Asako Kaitoko

Legend of the Five Rings card from Coils of Madness

Card Type

Personality

Force

4

Chi

4

Honor Requirement

0

Gold Cost

8

Personal Honor

4

Clan

Phoenix

Keywords

Unique, Emerald Champion's Advisor, Experienced, Inquisitor, Magistrate, Phoenix Clan, Shugenja, Void

Card Text

Personalities with Fallen, Kolat, Ninja, Nonhuman, or Shadowlands opposing Kaitoko have a maximum Force of 3, and actions from cards in their units may not target Kaitoko.

Legality

A Brother's Destiny (Ivory Edition), Age of Conquest (Emperor)

Deck

Dynasty

Story

2012 Emerald Championships - Kyle Andersen

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: Asako Kaitoko
  Personalities with Fallen, Kolat, Ninja, Nonhuman, or Shadowlands opposing Kaitoko have a maximum Force of 3.
  Scenario Kaitoko is opposed to a base 3 force ninja with a weapon that gives a force modifier of +2, as stated on her card the ninja's maximum force is 3... if I play an action that reduces the ninja's force by -2, would this only reduce the force that is exceeding the maximum? Essentially resulting in the ninja still having 3 force? Or would the ninja have 1 force?
  A: Maximums and minimums are always applied after doing all other force calculations.
  In this case, the Ninja's original force would be 3 + 2, capped at 3, for a total of 3F. When you give him -2F, it becomes 3 + 2 - 2, capped at 3, and remains a total of 3F. Jon Palmer, "Asako Kaitoko and Maximum Force", 21 Jun 2014
• Q: While Asako Kaitoko Experienced is in play, is her trait only active while being opposed by a card with one of the named keywords in battle, or does it also restrict targeting in the action phase?
  Example Situation: I have Tairao (A Shadowlands card) in play, and wish to use his Open action on Kaitoko. What happens? A) The action resolves as normal because Tairao is not opposing Kaitoko. B) The action may not target Kaitoko as her trait states "{..}actions from cards in their units may not target Kaitoko."
  Tairao: Open: Target another player's Personality. After each time he assigns this turn, give him -2F/-1C and Shadowlands (this turn).
  Asako Kaitoko Experienced: Personalities with Fallen, Kolat, Ninja, Nonhuman, or Shadowlands opposing Kaitoko have a maximum Force of 3, and actions from cards in their units may not target Kaitoko.
  A: Her trait only affects cards with those keywords that are opposing her. So, no Action Phase protection, since she's not opposing them at that time. Brook Cunningham, "Targetting Asako Kaitoko Exp in the Action Phase", 17 May 2014