When playing a card with Hidden, do you have to pay both the energy cost and the power cost, or does Hidden remove both costs?

Ruling: When you play a card with Hidden, you ignore both the energy cost and the power cost printed in the top left corner of the card. You only pay the 1 recycle cost to put it into Hidden.

Sequence:

  • From hand to Hidden: Pay only 1 recycle cost
  • Activate from Hidden to battlefield: Pay nothing (activate for free)
  • From hand directly to play (not using Hidden): Pay the full printed cost (energy and power)

Nuances:

  • Some Hidden cards like Block don't have a power cost printed, which can cause confusion about whether power costs are waived by Hidden, but the rule applies universally to all costs in the top left corner