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The '''restore cost''' is the [[energy]] that must be paid during a player's [[restore phase]] to avoid [[drain]]ing or [[discard]]ing a [[permanent]]. It is, by default, the cost printed at the top of the card, but it can be modified by effect either on the same card or on other cards.
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The [[restore cost]] is the [[energy]] that must be paid during a player's [[restore phase]] to avoid [[drain]]ing or [[discard]]ing a [[permanent]]. The restore cost is printed under the main cost on the [[permanent]]'s card.
  
* If the restore cost is paid during the restore phase and the [[permanent]] is drained, it is [[drained|undrained]].
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* If the restore cost is paid during the restore phase, the permanent is [[drained|undrained]] if it was drained drained.
 
* If the restore cost is ''not'' paid during the restore phase and the [[permanent]] is [[drained|undrained]] and it shares a [[faction]] with it's leader, it is [[drained]].
 
* If the restore cost is ''not'' paid during the restore phase and the [[permanent]] is [[drained|undrained]] and it shares a [[faction]] with it's leader, it is [[drained]].
 
* In all other cases, the [[permanent]] is [[discard]]ed. This means that if the restore cost is ''not'' paid on a permanent that is either a drained or that does not share a faction with its leader, it is discarded.
 
* In all other cases, the [[permanent]] is [[discard]]ed. This means that if the restore cost is ''not'' paid on a permanent that is either a drained or that does not share a faction with its leader, it is discarded.
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[[Tool]]s have an [[implied ability]] that changes when restore costs must be paid.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 08:12, 15 June 2007

The restore cost is the energy that must be paid during a player's restore phase to avoid draining or discarding a permanent. The restore cost is printed under the main cost on the permanent's card.

  • If the restore cost is paid during the restore phase, the permanent is undrained if it was drained drained.
  • If the restore cost is not paid during the restore phase and the permanent is undrained and it shares a faction with it's leader, it is drained.
  • In all other cases, the permanent is discarded. This means that if the restore cost is not paid on a permanent that is either a drained or that does not share a faction with its leader, it is discarded.

Tools have an implied ability that changes when restore costs must be paid.

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