Blazing Arrows

Card Type: Strategy
Gold Cost: *
Card Text: This card's Gold cost equals the number of cards in your army with a Ranged Attack action.
Battle: Until the battle ends, Ranged Attacks from your cards have +2 strength.
Focus Value: 3
Legality: Clan Wars (Imperial)
Deck: Fate

Printings

Erratum: Reads, "Blazing Arrows *G 3FV Battle: Blazing Arrows adds two to the strength of each of your cards producing a Ranged Attack for this battle. The gold cost of a Blazing Arrows is 1G per card in your army that is capable of producing a Ranged Attack." [MRP, Obsidian Edition, August 1997] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 8
Clarified: cost depends only on cards in your army. Text Change & Errata List, February 15, 2000, p. 2
Q: The card reads (in part) "The gold cost of Blazing Arrows is 1G per card that can use the Ranged Attack bonus." Does this mean I have to pay for every card that can do a ranged attack, whether or not I intend to use them that way? A: Yes. That's what it says. The Imperial Herald, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 11
Q: How about my shugenja with the Fury of Osano-Wo? Do I have to pay for him too? And do I have to pay 1G for each counter on the spell? A: Yes and no. He is ranged attack-capable, so you have to pay for him, but he can only use one of those tokens this turn, so you only have to pay 1G. The Imperial Herald, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 11
Q: What if I don't have any ranged attack cards in my army when I play Blazing Arrows, and so don't pay any gold, but then I bring a new ranged attack guy in with (say) Superior Tactics? Does he get the Blazing Arrows bonus for free? A: Yes. Point out to your opponent what a brilliant and thrifty general you are. The Imperial Herald, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 11