The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
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How do 'exhaust X to do Y' costs work, and can I pay if the effect can't happen?
The rulebook defines cost versus effect; the empty-deck rulings are from forum discussion.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game rulebook · Rulebook · Paying Costs
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Everything before 'to' is the cost and everything after is the effect, and costs must be paid from cards and resources you control. Players generally agree that you can't pay a cost if the effect couldn't change the game state, such as discarding Erestor with an empty deck.
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