yes, you can. the cost is "discard your hand" so fine, you discarded it. If there is nothing in there, then it can't say you didn't, now can it? It doesn't say "discard a card" that is the very specific word choice you have to worry about.
Yes. All "Discard your hand means" is really "Discard every card in your hand zone." If you have no cards in your hand zone, then it's pretty easy to discard all of them.
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Can you activate its ability with no cards in hand?
I think since discarding is part of the cost (probably) and that you have no hand to discard you cant pay and therefore nothing happens.
But if its an affect in addition to countering the spell then it still happens?
I just want to be sure before I include this in any EDH decks.
Eps.
GUGEdric, Spymaster of Trest - Elfball
WUBOloro, Ageless Ascetic- Doomsday!
RWUEphara, God of the Polis - Blink + Control
GBGGlissa, the Traitor - Stax & Lands
URGMaelstrom Wanderer - Goodstuff RUG
RGWMayael the Anima - Timmy
BRGProssh, Skyraider of Kher - The One Hit Wonder
RGWMarath, Will of the Wild - Old-school Enchantress Hate
RWRAurelia, the Warleader - Equipment Aggro
GGGReki, the History of Kamigawa - Legends + Banding
UBRSedris, the Traitor King - Creatures with : Ability
BUBPhenax, God of Deception - Mill
*Sidenote, I specifically excluded infinite combos from all these decks with the exception of Marath and the squirrel nest + Earthcraft combo.
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