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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 9765646" data-attributes="member: 7030563">Why?There is no "declaring" anywhere in the rules.  You Ready a spell as per the rules, cast it as normal and then release the energy in response to the trigger.  It is pretty simple.You are not casting the spell in response to the trigger (you are casting it whether or not it happens), you are not using the Magic action in response to the trigger, you are releasing the energy in response to the trigger, like it says in the rule.You also don't even have to do it.  You talk about "declaring" but I don't even have to do what I Ready.  I can use my Reaction for something else entirely.No it doesn't.  You cast the spell when you take the Ready action to "Ready a spell" as per the rules.No you dont'  You Ready a spell, you don't Ready TO cast a spell because you cast it whether or not the trigger occurs.I can tell you what I am NOT declaring and that is the magic action, because I am not taking the Magic action in response to a trigger and I am still casting a spell whether or not I use my Reaction to release the energy.Yes.  You release the energy.No you aren't.  Nothing says that.  You choose an action and regardless you could release the energy on your turn if you took the Magic action as normal and cast the spell, so it still applies even if this was the case."Pull the lever" is not something that is going to typically require the Utilize action.  Utilize is for when "an object requires an action for its use".  While that could apply for a level it is atypical.Please note the underlined which prohibits you from taking the Magic action to cast a spell on the same turn you take the Ready action.Moreover the link on Actions, referenced after "see also" above includes the following:"Player characters and monsters can also do things not covered by these actions. Many class features and other abilities provide additional action options, and you can improvise other actions."This is the case for "pull the lever" and for "release the energy" both of which are "things not covered by these actions".</blockquote>

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