Aeon's End
Can I play a gem or relic just to cycle it, even if its effect can't be resolved?
Community posts agree, supported by the rulebook's gem rule; designers answered related questions.
- Aeon's End rulebook · Rulebook · 2. Main Phase
- nicklittle · Designer · 2026-09-24
- qxc0 · Designer · 2017-01-31
- li042127054 · Community · 2016-12-07
- wpflug13 · Community · 2018-11-16
- lostrikis · Community · 2025-06-30
- wpflug13 · Community · 2024-06-15
Yes for gems — you may play a gem just to cycle it and not spend its aether; unspent aether is simply lost at end of turn. For relics, check the wording: an effect that says 'may' is optional, but a mandatory effect must be resolved as fully as you can. A spell you cannot prep stays in hand; it cannot be discarded to cycle.