Can I place just 1 card in digivolution cards for the conditions of this card's [On Play] [When Digivolving] [When Attacking] effect?
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No, you can't. A "by" condition can't be met if only some of the required actions are performed. The conditions for this [On Play] [When Digivolving] [When Attacking] effect require you to place the specified number of cards as the bottom digivolution cards.
Source: EX12-060 Chaosdramon