Maybe this is a silly question, but it is unclear to me whether I need to fulfill the normal requirements to use the ability of a ring by discarding it from hand. For example, for using a Ring of Fire directly from hand, should I have won a duel during a battle, with a Personality that did not enter the duel with higher Chi than the other?
Discarding a true ring
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Maybe this is a silly question, but it is unclear to me whether I need to fulfill the normal requirements to use the ability of a ring by discarding it from hand. For example, for using a Ring of Fire directly from hand, should I have won a duel during a battle, with a Personality that did not enter the duel with higher Chi than the other?
You can use the ability of a Ring by discarding it from your hand without fulfilling the "Play" requirements. Those are only for if you want to put the Ring INTO play, thereby being able to use its ability each turn by bowing it.
On: Ring of Fire