Vassal
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− | There's no story | + | There's no story; I put you-may on Vassal, and there it is. I looked for discussion of that and didn't find any. I guess I was in a generous mood that day. |
It was always you-may, but the first version left the card on top; a main reason to change that was, if you play Vassal and it misses, it's a bummer that the next one is locked into missing too. And if it's not an action, often you'd like to discard the card anyway. So, it discards it. I did not anticipate {{Card|Faithful Hound}}, which is confusing there. Obv. it could have only discarded unplayed cards, to clear that up. | It was always you-may, but the first version left the card on top; a main reason to change that was, if you play Vassal and it misses, it's a bummer that the next one is locked into missing too. And if it's not an action, often you'd like to discard the card anyway. So, it discards it. I did not anticipate {{Card|Faithful Hound}}, which is confusing there. Obv. it could have only discarded unplayed cards, to clear that up. |
Revision as of 22:41, 18 April 2021
Vassal | |
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Type(s) | Action |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Base |
Illustrator(s) | Julien Delval |
Card text | |
+ Discard the top card of your deck. If it is an Action card, you may play it. |
Vassal is an Action card from the second edition of the base set. If the top card of your deck is an Action, Vassal can play it; otherwise, the top card is discarded. Either way, it gives +, making it sometimes a terminal silver, and sometimes a sort of Peddler variant.
Contents |
FAQ
Official FAQ
- If the card is an Action card, you can play it, but do not have to.
- If you do play it, you move it into your play area and follow its instructions; this does not use up one of your Action plays for the turn.
Other Rules clarifications
Strategy
There are two cases where Vassal is a useful card. The first is when trashing is very strong so you can play an engine that is entirely or almost entirely composed of Action cards. The second is when you intend to get several cards that manipulate or inspect the top card of the deck, such as Sentry, so that Vassal can be played only when it will hit an Action card. In either of these cases, it is common to avoid purchasing Silver and instead purchase a Vassal or two at the start of the game to increase the output of your deck. Early in the game, these Vassals will fail to hit Action cards but will help you to cycle past low-value cards like Copper and Estate. Later, they will hopefully often hit cantrips, providing the benefits of Silver without being a stop card. This only works if you play your Vassals early enough in your turn, before drawing your deck. If villages are difficult to obtain, you should be careful not to gain too many Vassals, as playing them will risk ending your turn prematurely if they hit non-Action cards or terminal Actions. At the end of the game, it often becomes difficult to make Vassals hit Action cards because your deck fills up with Victory cards, so Vassal rewards greening over a small number of turns.
Versions
English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | Notes | |
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+. Discard the top card of your deck. If it is an Action card, you may play it. | Dominion 2nd Edition | October 2016 |
Other language versions
Trivia
Secret History
Having a "you may"