Priest

Basic Info

• Type: Action
• Cost: 4
• Effect: +$2 / Trash a card from your hand. For the rest of this turn, when you trash a card, +$2.

Rating

Top-tier Renaissance card. Cost 4: +$2 + trash + persistent buff. After playing Priest, every subsequent trash that turn gives +$2 — explosive economy with thinners.

Biggest strength: cumulative +$2 per trash. Chapel for 4 trashes = +$8 in one turn — thinning + economy combo.

Overall A-S tier. Cost-4 efficiency is among Dominion's best, especially with Chapel-class thinners.

How to Play

Auto-buy at 4 coins. Compete with / displace Chapel.

Mid: Priest → Chapel = +$2 × 4 = +$8 single-turn boost.

Late: Priest + chained trashing for multi-Province + thin deck.

Trash-Buff Tactics

Buff fires only on trashes AFTER Priest plays:

1. Priest → trasher.
2. Priest → TR + Chapel = +$2 × 4.
3. Priest → Priest stacks (+$2 + +$2 = +$4 per trash).

Two Priests: layer-2 = +$4 buff per trash. Three = +$6.

Key Combos

Priest + Chapel: 4 trashes = +$8, guaranteed Province.

Priest + Priest: Stacked +$4 buff per trash.

Priest + Apprentice: Trash for +Card +$2.

Priest + Remodel: Trash + gain + buff.

Priest + City Gates: +1 hand size.

Priest + Throne Room: TR + Priest = 2 trashes + $4 + permanent buff.

Synergies

• Chapel: Thin + huge economy.
• Apprentice: Trash for buff + draw.
• Remodel / Improve: Trash + gain + buff.
• Multiple Priests: Stacked buff.
• City Gates Project: +1 hand.
• Throne Room: Doubled.
• Trader (Hinterlands): Trash for Silver + buff.

Counters & Bad Matchups

• No trashers: Priest's own trash = single +$2.
• Quick-finish: Buff unaccumulated.
• Terminal-heavy: Priest is terminal too.
• Thin decks: No trash targets.

Advanced Tips

Timing: play Priest first to maximize buff coverage. Always before Chapel / Remodel.

Priest stacking: 2 Priests = +$4/trash, 3 = +$6/trash.

Province turn: Priest + Chapel = +$10 → multi-Province + Gold.

Note: buff applies to any trash — including instant-trash on gain (Curse, etc.).