- CARD -

Cancel

Name	Cancel
Cost	0
Type	Event
Deck	United Stars
Copies	3
Text	As an additional cost to play Cancel, discard another card from your hand. Counter a card.
Artist	Jukka Nieminen

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Compare With

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Rule Clarifications

The discarding part of Cancel is part of the cost of playing the card and has to happen even if Cancel is countered by for example Fate.

Changelog During Playtesting

Nerf in October 2026:
Discarding a card is now part of the cost of playing the card.
Nerf in December 2025:
Discarding a card is required to counter a card. Cannot be done if no cards in hand.
April 2020: Created.

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