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Which do you think will be the best knight?

Dame Anna (trash up to 2 from hand)
- 14 (12.5%)
Dame Josephine (worth 2 VP)
- 3 (2.7%)
Dame Molly (+2 Actions)
- 4 (3.6%)
Dame Natalie (gain a card up to $3)
- 4 (3.6%)
Dame Sylvia (+$2)
- 6 (5.4%)
Sir Bailey (+1 Card, +1 Action)
- 19 (17%)
Sir Destry (+2 Cards)
- 2 (1.8%)
Sir Martin (+2 Buys) (EDIT: and costs $4)
- 1 (0.9%)
Sir Michael (other players discard down to 3)
- 47 (42%)
Sir Vander (on trash, gain Gold)
- 12 (10.7%)

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Best knight?
« on: August 16, 2012, 03:25:55 pm »
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Which knight do you think will be the best (i.e. strongest)?

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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2012, 03:26:41 pm »
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Destry or Michael.
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2012, 03:27:05 pm »
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Was between Michael and Anna for me.  I figured trashing might be better than making others discard.
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2012, 03:27:36 pm »
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An early lead for Sir Cantrip.  ;)
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2012, 03:27:45 pm »
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Natalie seems the worst.
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2012, 03:28:37 pm »
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Michael seems best to me.  A hand attack AND a trash attack?  Geez.
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2012, 03:30:13 pm »
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My guess is Anna, provided the game has no other trasher. Having the only trasher on the board is a big advantage.

Michael, Molly, and Martin can also be excellent if you can't get their benefits from any other card present. The rest aren't too special.
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2012, 03:30:27 pm »
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Michael and Anna seem the best. I went with Anna though because I think that the trashing effect will come in more handy.
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2012, 03:31:58 pm »
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Whoa, these are crazy. So you could have a game with all kingdom cards being Knights?
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2012, 03:32:07 pm »
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My guess is Anna, provided the game has no other trasher. Having the only trasher on the board is a big advantage.

Michael, Molly, and Martin can also be excellent if you can't get their benefits from any other card present. The rest aren't too special.

I think even though Josephine provides no effect, that 2VP bonus might mean the difference between winning and losing the game, especially if both players play similar strategies.
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2012, 03:32:26 pm »
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Whoa, these are crazy. So you could have a game with all kingdom cards being Knights?

no, they are individual cards that go in one stack.
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2012, 03:32:36 pm »
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Whoa, these are crazy. So you could have a game with all kingdom cards being Knights?

No. It is one supply pile. They are ten unique characters.

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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2012, 03:34:12 pm »
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I don't foresee the trashing from Anna being all that good. There's a reason Trading Post is way worse after the opening, and ever opening Anna seems very remote. Sure the whole set makes trashing better, but I don't know about that good. I voted for Michael because the combo attack just seems way more powerful on average.
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #13 on: August 16, 2012, 03:36:51 pm »
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Anna (with no other trasher), Molly (in an engine game), Michael, and Bailey all look strong.

Josephine is dangerous, because although that 2 VP might mean the difference in a close game, what if you lose her to a duel with another knight?  Then you might as well not have had a bonus at all.

Come to think of it, maybe for that reason Vander is the best one!

Any votes for Martin?  The bonus isn't much, but the reduced cost is huge.
« Last Edit: August 16, 2012, 03:38:10 pm by rinkworks »
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #14 on: August 16, 2012, 03:38:06 pm »
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Any votes for Martin?  The bonus isn't much, but the reduced cost is huge.
Whoa, I didn't even notice the reduced cost. I'll edit it into the poll if possible.

In fact, surely it's a printing error? It makes no sense to have 9 $5 knights and 1 $4 knight, especially since the attack is so strong.
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #15 on: August 16, 2012, 03:39:06 pm »
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Whoa, these are crazy. So you could have a game with all kingdom cards being Knights?

no, they are individual cards that go in one stack.

Oh awesome, that's even cooler.
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #16 on: August 16, 2012, 03:39:37 pm »
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These knights sure look like they will make the opening of the game pretty darn swingy...
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #17 on: August 16, 2012, 04:22:36 pm »
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It's martin that costs $4, not michael.
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #18 on: August 16, 2012, 04:23:22 pm »
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It's martin that costs $4, not michael.
Gah. (It's fixed now.)
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #19 on: August 16, 2012, 04:26:37 pm »
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It'll be whichever one provides a bonus not easily available in the supply.

If the only village is a $5 village, then you'll be short on villages and "+2 actions" will be a good knight to have. Likewise, if the only card draw costs 5 or more, than the moat-knight is good. If a knight is the only source of +buy, then the +buy knight is great.

I voted for the discard-attack knight.

...also, there needs to be a "knights vs rogues" poll. 
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #20 on: August 16, 2012, 04:27:19 pm »
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Natalie. Works really well with a NV/Bridge I bet!
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« Reply #21 on: August 16, 2012, 04:33:16 pm »
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I wouldn't discount Natalie. Filling your deck with silver might be a very good defense against enemy knights.

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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #22 on: August 16, 2012, 04:58:29 pm »
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I vote for Sir Cantrip.  Whatever is on the board, he can fit in.  A good reliable fellow.
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #23 on: August 16, 2012, 05:00:52 pm »
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I vote for Sir Cantrip.  Whatever is on the board, he can fit in.  A good reliable fellow.

We should start calling them by those kind of names. Ser Terminal, Dame Trasher, Etc.
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Re: Best knight?
« Reply #24 on: August 16, 2012, 05:03:12 pm »
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I vote for Sir Cantrip.  Whatever is on the board, he can fit in.  A good reliable fellow.

We should start calling them by those kind of names. Ser Terminal, Dame Trasher, Etc.

Someone beat you to it:

http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=4118.msg88967#msg88967
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