Talk:Armorknight Little Drake/@comment-26021817-20150728005358/@comment-13526439-20150729034317

The reason being, Pay 1 Gauge is separate from Slyph's effect it's a Call Cost, you pay the gauge and call Slyph, after it's called, it's effect activates, and you now select a target for it's effect. In the case of cards like Little Drake, the Discard is actually a Condition that must be fulfilled for 'If you do,' to resolve.