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"'''Terminal silver'''" is an informal term for [[terminal]] [[Action]] cards that do not draw cards and provide +{{coin|2}} when played—i.e., the same amount of money as [[Silver]] provides. Most terminal silvers have another benefit in addition to the {{coin|2}} and are priced to compete with Silver for your buy—so a key strategic point is deciding whether the additional benefit the Action card provides is sufficient to offset the probability of drawing it without enough actions to be able to play it. Many terminal silvers are [[Attack]]s, with the +{{coin|2}} allowing the cards to benefit your current turn as well as harm your opponents.
[[Image:Monument.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Monument]], a terminal silver card.]]


=={{coin|3}} and {{coin|4}} terminal silvers==
"'''Terminal silver'''" is an informal term for [[terminal]] [[Action]] cards that provide {{Costplus|2}} and are [[stop card]]s —i.e., they have the same effect on your buying power as {{Card|Silver}} does. Most terminal silvers have another benefit in addition to the {{Cost|2}} and are priced to compete with Silver for your buy—so a key strategic point is deciding whether the additional benefit the Action card provides is sufficient to offset the probability of drawing it without enough actions to be able to play it. Many terminal silvers are [[Attack|Attacks]], with the {{Costplus|2}} allowing the cards to benefit your current turn as well as harm your opponents.


Similarly, terminal Actions that provide {{Costplus|1}}, {{Costplus|3}}, or {{Costplus|5}} may sometimes be referred to as "terminal {{Card|Copper}}", "terminal {{Card|Gold}}", and "terminal {{Card|Platinum}}", respectively. 
== List of terminal silvers ==
Cards in ''italics'' have been [[removed]].
=== 3- and 4-cost terminal silvers ===
These cards compete the most directly with Silver.
These cards compete the most directly with Silver.
* {{Set|Dominion}}: ''{{Card|Chancellor}}'', {{Card|Militia}}, {{card|Vassal}}, ''{{Card|Woodcutter}}''
** {{Card|Moneylender}} gives {{Costplus|3}} but trashes a {{Card|Copper}}, so in effect it is a terminal silver: you have {{Cost|2}} more than if you hadn't played it.
* {{Set|Intrigue}}: {{Card|Swindler}}
** {{Card|Bridge}} gives {{Costplus|1}} and lowers prices by {{Cost|1}}, so if you only use one buy Bridge acts as a terminal silver.
** {{Card|Conspirator}} and {{Card|Steward}} are terminal silvers sometimes but not always.
* {{Set|Seaside}}: {{Card|Cutpurse}}, ''{{Card|Navigator}}''
* {{Set|Prosperity}}: {{card|Clerk}}, {{Card|Monument}}
* {{Set|Hinterlands}}: ''{{Card|Nomad Camp}}'', {{card|Nomads}}
* {{Set|Dark Ages}}: {{Card|Scavenger}}
* {{Set|Cornucopia & Guilds}}: ''{{Card|Fortune Teller}}''
* {{Set|Adventures}}: {{Card|Messenger}}
** {{Card|Amulet}} can give {{Costplus|2}}, but over 2 turns, and is only effectively terminal the turn it is first played.
* {{Set|Nocturne}}: {{Card|Bard}}
* {{Set|Renaissance}}: {{Card|Cargo Ship}}, {{Card|Flag Bearer}}, {{Card|Improve}}, {{Card|Priest}}
* {{Set|Menagerie}}: {{Card|Cardinal}}
* {{set|Allies}}: {{card|Archer}}, {{card|Garrison}}, {{card|Tent}}, {{card|Town}}
* {{set|Plunder}}: {{card|Flagship}}
** {{card|Fortune Hunter}} is a terminal silver per its card text, but it also lets you play a Treasure from your deck, so in many cases it will give you more than {{cost|2}} in total.
* [[Promo]]: {{Card|Black Market}}
=== Other costs ===
* {{Set|Intrigue}}:
** ''{{Card|Tribute}}'' can be a terminal Silver depending on the cards revealed.
* {{Set|Seaside}}: {{card|Corsair}}, ''{{Card|Embargo}}'', {{Card|Merchant Ship}}
* {{Set|Prosperity}}: ''{{Card|Goons}}'', ''{{Card|Mountebank}}''
* {{Set|Hinterlands}}: ''{{Card|Duchess}}'', {{Card|Haggler}}
* {{Set|Dark Ages}}: {{Card|Dame Sylvia}}, {{Card|Mercenary}}, {{Card|Rogue}}
* {{set|Cornucopia & Guilds|Cornucopia & Guilds|ed=2}}: {{Card|Jester}}
** {{Card|Courser}} and ''{{Card|Trusty Steed}}'' can (like {{Card|Steward}}) optionally function as terminal silvers.
** ''{{Card|Princess}}'' and {{Card|Renown}} lower prices by {{Cost|2}}, so if you don't use multiple buys, they act as terminal silvers.
* {{Set|Adventures}}: {{Card|Hero}}
* {{Set|Nocturne}}: {{Card|Tormentor}}
* {{Set|Menagerie}}: {{Card|Kiln}}
* {{set|Allies}}: {{card|Barbarian}}, {{card|Town Crier}}
* {{set|Plunder}}: {{card|Search}}
* {{set|Rising Sun}}: {{card|Mountain Shrine}}
** {{card|Kitsune}} can optionally function as a terminal silver.
* {{Way|Way of the Sheep}} from {{Set|Menagerie}} allows any [[Action]] card to be used as a terminal silver.


* [[Dominion]]: [[Chancellor]], [[Woodcutter]], [[Militia]]
=== Edge cases ===
** [[Moneylender]] gives +{{coin|3}} but trashes a [[Copper]], so in effect it is a terminal silver: you have {{coin|2}} more than if you hadn't played it.
* {{Card|Conclave}}, {{Card|Paddock}}, and {{card|Patron}} can also be non-terminal
* [[Intrigue]]: [[Swindler]]
* {{Card|Butcher}}, {{card|Footpad}}, and {{Card|Villain}} provide two Coffers.
** [[Steward]] and [[Conspirator]] are terminal silvers sometimes but not always.
* ''{{Card|Explorer}}'', from {{Card|Seaside}} gains a {{Card|Silver}} or {{Card|Gold}} to your hand.
* [[Seaside]]: [[Cutpurse]], [[Navigator]]
* {{Card|Sacrifice}} and {{Card|Spice Merchant}} have to trash a Treasure which usually deducts {{Cost}} from the {{Cost|2}} generation.
* [[Prosperity]]: [[Monument]]
* {{Card|Farmers' Market}}, {{Card|Gladiator}}, and {{Card|Soldier}} generate variable amounts of {{Cost}} which does sometimes but not always amount to {{Cost|2}}.
* [[Hinterlands]]: [[Nomad Camp]]
** [[Spice Merchant]] can give terminal +{{coin|2}} but trashes a [[Treasure]], so it rarely actually increases your buying power by {{coin|2}}.
* [[Dark Ages]]: [[Scavenger]]


=={{coin|2}} terminal silvers==
==Gallery==
=== Terminal Silvers ===
{{startsort|1}}{{Image|Amulet|cost=$03}}{{Image|Archer|cost=$04}}{{Image|Barbarian|cost=$05}}{{Image|Bard|cost=$04}}{{Image|Black Market|cost=$03}}{{Image|Cardinal|cost=$04}}{{Image|Cargo Ship|cost=$03}}{{Image|Clerk|cost=$04}}{{Image|Conspirator|cost=$04}}{{Image|Corsair|cost=$05}}{{Image|Cutpurse|cost=$04}}{{Image|Dame Sylvia|cost=$05}}{{Image|Flag Bearer|cost=$04}}{{Image|Garrison|cost=$04}}{{Image|Haggler|cost=$05}}{{Image|Hero|cost=$05*}}{{Image|Improve|cost=$03}}{{Image|Jester|cost=$05}}{{Image|Kiln|cost=$05}}{{Image|Mercenary|cost=$00*}}{{Image|Merchant Ship|cost=$05}}{{Image|Messenger|cost=$04}}{{Image|Militia|cost=$04}}{{Image|Moneylender|cost=$04}}{{Image|Monument|cost=$04}}{{Image|Priest|cost=$04}}{{Image|Rogue|cost=$05}}{{Image|Scavenger|cost=$04}}{{Image|Steward|cost=$03}}{{Image|Swindler|cost=$03}}{{Image|Tent|cost=$03}}{{Image|Tormentor|cost=$05}}{{Image|Town|cost=$04}}{{Image|Town Crier|cost=$02}}{{Image|Vassal|cost=$03}}{{Image|Way of the Sheep|size=320|cost=$00}}{{endsort}}


These cards can be useful in that they give you a weak or temporary source of {{coin|2}} that you can buy when you can't afford Silver itself.


* Seaside: [[Embargo]]
===Removed cards===
* Hinterlands: [[Duchess]]
{{startsort|2}}{{Image|Chancellor|cost=$03}}{{Image|Duchess|cost=$02}}{{Image|Embargo|cost=$02}}{{Image|Fortune Teller|cost=$03}}{{Image|Goons|cost=$06}}{{Image|Mountebank|cost=$05}}{{Image|Navigator|cost=$04}}{{Image|Nomad Camp|cost=$04}}{{Image|Princess|cost=$00*}}{{Image|Tribute|cost=$05}}{{Image|Trusty Steed|cost=$00*}}{{Image|Woodcutter|cost=$03}}{{endsort}}


=={{coin|5}} and {{coin|6}} terminal silvers==


These cards have more powerful effects and are not usually in direct competition with Silver; but the +{{coin|2}} still functions to make them more balanced and worth the higher cost. Most of them are Attacks.


* Seaside: [[Merchant Ship]]
{{Navbox card categories}}
* Prosperity: [[Mountebank]], [[Goons]]
* [[Cornucopia]]: [[Jester]]
** [[Trusty Steed]], a [[Prize]], can (like [[Steward]]) optionally function as a terminal silver.
* Hinterlands: [[Haggler]]
* Dark Ages: [[Dame Sylvia]], [[Rogue]]


[[Tribute]], from [[Intrigue]], is not usually considered a terminal silver; it ''can'' give terminal +{{coin|2}}, but the player has little to no control over whether it will, and it will usually either give more money than {{coin|2}}, draw cards, or be non-terminal.
[[Category: Buy/Money]]

Latest revision as of 00:04, 14 September 2024

Monument, a terminal silver card.

"Terminal silver" is an informal term for terminal Action cards that provide +$2 and are stop cards —i.e., they have the same effect on your buying power as Silver does. Most terminal silvers have another benefit in addition to the $2 and are priced to compete with Silver for your buy—so a key strategic point is deciding whether the additional benefit the Action card provides is sufficient to offset the probability of drawing it without enough actions to be able to play it. Many terminal silvers are Attacks, with the +$2 allowing the cards to benefit your current turn as well as harm your opponents.

Similarly, terminal Actions that provide +$1, +$3, or +$5 may sometimes be referred to as "terminal Copper", "terminal Gold", and "terminal Platinum", respectively.

List of terminal silvers

Cards in italics have been removed.

3- and 4-cost terminal silvers

These cards compete the most directly with Silver.

Other costs

Edge cases

Gallery

Terminal Silvers

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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 • Draw-to-x • 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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