indicate what the Bane pile was - did we need a mat or what. It was Jay who suggested using the randomizer card turned sideways. | There was some debate as to how to indicate what the Bane pile was - did we need a mat or what. It was Jay who suggested using the randomizer card turned sideways. | ||
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Young Witch | |
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Info | |
Cost | |
Type(s) | Action - Attack |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Cornucopia |
Illustrator(s) | Jessi J |
Card text | |
+2 Cards Discard 2 cards. Each other player may reveal a Bane card from their hand; if they don't, they gain a Curse. Setup: Add an extra Kingdom card pile costing or to the Supply. Cards from that pile are Bane cards. |
Young Witch is an Action–Attack card from Cornucopia. As an inexpensive curser, it can be a very powerful opening. However, Young Witch always has a Bane card: another Kingdom card that an opponent can reveal from their hand to block the cursing attack. The Bane may be different each game, and therefore the value of Young Witch in any given game depends a great deal on which card is the Bane: if it is a card like Fishing Village or Lighthouse that opponents can buy large numbers of without sacrificing much deck effectiveness, Young Witch becomes much less useful.
The bane card is an 11th card added to the Kingdom, and constitutes the only way that the supply can contain more than 10 Kingdom card piles. In this way Young Witch participates in the Cornucopia theme of diversity, since its presence increases the number of differently-named cards in the supply. In the second edition, a Bane marker was added, which sits underneath the pile as a reminder.
Contents |
FAQ
Official FAQ
- This card causes there to be an extra pile in the Supply, called the Bane pile.
- The extra pile is just like other Kingdom card piles - it can be bought, it can be gained via cards like Horn of Plenty, it counts for the end game condition.
- When you play Young Witch, after you draw 2 cards and discard 2 cards, each other player may reveal a Bane card from their hand; each player who does not gains a Curse.
- This attack hits other players in turn order, which matters when the Curse pile is low.
- Players may respond to a Young Witch with Reaction cards like Horse Traders or Moat; those happen before Bane cards are revealed.
Other Rules clarifications
- If the Bane is itself a Reaction that leaves your hand when you use its ability (such as Beggar or Caravan Guard), you cannot both use its Reaction effect and block Young Witch; you must pick one.
- If Young Witch is in the Black Market deck, you do put out a Bane; however, Black Market itself cannot be the Bane in that instance.
- Split piles (from Empires) can be chosen as the Bane, in that case all cards from that pile can be revealed to protect from Young Witch.
Strategy Article
See here for a Young Witch strategy article.
As a curser, Young Witch is often an amazing opening. However, the power of Young Witch depends greatly on the Bane. In the extreme case, Scheme can make the Young Witch never hit at all, returning itself to the top of the deck every turn; cantrip Banes are also very strong, since they can be bought en masse with impunity. Terminals typically make for weak Banes, since they can collide with each other and with Young Witch.
Synergies/Combos
- Young Witch is a top-tier Tunnel enabler, since it provides a little bit of sifting, can discard Tunnels, and is even a strong attack.
Antisynergies
- cantrip Bane cards, especially Scheme.
- Other Bane cards which you nevertheless want many of, like Gear or Fishing Village
Versions
English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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+2 Cards. Discard 2 cards. Each other player may reveal a Bane card from his hand. If he doesn't, he gains a Curse. Setup: Add an extra Kingdom card pile costing or to the Supply. Cards from that pile are Bane cards. |
Cornucopia 1st Edition | June 2011 | ||
+2 Cards. Discard 2 cards. Each other player may reveal a Bane card from their hand; if they don't, they gain a Curse. Setup: Add an extra Kingdom card pile costing or to the Supply. Cards from that pile are Bane cards. |
Cornucopia 2nd Edition | March 2018 |
Other language versions
Trivia
Secret History