<p><strong>No</strong>. This has been clarified in <a href="https://www.alderac.com/smashup/files/2014/11/SU7_Rulebook.pdf" rel="nofollow">more recent rules</a> (pg 9):</p>

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  <p><strong>Destroy:</strong> This lets you remove a card that’s in play and put it in its owner’s discard pile.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Destroy specifically refers to cards <em>in play</em>.</p>

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2016-03-04T10:42:34.163Z
2016-03-04T10:42:34.163Z
Samthere
<p>In Smash Up, you can only destroy cards that have explicitly been played. Anything in your hand is currently out of play, likewise, to remove anything from your hand would require the keyword "discard" and not "destroy".</p>

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2015-06-09T19:36:34.870Z
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Andy Wong
<p>No.</p>

<p>I don't know if this is explicitly mentioned anywhere in the rules, but destroying a minion refers to destroying a minion card on a base.</p>

<p>This is akin to Magic: The Gathering, which has concepts of discarding cards from one's hand and destroying permanents on the battlefield.</p>

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2015-06-09T18:13:02.393Z
2015-06-09T18:13:02.393Z
ikegami
<p>Here are the definitions from their rulebook located here: <a href="http://www.alderac.com/smashup/files/2012/06/AEG-SU-Rulebook.pdf">Smash Up Rules</a></p>

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  <p><strong>Discard</strong>: When a card gets discarded, it goes to the discard pile of the player whose deck it came from, no matter who played or controlled it.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Destroy</strong>: When a card
  says to destroy another card, put the destroyed card in its
  owner’s discard pile.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>If I can destroy one of my minions to draw the same number of cards as its power, would I be able to destroy one from my hand? I'm thinking no, but would like to appeal to others who may have broader experience with other games that might use this terminology commonly or might simply know a ruling on this.</p>

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In Smash Up, can you "destroy" a card from your hand?
Joey
# In Smash Up, can you "destroy" a card from your hand?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-09)

Here are the definitions from their rulebook located here: [Smash Up Rules](http://www.alderac.com/smashup/files/2012/06/AEG-SU-Rulebook.pdf)

> **Discard**: When a card gets discarded, it goes to the discard pile of the player whose deck it came from, no matter who played or controlled it.
>
> **Destroy**: When a card
> says to destroy another card, put the destroyed card in its
> owner’s discard pile.

If I can destroy one of my minions to draw the same number of cards as its power, would I be able to destroy one from my hand? I'm thinking no, but would like to appeal to others who may have broader experience with other games that might use this terminology commonly or might simply know a ruling on this.

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2015-06-09. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

No.

I don't know if this is explicitly mentioned anywhere in the rules, but destroying a minion refers to destroying a minion card on a base.

This is akin to Magic: The Gathering, which has concepts of discarding cards from one's hand and destroying permanents on the battlefield.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-03-04. Score: 4

**No**. This has been clarified in [more recent rules](https://www.alderac.com/smashup/files/2014/11/SU7_Rulebook.pdf) (pg 9):

> **Destroy:** This lets you remove a card that’s in play and put it in its owner’s discard pile.

Destroy specifically refers to cards *in play*.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-06-09. Score: 3

In Smash Up, you can only destroy cards that have explicitly been played. Anything in your hand is currently out of play, likewise, to remove anything from your hand would require the keyword "discard" and not "destroy".


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