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[jomini]

Another thing that might be worth mentioning - discard -> mountebank is really vicious. Forcing your opponent to discard before playing the mountebank is a good way to get them to get rid of a curse (so they can keep playable cards) and then hit them with another curse. Because you really need a village to make that work, this is more an engine strat (though golem decks may like it as well) so things like ghost ship and margrave can set you up for a lot of nasty choices on the other side.

[AJD]

It's easy to not notice it, or not think of it this way, but Mountebank shares with Torturer the property of not being just a cursing attack but actually a "choose one: discard or take a curse" attack. Mountebank's cursing is a lot stronger than Torturer's, of course, and its discarding is a lot weaker, but there are certainly plenty of cases where the discard still feels like an attack.

[Asklepios]

It's easy to not notice it, or not think of it this way, but Mountebank shares with Torturer the property of not being just a cursing attack but actually a "choose one: discard or take a curse" attack. Mountebank's cursing is a lot stronger than Torturer's, of course, and its discarding is a lot weaker, but there are certainly plenty of cases where the discard still feels like an attack.

I'd certainly agree with that. Sometimes you just need cards in hand, even if they're curses (warehouse, embassy, vault etc.)

[Morgrim7]

Fun fact: my purpose in writing this article was to have one on a curser. Not normally done. In fact, if you look at my article list, never done until now. May as well have one.

[Powerman]

Fun fact: my purpose in writing this article was to have one on a curser. Not normally done. In fact, if you look at my article list, never done until now. May as well have one.

*Cough* Young Witch *Cough*
*Cough* Torturer *Cough*
*Cough* Ill-Gotten Gains *Cough*
*Cough* Sea Hag *Cough*
*Cough* Swindler *Cough*
 

[Morgrim7]

Fun fact: my purpose in writing this article was to have one on a curser. Not normally done. In fact, if you look at my article list, never done until now. May as well have one.

*Cough* Young Witch *Cough*
*Cough* Torturer *Cough*
*Cough* Ill-Gotten Gains *Cough*
*Cough* Sea Hag *Cough*
*Cough* Swindler *Cough*
 

Oh, wow, you're right. Ehhh, no we should write one on Witch.