4. Pay Costs — Riftbound Rules

Section 404 — 3 rules

404.1.: Pay costs as determined in the prior step. See rule 349. Playing Cards for more information.
404.2.: At this stage, players may decline to pay for Triggered Abilities that have incurred a cost. If they do, the ability will cease being a Pending Item and be removed from the Chain. It never becomes a Chain Item.
404.2.a.: This is not an Ability being countered.