Category Archives: Dominion

Witch in 2018

Posted on November 8, 2018 by

This post was originally written by Titandrake and edited in collaboration with the Dominion Strategy blog team. “Witch is a defining card in Dominion. … Curses are the strongest attack in the game, and Witch is as straightforward a Cursing … Continue reading →

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Gold

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

This article was written by Polk5440 with editing help from the Dominion Strategy blog team. The article is based on an article originally posted to the forums in September 2017. “Over you gold shall have no dominion.” – Lady Galadriel, … Continue reading →

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Sentry: How to Play it and What it Teaches us About Dominion

Posted on September 18, 2017 by

Sentry: How to Play it and What it Teaches us About Dominion Original Article by 4est This article was written by forum member 4est and is being discussed on this thread. Please feel free to join the conversation.  When we … Continue reading →

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Dominion: Mine

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

This is a revised version of a guest article by greatexpectations, incorporating additional analysis from LastFootnote, originally posted on the forum. A Favorite Card of Mine Let’s be honest here: Mine is probably most famous for being the card everyone … Continue reading →

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Guide to the Dominion Base Game

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

This is an article intended for those who only own the Dominion base game and want an overall strategic overview of the game.  It is assumed that you have played enough games of Dominion to have a general understanding of … Continue reading →

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Dominion: Library

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

Library is the most unusual of the +Cards Actions.  Because you don’t draw a set number of cards, but rather up to 7, it responds poorly to Throne Room but does quite well with small hands (normally a drawback).  Preferably, … Continue reading →

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Dominion: Laboratory

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

The benchmark against which every other $5 card is measured.  Laboratory was the first Dominion card released with such delicious self-synergy: unlike +Actions/+Cards engines, Laboratory chains can’t sputter because it drew its cards in the wrong order.  And there’s no … Continue reading →

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Guest Article: Chancellor

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

This article is written by Drew Hardin. This article will discuss the Chancellor. The Chancellor is commonly (but not completely) viewed as a weak card. The most common arguments are that the card is highly situational and the benefit of … Continue reading →

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Dominion: Gardens

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

The standard “Gardens strategy” is to grab Gardens, bloat your deck, and simultaneously run out two other piles (one of which is typically Estates) to end the game as fast as possible, before your opponents can begin to buy Provinces … Continue reading →

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Dominion: Moneylender

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

One of the best opening $4’s.  There’s very few occasions where I wouldn’t open with Moneylender; it’s more useful than Baron early on because it trashes (rather than discards) and works with Coppers (which are more plentiful than Estates).  Moneylender … Continue reading →

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