blog about the missionary tweak

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+---
+title: Missionary tweak and rules change
+lang: en
+---
+
+The missionary's full action and the rules were changed with the commits [a1f59ce](https://git.muhq.space/muhqs-game/commit/?id=a1f59ce10276211e44aef3f55d5ef1a41ebbcc95) and [e385ccd](https://git.muhq.space/muhqs-game/commit/?id=e385ccd1494653292af4c9c62ba4ecf4c5c3734a) to make the {{Missionary}} more interesting.
+
+```diff
+diff --git a/data/cards/base/missionary.yml b/data/cards/base/missionary.yml
+index ccb41ba..0db0693 100644
+--- a/data/cards/base/missionary.yml
++++ b/data/cards/base/missionary.yml
+@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ movement:  2
+ buy: 10
+ upkeep:  2
+ full_action:
+-  en: Put two faith marks on target Unit. If there are more faith marks than the units buying cost you control that unit
+-  de: Lege zwei Glaubens-Marken auf eine Ziel-Unit. Du kontrollierst die Unit falls mehr Glaubens-Marken auf ihr liegen als ihre Kauf-Kosten
++  en: Put five faith marks on target Unit in range 3. If the faith marks are equal to or more than the units buying cost you control that unit
++  de: Lege fünf Glaubens-Marken auf eine Ziel-Unit in Range 3. Du kontrollierst die Unit falls glwich viele oder mehr Glaubens-Marken auf ihr liegen als ihre Kauf-Kosten
+```
+
+The old implementation had no range limit but it was very slow.
+By adding two marks per turn most units could be turned in three to five turns.
+Since it is a full action the missionary must not be threatened in order to use its ability.
+Additionally, the controller of a unit, about to be taken over can disband it the turn before the unit has more faith marks than its buy cost.
+This interaction makes the missionary a really slow destruction effect.
+
+To make the missionary more useful and interesting the new full action is limited to a range of three.
+However, it places five faith marks on the unit, which immediatly turns cheap units and all units in at least two turns.
+This results in more interesting gameplay because the missionary is much more powerful, but must engage its target.
+
+```diff
+diff --git a/data/cards/base/recruit.yml b/data/cards/base/recruit.yml
+index 48a0001..a6dfa27 100644
+--- a/data/cards/base/recruit.yml
++++ b/data/cards/base/recruit.yml
+@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ attack: 1
+ health: 1
+ movement: 1
+ upkeep: 0
++buy: 0
+diff --git a/rules/en/rules.md b/rules/en/rules.md
+index aed85a9..939c78d 100644
+--- a/rules/en/rules.md
++++ b/rules/en/rules.md
+@@ -324,9 +324,8 @@ packsize = number
+ ## Tokens
+ 
+ 1. Representations of cards created during the game are called **tokens**
+-2. **Tokens** have no **buying cost**
+-3. **Tokens** can not exist in a **discard pile** or **decks**
+-4. If a **token** would be put into a **discard pile** or **deck**, instead remove it from the game
++2. **Tokens** can only exist on the **map**
++3. If a **token** leaves the **map**, remove it from the game
+```
+
+Additionally, it seemed inappropriate that tokens were unaffected by the missionary's preaching.
+Therefore, tokens are now allowed to have a buy cost enabling buy cost-dependent effects to interact with them.
+Since tokens can only exist on the map the new allowed buy cost does not change any other rule interactions.
+
diff --git a/html/feed/items/missionary-06-08-25.xml b/html/feed/items/missionary-06-08-25.xml
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+<item>
+<title>Rules Update: Missionary</title>
+<description>The Missionary card and the token rules were updated to make the missionary more interesting and useful.</description>
+<link>https://muhq.space/muhqs-game/blog/rules-update-missionary.html</link>
+<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
+</item>