What does "play this card as if it has 0 Lv. and cost" mean?

Name: Unicorn Gundam (Destroy Mode)
Brand: Bandai
SKU: GD01-002

It means even if you do not have a number of Resources equal to the Unit's original Lv., you ignore that and play it for 0 cost.

UNIT Blue GD01-002 LR

Unicorn Gundam (Destroy Mode)

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn

Cost

Effect

When playing this card from your hand, you may destroy 1 of your Link Units with "Unicorn Mode" in its card name that is Lv.5. If you do, play this card as if it has 0 Lv. and cost.
【Attack】Choose 1 enemy Unit. Rest it.

【Attack】

Trait: Civilian
Link: [Banagher Links]
Zone: Space Earth
Set: GD01Newtype Rising

All printings · 3

Links with · 1

FAQ · 1

Q120 · July 11, 2025 Updated
Q. What does "play this card as if it has 0 Lv. and cost" mean?
A. It means even if you do not have a number of Resources equal to the Unit's original Lv., you ignore that and play it for 0 cost.

Tournament meta usage

Usage by set

~12.3%GD01

~1.9%GD02

~0%GD03

~2.9%GD04

GD04 — played in ~2.9% of decks

Double Unicorn100% · 4 avg Unicorn Blockers100% · 2 avg Unicorn Awakened40% · 2 avg

GD02 — played in ~1.9% of decks

Unicorn Gundam100% · 2 avg Unicorn Blockers100% · 3 avg Unicorn Newtype100% · 2 avg

GD01 — played in ~12.3% of decks

Unicorn Blockers100% · 2.76 avg Unicorn Tempo100% · 3.25 avg Freedom Blockers15% · 2 avg

Played alongside · in GD01

Cards distinctively played with this one, across 40 tournament decks.

Tournament decks playing this card