Take the Shot

Take the Shot
Villain	Queen of Hearts
Type	Effect
Cost	4
Copies	3
Text	If there is a Wicket at each location, reveal the top 5 cards of your deck. If the total Cost is less than the total Strength of all your Wickets, you make the shot and win the game. If not, discard the five revealed cards.

Take the Shot is an Effect in Queen of Hearts' Villain deck. It is her win condition: once she has a Wicket in each location, she can play Take the Shot, and potentially win the game.

Strategy

The average Cost of cards in Queen of Hearts' Villain deck is ~1.67, which means, on average, there will be just over 8 Power revealed when Take the Shot is played. This means that only having two Clubs and two Diamonds as Wickets will not cut it - you need at least one Heart or Spade, or you need to attach at least one Spear to a Wicket. Also keep in mind what you've already gone through in your deck: if you've already drawn your 0-Cost cards (your Conditions and Very Merry Unbirthday), the average Cost will be higher; if you've already drawn your expensive cards (Off With Your Head! or other copies of Take the Shot), the average Cost will be lower. Since this is a random effect, there is always a chance for luck to favor you (revealing all four Conditions) or screw you over (revealing both other copies of Take the Shot), but if you've played at least 9 Strength worth of Wickets, you're very likely to win.