Border Market

Legend of the Five Rings card from Promotional–Emperor

Card Type

Region

Keywords

Forest, Market

Card Text

Open, w, : Target your performing Personality to Equip a target non-Unique Follower or Item in your discard pile to him.

Legality

Age of Conquest (Emperor)

Deck

Dynasty

Notes

Legal July 1st, 2012, Released in the 2012 Kotei pack

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: Hello!
  I wasn't sure how this would work exactly but when Masayoshi enters play, he makes the +4/+1 blade and it attaches to him. If the blade is destroyed, I believe it goes into the discard pile since it doesn't return to the deck. Could I then use the Border Market to attach it for free?
  Thanks!
  Masayoshi~Reaction: After Masayoshi enters play: Create a +4F/+1C Weapon Item and attach it to him. Masayoshi's Blade~:May not be included in decks. Border Market~:Open: Bow this card, choose your performing Personality, and target a non-Unique Follower or Item in your discard pile: Attach it to your performer, paying all costs.
  I'm pretty sure it is okay but I just wanted to check. Thanks!
  A: The Weapon is removed from the game when it is destroyed.
  See Card features, Created cards: A created card ceases to exist when it leaves play. Alex Jones, "Masayoshi's Blade + Border Market", 18 Sep 2013
• Q: With regards to: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=98951&hilit=cultist+infiltrator
  Surely the "simple" rules answer to this would be along the lines of:
  In the case of Border Market, it's a card that specifies your personality as targeting. However in the case of Equip rulebook action, the "cards override the rulebook" rule applies. So in the case of equipping using the Equip Ltd, the card's trait overrides the rulebook. Then the only problem is with regards to cards such as Border Market, where the 2 cards conflict.
  Hope that made some kind of sense, even if it's not useful
  A: See here. Brook Cunningham, "Border Market and Cultist Infiltrator 2", 9 Aug 2012
• Q: Hi,
  Is enybody know the answer to this question? viewtopic.php?f=59&t=98951
  I wanted to build deck on this and I'm waiting for answer.
  Pleas a fast reply
  A: Apologies for the delay, but we are still working out the proper wording for the fix for this paradox.
  As a general L5R rule, if something seems like it won't work at all, or like it will work too well, that's probably not how it's going to end up. Jon Palmer, "Border Market and Cultist Infiltrator 2", 4 Aug 2012