<p>You simply skip the draw part of the instruction.</p>

<p><a href="http://stoneblade.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=46#p253" rel="nofollow">According to Justin Gary</a>, one of the designers of the game:</p>

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  <p>If you have to draw a card and none are available in your deck or discard pile, you simply skip the draw.</p>
</blockquote>

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<p>There are some times in Ascension when I managed to empty my deck by drawing all the cards in it and also all the cards in the discard piles. It happened once or twice that I played a card that makes me draw another card. Are there special rules to cover this case, or do I simply ignore the drawing effect of the card?</p>

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Draw a card when my deck and my discard piles are empty
Morwenn
# Draw a card when my deck and my discard piles are empty

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-02-26)

There are some times in Ascension when I managed to empty my deck by drawing all the cards in it and also all the cards in the discard piles. It happened once or twice that I played a card that makes me draw another card. Are there special rules to cover this case, or do I simply ignore the drawing effect of the card?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-02-26. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

You simply skip the draw part of the instruction.

[According to Justin Gary](http://stoneblade.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=46#p253), one of the designers of the game:

> If you have to draw a card and none are available in your deck or discard pile, you simply skip the draw.


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