[Dominion] Night Watchman Card Guide - Topdeck Manipulator
Rating of the Nocturne card Night Watchman. Cost 3 Night. Look at top 5; discard any, return rest in any order. On gain, may topdeck.
Night Watchman
Basic Info
- Type: Night
- Cost: 3
- Effect: Look at the top 5 cards of your deck. Discard any number; put the rest back in any order.
- On gain: May topdeck Night Watchman.
Rating
A-tier. Five-card top filtering plus topdeck-on-gain. The on-gain topdeck guarantees a turn-2 hit, smoothing out 3/4 splits to ensure $4 or $5.
Night card; no Action slot. Eliminate junk from the next 5; keep the gold on top.
How to Play
Open Night Watchman at $3, topdeck on gain → guaranteed turn-2 fire.
Mid-game, fire each turn to filter junk from the next 5.
Late, pull Provinces or skip junk.
Key Combos
Night Watchman + Chapel: Topdeck junk, Chapel trashes them.
Night Watchman + Big Money: Smooth $5/$8 turns.
Synergies
- Chapel: Trash efficiency.
- Silver / Gold: Pull payoff.
- Bellows: Smithy-style draw chain.
Counters & Bad Matchups
- Already thin decks.
- Heavy terminals: filtering can't compensate.
Advanced Tips
On-gain topdeck guarantees turn-2 fire — opening tempo.
One or two copies suffice.
Discard priorities: Estates / Coppers / Curses > weak Actions.