Old Witch
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| Old Witch | |
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| Info | |
| Cost |
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| Type(s) | Action - Attack |
| Kingdom card? | Yes |
| Set |
Renaissance |
| Illustrator(s) | Jessi J |
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+3 Cards Each other player gains a Curse and may trash a Curse from their hand. | |
Old Witch is an Action-Attack card from Renaissance. It draws 3 cards, then hands out Curses like Witch, but also lets opponents trash a Curse from their hand.
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[edit] FAQ
[edit] Official FAQ
- After the Curse pile is empty, playing this still lets each other player trash a Curse from their hand.
- A player who is unaffected by Old Witch, such as due to Moat, neither gains a Curse nor may trash one.
[edit] Other Rules clarifications
- The Curse is gained before you may trash one. So you can gain a Curse, react with Sheepdog, draw a Curse, and then trash that Curse.
[edit] Strategy
While the first play of an Old Witch is strictly better than the first play of a Witch, subsequent plays of it allow the drawback to be felt. Generally, in games with no curse trashing, Witch may be better, which is why in simulations, Witch/Big Money beats Old Witch/Big Money. But in games with good trashing that become more engine like, the extra card on Old Witch is more helpful, and the drawback matters less because the opponent may be able to trash the curse anyway. But even if every curse is trashed from the opponent's hand the first time they draw it, Old Witch can still be thought of as "+3 Cards. Each other player receives their -1 Card token.", so it is still strong even if you get unlucky.
[edit] Synergies
- Relative to other junkers, Old Witch is not as concerned about a kingdom having good trashing.
- Your handsize attack if played before Old Witch since the opponent has to choose between discarding curses (and unable to trash them) or leaving a curse to trash and get a 2-card hand this turn.
[edit] Antisynergies
- An opponent's Watchtower can trash the incoming curse while allowing them to trash a curse from their hand, and will then also draw an extra card after trashing it.
- Sleigh can put the gained curse into your hand, then you can immediately trash it.
[edit] Versions
[edit] English versions
| Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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+3 Cards Each other player gains a Curse and may trash a Curse from their hand. |
Renaissance | November 2018 |
[edit] Other language versions
| Language | Name | Digital | Text | Notes | |
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| Chinese | 老巫婆 (pron. lǎo wūpó) | ||||
| French | Vieille sorcière |  |
+3 Cartes Tous vos adversaires reçoivent une Malédiction et peuvent écarter une Malédiction de leur main. |
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| German | Alte Hexe |  |
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+3 Karten Jeder Mitspieler nimmt einen Fluch und darf einen Fluch aus seiner Hand entsorgen. |
(2019) |
| Japanese | 老魔女 (pron. rō majo, lit. elder witch) |
+3 カードを引く 他のプレイヤーは全員、呪い1枚を獲得する。その後、手札の呪い1枚を廃棄してもよい。 |
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| Russian | Старая Ведьма (pron. staraya vyed'ma) |
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| Spanish | Bruja Vieja | +3 Cartas Todos los demás jugadores ganan una Maldición y pueden eliminar una Maldición de su mano. |
[edit] Trivia
"Old Witch" was the name of a 
outtake from Empires: +2 Cards. Each other players gains a Curse and gets +1 
.
[edit] Secret History
. We had fun with it for a while. Going for Evil Eye early and hard didn't work, but when someone did take the Evil Eye at a reasonable time, they would suddenly hand out so many Curses. Another issue was, wait, if you Moat this, they can't take the Artifact from you? Matt suggested it not being an Attack, which would have had a certain something - Young Witch has a built-in Moat, Old Witch is un-Moat-able. In the end I gave up on it and replaced it with this, the Witch that only temporarily gives you Curses.
[edit] Retrospective
