Basic cards
- For the main game see Dominion (Base Set) and for the product containing only basic cards see Base Cards.
Basic cards (or Base cards) are those cards in the Supply (or players' starting decks) that are not Kingdom cards. Dominion (published in 2008) introduced Copper, Silver, Gold, Estate, Duchy, Province, and Curse as basic cards, and other expansions have added to their ranks.
Since the publication of the Base Cards pack in 2012, basic Treasure, Victory and Curse cards have had new, individual illustrations.
Cards
Name | Type(s) | Text | Cost | Publication(s) |
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Copper | Treasure | Dominion (First Edition) Intrigue (First Edition) Big Box I Base Cards Dominion (Second Edition) Big Box II | ||
Silver | Treasure | |||
Gold | Treasure | |||
Estate | Victory | 1 | ||
Duchy | Victory | 3 | ||
Province | Victory | 6 | ||
Curse | Curse | -1 | ||
Potion | Treasure | Alchemy Base Cards Big Box I | ||
Platinum | Treasure | Prosperity (First Edition) Big Box I Base Cards Prosperity (Second Edition) | ||
Colony | Victory | 10 | ||
Ruins | Action-Ruins | various texts | Dark Ages | |
Shelters | Action-Shelter Reaction-Shelter Victory-Shelter |
various texts | ||
Heirlooms | Treasure-Heirloom Treasure-Victory-Heirloom |
various texts | various costs | Nocturne |
Base Cards (product)
Base Cards | |
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Info | |
Type | Base Cards |
Icon | |
Cards | 250 |
248 | |
Blank Card(s) |
1 |
Other Card(s) |
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Release | June 2012 |
Cover artist | Matthias Catrein |
The Base Cards were released as their own set in June 2012, including enough cards for up to four players. The set includes all of the base cards released before Dark Ages, with new art for every card in the set. These cards can be added to the base set or Intrigue (First Edition) to play with five or six players, or used to play Dominion with an expansion that does not include base cards.
While the set includes Potion, Alchemy is required for Potion to have a use; and it is recommended to only use Platinum/Colony when playing with Prosperity.
In 2018, the Base Cards were reprinted with the updated formatting used in the Second Edition Base set. This reprint also gave the standalone Base Cards their own unique icon.
Contents
Base Cards
- : Copper, Curse
- : Estate
- : Silver
- : Potion
- : Duchy
- : Gold
- : Province
- : Platinum
- : Colony
Additional materials
Gallery
Original basic cards
Other basic supply piles
Ruins
Shelters
Heirlooms