<h1>Yes, player can FLOOP <em>Ancient Scholar</em> even if there is no Rainbow cards in their discard pile</h1>
<p>In this case they fail to return a random Rainbow card to their hand, but still can gain <em>1 Action</em> (if control a building in the lane). This is explained in detail by <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/user/Matt%20Hyra" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Matt Hyra</a> at boardgamegeek.com forum: <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1130422/flooping-without-fulfilling-ability" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Flooping without fulfilling ability?</a></p>
<p>According to the explanation, the general rule is</p>
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<p>you may always Floop if the ability doesn't target anything. If it requires a target, you must have a legal target before you can Floop</p>
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belkka
<p>In &quot;Adventure time Card Wars Finn vs Jake&quot; <a href="https://cardwarstcg.fandom.com/wiki/Ancient_Scholar" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ancient Scholar</a> card has FLOOP ability</p>
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<p>FLOOP &gt;&gt;&gt; Return a random Rainbow card from your discard pile to your hand. If you control a Building in this Lane, gain 1 Action.</p>
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<p>Is it valid to FLOOP him when there is no Rainbow cards in discard pile? If yes, what does happen in this case?</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/tB52H.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/tB52H.jpg" alt="Ancient Scholar card picture" /></a></p>

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Can player floop Ancient Scholar when no Rainbow cards in their discard pile?
belkka
# Can player floop Ancient Scholar when no Rainbow cards in their discard pile?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-11-24)

In "Adventure time Card Wars Finn vs Jake" [Ancient Scholar](https://cardwarstcg.fandom.com/wiki/Ancient_Scholar) card has FLOOP ability

> FLOOP >>> Return a random Rainbow card from your discard pile to your hand. If you control a Building in this Lane, gain 1 Action.

Is it valid to FLOOP him when there is no Rainbow cards in discard pile? If yes, what does happen in this case?

[![Ancient Scholar card picture](https://i.sstatic.net/tB52H.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/tB52H.jpg)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2020-11-24. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

# Yes, player can FLOOP *Ancient Scholar* even if there is no Rainbow cards in their discard pile

In this case they fail to return a random Rainbow card to their hand, but still can gain *1 Action* (if control a building in the lane). This is explained in detail by [Matt Hyra](https://boardgamegeek.com/user/Matt%20Hyra) at boardgamegeek.com forum: [Flooping without fulfilling ability?](https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1130422/flooping-without-fulfilling-ability)

According to the explanation, the general rule is

> you may always Floop if the ability doesn't target anything. If it requires a target, you must have a legal target before you can Floop


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