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Way of the Horse allows you to play any [[Action]] card for [[non-terminal draw]], which is a very powerful effect, at the cost of returning the card to the [[Supply]] (or a non-Supply pile). It is extremely useful with Action cards that you either don’t mind losing (e.g., [[Ruins]] which are cheap and [[junk]] otherwise) or cannot return to a pile. You can also tactically use this Way with an Action card you would normally prefer to keep, for example to rescue a turn that would otherwise be a [[dud]] or to cannibalize your deck and stretch its capabilities in the endgame.
 
Way of the Horse allows you to play any [[Action]] card for [[non-terminal draw]], which is a very powerful effect, at the cost of returning the card to the [[Supply]] (or a non-Supply pile). It is extremely useful with Action cards that you either don’t mind losing (e.g., [[Ruins]] which are cheap and [[junk]] otherwise) or cannot return to a pile. You can also tactically use this Way with an Action card you would normally prefer to keep, for example to rescue a turn that would otherwise be a [[dud]] or to cannibalize your deck and stretch its capabilities in the endgame.
  
Way of the Horse provides a very strong [[one-shot]] effect to get rid of Action cards you no longer want or need. This can be helpful with cards that were useful at the beginning of the game but have overstayed their welcome, such as a {{Card|Chapel}} after you have trashed your starting [[junk]]. It can also be useful with cards that have an important on-gain effect but may be worth much less once they’re in your deck (e.g. {{Card|Stonemason}} or surplus {{Card|Lackeys}}). Way of the Horse has a very important interaction with Ruins, as it transforms them from mostly harmful junk into very useful, extremely cheap [[one-shot]] non-terminal draw cards. This makes [[Looter|Looting attacks]] very unattractive, as receiving Ruins is actively helpful to your opponents, and {{Card|Death Cart}} a possible source of draw. More generally, the presence of Ruins (and, to a lesser extent, other cheap and usually weak Action cards, e.g. {{Card|Beggar}}) strongly encourages adding plenty of [[+Buy]] such as {{Card|Bridge}}, since cheap {{Card|Horse|Horses}} are often a good deal and you’re likely to want to buy many of them. For the same reason, [[Workshop variant]]s and other [[gainer]]s such as {{Card|Rats}} become more valuable with Way of the Horse, and may be especially crucial to replenish your supply of Action cards if you cannot draw your deck every turn without relying at least partially on Way of the Horse.  
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Way of the Horse provides a very strong [[trash for benefit]]-like effect to get rid of Action cards you no longer want or need. This can be helpful with cards that were useful at the beginning of the game but have overstayed their welcome, such as {{Card|Chapel}} after you have trashed your starting [[junk]], or {{Card|Sea Hag}} after the {{Card|Curse|Curses}} have run out. It can also be useful with cards that have an important on-gain effect but may be worth much less once they’re in your deck (e.g. {{Card|Stonemason}} or surplus {{Card|Lackeys}}). Way of the Horse has a very important interaction with Ruins, as it transforms them from mostly harmful junk into very useful, extremely cheap [[one-shot]] non-terminal draw cards. This makes [[Looter|Looting attacks]] very unattractive, as receiving Ruins is actively helpful to your opponents, and {{Card|Death Cart}} a possible source of draw. More generally, the presence of Ruins (and, to a lesser extent, other cheap and usually weak Action cards, e.g. {{Card|Beggar}}) strongly encourages adding plenty of [[+Buy]] such as {{Card|Goons}}, since cheap {{Card|Horse|Horses}} are often a good deal and you’re likely to want to buy many of them. For the same reason, [[Workshop variant]]s and other [[gainer]]s such as {{Card|Rats}} become more valuable with Way of the Horse, and may be especially crucial to replenish your supply of Action cards if you cannot draw your deck every turn without relying at least partially on Way of the Horse.  
  
 
There are two situations in which a card cannot be returned to a pile. First, certain cards do not have a pile (such as {{Card|Necropolis}} and cards from the {{Card|Black Market}}) and can therefore always be played as Way of the Horse without losing them, essentially providing a cheap and flexible {{Card|Laboratory}} effect whenever you need it. Second, a card can be [[Stop-Moving rule|prevented from moving]] (which usually means it was not in your deck in the first place), e.g. when played using {{Card|Necromancer}} or a [[Command]] card such as {{Card|Overlord}}. This is especially useful with {{Card|Captain}}, since using Way of the Horse with a start-of-turn play not only provides strong [[draw]] but also creates extra [[terminal space]].  
 
There are two situations in which a card cannot be returned to a pile. First, certain cards do not have a pile (such as {{Card|Necropolis}} and cards from the {{Card|Black Market}}) and can therefore always be played as Way of the Horse without losing them, essentially providing a cheap and flexible {{Card|Laboratory}} effect whenever you need it. Second, a card can be [[Stop-Moving rule|prevented from moving]] (which usually means it was not in your deck in the first place), e.g. when played using {{Card|Necromancer}} or a [[Command]] card such as {{Card|Overlord}}. This is especially useful with {{Card|Captain}}, since using Way of the Horse with a start-of-turn play not only provides strong [[draw]] but also creates extra [[terminal space]].  
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| Spoor van het Paard || {{LandscapeLangVersionImage|Dutch}} || {{LandscapeLangVersionImage|Dutch|d=s}} || '''+2 Kaarten<br>+1 Actie'''<br>Leg deze kaart terug op diens stapel. || (2020)
 
 
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| Weg des Pferdes || [[File:Way.of.the.horse.German.png|150px]] || {{LandscapeLangVersionImage|German|d=1}} || '''+2 Karten<br>+1 Aktion'''<br>Lege diese Karte auf ihren Stapel zurück. ||
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| Weg des Pferdes || || [[File:Way.of.the.horse.German.png|100px]] || '''+2 Karten'''<br>'''+1 Aktion'''<br>Lege diese Karte auf ihren Stapel zurück. ||
 
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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The name is a reference to {{Card|Horse}}.
 
The name is a reference to {{Card|Horse}}.
  

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