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Revision as of 12:55, 18 April 2021
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Type(s) | Action - Attack |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Base |
Illustrator(s) | Michael Menzel |
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+1 Card +1 Action Each player (including you) reveals the top card of his deck and either discards it or puts it back, your choice. |
Spy is an Action-Attack card from the first edition of the Base set. It is a cantrip, meaning it provides +1 Card/+1 Action, and so it doesn't prevent you from drawing or playing other Action cards too. It is also a weak deck order attack.
It was removed from the second edition of Dominion.
Contents |
FAQ
Official FAQ
- Spy causes all players, including the one who played it, to reveal the top card of their Deck.
- Note that you draw your card for playing Spy before any cards are revealed.
- Anyone who does not have any cards left in their Deck shuffles in order to have something to reveal. Anyone who still has no cards to reveal doesn't reveal one.
- If players care about the order in which things happen for this, you do yourself first, then each other player in turn order.
- Revealed cards that aren't discarded are returned to the top of their players' Decks.
Other Rules clarifications
- In a strict interpretation of the rules, each player reveals their card and returns it or discards it before the next player does, and for certain cards (such as Chariot Race), this can matter when it comes to deciding which each player should do. However, in practice, it's usually fine for all players to reveal their cards at the same time for efficiency's sake, provided there's no effect in the game that cares about the order of revealing.
Strategy
Before it was removed, Spy was a weak card with an effect that was rarely impactful. Spy’s deck reordering ability is inessential enough that it is more commonly gained for its cantrip status, which can be useful when combined with cards like Throne Room. Spy’s attack is usually inconsequential, affecting only the top card in your opponent’s deck. If there is nothing in the Kingdom worth gaining at or less (which is quite rare), it can be better than Silver because it is not a stop card.
Versions
English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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+1 Card. +1 Action. Each player (including you) reveals the top card of his deck and either discards it or puts it back, your choice. | Dominion 1st Edition | October 2008 |
Other language versions
Trivia
Secret History
Retrospective
Why does Spy cost 4?
Second Edition Removal