Sacred Grove

Basic Info

• Type: Action-Fate
• Cost: 5
• Effect: +1 Buy / +$3 / Receive a Boon (you may give it to another player if it isn't yours).

Rating

Nocturne premium terminal money + Boon. +$3 +1 Buy is Gold-tier; the Boon adds variance upside. Bard's bigger sibling.

Tier A-S depending on supply.

How to Play

$5 slot, 1-2 copies. Mid-late primary money card.

If a received Boon is weak for you, gift it to an opponent (when not yours).

When to Pick / Skip

Shines on:

1. Strong Boon pool (Field's, Lake's, Earth's).
2. Weak $5 slot otherwise.
3. Terminal +$3 +1 Buy desired.

Skip:

1. Strong draw engine.
2. Terminal collision.
3. Rush boards.

Key Combos

Sacred Grove + King's Court: +$6 +2 Buys + 2 Boons.

Sacred Grove + Other Fate: shared pool.

Sacred Grove + Bard: dual Boons.

Sacred Grove + Merchant: early +$1.

Sacred Grove + Smithy: draw to find.

Synergies

• King's Court: doubled.
• Bard / Druid / Pixie: pool sharing.
• Merchant: Silver synergy.
• Smithy: draw.
• Chapel: thinning.

Counters & Bad Matchups

• Draw engine: terminal wasted.
• Collision-heavy.
• Rush.
• Mirror Sacred Grove.

Advanced Tips

Equivalent to Gold + Boon ticket. Premium $5 pick.

KC + Sacred Grove: +$6 +2 Buys + 2 Boons. Province + Duchy in one turn.

Boon gifting: pass weak Boons (River's, Wind's) to opponents.

Multi-copy: 2-3 to fish strong Boons.

Mirror: pool depletion neutralizes both.

Province line: $3 +1 Buy enables Province + Duchy.

Engine support: 1 copy as terminal $3 + buy.