Question,

I know that the number of cards in a deck is public knowledge.

I also know that unless it says may you resolve as much of an ability as able to.

However does the action bit supersede the deck count?

The reason i ask is because if we know that a deck has less than 2 cards left, can we still activate Jedi Council? if so, why not just say up to? (or was the intent never for it to be a discard engine for the Hero side?

Any rules guys answer whether or not the 2 is static on jedi council and can only be activated IF 2 cards exist?

Thank you,

Fat Tony

EDIT:

TEXT EFFECT

Action - Exhaust this support to look at the top 2 cards of a player's deck. Then you may discard one of those cards and have that player draw the other.

You can still activate Jedi Council if there is only one card in the deck. You exhaust and declare the ability, and then carry out the ability. YOU may know the game state, but the card does not. So you can still activate. You reveal the first two cards, and are compelled to stop after the first one. You can then either discard it or give it to them.

Jedi Council effectively mills 1 card every time you exhaust it, which is pretty decent for 2 resources if you can spare them. It also gives you information. You know exactly 1 card in their hand, and you know that it's the card out of the 2 you saw that helps them less (you hope)

They don't say up to 2, because then you would simply mill the top card. That's better than the intended effect. Giving your opponent another option, even if you know that option, and have some say in what that option is, it's part of the cost of the card.

You can then either discard it or give it to them.

Incorrect. Page 17: "then" effects. If there is only one card you can only look and that's it.

You can then either discard it or give it to them.

Incorrect. Page 17: "then" effects. If there is only one card you can only look and that's it.

okay, so you can look but then you are not allowed to resolve the choice part of the text effect. that's even more strict.

btw, edited original post to include text effect.