Spy
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Spy | |
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Cost | 4 |
Type | [[Action - Attack]] |
Set/Expansion | Base |
Illustrator | Michael Menzel |
+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. |
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
Remember that you draw a card BEFORE you look at the top card of your deck and choose whether to discard it.
Strategy Article
There is no strategy article for Spy.
The attack is typically fairly weak, and the benefit to you is also fairly weak; even though Spy is a cantrip, that doesn't mean it's worth spending a buy on.
Synergies/Combos
- Works with top-deck attacks such as Jester, Thief, Noble Brigand, and Pirate Ship.
- Useful when you simply need action density, such as for Scrying Pool.
Antisynergies
- Terminal draw in the absence of villages makes Spy a bad buy.
- In the absence of +Buy or gainers, it's hard to find a good time to buy a Spy.
Trivia
Secret History
I made this for the 4th expansion during development of the main set, and almost immediately stole it for the main set. It was just too perfect; it's an attack that doesn't feel like the other ones, it interacts with a bunch of things, it's hard to evaluate. It's "free" (it has +1 card, +1 action, so playing it doesn't use up your action and it doesn't take up space in your hand), and those cards are hot tickets.