Mirumoto Houken

Legend of the Five Rings card from Seeds of Decay

Card Type

Personality

Force

5

Chi

4

Honor Requirement

4

Gold Cost

9

Personal Honor

2

Clan

Dragon

Keywords

Duelist, Kensai, Unique, Dragon Clan, Experienced, Favored of the Water Dragon, Master of the Blade, Samurai

Card Text

Battle/Open: Even if Houken is bowed: Straighten his unit. You may move him home, or, if he would be opposed, to the current battlefield.

Legality

Age of Conquest (Emperor)

Deck

Dynasty

Story

2011 Favored of the Water Dragon - Frederic Capbert

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: Hey,
  So when I first saw Mirumoto Houken (Experienced) at GenCon, I had a long discussion with others on how he is "mechanically broken" based on how his Battle/Open action is worded. I wanted to pose the question anyways, in case Greg Wong and I were wrong in discussion about how the card works.
  If Mirumoto Houken (Experienced) was in an attacking army and has already resolved his battlefield, is it possible to use his battle action to straighten his unit, but fail to move him to a battlefield where he would be opposed?
  Relevant Text: Battle/Open: Even if Houken is bowed: Straighten his unit. You may move him home, or, if he would be opposed, to the current battlefield.
  Thanks!
  Anthony
  A: If Houken xp has been in a battle's resolution this Attack Phase, you may indeed use his action to straighten him but he will not move, according to the Second Battle Rule (emphasis mine): Unlike the Rules of Presence and Location, the Second-Battle Rule does not restrict the taking of actions, but prevents movement and assignment as a cost or effect under certain conditions. Alex Jones, "Mirumoto Houken XP and movement", 21 Oct 2012