Time for this thing again. I didn't rank Tournament, and I'll only talk about cards where my ranking was more than 10 spots off from the average. I'll try to group these together, since there are some similarities.
"But Adam, why are all the ranks you claim you made one off from the list in the bottom of this post?"
I'm assuming that I just put Tournament right where the average is so the comparisons I make here make more sense. Or something. I dunno, I did the thing with the numbers. Counting is hard.
I ranked Mining Village 16th, here it's ranked 37th.
I ranked Farming Village 18th, here it's ranked 34th.
I ranked Walled Village 34th, here it's ranked 47th.It seems I like Villages a lot better than you guys. I have Walled Village criminally underranked, actually. Do you guys know how good +1 Card/+2 Actions is? It's like super-duper-amazeballs. No longer are you limited to one terminal action per turn. Nay, now you can play as many terminals EVERY TURN as you can get villages, PLUS ONE! Walled and Farming Village should be right next to each other on the rankings, IMO, and that should be around 20th place. Seriously, villages are amazing, you guys should try them out sometime
I ranked Pilgrimage 58th, here it's ranked 41st.Pilgrimage really costs $8 and 2 Buys, where you can't actually pay all of that cost on one turn most of the time. It's so expensive that it's so rarely better than just buying those cards you wanted to begin with, and when it is better, it's not much better at all. You really need to be pinched hard on gains to make this work, and in that case, engine building usually just isn't worth it. I may have overrated this card, actually.
I ranked Horse Traders 47th, here it's ranked 32nd.Looking back, I clearly underrated this guy, but I think it's overrated here for sure. Where should it be? Umm, somewhere between #32 and #47. Yeah.
I ranked Duplicate 39th, here it's ranked 26th.This one is pretty close. Duplicate sure is good but when do you pick it up? You certainly almost never want to open with it and it's usually awkward to buy it knowing you've bought a Curse for one shuffle. A tough card to play for sure.
I ranked Quarry 38th, here it's ranked 22nd.38th? Wow, what was I on? Looks like I really borked this one
I ranked Bridge 36th, here it's ranked 11+I don't see how 11+ is appropriate for this card. Maybe I was a little harsh but there are so many amazing cards and a lot of times Bridge just isn't that good. It's a great payload but you have to draw it and have the actions to play it. This guy belongs around 25-30 IMO, definitely not among the most elite cards at this price point.
I ranked Sea Hag 35th, here it's ranked 11+I can see it now, "Sea Hag lost 3 ranks this time and one person even rated it below average." Hey guys! I'm that guy who tanked Sea Hag! How are you?
It's no secret, this lovely lady and I haven't had the best time in our relationship now that I've gotten married to someone way cooler and with a more... umm, normal, hair color. I've talked at length about why I think Sea Hag is so bad in another thread so I won't re-hash that here. I like Sea Hag exactly where I've put her and I'm standing my ground on this one; I'm right about Sea Hag. I don't know exactly where Sea Hag is going to end up on the list but I will say that every card we put under her in power level that's still left on this list is a clear mistake.
One day you all will see the light and put her exactly where she belongs. I know, her wily and shrewd ways can be very alluring at first. I, too, have fallen into that trap of deep infatuation (what can I say? I'm a sucker for a full moon and deep down I think we all are) but one day, all of you will find that special someone who is truly right for you AHEMAHEMjackAHEM and you will truly understand that in this day and age in Dominion, we can all do much, much better.
I ranked Magpie 33rd, here it's ranked 11+I don't know how this one happened. Magpie belongs up there in 11+ for sure and it makes me sad.
I ranked Young Witch 32nd, here it's ranked 11+I have this young woman underrated, but I certainly don't think she belongs in 11+. She's probably somewhere in the teens (OMG see what I did there?!?!?! AAAAAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHH!!!! Oh jeez I crack myself up. Srsly, you all need to upvote this post just because of that). Yeah, I can't top that. Moving on...
I ranked Militia 27th, here it's ranked 11+I can see arguments for putting Militia higher than 27, maybe like up to 20 if I'm feeling generous. And maybe it's at 11 so there's nothing else to talk about. I dunno, I feel like where I put Militia is pretty good. Hmm.
I ranked Gardens 26th, here it's ranked 40th.I think the community tends to undervalue green cards. Seems that it's only come up here so far with Gardens. Umm, yeah, Gardens is better than y'all think I guess, by a little bit. I like Gardens exactly where I put it. OK then.
I ranked Mission 23rd, here it's ranked 35th.This has been talked about already here, and this one was pretty close. Mission is pretty good, it's like way better than Outpost. So many enablers that you're hard-pressed to find a board that doesn't have any of them.
I ranked Armory 17th, here it's ranked 45th.I think this is actually the biggest difference, yeah? Well that depends on some of these 11+ cards, but wow, Armory at 45th? Just, wow. There's no way that's even close to right. Is it because all of those Ironworks rushes aren't as good with Armory? (bro voice) Bruh, nobody plays Workshop/Gardens anymore, that's SOOOO 2009 braouoauoahh!!!!!!!!! (end bro voice) I just don't understand it. Armory is way, way, way, super-ultra-way better than 45th. Like, by a lot. Wow. I really think the community got this one all the way wrong. I mean, I can understand why people think Sea Hag is good, but I just don't get why Armory is put below so many cards that it's better than.
I know a couple of games I've played in the league where people say I've overbought Armory, I disagree and I like the decks I built there. I really think that everyone, even the top players, need to go back and seriously re-think their read on this card.
I ranked Moneylender 14th, here it's ranked 28th.Sort of close on this one, but yeah, I don't think I overrated Moneylender at all. He trashes Coppers while providing you really good economy. There's very, very little opportunity cost to this guy and his effect is so good.
I ranked Conspirator 7th, here it's ranked 21st.Just look at how many boards out there have people playing a ton of action cards on their turn. It's like basically all of them. Conspirator is so, so, so incredibly good on those boards that I think it is among the top tier of $4 cards.
I ranked Procession 8th, here it's ranked 24th.The community's read on this card is still skewed from when Dark Ages first came out? I dunno. Procession belongs in the top ten here, no contest.
It's true that Procession sometimes effectively reads "Play an Action from your hand twice then trash it" which is kinda sad. I mean, that's why I have Throne Room higher than it, for sure. But that card is still really, really, really good.
But then there are those boards where Procession is amazing, and on those boards, playing Procession well makes such a huge difference in what your deck can do. To say it's game-winning would be an understatement.
Yeah, it's hard to give this card its full potential, but I don't feel like that should affect its ranking here. Procession is sadly underrated and we just need to get better at Dominion to realize the right place to put it.
So that's it. I'm excited to see that the community put Jack first this year, that card is so good, man. Anything less than first place is just a travesty
1.) Jack of all Trades [X]
2.) Remake [X]
3.) Throne Room [X]
4.) Ironmonger [X]
5.) Wandering Minstrel [X]
6.) Herald [X]
7.) Conspirator [X]
8.) Procession [X]
9.) Smithy [X]
10.) Worker's Village [X]
11.) Spice Merchant [X]
12.) Marauder [X]
13.) Bishop [X]
14.) Moneylender [X]
15.) Envoy [X]
16.) Mining Village [X]
17.) Armory [X]
18.) Farming Village [X]
19.) Monument [X]
20.) Port [X]
21.) Caravan [X]
22.) Transmogrify [X]
23.) Mission [X]
24.) Salvager [X]
25.) Fortress [X]
26.) Gardens [X]
27.) Militia [X]
28.) Plaza [X]
29.) Ironworks [X]
30.) Remodel [X]
31.) Advisor [X]
32.) Young Witch [X]
33.) Magpie [X]
34.) Walled Village [X]
35.) Sea Hag [X]
36.) Bridge [X]
37.) Ranger [X]
38.) Quarry [X]
39.) Duplicate [X]
40.) Scavenger [X]
41.) Trader [X]
42.) Baron [X]
43.) Death Cart [X]
44.) Cutpurse [X]
45.) Silk Road [X]
46.) Feodum [X]
47.) Horse Traders [X]
48.) Island [X]
49.) Messenger [X]
50.) Nomad Camp [X]
51.) Talisman [X]
52.) Miser [X]
53.) Coppersmith [X]
54.) Rats [X]
55.) Noble Brigand [X]
56.) Feast [X]
57.) Spy [X]
58.) Pilgrimage [X]
59.) Bureaucrat [X]
60.) Treasure Map [X]
61.) Taxman [X]
62.) Pirate Ship [X]
63.) Thief [X]
64.) Navigator [X]
65.) Scout [X]