Wine Merchant

Basic Info

• Type: Action-Reserve
• Cost: 5
• Effect: +1 Buy / +$4 / Place on Tavern mat. Recall during Buy phase if you have at least $2 unspent.

Rating

+1 Buy +$4 is powerful. BM-friendly. Tavern reuse adds value. Tier A.

How to Play

$5 turn buy. Each turn play and Tavern-place. Recall on later turns when $2+ available.

Key Combos

Wine Merchant + King's Court: +$8 +2 Buys.

Wine Merchant + Smithy: draw + big coin = Province.

Synergies

• King's Court: doubling.
• Smithy: draw boost.
• Remodel: $5-cost line.

Counters & Bad Matchups

• Short games.
• Can't Tavern-place.

Advanced Tips

Recall timing: only when $2 spare. Don't recall if buying Province exhausts coins.

Multiple Wine Merchants snowball coins.