Vault
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Type(s) | Action |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Prosperity |
Illustrator(s) | Alex Drummond |
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+2 Cards Discard any number of cards. + per card discarded. Each other player may discard 2 cards. If he does, he draws a card. |
Vault is an Action card from Prosperity. It is a terminal card draw card, since it gives +2 Cards; it then lets you discard any dead cards from your hand to get for each such card. In exchange, it gives your opponent a minor cycling benefit, letting them discard two cards to draw one.
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FAQ
Official FAQ
- "Any number" includes zero.
- You draw cards first; you can discard the cards you just drew.
- Each other player chooses whether or not to discard 2 cards, then discards 2 cards if he chose to, then draws a card if he did discard 2 cards.
- If one of the other players has just one card, he can choose to discard it, but will not draw a card.
- Another player who discards but then has no cards left to draw shuffles in the discards before drawing.
Other Rules clarifications
Strategy Article
There isn't a Vault strategy article.
Vault makes for a fairly powerful Big Money strategy; whenever you draw Vault you are guaranteed to be able to buy a Gold, and whenever you draw both a Vault and a Gold together you are guaranteed to get a Province. It is powerful in draw-up-to-X engines with Watchtower or Library, or when you can draw an arbitrary number of actions with Scrying Pool. Even in other engines, it can be useful for getting extra out of starting Estates or other Victory cards. Vault can be used to discard your entire hand for in a double Tactician deck.
Synergies/Combos
- Combo: Vault and Tactician
- Vault guarantees a gain of a Grand Market
- Vault is good for discarding Tunnels for lots of Gold.
- Combo: Caravan and Vault
- Combo: Vault and Philosopher's Stone
- Big Money
- Scrying Pools: draw your whole deck, discard all the actions with Vault, draw everything with Scrying Pool!
Antisynergies
- Good estate trashers like Masquerade, Salvager, Steward make Vault little better than just +2 Cards.
Trivia
Secret History