Rek'Sai Breacher, "Friendly Units played from anywhere other than a player's hand have ACCELERATE." Does this mean, if I play a card from deck it gets played ready? Or do I have to pay 1 power and 1 energy for it to be ready?

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When you play a unit from your deck (or anywhere other than your hand) while you control **Rek'Sai, Breacher**, that unit gains the **Accelerate** keyword.

**Accelerate** does not automatically make the unit enter ready. Instead, it grants you the **option** to pay an additional cost to have it enter ready.

According to **Rule 805.1.a** and **RiftJudge FAQ #9271**:
*   **Accelerate** is functionally short for: *"As you play me, you may pay [1] Energy and 1 Power as an additional cost. If you do, I enter ready."*
*   If you **do not** pay this cost, the unit will enter the battlefield **exhausted** (the default state for units).
*   If you **do** pay the cost, the unit will enter the battlefield **ready**.

**In summary:** You must pay the 1 Energy and 1 Power cost if you want the unit to enter ready. If you choose not to pay, it enters exhausted.