Leprechaun
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| Leprechaun | |
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| Info | |
| Cost |
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| Type(s) | Action - Doom |
| Kingdom card? | Yes |
| Set |
Nocturne |
| Illustrator(s) | Brian Brinlee |
| Card text | |
| Gain a Gold. If you have exactly 7 cards in play, gain a Wish from its pile. Otherwise, receive a Hex. | |
Leprechaun is an Action-Doom card from Nocturne. It's a Gold gainer that can also gain Wishes if you play it with exactly 7 cards in play; if you don't meet this condition, it instead Hexes you.
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[edit] FAQ
[edit] Official FAQ
- Cards you have in play normally include Leprechaun itself, other cards you have played this turn, and Duration cards from previous turns that have not removed themselves from play.
- Cards that were in play but no longer are - e.g. a Pixie you trashed - do not count.
[edit] Other rules clarifications
- This checks for the number of cards you have in play after gaining the Gold. This means that if you have 6 cards in play (including the Leprechaun), you can react to the gained Gold with a Sheepdog, and that will count for the Wish.
[edit] Strategy
[edit] Synergies
- Storyteller since its easy to get 6 cards in play and you will probably draw your Leprechaun in the process.
- Wharf
- Many Throne Room variants make it possible to gain Wishes with Leprechaun more than once per turn.
[edit] Versions
[edit] English versions
| Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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Gain a Gold. If you have exactly 7 cards in play, gain a Wish from its pile. Otherwise, receive a Hex. | Nocturne | November 2017 |
[edit] Other language versions
| Language | Name | Digital | Text | Notes | |
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| Dutch | Leprechaun | ||||
| French | Leprechaun | ||||
| German | Kobold |  |
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Nimm ein Gold. Wenn du genau 7 Karten im Spiel hast, nimm einen Wunsch vom Wunsch-Stapel. Ansonsten empfange eine Plage. | (2017) |
| Japanese | レプラコーン (pron. repurakōn) | 金貨1枚を獲得する。場のカードが7枚の場合、(大願の山から)大願1枚を獲得する。それ以外の場合、呪詛を1つ受ける。 | |||
| Polish | Złoto |  |
Dodaj Złoto. Jeśli masz w grze dokładnie 7 kart, dodaj Życzenie. W przeciwnym razie otrzymujesz Urok. | (2022) | |
| Russian | Лепрекон (pron. lyepryekon) |
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Preview
Today I get to preview the most fun-loving Doom card of all, Leprechuan.
If you are careful, you’ll gain a Wish instead of receiving a Hex. Getting that Wish isn’t trivial, though. You have to have exactly 7 cards in play when you play your Leprechaun. This will normally include the Leprechaun itself. It also includes any Duration cards that are still in play from previous turns. It’s something to shoot for in your Leprechaun games, assuming you think you can get that Wish in time to draw it before the game ends.
Leprechaun costs and gains you Gold. What a deal! But unless you’re careful, the Leprechaun will also play a prank on you. Just going by the Hexes previewed today, your Gold might come with a Copper on your deck, or you’ll have to trash a -
card, or maybe all your Silvers and Golds will be Coppers this turn. Is it worth it? I guess that depends.
If you are careful, you’ll gain a Wish instead of receiving a Hex. Getting that Wish isn’t trivial, though. You have to have exactly 7 cards in play when you play your Leprechaun. This will normally include the Leprechaun itself. It also includes any Duration cards that are still in play from previous turns. It’s something to shoot for in your Leprechaun games, assuming you think you can get that Wish in time to draw it before the game ends.
—LastFootnote, Nocturne Bonus Preview #4: Leprechaun
[edit] Secret History
The initial idea here was a card that gave you a Boon someone else picked. Then it was a random Boon, and then became the impetus for changing the Boons to be random. You can blame it all on the Leprechaun. Originally it cost 
, and gave you a Gold and a warped Boon and had the Wish clause. There was talk of the random Boon somehow being mandatory, so that a few of them could end up hurting you. But you know what would really hurt? Something that always hurt. So Leprechaun also was the impetus behind the Hexes. And it gave you a Hex and well. Good times. At first it always hexed you, but I liked it better exempting you if you got the Wish.
, and gave you a Gold and a warped Boon and had the Wish clause. There was talk of the random Boon somehow being mandatory, so that a few of them could end up hurting you. But you know what would really hurt? Something that always hurt. So Leprechaun also was the impetus behind the Hexes. And it gave you a Hex and well. Good times. At first it always hexed you, but I liked it better exempting you if you got the Wish.[edit] Donald X.'s opinions
If you want Golds it's solid. It starts making them right away and the penalty isn't so bad. When you've got enough Golds, stop playing it. If you want Wishes, that doesn't just happen, though the pros are making it happen more than we were.
