Silver Mine

Basic Info

• Type: Treasure (Loot)
• Cost: 4
• Effect: Gain a Treasure costing less than this to your hand.

Rating

A Plunder Loot. Cost 4 Treasure: gain Treasure cheaper than $4 (= Silver, Copper, other cheap Loot) to hand. Immediately usable.

As Loot, no direct buy — gained via Pickaxe/Hammer/Looting/Pirate.

Early Silver Mine gain = doubled economy.

Overall B-A tier. Gain-path dependent.

How to Play

Silver Mine gain → same-turn Silver gain. Next turn doubled economy.

Loot pile gating: Pickaxe / Hammer / Pirate / Looting.

Key Combos

Silver Mine + Pickaxe: Pickaxe → Silver Mine → Silver chain.

Silver Mine + King's Cache: Silver Mine ×3 = 3 Silvers.

Silver Mine + Pendant: Silver Mine = +1 distinct Treasure.

Synergies

• Pickaxe: Loot gainer.
• Hammer: Loot gainer.
• King's Cache: ×3.
• Pendant: Variety count.
• Looting: Loot trigger.

Counters & Bad Matchups

• Loot far: Few Pickaxes/Hammers = hard to reach.
• Thinned: Adding Silvers vs. thinning.
• Short games: Acceleration negligible.

Advanced Tips

Eligible: cost-3-or-less Treasures (Silver, Copper, Endless Chalice, etc.).

Gain on play: $4-1=$3 = Silver typically.

Silver Mine-BM: Silver Mine + Silver BM = quick Provinces.