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[GeneralRamos]

Been a while since I've posted! But had a random idea pop to mind earlier today.

Treasure-Reaction
Cost: ?
$1
You may trash a Victory or Curse card from your hand. If you do, +$2
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When another player plays an Attack card, you may set this aside from your hand and draw up to 5 cards in hand. If you do, at the start of your next turn, return this to your hand.

The reaction part is what came to mind. Not sure about the top. Could be something more vanilla, but if Attack is to remain the trigger, the top shuld be of the more exotic variety (cuz then if there ain't Attacks, then zZzZzZzZ).

I think the "draw up to" makes it different enough from Horse Traders to be interesting. Especially in the presence of handsize attacks, where it is something of a cross between Secret Chamber and Horse Traders. (Opponent plays Militia. You set aside this card, draw back up to five, choose the best 3, discard the rest.) And the fact that it is a treasure rather than an action makes it generally more useful to draw back into your hand.

[tristan]

Should this cost 2 or 3?

[AdrianHealey]

It can work, and there is nothing wrong with it, but it's also not particularly wow, right? BUt it definitely works as a card.

[Marcory]

You should probably have it trash a "Card that is not a Treasure", instead of a "Victory or Curse", so that it can also trash Ruins, unneeded Sea Hag/Moneylender/Chapel, etc, just like Jack.

Otherwise, this is probably worth $2--it doesn't seem stronger than Fools' Gold or COTR, the other $2 Treasures, and it seems competitive with Ratcatcher, the other non-terminal $2 Trasher.  It also seems weaker than Loan and Forager, which are non-terminal $3 Trashers.