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Combo of the Day #23: Vault/Philosopher’s Stone

Posted on January 12, 2011 by theory

Philosopher’s Stone doesn’t work very well with large handsizes, which is unfortunate because it’s otherwise always a good thing to improve your average handsize.  Enter Vault: by allowing you to discard Victory cards and Coppers for $1 each, you can … Continue reading →

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Combo of the Day #20: Caravan/Vault

Posted on December 15, 2010 by theory

Vault does best with big handsizes, and Caravan is just about the cheapest non-terminal route to big hands.  Of course, Laboratory, Village/Council Room, and Tactician (among others) are also great ways to increase your hand size, but they’re much more … Continue reading →

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Combo of the Day #10: Vault/Library

Posted on November 16, 2010 by theory

As noted earlier, effective use of the Library requires reduced hand size.  One way to do this is to rely on your opponents; another is to play +Actions cards that don’t replenish your hand. The third way is using the … Continue reading →

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