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A thinned, treasure-free deck that relies on [[virtual coin]] is effectively immune to Highwayman's attack. Against such decks, Highwayman is heavily overpriced for its draw power. However, Highwayman can become particularly attractive when you are playing such a thinner, action-based deck against opponents opting for a money-based strategy. The presence of Highwayman on the board is thus a factor that can shift the balance towards a treasure-free strategy in a kingdom where such a strategy might not otherwise be dominant. Usually the presence of [[villages]], virtual coin, and good trashing are necessary for such an approach to win. Because of its higher price point, you will often have some clues as to what strategy your opponent is pursuing, before you are presented with the choice of whether to buy Highwayman or some other card. | A thinned, treasure-free deck that relies on [[virtual coin]] is effectively immune to Highwayman's attack. Against such decks, Highwayman is heavily overpriced for its draw power. However, Highwayman can become particularly attractive when you are playing such a thinner, action-based deck against opponents opting for a money-based strategy. The presence of Highwayman on the board is thus a factor that can shift the balance towards a treasure-free strategy in a kingdom where such a strategy might not otherwise be dominant. Usually the presence of [[villages]], virtual coin, and good trashing are necessary for such an approach to win. Because of its higher price point, you will often have some clues as to what strategy your opponent is pursuing, before you are presented with the choice of whether to buy Highwayman or some other card. | ||
| − | Highwayman can also be a component in a deck-drawing engine, but its high cost and delayed effect makes it less desireable to this end. | + | Highwayman can also be a component in a deck-drawing engine, but its high cost and delayed effect makes it less desireable to this end. Usually, in a deck drawing engine you will want only two highwaymen, so you can play one each turn to benefit from its attack, and then you can rely on cheaper cards for the rest of your draw. |
Highwayman can also be combined with a handsize attack, in a way that these attacks usually cannot be combined with each other. The combination of Highwayman with {{Card|Militia}} can also be crippling, in many circumstances leading a player to end up with only two usable treasures. The synergizing with other attacks, both junk or discard, contrasts to how these cards usually interact: most junk attacks tend to weaken the effect of a handsize attack, because players will have junk to discard in most hands. But Highwayman's attack still hits just as hard in the presence of either junk or discard attacks. | Highwayman can also be combined with a handsize attack, in a way that these attacks usually cannot be combined with each other. The combination of Highwayman with {{Card|Militia}} can also be crippling, in many circumstances leading a player to end up with only two usable treasures. The synergizing with other attacks, both junk or discard, contrasts to how these cards usually interact: most junk attacks tend to weaken the effect of a handsize attack, because players will have junk to discard in most hands. But Highwayman's attack still hits just as hard in the presence of either junk or discard attacks. | ||
