Careful Planning
Legend of the Five Rings card from Gold Edition, Pre-Imperial Edition, Imperial Edition, Emerald Edition, Battle of Beiden Pass, Obsidian Edition, Jade Edition, Pearl Edition, Storms Over Matsu Palace, Siege of Sleeping Mountain, Top Deck Booster Pack, Shadowlands, Anvil of Despair, Crimson and Jade, Time of the Void, Hidden Emperor Starter, Scorpion Clan Coup Starter, Broken Blades
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Strategy
- Gold Cost
- 0
- Card Text
- Battle/Open: Target a Personality, who must be unbowed if he is yours: Give him +1F/+1C.
- Focus Value
- 1
- Legality
- Clan Wars (Imperial), Four Winds (Gold), Hidden Emperor (Jade)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Gold Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "We have halted the Mirumoto's retreat east and south. They can move only west... where our forces are already waiting." - Akodo Tenero
- Artist
- Justin Norman
- Card Number
- 65
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Pre-Imperial Edition
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- If you know yourself and your enemy, you need not fear the outcome of a thousand battles. - Sun Tzu
- Artist
- Christina Wald
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Imperial Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- If you know yourself and your enemy, you need not fear the outcome of a thousand battles. - Sun Tzu
- Artist
- Christina Wald
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Emerald Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "Do not overlook understanding your enemy, Lady Matsu. Great Samurai have fallen because they relied only on their own courage and strength and not on their enemy's weakness." - Kitsu Motso
- Artist
- Christina Wald
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Battle of Beiden Pass
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- "Do not overlook understanding your enemy, Lady Matsu. Great samurai have fallen because they relied only on their own courage and strength and not on their enemy's weakness." - Kitsu Motso
- Artist
- Christina Wald
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Obsidian Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- A sagacious general, armed with the knowledge of his enemy, will be able to act as if he knows his enemy's every thoguht. - The Tao of Shinsei
- Artist
- Christina Wald
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Jade Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "There is fear in the unexpected. If you do not anticipate your enemy's move, he will seize the moment and take advantage of it to gain victory." - Ikoma Tsanuri
- Artist
- Christina Wald
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Pearl Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "There is fear in the unexpected. If you do not anticipate your enemy's move, he will seize the moment and take advantage of it to gain victory." - Ikoma Tsanuri
- Artist
- Mark A.W. Jackson
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Storms Over Matsu Palace
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- "The forest burns to ash, and the melt of winter's snow turns the plain to mud. There is only one way through Lion lands: between the mountains and through the southern province. If we can take the Valley of Storms, then we will close our fist around the Lion's throat." - Shinjo Hanari
- Artist
- Mark A.W. Jackson
- Card Number
- Unicorn 09
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Siege of Sleeping Mountain
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- For eight hundred years She has been trapped in the light, hidden away from the Darkness. Now, at last, Her Master's will won Her freedom from the crystal cage - a tiny crack, bit was all the Shapeshifter would need.
- Artist
- Mark A.W. Jackson
- Card Number
- Brotherhood 2
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Top Deck Booster Pack
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- "There is fear in the unexpected. If you do not anticipate your enemies' moves, they will seize the moment and take advantage of it to gain victory." - Isawa Sze
- Artist
- Mark A.W. Jackson
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Shadowlands
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- "Do not overlook understanding your enemy, Lady Matsu. Great samurai have fallen because they relied only on their own courage and strength and not on their enemy's weakness." - Kitsu Motso
- Artist
- Christina Wald
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Anvil of Despair
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- "Do not overlook understanding your enemy, Lady Matsu. Great samurai have fallen because they relied only on their own courage and strength and not on their enemy's weakness." - Kitsu Motso
- Artist
- Christina Wald
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Crimson and Jade
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- "Do not overlook understanding your enemy, Lady Matsu. Great samurai have fallen because they relied only on their own courage and strength and not on their enemy's weakness." - Kitsu Motso
- Artist
- Christina Wald
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Time of the Void
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- "Do not overlook understanding your enemy, Lady Matsu. Great samurai have fallen because they relied only on their own courage and strength and not on their enemy's weakness." - Kitsu Motso
- Artist
- Christina Wald
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Hidden Emperor Starter
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- "There is fear in the unexpected. If you do not anticipate your enemy's move, he will seize the moment and take advantage of it to gain victory." - Ikoma Tsanuri
- Artist
- Christina Wald
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Scorpion Clan Coup Starter
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- Shoju knew he could keep the palace if he had the time to prepare. He was not the only one…
- Artist
- Christina Wald
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Broken Blades
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- "Kaneka's forces are preparing to march. Where will the Bastard lead his men, I wonder? His only true danger is his unpredictability." - Hantei Naseru
- Artist
- Justin Norman
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rulings
- Q: What, exactly, constitutes "performing" an action? If another player puts down a Careful Planning on someone I control, is my card still performing it? What about bowing to activate an ability printed on another card, like a spell? A: Any time a Personality uses an ability written on his own card or bows as part of the cost of using an action on any card, he's performing that action. As for Action cards played from the hand, there's no hardand-fast rule, but generally any targetted card that's not purely detrimental is considered performed. One thing that doesn't matter is which player plays it. Legend of the Five Rings FAQ, Version 3.6.2, May 1998, p. 23
Rules Q&A
- Q: 3.) Get rid of [expletive deleted] cards that nobody plays like Careful Planning and its ilk. They're useless in the base set.
A: Which will likely amplify Gold's issue of nobody using cards from expansions because the ones in the base set are too good... No good deed goes unpunished. Jeff Alexander, "post for 24 February 2003", 25 Feb 2003 - Q: I'd like to know, was Careful Planning reprinted on a Spirit Wars starter?
A: No. Jeff Alexander, "post for 15 August 2002", 11 Sep 2002