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[[Image:Spy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Spy]], a deck-inspection attack card.]]
[[Image:Jester.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Jester]], a deck-inspection attack card.]]


A '''deck inspection attack''' is an [[Attack]] card that reveals cards from an opponent's deck and does something with them. [[Trashing attack|Trashing attacks]] and [[deck order attack|deck order attacks]] usually fall into this category. They often combine well with each other, in that some deck inspection attacks will let you determine what card is on the opponent's deck so you know how beneficial it will be to play another deck inspection attack; for example, {{Card|Spy}} or {{Card|Scrying Pool}} can let you set up an opponent's deck to have a good card to hit with {{Card|Jester}}. In other cases, they conflict with each other, and playing a second deck inspection attack will cancel out the effects of a previous one; for example, {{Card|Fortune Teller}} will leave a [[dead]] card on top of your opponent's deck, but attacking with {{Card|Pirate Ship}} afterward will discard that card and will have only one chance of finding a [[Treasure]] card instead of the usual two.
A '''deck inspection attack''' is an [[Attack]] card that [[reveal]]s cards from an opponent's deck and does something with them. [[Trashing attack|Trashing attacks]] and [[deck order attack|deck order attacks]] usually fall into this category.  


{{Card|Secret Chamber}} is a often a good defense against these Attacks, since it gives the victim some choice over what card the Attack will find on the deck.  
They sometimes combine well with each other, for example, {{Card|Scrying Pool}} can let you set up an opponent's deck to have a good card to hit with {{Card|Jester}}. In other cases, they conflict with each other, for example, {{Card|Rabble}} may leave [[dead]] cards on top of your opponent's deck, and if it does attacking with {{Card|Fortune Teller}} afterward will usually have no effect.


Deck inspection attacks do not interact with the [[Adventures tokens|-1 Card token]]; the token is put back on the relevant player's deck once the card is done inspecting.
As all deck inspection attacks [[reveal]] or [[discard]] cards rather than [[draw]]ing, they do not interact with the [[Adventures tokens|-1 Card token]]; the token is put back on the relevant player's deck once the card is done inspecting.


== List of deck inspection attacks ==
== List of deck inspection attacks ==
* Trashing attacks
Cards in ''italics'' have been [[Removed cards|removed]].  [[Hex]]es listed function as the relevant Attack when revealed by an Attack-[[Doom]] card.
** {{Card|Thief}}
 
** {{Card|Swindler}}
=== Trashing attacks ===
** {{Card|Saboteur}}
All these cards discard any cards revealed that aren't trashed. Thus they do not leave any known cards at the top of players' decks.
** {{Card|Pirate Ship}}
 
** {{Card|Noble Brigand}}
* {{Card|Bandit}} — Reveals two cards and trashes a non-{{Card|Copper}} [[Treasure]].
** {{Card|Knights}}
* {{Card|Barbarian}} — Unconditionally trashes one card.
** {{Card|Rogue}}
* {{Card|Giant}} — Reveals one card and trashes it if costing {{Cost|3}} to {{Cost|6}}.
** {{Card|Warrior}}
* {{Card|Knights}} — Reveals two cards and trashes one costing {{Cost|3}} to {{Cost|6}}.
** {{Card|Giant}}
* {{Hex|Locusts}} — Unconditionally trashes one card.
* Deck order attacks
* ''{{Card|Noble Brigand}}'' — Reveals two cards and trashes a {{Card|Silver}} or {{Card|Gold}}.
** {{Card|Spy}}
* ''{{Card|Pirate Ship}}'' — Reveals two cards and trashes a [[Treasure]].
** {{Card|Scrying Pool}}
* {{Card|Rogue}} — Reveals two cards and trashes one costing {{Cost|3}} to {{Cost|6}}.
** {{Card|Rabble}}
* ''{{Card|Saboteur}}'' — Reveals until finding a card costing {{Cost|3}} or more and trashes it.
** {{Card|Fortune Teller}}
* {{Card|Swindler}} — Unconditionally trashes one card.
** {{Card|Oracle}}
* ''{{Card|Thief}}'' — Reveals two cards and trashes a [[Treasure]].
* Other
* {{Hex|War}} — Reveals until finding a card costing {{Cost|3}} or {{Cost|4}} and trashes it.
** {{Card|Jester}}
* {{Card|Warrior}} — Discards one or more cards and trashes any costing {{Cost|3}} or {{Cost|4}}.
 
=== Deck order attacks ===
* {{Hex|Famine}} — Reveals three cards, discards [[Action]]s and shuffles the rest into the deck.
* ''{{Card|Fortune Teller}}'' — Reveals until finding a [[Victory]] or a {{Card|Curse}}, leaving it on top, and discarding the rest
* ''{{Card|Oracle}}'' — Reveals two cards, optionally discarding both.
* {{Card|Rabble}} — Reveals three cards and discards [[Action]]s and [[Treasure]]s.
* {{Card|Scrying Pool}} — Reveals one card and optionally discards it.
* ''{{Card|Spy}}'' — Reveals one card and optionally discards.
 
=== Other ===
* {{Card|Cardinal}} — Reveals two cards, [[Exile]]s one costing {{Cost|3}} to {{Cost|6}}, and discards the rest.
* {{Card|Jester}} — Discards the top card and gains a card based on it either to the same player or the current player.
* {{Card|Sorcerer}} — Reveals the top card (leaving it there) and gains a {{Card|Curse}} unless the player couldn't guess the name.
 
=== Related cards ===
Although {{Card|Chariot Race}} and ''{{Card|Tribute}}'' are not Attacks, they do reveal the top card of another player's deck to determine their effect.
 
{{Hex|Bad Omens}}, {{Hex|Greed}}, and ''{{Card|Sea Hag}}'' don't reveal any cards, but results in a known card being at the top of other players' decks.
 
==Gallery==
===Trashing attacks===
{{CardImage|Bandit}}{{CardImage|Barbarian}}{{CardImage|Giant}}{{CardImage|Knights}}{{CardImage|Rogue}}{{CardImage|Swindler}}{{CardImage|Warrior}}{{LandscapeImage|Locusts}}{{LandscapeImage|War}}
 
===Deck order attacks===
{{CardImage|Rabble}}{{CardImage|Scrying Pool}}{{LandscapeImage|Famine}}
 
===Other attacks===
{{CardImage|Cardinal}}{{CardImage|Jester}}{{CardImage|Sorcerer}}
 
===Related cards===
{{CardImage|Chariot Race}}{{LandscapeImage|Bad Omens}}{{LandscapeImage|Greed}}
 
===Removed cards===
{{CardImage|Fortune Teller}}{{CardImage|Noble Brigand}}{{CardImage|Oracle}}{{CardImage|Pirate Ship}}{{CardImage|Saboteur}}{{CardImage|Sea Hag}}{{CardImage|Spy}}{{CardImage|Thief}}{{CardImage|Tribute}}


=== Fringe cases ===
* {{Card|Tribute}} and {{card|Chariot Race}} are not Attacks, but they reveal cards from an opponent's deck and have effects that depend on the revealed cards, so they fit into some of the same strategies as deck-inspection attacks (and Tribute is often mistaken for an Attack by new players).
* {{Card|Sea Hag}} discards the top card of the opponents' decks, but the effect of the Attack does not depend on what the discarded card is.
* Similarly, {{Card|Minion}}, {{Card|Margrave}}, and {{Card|Soothsayer}} cause opponents to draw the top card of their decks.
* {{Card|Bureaucrat}}, {{Card|Ghost Ship}} and {{Card|Haunted Woods}} do the opposite, causing opponents to put cards from their hand on top of their decks.


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Revision as of 18:29, 9 September 2024

Jester, a deck-inspection attack card.

A deck inspection attack is an Attack card that reveals cards from an opponent's deck and does something with them. Trashing attacks and deck order attacks usually fall into this category.

They sometimes combine well with each other, for example, Scrying Pool can let you set up an opponent's deck to have a good card to hit with Jester. In other cases, they conflict with each other, for example, Rabble may leave dead cards on top of your opponent's deck, and if it does attacking with Fortune Teller afterward will usually have no effect.

As all deck inspection attacks reveal or discard cards rather than drawing, they do not interact with the -1 Card token; the token is put back on the relevant player's deck once the card is done inspecting.

List of deck inspection attacks

Cards in italics have been removed. Hexes listed function as the relevant Attack when revealed by an Attack-Doom card.

Trashing attacks

All these cards discard any cards revealed that aren't trashed. Thus they do not leave any known cards at the top of players' decks.

  • Bandit — Reveals two cards and trashes a non-Copper Treasure.
  • Barbarian — Unconditionally trashes one card.
  • Giant — Reveals one card and trashes it if costing $3 to $6.
  • Knights — Reveals two cards and trashes one costing $3 to $6.
  • Locusts — Unconditionally trashes one card.
  • Noble Brigand — Reveals two cards and trashes a Silver or Gold.
  • Pirate Ship — Reveals two cards and trashes a Treasure.
  • Rogue — Reveals two cards and trashes one costing $3 to $6.
  • Saboteur — Reveals until finding a card costing $3 or more and trashes it.
  • Swindler — Unconditionally trashes one card.
  • Thief — Reveals two cards and trashes a Treasure.
  • War — Reveals until finding a card costing $3 or $4 and trashes it.
  • Warrior — Discards one or more cards and trashes any costing $3 or $4.

Deck order attacks

  • Famine — Reveals three cards, discards Actions and shuffles the rest into the deck.
  • Fortune Teller — Reveals until finding a Victory or a Curse, leaving it on top, and discarding the rest
  • Oracle — Reveals two cards, optionally discarding both.
  • Rabble — Reveals three cards and discards Actions and Treasures.
  • Scrying Pool — Reveals one card and optionally discards it.
  • Spy — Reveals one card and optionally discards.

Other

  • Cardinal — Reveals two cards, Exiles one costing $3 to $6, and discards the rest.
  • Jester — Discards the top card and gains a card based on it either to the same player or the current player.
  • Sorcerer — Reveals the top card (leaving it there) and gains a Curse unless the player couldn't guess the name.

Related cards

Although Chariot Race and Tribute are not Attacks, they do reveal the top card of another player's deck to determine their effect.

Bad Omens, Greed, and Sea Hag don't reveal any cards, but results in a known card being at the top of other players' decks.

Gallery

Trashing attacks

Deck order attacks

Other attacks

Related cards

Removed cards


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Attacks Attack immunity • Curser • Deck inspection attack • Deck order attack • Handsize attack • Junking attack • Trashing attack • Turn-worsening attack
Buy/Money +Buy • Cost-reducer • Disappearing money • Overpay • Peddler variant • Terminal silver • Virtual coin • Virtual +Buy
Cycling Deck discarder • Deck inspector • Digging • Discard for benefit • Sifter
Terminality Cantrip • Non-terminal • Non-terminal draw • Soft terminal • Terminal • Terminal draw • Throne Room variant • Village • Conditional non-terminal
Other Alt-VP • Basic cards • Duration draw • Command variant • Gainer • Luck-based • Non-Attack interaction • One-shot • Remodeler • Split pile • Top decker • Trasher • Vanilla • Extra turn
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