Category Archives: Individual Card Analysis

Secret Passage: Cute Tricks and Creativity in Dominion

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Beyond Awesome

Secret Passage: Cute Tricks and Creativity in Dominion Original Article by 4est This article is being discussed in this thread. Please feel free to join in on the discussion. Secret Passage is a nifty, yet subtle card.  At first glance, it … Continue reading →

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On Lurker

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Beyond Awesome

On Lurker Original article by Seprix This article is being discussed on this thread. Please feel free to join in on the discussion.  Introduction Lurker is a combo card, and the thing about them is that they tend to depend … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Beyond Awesome

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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Dark Ages: Rebuild

Posted on March 16, 2015 by theory

We previously posted an article on Rebuild, but this is a more advanced treatment on how specifically to deal with a two-player “Rebuild mirror match” where both sides contest this extremely powerful card.  This article is written by ragingduckd and SheCantSayNo, originally … Continue reading →

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Promos: Black Market

Posted on March 9, 2015 by theory

This article is written by -Stef-, winner of the 2012 DominionStrategy.com Championships, and originally posted on the forum This is my favorite card. I love the variety it brings to the game. It is a tricky card to play well, … Continue reading →

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Dark Ages: Marauder

Posted on May 13, 2013 by theory

This featured forum article is written by KingZog3. I saw somewhere someone saying that Marauder is not a good card because “it’s way too slow.” I’d like to show that in fact, Marauder is not too slow to attack, and … Continue reading →

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Hinterlands: Develop

Posted on April 29, 2013 by theory

This is a featured forum article written by dondon151, the 2012 US Champion. A quick perusal of Qvist’s Dominion card rankings will reveal the community’s general consensus that Develop among the worst $3 cards in the game. It is not … Continue reading →

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Hinterlands: Haggler

Posted on April 22, 2013 by theory

This is a featured forum article written by Markov Chain. Haggler is the better +Buy.  With +Buy, you can pick up an extra card, but must split your money; good cards with +Buy require a lot of money to get … Continue reading →

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Dark Ages: Rebuild

Posted on April 15, 2013 by theory

This article is written by werothegreat, originally posted on the forum. Rebuild is a powerful card.  Some powerful cards make games stretch on, almost interminably, like Goons and Mountebank.  Others, like Tournament or Wharf, can make a game go by … Continue reading →

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Cornucopia: Hamlet

Posted on April 8, 2013 by theory

This article is written by HiveMindEmulator, originally posted on the forum. Hamlet has a bunch of attributes that don’t seem like much on their own, but when combined make it into a real power card: Costs only $2 Non-terminal Can … Continue reading →

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