Editing Charlatan

{{Card|Charlatan}} is an [[Action]]-[[Attack]] card from the second edition of {{Set|Prosperity|ed=2|Prosperity}}. It is a [[curser|cursing attack]] with a twist: its presence somewhat mitigates the badness of {{Card|Curse|Curses}} by turning them into [[Treasure]]s similar to {{card|Copper}}. You still don't want a ton of Copper-like [[junk]] in your deck, and the Curses are still worth negative {{VP}}, but at least now they're not totally [[dead]] cards.

 

Its role in the second edition is to replace the [[removed]] first-edition card {{card|Mountebank}}, replacing its distribution of {{Card|Copper|Coppers}} ''and'' {{Card|Curse|Curses}} with distribution of Copper-''like'' Curses.

* They may be played for +{{Cost|1}} in the Buy phase. They are trashed [[in play|from play]] when gaining {{Card|Mint}}, {{Card|Magnate}} counts them in your hand, {{Card|Courtier}} (from {{Set|Intrigue|ed=2|Intrigue}}) gives you two choices when revealing one, and so on.

=== Other rules clarifications ===

* Unlike {{Project|Capitalism}}, Charlatan makes {{Card|Curse|Curses}} stay as Treasures during scoring, so they will count for {{Landmark|Keep}}.

* Curses will be Treasures if Charlatan is in the {{card|Black Market}} deck, even if no one actually gains it. [https://discord.com/channels/212660788786102272/936246610961260594/980905199449284640]

{{Quote|Text=<p>{{Card|Mountebank}} is easily one of the most miserable powerful attacks in the game. It fits the theme of {{Card|Ghost Ship}} and {{Card|Ambassador}}: you get so much junk that you don't get to see your deck. It's the card I most wanted to replace in Prosperity.</p>Charlatan also gives out {{Card|Curse|Curses}} and [[Treasure]]s that make {{Cost|1}}, but makes them the same card, which is way more manageable. There are a lot of cool interactions that come up as a result.

{{Quote|Text= Several times over the years, I've tried and abandoned attacks that give out {{Card|Copper}}s (some can do it, e.g. {{Card|Jester}}, but you know, not every time you play them). They vary a lot based on the number of players and thus size of the {{Card|Copper}} pile, which turns out to be a problem. I tried another one here, man, still didn't work, go figure. But wait, I could set the size of the {{Card|Copper}} pile, by making it the {{Card|Curse}} pile. And thus, Charlatan. It's sometimes very fun that the {{Card|Curse}}s are Treasures.

  |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=21263.0 The Secret History of Prosperity 2E]

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