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− | "'''Terminal silver'''" is an informal term for [[terminal]] [[Action]] cards that provide +{{Cost|2}} and | + | "'''Terminal silver'''" is an informal term for [[terminal]] [[Action]] cards that provide +{{Cost|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 +{{Cost|2}} allowing the cards to benefit your current turn as well as harm your opponents. |
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+ | Similarly, terminal Actions that provide +{{Cost|1}}, +{{Cost|3}}, or +{{Cost|5}} may sometimes be referred to as "terminal {{Card|Copper}}", "terminal {{Card|Gold}}", and "terminal {{Card|Platinum}}", respectively. | ||
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== List of terminal silvers == | == List of terminal silvers == | ||
− | Cards in italics have been [[ | + | Cards in ''italics'' have been [[removed]]. |
=== 3- and 4-cost terminal silvers === | === 3- and 4-cost terminal silvers === | ||
These cards compete the most directly with Silver. | These cards compete the most directly with Silver. | ||
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* {{Set|Intrigue}}: {{Card|Swindler}} | * {{Set|Intrigue}}: {{Card|Swindler}} | ||
** {{Card|Steward}} and {{Card|Conspirator}} are terminal silvers sometimes but not always. {{Card|Bridge}} gives +{{Cost|1}} and lowers prices by {{Cost|1}}, so if you only use one buy Bridge acts as a terminal silver. | ** {{Card|Steward}} and {{Card|Conspirator}} are terminal silvers sometimes but not always. {{Card|Bridge}} gives +{{Cost|1}} and lowers prices by {{Cost|1}}, so if you only use one buy Bridge acts as a terminal silver. | ||
− | * {{Set|Seaside}}: {{Card|Cutpurse}}, {{Card|Navigator}} | + | * {{Set|Seaside}}: {{Card|Cutpurse}}, ''{{Card|Navigator}}'' |
− | * {{Set|Prosperity}}: {{Card|Monument}} | + | * {{Set|Prosperity}}: {{card|Clerk}}, {{Card|Monument}} |
* {{Set|Cornucopia}}: {{Card|Fortune Teller}} | * {{Set|Cornucopia}}: {{Card|Fortune Teller}} | ||
− | * {{Set|Hinterlands}}: {{Card|Nomad Camp}} | + | * {{Set|Hinterlands}}: ''{{Card|Nomad Camp}}'', {{card|Nomads}} |
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* {{Set|Dark Ages}}: {{Card|Scavenger}} | * {{Set|Dark Ages}}: {{Card|Scavenger}} | ||
* {{Set|Adventures}}: {{Card|Messenger}} | * {{Set|Adventures}}: {{Card|Messenger}} | ||
** {{Card|Amulet}} can give +{{Cost|2}}, but over 2 turns, and is only effectively terminal the turn it is first played. | ** {{Card|Amulet}} can give +{{Cost|2}}, but over 2 turns, and is only effectively terminal the turn it is first played. | ||
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* {{Set|Nocturne}}: {{Card|Bard}} | * {{Set|Nocturne}}: {{Card|Bard}} | ||
* {{Set|Renaissance}}: {{Card|Cargo Ship}}, {{Card|Flag Bearer}}, {{Card|Improve}}, {{Card|Priest}} | * {{Set|Renaissance}}: {{Card|Cargo Ship}}, {{Card|Flag Bearer}}, {{Card|Improve}}, {{Card|Priest}} | ||
* {{Set|Menagerie}}: {{Card|Cardinal}} | * {{Set|Menagerie}}: {{Card|Cardinal}} | ||
− | ** {{ | + | * {{set|Allies}}: {{card|Archer}}, {{card|Tent}}, {{card|Town}}, {{card|Garrison}} |
+ | * {{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}} | * [[Promo]]: {{Card|Black Market}} | ||
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− | + | * {{Set|Seaside}}: ''{{Card|Embargo}}'' | |
− | + | * {{Set|Hinterlands}}: ''{{Card|Duchess}}'' | |
− | * {{Set|Seaside}}: {{Card|Merchant Ship}} | + | * {{set|Allies}}: {{card|Town Crier}} |
− | * {{Set|Prosperity}}: {{Card|Mountebank}}, {{Card|Goons}} | + | * {{Set|Seaside}}: {{card|Corsair}}, {{Card|Merchant Ship}} |
+ | * {{Set|Prosperity}}: ''{{Card|Mountebank}}'', ''{{Card|Goons}}'' | ||
* {{Set|Cornucopia}}: {{Card|Jester}} | * {{Set|Cornucopia}}: {{Card|Jester}} | ||
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* {{Set|Hinterlands}}: {{Card|Haggler}} | * {{Set|Hinterlands}}: {{Card|Haggler}} | ||
* {{Set|Dark Ages}}: {{Card|Dame Sylvia}}, {{Card|Rogue}} | * {{Set|Dark Ages}}: {{Card|Dame Sylvia}}, {{Card|Rogue}} | ||
+ | * {{set|Cornucopia and Guilds}}: {{Card|Courser}} can (like {{Card|Steward}}) optionally function as a terminal silver. {{Card|Renown}} lowers prices by {{Cost|2}}, so if you don't use multiple buys, it acts as a terminal silver. The same is true of the corresponding removed Cornucopia [[Prize]]s ''{{card|Trusty Steed}}'' and ''{{card|Princess}}''. | ||
* {{Set|Adventures}}: {{Card|Hero}} | * {{Set|Adventures}}: {{Card|Hero}} | ||
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* {{Set|Nocturne}}: {{Card|Tormentor}} | * {{Set|Nocturne}}: {{Card|Tormentor}} | ||
− | * {{Set|Menagerie}}: {{Card|Kiln}} | + | * {{Set|Menagerie}}: {{Card|Kiln}} |
+ | * {{set|Allies}}: {{card|Barbarian}} | ||
+ | * {{set|Plunder}}: {{card|Search}} | ||
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* {{Way|Way of the Sheep}} from {{Set|Menagerie}} allows any [[Action]] card to be used as a terminal silver. | * {{Way|Way of the Sheep}} from {{Set|Menagerie}} allows any [[Action]] card to be used as a terminal silver. | ||
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+ | === Edge cases === | ||
+ | * {{Card|Conclave}}, {{card|Patron}}, and {{Card|Paddock}} can also be non-terminal | ||
+ | * {{Card|Butcher}}, {{card|Footpad}}, and {{Card|Villain}} provide two Coffers. | ||
+ | * ''{{Card|Explorer}}'', from {{Card|Seaside}} gains a {{Card|Silver}} or {{Card|Gold}} to your hand. | ||
+ | * {{Card|Spice Merchant}} and {{Card|Sacrifice}} have to trash a Treasure which usually deducts {{Cost}} from the {{Cost|2}} generation. | ||
+ | * {{Card|Farmers' Market}}, {{Card|Gladiator}}, and {{Card|Soldier}} generate variable amounts of {{Cost}} which does sometimes but not always amount to {{Cost|2}}. | ||
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+ | ==Gallery== | ||
+ | {{CardImage|Amulet}}{{CardImage|Archer}}{{CardImage|Barbarian}}{{CardImage|Bard}}{{CardImage|Black Market}}{{CardImage|Cardinal}}{{CardImage|Cargo Ship}}{{CardImage|Clerk}}{{CardImage|Conspirator}}{{CardImage|Corsair}}{{CardImage|Cutpurse}}{{CardImage|Dame Sylvia}}{{CardImage|Flag Bearer}}{{CardImage|Fortune Teller}}{{CardImage|Garrison}}{{CardImage|Haggler}}{{CardImage|Hero}}{{CardImage|Improve}}{{CardImage|Jester}}{{CardImage|Kiln}}{{CardImage|Merchant Ship}}{{CardImage|Messenger}}{{CardImage|Militia}}{{CardImage|Moneylender}}{{CardImage|Monument}}{{CardImage|Priest}}{{CardImage|Princess}}{{CardImage|Rogue}}{{CardImage|Scavenger}}{{CardImage|Steward}}{{CardImage|Swindler}}{{CardImage|Tent}}{{CardImage|Tormentor}}{{CardImage|Town}}{{CardImage|Town Crier}}{{CardImage|Trusty Steed}}{{CardImage|Vassal}}{{LandscapeImage|Way of the Sheep}} | ||
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+ | ===Removed cards=== | ||
+ | {{CardImage|Chancellor}}{{CardImage|Duchess}}{{CardImage|Embargo}}{{CardImage|Goons}}{{CardImage|Mountebank}}{{CardImage|Navigator}}{{CardImage|Nomad Camp}}{{CardImage|Woodcutter}} | ||
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{{Navbox card categories}} | {{Navbox card categories}} | ||
[[Category: Buy/Money]] | [[Category: Buy/Money]] |
Latest revision as of 20:26, 4 March 2024
"Terminal silver" is an informal term for terminal Action cards that provide + 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 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 + allowing the cards to benefit your current turn as well as harm your opponents.
Similarly, terminal Actions that provide +, +, or + may sometimes be referred to as "terminal Copper", "terminal Gold", and "terminal Platinum", respectively.
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[edit] List of terminal silvers
Cards in italics have been removed.
[edit] 3- and 4-cost terminal silvers
These cards compete the most directly with Silver.
- Dominion: Chancellor, Vassal, Woodcutter, Militia
- Moneylender gives + but trashes a Copper, so in effect it is a terminal silver: you have more than if you hadn't played it.
- Intrigue: Swindler
- Steward and Conspirator are terminal silvers sometimes but not always. Bridge gives + and lowers prices by , so if you only use one buy Bridge acts as a terminal silver.
- Seaside: Cutpurse, Navigator
- Prosperity: Clerk, Monument
- Cornucopia: Fortune Teller
- Hinterlands: Nomad Camp, Nomads
- Dark Ages: Scavenger
- Adventures: Messenger
- Amulet can give +, but over 2 turns, and is only effectively terminal the turn it is first played.
- Nocturne: Bard
- Renaissance: Cargo Ship, Flag Bearer, Improve, Priest
- Menagerie: Cardinal
- Allies: Archer, Tent, Town, Garrison
- Plunder: Flagship
- 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 in total.
- Promo: Black Market
[edit] Other costs
- Seaside: Embargo
- Hinterlands: Duchess
- Allies: Town Crier
- Seaside: Corsair, Merchant Ship
- Prosperity: Mountebank, Goons
- Cornucopia: Jester
- Hinterlands: Haggler
- Dark Ages: Dame Sylvia, Rogue
- Cornucopia and Guilds: Courser can (like Steward) optionally function as a terminal silver. Renown lowers prices by , so if you don't use multiple buys, it acts as a terminal silver. The same is true of the corresponding removed Cornucopia Prizes Trusty Steed and Princess.
- Adventures: Hero
- Nocturne: Tormentor
- Menagerie: Kiln
- Allies: Barbarian
- Plunder: Search
- Way of the Sheep from Menagerie allows any Action card to be used as a terminal silver.
[edit] Edge cases
- Conclave, Patron, and Paddock can also be non-terminal
- Butcher, Footpad, and Villain provide two Coffers.
- Explorer, from Seaside gains a Silver or Gold to your hand.
- Spice Merchant and Sacrifice have to trash a Treasure which usually deducts from the generation.
- Farmers' Market, Gladiator, and Soldier generate variable amounts of which does sometimes but not always amount to .
[edit] Gallery
[edit] Removed cards