I wish I had gotten my vote in yesterday as I would have broken half the ties differently
1 King's Court3 Crossroads
I think the seeding is all kinds of fucked up for this bracket if (1) Crossroads, a terrible Village, is the 3 seed and (2) 1v3 is an eigthfinals matchup. Anyhow this isn't even close.
5 Herald
8 PlazaHerald is definitely a better card, but in terms of being a Village, I like Plaza more, because those Coin tokens are super nice and you aren't necessarily forced to play Actions you didn't want to play.
9 Royal Carriage
12 SquireOh come on, why isn't this RC versus Throne Room? Then it wouldn't even be close. RC is the better card, but Throne Room is way better at being a Village. In this case, Squire is better at being a village than RC, even though Squire isn't a great village and RC is an excellent card all around.
13 Fortress
15 Fishing VillageFortress is a fun gimmick when you get to use it, but too often it is just a $4 Village. Fishing Village is nearly always powerful, even if you don't need all of the Actions it gives you. Two turns of +Action is too good.
18 Shanty Town
19 IronmongerThis is bending my "what's better at being a Village" rule a bit, and also bending my "Don't vote for what is essentially a $4 Village" rule as well, but Ironmonger is rare among Villages in that it is pretty good in the early game and it sifts a little. Shanty Town can be good early game too, but oftentimes that lack of draw really hurts.
21 Wandering Minstrel24 Lost City
Lost City is super great, but without trashing you would really prefer Wandering Minstrel. It has a dramatic effect on reliability of engines and allows you to fire several turns before you're supposed to be able to fire. The cheaper cost and lack of giving your opponents a boost helps too. Not that Lost City is bad, this is just a tragic matchup.
25 Border Village27 Golem
Okay Golem is cool but it is not very reliable at being a Village and it has that awkward thing where it becomes shitty when your deck is empty like Ironmonger does - but you have less control of your draw with it. Border Village is a better Village, I love picking them up. Especially when you can trash them.
29 City
32 Coin of the RealmCity is cool, but it is pretty bad at actually being a Village. COTR is a double Village that you only use when you need it. Fuckin' sweet if you ask me.