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{{Infobox Card | {{Infobox Card | ||
|name = Silk Merchant | |name = Silk Merchant | ||
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|type1 = Action | |type1 = Action | ||
|illustrator = Elisa Cella | |illustrator = Elisa Cella | ||
− | |text = '''+2 Cards'''<br>'''+1 Buy''' | + | |text = '''+2 Cards'''<br>'''+1 Buy''' |
− | |text2 = When you gain or trash this, '''+1 Coffers''' and '''+1 Villager'''. | + | |text2 = When you gain or trash this, '''+1 Coffers''' and '''+1 Villager'''. |
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== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
=== Official FAQ === | === Official FAQ === | ||
+ | * When you play this, you get +2 Cards and +1 Buy; when you trash it or gain it, you get +1 Coffers and +1 Villager. | ||
+ | * If Silk Merchant is trashed, the player trashing it takes the +1 Coffers and +1 Villager, regardless of whose turn it is. | ||
== Strategy == | == Strategy == | ||
+ | While it may look quite unassuming, Silk Merchant is one of the best 4 cost openers in the game because of how easy it makes it to get to 5 coins on turns 3 and 4. Also, because it draws 2 cards, opening Silk Merchant and a non card draw card, like Silver, allows you to perfectly use your whole deck on turns 3 and 4 (unless Silk Merchant is bottom decked). While in some kingdoms you will prefer to open with a thinner like {{Card|Remake}} on a 3/4 start, you can open Silk Merchant Remake on the 4/3 because of the added flexibility of the coffer and villager, and with a strong 5 cost card in the kingdom like {{Card|Sentry}}, opening Silk Merchant Silver is likely better than getting a slower trasher like {{Card|Forager}}, which is by no means a weak card, but with Silk Merchant enabling you to hit 5 so often, it is probably better to not open Forager. | ||
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+ | According to calculations by WanderingWinder, a player opening Silk Merchant/Silver has an over 50% chance to open with two 5 cost cards, and getting at least one 5 cost card is guaranteed on turns 3 and 4 because of the coffer. It also gives a player a decent chance to hit 7 for an early {{Card|Inheritance}} if that is in the kingdom. An even better opening is Silk Merchant/{{Card|Improve}} if the kingdom has desirable 5s, as the villager from Silk Merchant helps in the case of collision, and otherwise, the Improve can turn into another Silk Merchant or other 4 cost card, like one of the villages, to allow you to play your 5s, if terminal, more often. | ||
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+ | === Synergies === | ||
+ | * Powerful 5 cost kingdom cards | ||
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+ | === Antisynergies === | ||
+ | * Opening 5/2 | ||
+ | * A board where all major kingdom cards are less than 5, such as a {{Card|Native Village}}/{{Card|Bridge}} board | ||
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== Versions == | == Versions == | ||
===English versions=== | ===English versions=== | ||
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− | | {{ | + | | {{CardLangVersionImage}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=s}} || style="padding:0px 20px;"| '''+2 Cards<br>+1 Buy'''{{Divline}}When you gain or trash this, '''+1 Coffers''' and '''+1 Villager'''. || Renaissance || November 2018 |
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!Chinese | !Chinese | ||
| 布商 (pron. ''bùshāng'', lit. ''cloth dealer'') || || || | | 布商 (pron. ''bùshāng'', lit. ''cloth dealer'') || || || | ||
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+ | !Dutch | ||
+ | | Zijdekoopman || {{CardLangVersionImage|Dutch}} || || style="padding:0px 20px;"|'''+2 Kaarten<br>+1 Aanschaf'''{{divline}}Als je deze kaart pakt of vernietigt, '''+1 Geldkist''' en '''+1 Dorpsbewoner'''. | ||
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!French | !French | ||
− | | Marchande de soie (Note: explicitly feminine) || || || | + | | Marchande de soie<br>(Note: explicitly feminine) || || || |
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!German | !German | ||
− | | Seidenhändlerin (Note: explicitly feminine) || || || | + | | Seidenhändlerin<br>(Note: explicitly feminine) || {{CardVersionImage|Silk MerchantGerman|German language Silk Merchant 2019 by ASS}} || {{CardVersionImage|Silk MerchantGerman2021Digital|German language Silk Merchant 2021 from Shuffle iT}} || style="padding:0px 20px;"| '''+2 Karten<br>+1 Kauf'''{{Divline}}Wenn du diese Karte nimmst oder entsorgst: '''+1 Taler''' und '''+1 Dorfbewohner'''. |
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+ | !Japanese | ||
+ | | 絹商人<br> (pron. ''kinushōnin'') || || || style="padding:15px 0px;"| '''+2 カードを引く'''<br>'''+1 購入'''{{Divline}}これを獲得または廃棄するとき、'''+1 村人トークン'''、'''+1 コイントークン'''。 | ||
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!Russian | !Russian | ||
− | | Торговец Шёлком (pron. ''torgovyets shyolkom'') || || || | + | | Торговец Шёлком<br> (pron. ''torgovyets shyolkom'') || || || |
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+ | !Spanish | ||
+ | | Comerciante de Sedas || {{CardLangVersionImage|Spanish}} || || '''+2 Cartas<br>+1 Compra'''{{Divline}}Cuando ganas o eliminas esta carta, '''+1 Arcas''' y '''+1 Aldeano'''. | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
[[Image:Silk MerchantArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | [[Image:Silk MerchantArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | ||
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=== Preview === | === Preview === | ||
{{Quote|Text=Silk Merchant spills out [[Coin token|tokens]] both coming and going. You may even get use out of it in the middle. | {{Quote|Text=Silk Merchant spills out [[Coin token|tokens]] both coming and going. You may even get use out of it in the middle. | ||
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=19018.0 Renaissance Previews #3: Villain, Ducat, Silk Merchant] | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=19018.0 Renaissance Previews #3: Villain, Ducat, Silk Merchant] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | === Secret History === | ||
+ | {{Quote | ||
+ | |Text=Briefly this was like a {{Card|Pawn}} when gained/trashed, only with tokens in place of +{{Cost|1}} and +1 Action. I always like the idea of a when-gain that can draw cards, but it never survives, for the same reason: in the default situation, you don't want the cards. And then the triggered +1 Buy was problematic. So, no choice, it just gives you the other two. | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=19203.0 The Secret History of Dominion: Renaissance] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | === Connection between top and bottom abilities === | ||
+ | {{Quote | ||
+ | |Text= No connection, beyond, it wanted to be terminal. | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=20358.msg839154#msg839154 Logic behind "special things"] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | === Donald X. on Silk Merchant being strong === | ||
+ | {{Quote | ||
+ | |Text= My [[Renaissance]] playtesters knew that Silk Merchant was strong. And by mine I mean the ones at my table, and by those I mean the good ones. Which is to say I checked, and {{Card|Sir Martin}} and Kevin both did speak up and accuse it of being too strong. The last time it came up, I said, "I think it will just be that overpowered card we like." I have missed various powerful cards over the years, and it was no great feat to notice Silk Merchant, but we did notice it. | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[https://discord.com/channels/212660788786102272/373960155169161227/546582756960894986 Dominion Discord, 2019] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Quote | ||
+ | |Text= For sure the powerful cards want to be things like Silk Merchant. They don't want to be e.g. {{Card|Mountebank}} [or] {{Card|Ghost Ship}}. | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[https://discord.com/channels/212660788786102272/373960155169161227/546594536391180290 Dominion Discord, 2019] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Navbox Renaissance}} | {{Navbox Renaissance}} | ||
{{Navbox Cards}} | {{Navbox Cards}} |
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Silk Merchant | |
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Info | |
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Type(s) | Action |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Renaissance |
Illustrator(s) | Elisa Cella |
Card text | |
+2 Cards +1 Buy When you gain or trash this, +1 Coffers and +1 Villager. |
Silk Merchant is an Action card from Renaissance. It provides terminal draw and +Buy, as well Coffers and Villagers when it is gained or trashed.
Contents |
[edit] FAQ
[edit] Official FAQ
- When you play this, you get +2 Cards and +1 Buy; when you trash it or gain it, you get +1 Coffers and +1 Villager.
- If Silk Merchant is trashed, the player trashing it takes the +1 Coffers and +1 Villager, regardless of whose turn it is.
[edit] Strategy
While it may look quite unassuming, Silk Merchant is one of the best 4 cost openers in the game because of how easy it makes it to get to 5 coins on turns 3 and 4. Also, because it draws 2 cards, opening Silk Merchant and a non card draw card, like Silver, allows you to perfectly use your whole deck on turns 3 and 4 (unless Silk Merchant is bottom decked). While in some kingdoms you will prefer to open with a thinner like Remake on a 3/4 start, you can open Silk Merchant Remake on the 4/3 because of the added flexibility of the coffer and villager, and with a strong 5 cost card in the kingdom like Sentry, opening Silk Merchant Silver is likely better than getting a slower trasher like Forager, which is by no means a weak card, but with Silk Merchant enabling you to hit 5 so often, it is probably better to not open Forager.
According to calculations by WanderingWinder, a player opening Silk Merchant/Silver has an over 50% chance to open with two 5 cost cards, and getting at least one 5 cost card is guaranteed on turns 3 and 4 because of the coffer. It also gives a player a decent chance to hit 7 for an early Inheritance if that is in the kingdom. An even better opening is Silk Merchant/Improve if the kingdom has desirable 5s, as the villager from Silk Merchant helps in the case of collision, and otherwise, the Improve can turn into another Silk Merchant or other 4 cost card, like one of the villages, to allow you to play your 5s, if terminal, more often.
[edit] Synergies
- Powerful 5 cost kingdom cards
[edit] Antisynergies
- Opening 5/2
- A board where all major kingdom cards are less than 5, such as a Native Village/Bridge board
[edit] Versions
[edit] English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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+2 Cards +1 Buy When you gain or trash this, +1 Coffers and +1 Villager. |
Renaissance | November 2018 |
[edit] Other language versions
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Preview
[edit] Secret History
[edit] Connection between top and bottom abilities
[edit] Donald X. on Silk Merchant being strong