Necroing because it's possible.
1) King's Court
Yes. I'm just that guy, but the thing with KC is that it was one of the card that to the strongest effect showed me that Dominion has several different games within itself. A KC-game is like no other and now I sure understand how some can find the card just random and frustrating, but how much fun this card has brought me. The totally insane things that can happen with KC even if you are a pretty bad player is just so great. There is no card like KC.
2) Goons
Goons is the card that you understand is totally OP already from the first read. It's payload, +buy, attack AND a VP-gainer in the same card?? Wow. The thing with Goons in difference to most other OP cards in the game is that it's not easy to play with regardless of this. You need to figure out how to play many of them and fast too. Even when you have this figured out somewhat there is a lesson more to get - you can't just spambuy coppers and expect to win anyway but you need to figure out your endgame as well. Goons has been such a massive teacher to e and I'm pretty proud that I feel so confident playing with the card now. Not a master of the game in anyway but I know the Goons.
3) Monument
Another VP-chips card and I really enjoy that mechanism. Monument is my favorit vanilla and even though it's not very good in the long run it's very fun to have it as ones main VP-source when it's actually the right way to go. Good job, DXV.
4) Bishop
Trashing for benefit is my fav uh type of cards. To realise that it's actually an advantage to trash good cards for something that it's even better for you was such a huge deal in my way to understand the game. Bishop brings you VP-chips too. Impossible för me to not love to bits.
5) Count
For me, the best trasher in the game. Sorry Chapel, you are sure more solid but the fact that Count never dies makes it so yummy in comparison. To me it's better than Sentry and Junk dealer however of course it differs where they are able to shine the most. And it's the lone star likeningwise for me in Dark Ages. Buffs it a bit on the list.
6) Festival
I think this is the card that is Dominion for me. Gives a bit of everything and only need draw support to be the star of the kingdom. One of the first cards to be depleted in most games it appeared in and well, it has been with us since the very beginning. Love where love is due.
7) Mystic
A card that never hurts your deck and therefor can be a severe trap due to it's price. There is often something even better to go for, but nevertheless, this is the card on the list I found to be most underrated by the community. You have to work a bit to make Mystic work, but when it's worth it it's very worth it.
-8) Grand Market
Another prosperity-card and there's nothing to hide there. Grand market was that weird-costing card that didn't seem to be worth the difference from Market. To understand how much difference +1$ really does was a huge epiphany. The GM-decks was so amazing where the same thing with Market was a waste of time. Power to the people, all hail GM.
9) Salvager
Another TfB and Salvager is such a fun card to play in the right way. It took me a long time to understand that it was a waste of time using it to trash junk but it was a star as the main payload but since then, yeah, Salvager is great.
10) Doctor
Will never forget the first game of Guilds. Baker opening with 5 and I went for Doctor. Boom. My opponent couldn't do the same and I won in the most splendid way ever. Can sometimes be a trap, but when it's good it's bonkersly good.
HM: Bridge, Farming Village, Shanty Town, Harem, Wishing Well
Nothing from the latest expansions which I found a bit interesting. I think it's mainly due to that I more than anything else like the variation in the game and after the major learning experience the novelty lies in new interactions between cards rather than in any single card of it self. The new expansions are great but no single kingdom cards pops out as extra likeable to me. Instead new game-warping mechanisms as events, landmarks and heirlooms is what makes me tick thinking of them. Ah well.
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Topic: Tom Vasel's Top 10 (Favourite) Cards (Read 22389 times)