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{{Infobox Card
 |name = Specialist
 |cost = 5
 |type1 = Action
 |illustrator = Claus Stephan
 |text = You may play an Action or Treasure from your hand.<br>Choose one: play it again; or gain a copy of it.
}}

'''Specialist''' is an [[Action]] card from [[Allies]]. It can be used as either a [[Throne Room variant]] or a [[gainer]], to either gain a copy of or get an extra play out of a card in your hand.

== FAQ ==
=== Official FAQ ===
=== Other Rules clarifications ===
== Strategy ==
As a card that can play another card twice, Specialist can be compared to {{card|Crown}}. Unlike Crown, Specialist has to be played in the Action phase, so it uses up an action even if playing a Treasure card twice. On the upside, it offers up the choice between playing a card twice or gaining a copy allowing more versatility. This also allows it to combine well with {{card|Elder}}, which allows Specialist to both play another card twice while also gaining another copy. Targeting Specialist with Elder is particularly good for powerful expensive cards that you could want multiples of, like {{card|Grand Market}}, {{card|King's Court}}, {{card|Laboratory}}, {{card|Fortune}}, or {{card|Platinum}}.

Unlike cards like {{card|Counterfeit}} and {{card|Crown}}, Specialist plays Treasure cards during the Action phase. In some kingdoms this can be beneficial if the treasure cards have beneficial effects besides {{cost}} or +Buy. For example, playing {{card|Collection}} twice during the Action phase allows other gaining Action cards to bring in {{VP}}, an interaction particularly powerful in kingdoms with {{card|Horse}} gainers. Playing {{card|Quarry}} during the Action phase brings down the cost of action cards, benefitting Workshop variants played later, as well as Command cards that limit the cost of cards played. Playing Quarry twice during the Action phase can also benefit Remodel variants if you trash non-actions; for example, after using Specialist on Quarry one can use {{card|Remodel}} or {{card|Modify}} to turn junk cards like {{card|Copper}} or {{card|Curse}} into {{cost|6}} Action cards. Playing Treasure cards during the Action phase can also be beneficial to get a sufficient number of cards in play for timing {{card|Leprechaun}} plays. Finally, playing a Treasure card in your hand during the Action phase benefits "draw-to-x" effects, increasing their draw.
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== Versions ==
===English versions===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date 
|-
| {{CardLangVersionImage}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=1}} || style="padding:0px 20px;"| You may play an Action or Treasure from your hand.<br>Choose one: play it again; or gain a copy of it. || Allies || March 2022
|}

===Other language versions===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Notes
|-
! Dutch
| Specialist || {{CardLangVersionImage|Dutch}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|Dutch|d=1}} || Je mag een actie- of geldkaart uit<br>je hand spelen<br>Kies 1 van de volgende: speel<br>deze nogmaals; of pak er<br>1 exemplaar van. || (2022)
|-
! German
| Spezialistin || {{CardLangVersionImage|German}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|German|d=1}} || style="padding:15px 20px;"| Du darfst eine Aktions- oder Geldkarte aus deiner Hand spielen.<br>Wähle eins:<br>Spiele sie noch einmal oder nimm eine gleiche Karte. ||
|}

== Trivia ==
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=== Secret History ===
{{Quote
|Text=Another card cashing in on the {{Card|Modify}} premise. Didn't change.
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=21129.0 The Secret History of Dominion: Allies]
}}

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[[Category:Throne-like]]
[[Category:Gainers]]
[[Category:Treasure gainer]]