Replace

Basic Info

• Type: Action-Attack
• Cost: 5
• Effect: Trash a card from your hand. If you did, gain a card costing up to $2 more than it. If the gained card is an Action or Treasure, put it onto your deck. If a Victory, each other player gains a Curse.

Rating

Intrigue's Remodel + Attack hybrid. Strict upgrade over Remodel ($4) with the bonus Curse-spread on Victory gains.

Defining trait: gain Action/Treasure → topdeck (next-turn use). Estate → Duchy ($5) → opponents Curse-spread.

Tier B+ to A. Thinning + transformation + attack trinity.

How to Play

Early: $5 buy. Estate → Silver / Village conversions.

Mid: Silver → Duchy ($5) for Curse-spread. Or Silver → other $5.

End: Estate → Duchy for Curse-spread + Province support.

"+$2" Gain Routes

1. Estate ($2) → $4: Ironworks / Bridge.
2. Copper ($0) → $2: Estate / Pawn.
3. Silver ($3) → $5: Duchy / Minion / Market / Festival. Duchy = Curse-spread.
4. Gold ($6) → $8: Province. Province = Curse-spread.
5. $4 → $6: Harem / Nobles / Gold.

Duchy conversion = Replace's killer ability.

Key Combos

Replace + Chapel: Thin + transform.

Replace + Masquerade: Thin + draw + pass.

Replace + Witch: Curse-spread synergy.

Replace + Minion: Chain support.

Replace + Bridge: Cost reduction extends transform reach.

Replace + King's Court (Prosperity): KC + Replace = 3 trashes + transforms + curses.

Replace + Throne Room: TR + Replace = 2 trashes + transforms.

Replace + Mining Village: Action support.

Synergies

• Chapel: Two-stage thin.
• Masquerade: Thin + draw.
• Witch: Curse pairing.
• Minion: Chain.
• Bridge: Cost reduction.
• King's Court: Triples.
• Throne Room: Doubles.
• Mining Village: Actions.
• Duke: Duchy gain route.
• Tailor (Dark Ages): Trash + gain.

Counters & Bad Matchups

• Moat: Reaction blocks.
• Lighthouse: Persistent.
• Don't-want-to-trash decks: No effect.
• Heavy terminals: Replace also terminal.
• No "+2 cost" targets: Conversion fails.
• Pure BM: Simple Silver suffices.

Advanced Tips

Duchy = Curse-spread trigger: Silver → Duchy spreads Curses to all opponents. Province via Gold ($6).

Topdeck effect: Action/Treasure gains land on top of deck → guaranteed next-turn hand.

KC + Replace: 1 KC plays Replace 3x = 3 trashes + transforms + Curse-spread. Massive 1-turn impact.

"Replace vs. Remodel": Remodel ($4) = trash + 2-cost gain. Replace ($5) = trash + 2-cost gain + topdeck + Curse-spread. Replace edges by effect.

3-pile-out: Replace 10 + Estate 8 + Curse 10.

Duke strategy: Silver → Duchy + Curse-spread = economy + VP + attack triple-win.

Post-Curse-pile-empty: Curse-spread gone, Replace becomes plain Remodel+.