Talisman
Talisman | |
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Type | Treasure |
Set/Expansion | Prosperity |
Illustrator | Eric J. Carter |
Worth While this is in play, when you buy a card costing or less that is not a Victory card, gain a copy of it. |
Talisman is a Treasure card from Prosperity. It is worth like Copper and allows you to gain a second copy of any non-Victory card costing or less. It is typically rather weak, as you don't want too many cheap cards, but it can be quite strong with the right support.
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FAQ
Official FAQ
- This is a Treasure worth like Copper.
- Each time you buy a non-Victory card costing or less with this in play, you gain another copy of the bought card.
- If there are no copies left, you do not gain one.
- The gained card comes from the Supply and goes into your discard pile.
- If you have multiple Talismans, you gain an additional copy for each one; if you buy multiple cards for or less, Talisman applies to each one. For example if you have two *Talismans, four Coppers, and two Buys, you could buy Silver and Trade Route, gaining two more Silvers and two more Trade Routes.
- Talisman only affects buying cards; it does not work on cards gained other ways, such as with Expand.
- A card is a Victory card if Victory is any of its types; for example Great Hall from Dominion: Intrigue is an Action - Victory card, so it is a Victory card.
- Talisman only cares about the cost of the card when you buy it, not its normal cost; so for example it can get you a Peddler if you have played two Actions this turn, thus lowering Peddler’s cost to , or can get you a Grand Market if you played Quarry.
Other Rules clarifications
Strategy Article
Typically you do not want an overabundance of cheap cards, as they are typically weaker, but when you do, Talisman can be extremely powerful. Any engine built around cards like Fishing Village, Menagerie, Hamlet, Watchtower, etc. will allow you to pick up important engine parts quickly.
Cards which lower the costs of cards can be particularly strong when paired with Talisman. Lower costs of actions with Quarry, Bridge or Highway will allow you to pick up extra copies of the normally more expensive, but more powerful cards you want. Talisman also pairs well with alternate VP cards like Duke or Gardens, because, although you can't pick up multiple copies of the VP card, you can pick up a large number of cheap cards like Silver which are very helpful to avoid stalling out while greening.
Still, the cases where Talisman features prominently are small, since you need another of other helper cards to get significant benefit over a simple Silver.
Synergies/Combos
Antisynergies
- Lack of the above
Trivia
Secret History