Ride

Ride

Info
Cost
Type	Event
Set	Menagerie
Illustrator(s)	Brian Brinlee
Event text
Gain a Horse.

Ride is an Event from Menagerie. It gains you a Horse, effectively letting you buy Horses for .

FAQ

Official FAQ

You simply gain a Horse.

Strategy

Ride is a relatively weak Event that nevertheless can be a good use for a spare Buy and . Functionally, the effect of its presence in the Kingdom is somewhat similar to turning the Horse pile into an extra Supply pile, at a reduced price of per Horse.

Horses are generally very useful, providing non-terminal draw when played, but Ride’s main downside is the opportunity cost of using a Buy on it. The fact that Ride is an Event (and doesn’t restore the Buy it consumes, as with others like Delve) means that gainers don’t help, and it therefore typically can’t act as a sustainable source of draw unless +Buy is unusually abundant (e.g. with Worker's Village). Furthermore, since Ride provides a one-shot effect, it’s likely to be less appealing than a reusable option if your deck actually needs more draw; and if you're already overdrawing, an extra Horse might add some temporary reliability but isn't necessarily the most effective long-term improvement to your deck.

Despite these downsides, Ride provides a generally helpful effect if you do have a spare Buy and to spend; this is especially true in the early game, when the temporary draw and cycling can have a high impact, helping you get through your next shuffle more quickly. Therefore, it's common to buy a couple of Rides when the chance happens to arise; it can offer a good option for a / opening split, and can sometimes make sure of a win when bought on the penultimate turn. Ride is much more likely to see use in a Kingdom that doesn't have strong cards such as Lackeys or Border Guard competing at the pricepoint.

Versions

English versions

Print	Digital	Text	Release	Date
		Gain a Horse.	Menagerie	March 2020

Other language versions

Language	Name	Text	Notes
Dutch	Rit	Pak een Paard.	(2020)
German	Ausritt	Nimm ein Pferd.
Japanese	乗馬 (pron. jōba)

Trivia

Secret History

Didn't change, though I briefly tried adding +1 Buy to it.

—Donald X. Vaccarino, The Secret History of Dominion: Menagerie

v . t . e Menagerie
Cards	Black Cat • Sleigh • Supplies Camel Train • Goatherd • Scrap • Sheepdog • Snowy Village • Stockpile Horse Bounty Hunter • Cardinal • Cavalry • Groom • Hostelry • Village Green Barge • Coven • Displace • Falconer • Gatekeeper • Hunting Lodge • Kiln • Livery • Mastermind • Paddock • Sanctuary Fisherman Destrier • Wayfarer Animal Fair
Events	Delay • Desperation Gamble • Pursue • Ride • Toil Enhance • March • Transport Banish • Bargain • Invest • Seize the Day Commerce • Demand • Stampede Reap Enclave Alliance • Populate
Ways	Butterfly • Camel • Chameleon • Frog • Goat • Horse • Mole • Monkey • Mouse • Mule • Otter • Owl • Ox • Pig • Rat • Seal • Sheep • Squirrel • Turtle • Worm
Other concepts	Exile