If a "Spirits may prevent this on any/all boards" effect wouldn't do anything on a particular board it's affecting, can Spirits sacrifice Presence there anyway?

Yes. The sacrifice is to prevent the rest of the Event Action from resolving on that board, not to prevent the actual results of that Event there.

Choosing to sacrifice Presence this way isn't generally advantageous, but can be used to set up for a Power that uses destroyed Presence, like "Blazing Renewal." Some Spirits also get benefits when their Presence is destroyed or would be destroyed, like Volcano Looming High dealing Damage via its "Collapse in a Blast of Lava and Steam" special rule, making that sacrifice situationally useful even with no future plans for that Presence. And in particularly rare cases, Spirits can even use this to disable a normally-beneficial effect granted by their Presence.

If the Event only applies to specific boards, you can't sacrifice Presence on other boards. For example, "The Center Crumbles" ("On Each Board with Invaders: Add 1 Blight to an Inland Land") doesn't even attempt to do anything on boards without Invaders, so Presence can't be destroyed to prevent the nonexistent Event Action there. On the other hand, Spirits can sacrifice Presence to prevent that Event on a board with Invaders but with no Inland lands (e.g., because "Weave Together the Fabric of Place" has merged all lands on that board into Coastal lands), since the Event still happens on that board despite it being unable to add Blight.

Category: Effect Rules
Tags: On Each Board, Presence, Destroyed Presence, The Center Crumbles, Devastated Shores, Widening Destruction, Blight Spreads, Overcrowded Cities, New Cash Crops Take Hold, Voracious Consumption, Gradual Corruption, Lands Hollow of Promise, Partitioned Wilderness, Blight Deepens, Lethargy and Degeneration, Untended Land Crumbles, Widespread Clearcutting, The World's Vibrance Fades, Collapse in a Blast of Lava and Steam (Volcano Looming High), Volcano Looming High, Lingering Pestilence (Vengeance as a Burning Plague), Vengeance as a Burning Plague, Flowing and Silent Forms Dark By (Shroud of Silent Mist), Shroud of Silent Mist, Fiery Vengeance (Vengeance as a Burning Plague), Skies Herald the Season of Return, Renewing Boon, Gift of Abundance (Downpour Drenches the World), Boon of Resilient Power (Towering Roots of the Jungle), Heart-Tree Guards the Land (Towering Roots of the Jungle), Towering Roots of the Jungle, Solidify Echoes of Majesty Past, Blazing Renewal, Powered by the Furnace of the Earth (Volcano Looming High), Relentless Gaze of the Sun, Dark Fire Aspect (Shadows Flicker Like Flame)
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Created: Mar 14, 2026 4:28:21 PM
Last modified: Mar 14, 2026 11:40:47 PM