Please remind me: Expend( element)

Hey I recently got back into my chaotic cards and have been playing again but I forget the exact mechanics of expending elements? Mostly is it a permanent loss or does the elements return at the end of a turn like energy and stats going back to their scanned values? Thanka for the help in advance.

Technically, its at the start of a new turn (like stats). But you got the idea.

So expended elements do come back though? Awesome thanks I just needed to know for sure

Expend can be used whenever like any abillity unless it says otherwise.Elements and stats reset at the beggining of the next turn. (End of a combat)

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Donmar,Tablet translator. You can put him in the back and engage with something like Maxxor.

Maxxor vs chaor. Chaor does 10 to Maxxor and you can expend Donmar's water to heal 10. If you have something that can give Donmar water again. Like the creature Unda or Harmonics of the water. Then you can use this ability again.

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Maglax here can only Expend when he is engaged in combat. (Says so on the card) if you had seeryn he can keep using this ability while engaged.

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Bodal doesnt have fire or earrh so you have to give him the elements to make use of his abilities. (They'd be to strong if he did have them)