<p>No, the rules state that abilities with a Click cost can only be used as an action. So since a run is an action you must wait for the run to finish before activating Crypsis. (Or use it before the run.)</p>

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Nick
<p>No. Any abilities that cost a click are actions, and actions can only be used in that players action phase, and that action must be fully resolved before another action can be used.</p>

<p>There are some cards where clicks are still spent during a run. The most notable card which is printed with a click costed ability is <a href="https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/12046" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Adjusted Matrix</a>, which modded an icebreaker into an AI with:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>[Click]: Break Ice Subroutine.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>This ability has been errataed to:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>You may spend [Click] to break any subroutine on a piece of ice currently being encountered.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>To prevent this confusion. This is the same wording as used on bioroids, such as <a href="https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/02110" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Eli 1.0</a>, which are the most common exception to not spending clicks outside of the action phase. </p>

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Andrew
<p><strong>No</strong>. If an ability has a [Click] as part of its cost, it can only be used as a main action in the controlling player's turn. It cannot be used on the other player's turn or during a run.</p>

<p>From the rules (<a href="http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/android-netrunner/support/android-netrunner-core-rules.pdf">PDF</a>) page 21, under Paid Abilities (emphasis mine):</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Paid abilities can be triggered at the beginning of each turn, 
  before and after each player action, and at certain points during 
  a run, <strong>unless the ability requires a click, in which case it must be 
  triggered as an action</strong>.</p>
</blockquote>

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Scored the answer for the rules reference and quote.
Aviad Ben Dov
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Can you reference the rules part where explained that "paly an event" is a paid ability?
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Johno
<p>Some abilities have a [Click] cost to them, such as Crypsis' ability to add a virus counter to it.</p>

<p>Does it count as a "paid ability" for the purposes of the <a href="http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/android-netrunner/support/FAQ/Android-Netrunner%20FAQ.pdf">Run Timeline</a>? I.e. could I, mid-run, add a virus counter to Crypsis for the cost of one [Click]?</p>

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Can abilities with a [Click] cost be used during a run?
Aviad Ben Dov
# Can abilities with a [Click] cost be used during a run?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-06-08)

Some abilities have a [Click] cost to them, such as Crypsis' ability to add a virus counter to it.

Does it count as a "paid ability" for the purposes of the [Run Timeline](http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/android-netrunner/support/FAQ/Android-Netrunner%20FAQ.pdf)? I.e. could I, mid-run, add a virus counter to Crypsis for the cost of one [Click]?

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2013-06-08. Score: 15 | Accepted answer

**No**. If an ability has a [Click] as part of its cost, it can only be used as a main action in the controlling player's turn. It cannot be used on the other player's turn or during a run.

From the rules ([PDF](http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/android-netrunner/support/android-netrunner-core-rules.pdf)) page 21, under Paid Abilities (emphasis mine):

> Paid abilities can be triggered at the beginning of each turn,
> before and after each player action, and at certain points during
> a run, **unless the ability requires a click, in which case it must be
> triggered as an action**.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Scored the answer for the rules reference and quote.  
> **username_4**: Can you reference the rules part where explained that "paly an event" is a paid ability?  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-06-08. Score: 2

No, the rules state that abilities with a Click cost can only be used as an action. So since a run is an action you must wait for the run to finish before activating Crypsis. (Or use it before the run.)


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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-01-09. Score: 0

No. Any abilities that cost a click are actions, and actions can only be used in that players action phase, and that action must be fully resolved before another action can be used.

There are some cards where clicks are still spent during a run. The most notable card which is printed with a click costed ability is [Adjusted Matrix](https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/12046), which modded an icebreaker into an AI with:

> [Click]: Break Ice Subroutine.

This ability has been errataed to:

> You may spend [Click] to break any subroutine on a piece of ice currently being encountered.

To prevent this confusion. This is the same wording as used on bioroids, such as [Eli 1.0](https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/02110), which are the most common exception to not spending clicks outside of the action phase.


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