When playing the swashbuckler, if my discard pile has no cards in it, but I have at least 4 coffer tokens, can I take the treasure chest? (not sure if that only applies to the taking an additional coffer or to everything following.)
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No; the “if your discard pile has any cards in it” applies to the rest of the text.
From the official FAQ:
You cannot get the Treasure Chest unless your discard pile had at least one card.
answered Jul 26, 2020 at 16:59
No. The card text is clear on the breakpoint.
+3 cards
That's one line, and then the condition-colon-effect portion:
If your discard pile has any cards in it: +1 Coffers, then if you have at least 4 Coffers tokens, take the Treasure Chest.
But see also the FAQ:
First you draw 3 cards, then you check to see if your discard pile has any cards in it; if drawing those cards caused you to shuffle, your discard pile would be empty. If your discard pile has at least one card, you get +1 Coffers, and if you then have 4 or more tokens on your Coffers, you take the Treasure Chest. You cannot get the Treasure Chest unless your discard pile had at least one card.
answered Jul 26, 2020 at 16:58
The actions of the Swashbuckler are:
- You draw 3 cards
- You check to see if your discard pile has any cards in it; if drawing those cards caused you to shuffle, your discard pile would be empty.
- If your discard pile has at least one card, you get +1 Coffers, and if you then have 4 or more tokens on your Coffers, you take the Treasure Chest.
You cannot get the Treasure Chest unless your discard pile had at least one card.
You need to take the treasure chest the moment you get the fourth coffer. So it is not possible to get the treasure chest if you didn't get the coffer. So no you wouldn't get the treasure chest if the discard pile is empty because you will not get a Coffer.
answered Jul 26, 2020 at 16:58
Reading this it seems to me that would not. That colon looks very much like everything that follows it is reliant on not having an empty discard pile. This is also backed up by the Dominion Strategy wiki which says the same in section labeled official FAQ.
