Followers
| Followers | |
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| Info | |
| Cost |
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| Type(s) | Action - Attack - Prize |
| Kingdom card? | No |
| Set |
Cornucopia |
| Illustrator(s) | Lorraine Schleter |
| Card text | |
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+2 Cards Gain an Estate. Each other player gains a Curse and discards down to 3 cards in hand. (This is not in the Supply.) | |
Followers is an Action-Attack-Prize from Cornucopia. It is a powerful combination of a curser and discard attack, but clutters up its owner's deck with Estates at the same time. It is not in the Supply, and can only be gained by playing a Tournament.
Followers was removed from the second edition of Cornucopia & Guilds as part of the replacement of Tournament and Prizes with Joust and Rewards.
FAQ
Official FAQ
- Do the things in the order listed. You draw 2 cards; then you gain an Estate; then each other player (in turn order) gains a Curse and discards down to 3 cards in hand.
- A player with 3 or fewer cards in hand does not discard any cards.
- If there are no Estates left, you do not gain one.
Strategy
For discussion of Followers' interaction with Tournament, refer to the Tournament strategy section.
Followers is often the best Prize because it is a strong Attack. The handsize attack can be particularly useful for impeding your opponent's efforts to win their own Prizes, or to more generally encourage duds. The Cursing is especially devastating if trashing is weak or missing from the Kingdom, though it is worth noting that because it also gains an Estate it can junk you as much as your opponents; in some scenarios, these can be useful fodder for trash-for-benefit effects, and they sometimes provide a helpful 
swing in the endgame. When deciding whether to gain Followers or another Prize it is also important to consider the impact of being attacked yourself if you leave the card to your opponent.
Versions
English versions
| Digital | Text | Notes | Release | Date | |
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+2 Cards Gain an Estate. Each other player gains a Curse and discards down to 3 cards in hand. (This is not in the Supply.) |
Cornucopia 1st Edition | June 2011 | |
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+2 Cards Gain an Estate. Each other player gains a Curse and discards down to 3 cards in hand. (This is not in the Supply.) |
Digital version has a cost of  rather than . |
Cornucopia 2nd Edition | March 2018 |
Other language versions
| Language | Name | Digital | Text | Notes | |
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| Czech | Stoupenci | ||||
| Dutch | Volgelingen | ||||
| Finnish | Seuraajat | ||||
| French | Partisans |  |
+2 Cartes Recevez un Domaine. Tous vos adversaires reçoivent une Malédiction et défaussent jusqu'à avoir 3 cartes en main. (Ne fait pas partie de la réserve.) |
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| German | Gefolge |  |
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+2 Karten Nimm ein Anwesen. Jeder Mitspieler nimmt einen Fluch und legt alle bis auf 3 Handkarten ab. (Diese Karte gehört nicht zum Vorrat.) |
(2019) |
| Italian | Sostenitori (lit. supporters) | ||||
| Japanese | 郎党 (pron. rōtō) | +2 カードを引く 屋敷1枚を獲得する。 他のプレイヤーは全員、呪い1枚を獲得し、手札が3枚になるように捨て札にする。 (このカードはサプライに置かない。) |
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| Polish | Korowód (lit. pageant) |  |
+2 Karty Dodaj Posiadłość. Każdy pozostałych graczy dodaje Klątwę i odrzuca karty, aż będzie miał ich 3 na ręcę. (Ta karta nie należy do zapasów) |
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| Russian | Последователи (pron. poslyedovatyeli) |
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| Spanish | Seguidores |
Trivia
Theme
Secret History
prize exciting enough without making it too good. It couldn't be something you built your deck around, because you might not get it and at most got one. Something like Harem or Nobles just wasn't going to look pretty next to the other Prizes, because part of what you "paid for" was the 2 
. Anyway Followers, who doesn't like Followers.
and gave you a token instead of an Estate. It was too strong. An Estate is obv. a lot worse than a token, and being a Prize means it doesn't get to hit you that often or early either.
