Effect

The Bookworm, an Effect in Lotso's Villain deck.

Effect is a card type. It appears in both Villain and Fate decks, and is denoted with a green font. Effects are immediately discarded after they are played, as they produce an immediate "effect", rather than staying on the board like an Ally or Hero.

Official Rules

• Effect cards appear in both the Villain deck and the Fate deck and are one-time events.
• To play an Effect, pay its Cost (if one is shown in the upper left corner), do what the card says, then discard it face up to the appropriate discard pile.

Clarifications

• In general, an Effect can only be played if you can do what its Ability says.
• If a clause in an Effect's Ability begins with "you may" or "up to", then it is optional, and the card can be played without fulfilling it.
• If an Effect does multiple things, it can be played as long as you are able to perform at least some of its Ability, unless one part of the Ability is dependent on another part.
• For examples:
  • Love's First Kiss can be played if Evil Queen has no Poison, or if she has no Heroes in her discard pile, but not if she has neither.
  • Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo can only be played if a Trapped Hero is in Lady Tremaine's Realm, as that is a prerequisite for the rest of the card.
• If an Effect has some sort of additional cost to it, usually indicated by the word "pay" or "lose", it can only be played if that condition is met. For example, Now I'm the Bad Guy can only be played if Mother Gothel has Trust to lose.