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Can I exchange, destroy or bury a card after I have used its ability?
Several experienced players agree that an instant ability keeps its effect after its card is exchanged or destroyed, and the rulebook's Exchange text allows discarding a card already used.
- moorwild · Community · 2011-10-26
- ROMagister · Community · 2019-02-18
- xipuloxx · Community · 2016-12-06
- Robrob · Community · 2012-10-06
Yes. Use the ability first and then move or destroy the card. An instant effect such as +1 life stays in place once the card is gone, and life you already gained is kept if the card is destroyed later. A card used by a 1x Exchange may also be discarded. Two cases are different: end-of-fight effects, covered separately, and a card you destroyed, which stays in place until the fight ends.