Editing Old Witch

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{{Infobox Card
 |name = Old Witch
 |cost = 5
 |set = Renaissance
 |type1 = Action
 |type2 = Attack
 |illustrator = Jessi J
 |text = '''+3 Cards'''<br>Each other player gains a Curse and may trash a Curse from their hand.
}}

'''Old Witch''' is an [[Action]]-[[Attack]] card from [[Renaissance]]. It [[Terminal draw|draws 3 cards]], then [[Curser|hands out Curses]] like {{Card|Witch}}, but also lets opponents [[trasher|trash]] a {{Card|Curse}} from their hand.

== FAQ ==
=== Official FAQ ===
* After the Curse pile is empty, playing this still lets each other player trash a {{Card|Curse}} from their hand.
* A player who is unaffected by Old Witch, such as due to {{Card|Moat}}, neither gains a {{Card|Curse}} nor may trash one.
=== Other Rules clarifications ===
* The {{Card|Curse}} is gained before you may trash one. So you can gain a Curse, react with {{Card|Sheepdog}}, draw a Curse, and then trash that Curse.

== Strategy ==
While the first play of an Old Witch is strictly better than the first play of a {{Card|Witch}}, subsequent plays of it allow the drawback to be felt. Generally, in games with no curse trashing, Witch may be better, which is why in simulations, Witch/Big Money beats Old Witch/Big Money. But in games with good trashing that become more engine like, the extra card on Old Witch is more helpful, and the drawback matters less because the opponent may be able to trash the curse anyway. But even if every curse is trashed from the opponent's hand the first time they draw it, Old Witch can still be thought of as "+3 Cards. Each other player receives their -1 Card token.", so it is still strong even if you get unlucky.

=== Synergies ===
* Relative to other junkers, Old Witch is not as concerned about a kingdom having good trashing.
* Your [[handsize attack]] if played before Old Witch since the opponent has to choose between discarding curses (and unable to trash them) or leaving a curse to trash and get a 2-card hand this turn.

=== Antisynergies ===
* An opponent's {{Card|Watchtower}} can trash the incoming curse while allowing them to trash a curse from their hand, and will then also draw an extra card after trashing it.
* {{card|Sleigh}} can put the gained curse into your hand, then you can immediately trash it.

== Versions ==
===English versions===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date
|-
| {{CardVersionImage|Old Witch|Old Witch}} || {{CardVersionImage|Old WitchDigital|Old Witch from Shuffle iT}} || '''+3 Cards'''<br>Each other player gains a Curse and may trash a Curse from their hand. || Renaissance || November 2018 
|}

===Other language versions===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Notes
|-
!Chinese
| 老巫婆 (pron. ''lǎo wūpó'') || || || ||
|-
!French
| Vieille sorcière || || {{CardVersionImage|Old WitchFrench2022Digital|French language Old Witch 2022 from Shuffle iT}} || '''+3 Cartes'''<br>Tous vos adversaires reçoivent une Malédiction et peuvent écarter une Malédiction de leur main. || 
|-
!German
| Alte Hexe || {{CardVersionImage|Old WitchGerman|German language Old Witch 2019 by ASS}} || {{CardVersionImage|Old WitchGerman2022Digital|German language Old Witch 2022 from Shuffle iT}} || '''+3 Karten'''<br>Jeder Mitspieler nimmt einen Fluch und darf einen Fluch aus seiner Hand entsorgen. || (2019)
|-
!Japanese
| 老魔女 <br>(pron. ''rō majo'', lit. ''elder witch'') || || || '''+3 カードを引く'''<br>他のプレイヤーは全員、呪い1枚を獲得する。その後、手札の呪い1枚を廃棄してもよい。 || 
|-
!Russian
| Старая Ведьма <br>(pron. ''staraya vyed'ma'') || || || || 
|}

== Trivia ==
[[Image:Old WitchArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]]
"Old Witch" was the name of a {{Cost|4}} outtake from {{Set|Empires}}: +2 Cards. Each other players gains a Curse and gets +1{{VP}}.
=== Secret History ===
{{Quote
|Text=For a while the set's [[Curser|Witch]] was "Choose one: +3 Cards; or take the Evil Eye; or each other player gains a Curse." The Evil Eye was an [[Artifact]] that had you Curse the other players whenever gaining {{VP}}. We had fun with it for a while. Going for Evil Eye early and hard didn't work, but when someone did take the Evil Eye at a reasonable time, they would suddenly hand out so many Curses. Another issue was, wait, if you {{Card|Moat}} this, they can't take the Artifact from you? Matt suggested it not being an Attack, which would have had a certain something - {{Card|Young Witch}} has a built-in Moat, Old Witch is un-Moat-able. In the end I gave up on it and replaced it with this, the Witch that only temporarily gives you Curses.
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=19203.0 The Secret History of Dominion: Renaissance]
}}
=== Retrospective ===
{{Quote
|Text=Old Witch is obv. too strong. I like the concept though.
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
|Source=[https://discord.com/channels/212660788786102272/257241961482813440/775859866542931999 Dominion Discord, 2020]
}}
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