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When a card has a “'''Play:'''” ability, the effect occurs any time the card is
played. For creatures, artifacts, and upgrades, the ability resolves after
the card enters play. For action cards, the ability resolves, and then the
card is immediately placed in its owner’s discard pile.

If an ability “plays” a card from a source other than hand, “'''Play:'''”
abilities on the card resolve. If an ability “puts” a card “into play,”
“'''Play:'''” abilities on the card do not resolve.
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