Recycling cards to help pay for an effect
Ruling issued on November 21th 2024

Situation:
An opponent reacts to one of my actions with the Organic reaction Shell. It asks me to pay 3 neutral resources, but I have no resources available. Can I recycle cards from my scrap pile to help pay for the effect?

Ruling:
Yes. Although not explicitly stated in the rules, effects function like actions and reactions: you may recycle cards to generate the resources needed to pay their cost.