Editing Discard for benefit

[[Image:Vault.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Vault]], a discard for benefit card.]]

'''Discard for benefit''' cards are those that, usually optionally, let you [[discard]] cards in order to get some other effect.  If that effect is drawing, the card is considered a [[sifter]]. Some cards like {{Card|Scholar}} make you discard your entire hand before drawing cards up to a set handsize; these cards fall under the category of [[draw-to-X]]. 

== List of cards == 
Cards in ''italics'' have been [[removed]].
* Discard any number of cards:
**{{Card|Cellar}}
** ''{{Card|Secret Chamber}}''
** {{Card|Vault}}
** {{Card|Storeroom}}
** {{Card|Artificer}}
** {{Card|Opulent Castle}} (only discards [[Victory]] cards)
** {{Card|Shepherd}} (only discards [[Victory]] cards)
** {{Card|Hostelry}} (on gain only, and only discards [[Treasure]]s)
* Discard a set number of cards for a non-scaling benefit:
** {{Card|Baron}} - 1 {{Card|Estate}}
** {{Card|Stables}} - 1 [[Treasure]]
** {{Card|Mill}} - 2 cards
** {{Card|Tactician}} - your entire hand
** {{Card|Anvil}} - 1 [[Treasure]]
** {{Card|Hamlet}} - 1 card (does this twice)
** {{Card|Tournament}} - 1 {{Card|Province}}
** {{card|Wheelwright}} - 1 card
** {{card|Witch's Hut}} - 2 cards (only has a benefit if both are [[Action]]s)
** {{Card|Count}} - 2 cards (one of its options)
** {{Card|Plaza}} - 1 [[Treasure]]
** {{Card|Secret Cave}} - 3 cards
** {{Boon|The Earth's Gift}} - 1 Treasure
** {{Boon|The Sky's Gift}} - 3 cards
** {{card|Sycophant}} - 3 cards
** {{card|Capital City}} - 2 cards 
** {{card|Figurine}} – 1 card
** {{event|Foray}} - 3 differently-named cards
{{Event|Quest}} can discard different numbers of different types of cards, but all cases result in the same benefit.  

===Cards that benefit from being discarded===
Some cards give an extra benefit if they themselves are discarded by some effect.

*[[Hinterlands]]: {{Card|Tunnel}}, {{card|Weaver}}, {{Card|Trail}}
*[[Nocturne]]: {{Card|Faithful Hound}}
*[[Menagerie (expansion)]]: {{Card|Village Green}}

== Strategy ==
Discard for benefit effects can be used to reduce your handsize before using a [[draw-to-X]] effect or other effect that benefits from a small handsize (like {{Card|Diplomat}}). They can also be used to remove duplicate cards from your hand before using {{Card|Menagerie}}, or to activate on-discard effects like that of {{Card|Tunnel}}. 

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