Can i deploy a gear to battefield even if there are no friendly units there

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FAQ #12749·asked by Evee·September 30, 2026
Answer

No — friendly units don't matter here, because Gear simply can't be played to a battlefield at all. Gear are played to your Base unless an effect specifically says otherwise (Rules 148.1.a.1, 149.2); the presence or absence of units there is irrelevant.

That's true even if you do control the battlefield — playing units there is allowed, but Gear aren't Affected by that.

The only ways a Gear ends up at a battlefield are: it's Hidden and played from facedown at that battlefield (Rule 811), or it's attached to a unit that's located there. An unattached non-unit Gear that somehow ends up at a battlefield is Recalled to its controller's Base during the next Cleanup (Rule 149.3).

References

Suggested answer — derived from the references below

Rules

CR 152

Core Rules 2026-07-16 > Section 100: Game Concepts > Rule 152

CR 457

Core Rules 2026-07-16 > Section 400: Section 400 > Rule 457

CR 149

Core Rules 2026-07-16 > Section 100: Game Concepts > Rule 149

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Flubjub·September 30, 2026

The rules for 'deploy' aren't known yet. This will come with the Radiance CR update release. But from what spoilers I have seen I'm assuming yes.

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