diff --git a/src/simulator/crates/mc-magic/src/lib.rs b/src/simulator/crates/mc-magic/src/lib.rs
index 211bff19..bc670822 100644
--- a/src/simulator/crates/mc-magic/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/simulator/crates/mc-magic/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
-//! Magic subsystem: mana economy, spells, Archons, enchantments, Ascension.
+//! Magic subsystem — unused in Game 1 ("Age of Dwarves").
 //!
-//! Scaffold stage — only the Ascension victory path is materialised here.
-//! Other modules (mana, spells, archons, enchantments) follow in subsequent
-//! tasks per CLAUDE.md's atomic-porting protocol.
-
-pub mod ascension;
-
-pub use ascension::{
-    evaluate as evaluate_ascension, requirements_met as ascension_requirements_met,
-    victory_type_str as ascension_victory_type_str, AscensionPhase, AscensionRequirements,
-    AscensionState,
-};
+//! Age of Dwarves (Early Access / Game 1) ships with NO magic: no spells,
+//! no Archons, no Ascension. Magic is scoped to Game 2 ("Age of Kzzykt").
+//! This crate is intentionally empty until that release; workspace
+//! membership is retained so the Cargo.toml manifest list stays stable
+//! across the Game 1 → Game 2 transition.