169 – I was hoping to get a better understanding of how “choose” works in this game. Bullet two of Choose…

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169 – I was hoping to get a better understanding of how “choose” works in this game. Bullet two of Choose (game element) in the 1.5 online rules reference states that if a player card requires the choosing of a target and there is no valid target, the ability cannot be initiated. But I’ve seen a ruling where Visions Phase Disruption event allows me to confuse an enemy even if there isn’t an attachment on that enemy with the text hero action or hero response to discard. Does this work because the first effect in the ability doesn’t require a choose target? In comparison, The doctor strange invocation event, Vapors of valtorr has two effects but the choose effect comes before the second effect, can I play vapors of valtorr just for second effect of placing it in the invocation deck discard pile when there isn’t a status card in play?

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— Alex