<p><strong>No, Herald cannot put itself on top of the deck by overpaying.</strong></p>
<p>From the <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/10525/donald-x-vaccarino" rel="noreferrer">designer</a>, <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/article/12519698#12519698" rel="noreferrer">Donald X. Vaccarino</a> on BGG.</p>
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<p><em>Q: OK, so when the &quot;when buy&quot; effect kicks in, is the herald you just bought in the discard pile yet? Or would it have to be a &quot;when gain&quot; like Inn to do that? i.e., can you pay 5 to buy a herald and put it on top?</em></p>
<p><strong>A: When-buy, which includes overpay, triggers before gaining, so you can't buy a Herald and use its overpay to put that very Herald on top of your deck.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Herald</strong> from Dominion Guilds says that you can over pay for it and if you do, you may put X Action cards from your discard on top of your deck, where X is the amount you overpaid.</p>

<p><strong>Can you place Herald on top of your deck if you overpay?</strong></p>

<p>(Note: This question comes down to a matter of timing. Does the "when you buy this" clause occur before or after you place Hearld in the discard pile)</p>

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Can the Herald put itself on top of your draw deck?
user1873
# Can the Herald put itself on top of your draw deck?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-03-03)

**Herald** from Dominion Guilds says that you can over pay for it and if you do, you may put X Action cards from your discard on top of your deck, where X is the amount you overpaid.

**Can you place Herald on top of your deck if you overpay?**

(Note: This question comes down to a matter of timing. Does the "when you buy this" clause occur before or after you place Hearld in the discard pile)

**Tags:** dominion, dominion-dark-ages


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2014-03-04. Score: 9

**No, Herald cannot put itself on top of the deck by overpaying.**

From the [designer](http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/10525/donald-x-vaccarino), [Donald X. Vaccarino](http://boardgamegeek.com/article/12519698#12519698) on BGG.

> *Q: OK, so when the "when buy" effect kicks in, is the herald you just bought in the discard pile yet? Or would it have to be a "when gain" like Inn to do that? i.e., can you pay 5 to buy a herald and put it on top?*
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> **A: When-buy, which includes overpay, triggers before gaining, so you can't buy a Herald and use its overpay to put that very Herald on top of your deck.**


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