Counterfeit

Basic Info

• Type: Treasure
• Cost: 5
• Effect: $1, +1 Buy, you may play a Treasure from your hand twice. Trash it.

Rating

Treasure-form Trash-for-Benefit. As a 5-cost Treasure it underperforms Gold raw, but Counterfeit + Copper = $2 + trash, + Silver = $4 + trash, + Gold = $6 + trash. The trash compensation makes it powerful on Copper-heavy or low-trashing boards. A-tier.

How to Play

Opening: $5 Counterfeit fits Big Money / coin-heavy boards. Less natural for engines.

Midgame: Use Counterfeit on Copper for $2 + thinning. 3-4 Coppers gone over a few turns.

Endgame: Counterfeit a Gold for $6 + 1 Buy + decisive Province. One-shot but huge.

Key Combos

• Spoils: Counterfeit a Spoils → played 2× and trashed (Spoils returns to its pile).
• Peddler: Trash Coppers via Counterfeit → cheaper Peddler.
• Throne Room + Counterfeit: 3 plays of same Treasure + trash.
• Gardens: +1 Buy synergy.

Synergies

• Silver / Gold: Trash for $4/$6.
• Spoils: Reusable Counterfeit fuel.
• Peddler: Copper thinning.
• Throne family: Multi-Counterfeit.
• Gardens: Mass-buy synergy.

Counters & Bad Matchups

• Chapel: Trash redundancy.
• Treasure-thin decks: No targets.
• Pure engine boards: Treasure slot wasted.
• Tokens / costly Treasures: Limited application.

Advanced Tips

Even without trashing, Counterfeit is a $1 + Buy Silver-ish. Buys are scarce on some boards.

Trash target sequencing: Coppers early, Silvers mid, Gold late. Misread = no $.

King's Court + Counterfeit + Gold = 6 plays of Gold + trash = $18 + 3 Buys. Endgame finisher.