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{{Infobox Card | {{Infobox Card | ||
|name = Steward | |name = Steward | ||
+ | |cost = 3 | ||
|kingdom = Yes | |kingdom = Yes | ||
|type1 = Action | |type1 = Action | ||
|illustrator = Matthias Catrein | |illustrator = Matthias Catrein | ||
− | |text = Choose one: +2 Cards; or +{{Cost|2}}; or trash 2 cards from your hand. | + | |text = Choose one: '''+2 Cards'''; or +{{Cost|2}}; or trash 2 cards from your hand. |
}} | }} | ||
− | '''Steward''' is an [[Action]] card from [[Intrigue]]. Keeping with the | + | '''Steward''' is an [[Action]] card from [[Intrigue]]. Keeping with the [[choices]] theme in Intrigue, Steward gives you a choice of whether to use it as a [[trasher]], a [[terminal Silver]], or [[terminal card draw]]. It is most often used as a fast early-game trasher, with some mid- and late-game uses. |
== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
=== Official FAQ === | === Official FAQ === | ||
− | * | + | * First choose one of the three options, then do it. |
− | * | + | * If you pick "trash 2 cards from your hand" and only have one card in hand, you trash that card; if you choose that option and have 2 or more cards in hand, you have to trash 2. |
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=== Other Rules clarifications === | === Other Rules clarifications === | ||
− | You first choose which two cards to trash, then trash them both at the same time, and then choose which order to activate any when-trashed effects. | + | * You first choose which two cards to trash, then trash them both at the same time, and then choose which order to activate any when-trashed effects. |
− | == Strategy | + | == Strategy == |
− | + | Steward is a versatile [[terminal]] that offers you a choice between [[trashing]], [[terminal draw]], and {{Cost}}. While the draw and {{Cost}} effects on their own are overshadowed by other cards, the strong trashing effect with added flexibility makes Steward a strong tool for [[deck control]] early, and a passable option for [[payload]] later. This means Steward is usually a good [[opening]] choice for building an [[engine]], though it is most likely skippable if even stronger trashers such as {{Card|Chapel}} or {{Event|Donate}} are present in the [[Kingdom]]. | |
− | + | In the early game it is often best to trash two cards instead of drawing or generating {{Cost}} in order to afford a {{Cost|4}} or {{Cost|5}} [[Action]], as the rapid increase in deck control often outweighs the benefit of [[cycling]] or a card you would buy instead. Additionally, if you can trash one or even two {{Card|Estate|Estates}} or [[Shelter]]s, Steward is also likely to improve your deck quality and [[money density]]. Steward therefore works well with strong {{Cost|2}} cards like {{Card|Border Guard}} or {{Card|Lackeys}} that you can still buy when trashing. Given Steward is terminal and rapidly thins your deck, you usually only need one copy and would prefer to open it alongside a [[non-terminal]], with a [[sifter]] such as {{Card|Dungeon}} being a good example. | |
− | + | Once the trashing is no longer necessary, Steward flexibly provides you with either card draw or {{Cost}}, which is generally useful when you need draw for increased deck control and reliability, or payload when you have sufficient draw otherwise. While the availability of both options can be useful in a few cases (e.g., to hit a price point without triggering a [[reshuffle|shuffle]]), in general using Steward for either effect is a relatively inefficient use of [[terminal space]], as it is the equivalent of a {{Card|Moat}} or [[terminal Silver]]. The main reason to use Steward for either is usually just that it’s already in your deck, having completed its primary purpose as a thinner. | |
− | + | With {{Project|Capitalism}}, Steward can act as [[non-terminal]] draw in your Buy phase. It is important to consider that in most cases, any Action cards drawn this way cannot be played; this use is therefore only viable if you rely almost exclusively on cards you can play at this point in your turn or later, i.e. [[Night]] cards and [[Treasure]]s (including other cards under the effect of {{Project|Capitalism}}). This may be overly restrictive on your deck construction, and often the [[Kingdom]] will not offer sufficient payload options. However, if they are available it may be worth it to get deck control with Steward early, buy {{Project|Capitalism}}, and quickly acquire more Stewards for cheap non-terminal draw. | |
− | + | == Versions == | |
− | + | ===English versions=== | |
− | Steward | + | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
+ | ! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date | ||
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+ | | {{CardVersionImage|StewardOld|Steward}} || {{CardVersionImage|StewardDigitalOld|Steward from Goko/Making Fun}} || Choose one: +2 Cards; or +{{Cost|2}}; or trash 2 cards from your hand. || Intrigue 1st Edition || July 2009 | ||
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+ | | {{CardVersionImage|Steward|Steward}} || {{CardVersionImage|StewardDigital|Steward from Shuffle iT}} || Choose one: '''+2 Cards'''; or +{{Cost|2}}; or trash 2 cards from your hand. || Intrigue [[Second Edition|2nd Edition]] || October 2016 | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | + | ===Other language versions=== | |
− | = | + | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
− | + | ! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Notes | |
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− | + | !Chinese | |
− | + | | 男侍 (pron. ''nánshì'', lit. ''manservant'') || || || || | |
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+ | !Czech | ||
+ | | Správce (lit. ''administrator'') || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Dutch | ||
+ | | Lakei (lit. ''lackey'') || || || || | ||
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+ | !Finnish | ||
+ | | Käskynhaltija (lit. ''governor'') || || || || | ||
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+ | !French | ||
+ | | Intendant || || || || | ||
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+ | !German | ||
+ | | Verwalter || {{CardVersionImage|StewardGerman2021rulebook|German language Steward 2021 by ASS}} || {{CardVersionImage|StewardGerman2021Digital|German language Steward 2021 from Shuffle iT}} || Wähle eins:<br>'''+2 Karten''' oder +{{Cost|2}} oder<br>entsorge 2 deiner Handkarten. || 2. Edition<br>(2021) | ||
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+ | !Hungarian | ||
+ | | Intéző (lit. ''manager'') || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Italian | ||
+ | | Maggiordomo || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Japanese | ||
+ | | 執事 (pron. ''shitsuji'') || || || 次のうち1つを選ぶ:「'''+2 カードを引く'''」:「+{{Cost|2}}」:「手札2枚を廃棄する」。|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Korean | ||
+ | | 집사 (pron. ''jibsa'') || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Norwegian | ||
+ | | Kammerherre<br>(lit. ''chamberlain'') || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Polish | ||
+ | | Zarządca || {{CardLangVersionImage|Polish}} || || Wybierz jedną opcję:<br>+2 karty lub +{{Cost|2}}<br>lub wyrzuć na śmietnisko <br>2 karty z ręki. || (2016) | ||
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+ | !Russian | ||
+ | | Управляющий<br>(pron. ''upravlyayushshiy'', lit. ''manager'') || || {{CardLangVersionImage|Russian|d=1}} || Выберите одно из трёх:<br>'''+2 Карты'''; или +{{Cost|2}}; или выкиньте 2 карты из руки. || | ||
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+ | !rowspan=2|Spanish | ||
+ | | Mayordomo || {{CardLangVersionImage|Spanish|o=1}} || || Elige una opción:<br>'''+2 Cartas ;''' o<br>+{{Cost|2}} ; o bien<br>eliminar 2 cartas de tu mano. || First Edition<br>(2009) | ||
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+ | | Mayordomo || {{CardLangVersionImage|Spanish}} || || Elige una opción:<br>'''+2 Cartas'''; o +{{Cost|2}}; o bien eliminar 2 cartas de tu mano. || Second Edition<br>(2016) | ||
+ | |} | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
[[Image:StewardArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | [[Image:StewardArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | ||
− | === | + | === Secret History === |
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− | + | <p>The first version of this gave you a choice between +2 Actions/­Buys/Cards/­{{nowrap|{{Cost|}}.}} It wasn't interesting enough, so I traded in the Actions and Buys for trashing two cards.</p> | |
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− | + | I changed a few card names late in the process, to synch things up better with the Intrigue theme, and confuse the playtesters. This card had been named Butler. As it happens, a medieval butler was a wine guy. A steward was the guy who ran your castle. Anyway when the art came in for Steward, it showed a guy with some serving dishes. Like a steward on an airplane. Also {{Card|Pawn}} came in showing someone being forced to sign something. As you can see, we got replacement art. As of {{Set|Seaside}} we are providing notes on what the card names mean for the artists. These aren't always just your everyday words here. | |
− | + | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |
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− | I changed a few card names late in the process, to synch things up better with the Intrigue theme, and confuse the playtesters. This card had been named Butler. As it happens, a medieval butler was a wine guy. A steward was the guy who ran your castle. Anyway when the art came in for Steward, it showed a guy with some serving dishes. Like a steward on an airplane. Also Pawn came in showing someone being forced to sign something. As you can see, we got replacement art. As of Seaside we are providing notes on what the card names mean for the artists. These aren't always just your everyday words here.|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | + | |
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=116.0 The Secret History of the Intrigue Cards]}} | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=116.0 The Secret History of the Intrigue Cards]}} | ||
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+ | "Servant's Room:" {{Cost|2}}, "Choose a card in your hand. Trash it; or discard it and +1 card; or trash it and gain a card with equal cost, in your hand." It was trying to be a follow-up to {{Card|Pawn}}. I remembered the bad {{Card|Trading Post}} and thought hey maybe it just needs more bad options. It didn't see much play and then turned into "choose one: +2 of something" which then turned into Steward. | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5905.msg153117#msg153117 The Continued Secret History of the Early Dominion Cards] | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{Navbox Intrigue}} | {{Navbox Intrigue}} | ||
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+ | [[category:terminals]] | ||
+ | [[category:thinner]] | ||
+ | [[category:trashers]] | ||
+ | [[category:draw]] | ||
+ | [[category:virtual coin]] | ||
+ | [[category:choice cards]] |
Latest revision as of 11:46, 25 December 2023
Steward | |
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Type(s) | Action |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Intrigue |
Illustrator(s) | Matthias Catrein |
Card text | |
Choose one: +2 Cards; or +; or trash 2 cards from your hand. |
Steward is an Action card from Intrigue. Keeping with the choices theme in Intrigue, Steward gives you a choice of whether to use it as a trasher, a terminal Silver, or terminal card draw. It is most often used as a fast early-game trasher, with some mid- and late-game uses.
Contents |
[edit] FAQ
[edit] Official FAQ
- First choose one of the three options, then do it.
- If you pick "trash 2 cards from your hand" and only have one card in hand, you trash that card; if you choose that option and have 2 or more cards in hand, you have to trash 2.
[edit] Other Rules clarifications
- You first choose which two cards to trash, then trash them both at the same time, and then choose which order to activate any when-trashed effects.
[edit] Strategy
Steward is a versatile terminal that offers you a choice between trashing, terminal draw, and . While the draw and effects on their own are overshadowed by other cards, the strong trashing effect with added flexibility makes Steward a strong tool for deck control early, and a passable option for payload later. This means Steward is usually a good opening choice for building an engine, though it is most likely skippable if even stronger trashers such as Chapel or Donate are present in the Kingdom.
In the early game it is often best to trash two cards instead of drawing or generating in order to afford a or Action, as the rapid increase in deck control often outweighs the benefit of cycling or a card you would buy instead. Additionally, if you can trash one or even two Estates or Shelters, Steward is also likely to improve your deck quality and money density. Steward therefore works well with strong cards like Border Guard or Lackeys that you can still buy when trashing. Given Steward is terminal and rapidly thins your deck, you usually only need one copy and would prefer to open it alongside a non-terminal, with a sifter such as Dungeon being a good example.
Once the trashing is no longer necessary, Steward flexibly provides you with either card draw or , which is generally useful when you need draw for increased deck control and reliability, or payload when you have sufficient draw otherwise. While the availability of both options can be useful in a few cases (e.g., to hit a price point without triggering a shuffle), in general using Steward for either effect is a relatively inefficient use of terminal space, as it is the equivalent of a Moat or terminal Silver. The main reason to use Steward for either is usually just that it’s already in your deck, having completed its primary purpose as a thinner.
With Capitalism, Steward can act as non-terminal draw in your Buy phase. It is important to consider that in most cases, any Action cards drawn this way cannot be played; this use is therefore only viable if you rely almost exclusively on cards you can play at this point in your turn or later, i.e. Night cards and Treasures (including other cards under the effect of Capitalism). This may be overly restrictive on your deck construction, and often the Kingdom will not offer sufficient payload options. However, if they are available it may be worth it to get deck control with Steward early, buy Capitalism, and quickly acquire more Stewards for cheap non-terminal draw.
[edit] Versions
[edit] English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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Choose one: +2 Cards; or +; or trash 2 cards from your hand. | Intrigue 1st Edition | July 2009 | ||
Choose one: +2 Cards; or +; or trash 2 cards from your hand. | Intrigue 2nd Edition | October 2016 |
[edit] Other language versions
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Secret History
The first version of this gave you a choice between +2 Actions/Buys/Cards/. It wasn't interesting enough, so I traded in the Actions and Buys for trashing two cards.
I changed a few card names late in the process, to synch things up better with the Intrigue theme, and confuse the playtesters. This card had been named Butler. As it happens, a medieval butler was a wine guy. A steward was the guy who ran your castle. Anyway when the art came in for Steward, it showed a guy with some serving dishes. Like a steward on an airplane. Also Pawn came in showing someone being forced to sign something. As you can see, we got replacement art. As of Seaside we are providing notes on what the card names mean for the artists. These aren't always just your everyday words here.