Wandering Minstrel

Basic Info

• Type: Action
• Cost: 4
• Effect: +1 Card / +2 Actions / Reveal top 3, return Actions to top of deck in any order, discard the rest.

Rating

Non-terminal cantrip-village + topdeck-Actions filtering. Engine glue. A-tier.

How to Play

Opening: $4 Minstrel snap-buy. Discard Estates, topdeck future Actions.

Midgame: Multi-stack as engine consistency tool.

Endgame: Even with Treasures in hand, ensures Action draws.

Key Combos

• Action-heavy engines: Reliable Action delivery.
• Chapel / Forager: Thinned deck = nearly all useful.
• Fortress: Topdeck for trash loop.
• Throne: 2× scan = 6 cards.

Synergies

• Chapel: Thinning synergy.
• Fortress / Remodel / Procession: Reliable TfB feed.
• Big draw (Smithy / Hunting Grounds): Topdeck delivers.
• Throne family: Double scan.
• Gardens: Stack VP.

Counters & Bad Matchups

• Action-light decks: Minstrel idle.
• Copper-heavy: Discards the economy.
• Terminal-heavy: +2 Actions wasted.
• Ruins-flooded: Returns Ruins to top (bad).

Advanced Tips

Minstrel raises next-turn hand quality. Tune the deck so engine parts are always topdeck-ready.

Discarded Treasure / VP returns through reshuffles — not gone.

Procession Minstrel = 6-card scan + trash + 5-cost gain.