Thief hidden in the fortress
Supply
Synergy
High (77)Engine 100%Alt-VP / Rush 100%Trash-for-benefit 80%
Procession + Fortress — Procession + Fortress
Procession trashes the card it plays for a cost-plus-1 gain, but Fortress returns to your hand instead of being trashed — a free, repeatable gain engine.
Gardens/Silk Road + gainer + +Buy — Nobles + Procession
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 — Crossroads + Nobles
Crossroads/Shepherd-style payoffs for revealing/discarding Victory cards pair naturally with Gardens/Silk Road-style rush plans.