Category Archives: General Strategy

The Five Best $3 Cards, 2011

Disclaimer: Dominion does a really great job of balancing its Kingdom cards. Pretty much every card has some situations where it shines, and some situations where it doesn’t. Nevertheless, some cards just end up being flat-out better than others, either … Continue reading

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Your Guide to Beating Attacks

The author of this guest article is Donald X. Vaccarino, who probably knows a thing or two about Dominion.  It’s an excellent overview of the major different attack types in Dominion, and how to counter them without simply buying up … Continue reading

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The Five Worst $3 Cards, 2011

Disclaimer: Dominion does a really great job of balancing its Kingdom cards.  Every card has some situations where it shines, and some situations where it doesn’t.  Nevertheless, some cards just end up being flat-out better than others, either because they … Continue reading

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The Five Best $2 Cards, 2011

Disclaimer: Dominion does a really great job of balancing its Kingdom cards.  Pretty much every card has some situations where it shines, and some situations where it doesn’t.  Nevertheless, some cards just end up being flat-out better than others, either … Continue reading

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The Five Worst $2 Cards, 2011

Disclaimer: Dominion does a really great job of balancing its Kingdom cards.  Every card has some situations where it shines, and some situations where it doesn’t.  Nevertheless, some cards just end up being flat-out better than others, either because they … Continue reading

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Combo of the Day #26: Horse Traders/Duke

This is an example of one of those glorious cross-expansion synergies.  Duke strategies rely on being able to consistently hit $5, even as your deck gets stuffed with many more green cards than usual.  As WanderingWinder illustrates, Horse Traders is … Continue reading

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The Five Best Potion Cards

Honorable Mention: Golem It’s crazy effective in an Action-heavy deck.  It keeps your engine flowing even while it’s greening.  It acts as a source of fake +Actions.  It cycles your deck to keep playing devastating attacks.  It is great for … Continue reading

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The Five Worst Potion Cards

Disclaimer: Dominion does a really great job of balancing its Kingdom cards. Pretty much every card has some situations where it shines, and some situations where it doesn’t. Nevertheless, some cards just end up being flat-out better than others, either … Continue reading

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Guest Article: Comparing the Villages

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by chwhite, taken from the forum thread of the same name. See also Building a +Actions/+Cards Engine. Here is a list of the Villages, which I’ve grouped into several tiers and attempted to … Continue reading

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The Five Best $6+ Cards

Disclaimer: Dominion does a really great job of balancing its Kingdom cards. Pretty much every card has some situations where it shines, and some situations where it doesn’t. Nevertheless, some cards just end up being flat-out better than others, either … Continue reading

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