When you blink and replay a unit like Thousand Tail Watcher using Portal Rescue (which lets you play it ignoring its cost), can you pay its Accelerated cost to have it enter ready instead of exhausted?

Ruling: Yes, you can choose to pay the Accelerated cost when replaying the unit. Effects that let you play cards "ignoring its cost" only ignore the base cost, not additional costs like Accelerated.

Sequence:

• Banish the unit with Portal Rescue
• When replaying it, you have two options:
  • Play it to your base exhausted (ignoring the base cost)
  • Pay the Accelerated cost from your runes to play it ready

Nuances:

• This interaction works the same way for other effects with similar wording like Dazzling (Aurora's ability)
• The "ignoring its cost" clause only removes the base cost requirement, not additional payment options