Tricks of the Trade (2nd)
Supply
Synergy
Medium (71)Engine 100%Trash-for-benefit 80%Alt-VP / Rush 75%
Gardens/Silk Road + gainer + +Buy — Mill + Stonemason
Cheap alt-VP piles score best when you can gain/buy many cards per turn to pad the deck count — the generalized Beggar/Gardens pattern.
Victory-cards-matter + alt-VP rush — Mill + Nobles
Crossroads/Shepherd-style payoffs for revealing/discarding Victory cards pair naturally with Gardens/Silk Road-style rush plans.