The Majestic Temple of the Phoenix

Legend of the Five Rings card from Twenty Festivals, Promotional–Twenty Festivals

Card Type

Stronghold

Province Strength

6

Gold Production

4

Starting Family Honor

6

Clan

Phoenix

Keywords

Temple

Card Text

Dynasty, :g*:: Recruit your target dead (not discarded) Phoenix Clan Personality; you may Proclaim him. Gain 1 Honor.
(When going second, you get +1PS and Personalities you Proclaim enter play for two less Gold.)

Legality

A Brother's Destiny (Twenty Festivals)

Deck

Pre-Game

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: Situation: I am playing The Majestic Temple of the Phoenix, my opponent goes first. I announce a Recruit action targeting Otomo Terumoto in my Province, with the intention of using An Honored Guest to Proclaim him. How much do I have to pay for him? The Good Faith rule seems to imply that I would only need to pay 1G, but I would like a confirmation (or an explanation if I am mistaken).
  Relevant text:
  An Honored Guest Interrupt: Permanently give +1PH to a target Personality the action is Recruiting. You may Proclaim him even if he does not have your Clan Alignment
  The Majestic Temple of the Phoenix (Side B) Personalities you Proclaim enter play for two less Gold. Dynasty, [PAY *]: Recruit your target dead (not discarded) Phoenix Clan Personality; you may Proclaim him. Gain 1 Honor
  A: You may pay 1g for the Recruit action, because you have an Otomo Terumoto in your province and a An Honoured Guest in hand, which means that your targeting choice, while not legal during the targeting step of the action, will become legal by the resolution step of the action.
  Note that if you do this, you are required to then play An Honoured Guest, as described under Choice Paradoxes: If a choice (such as choosing a target, cost payment or announcing an Interrupt) requires information from another choice that has not been made yet, the player must make that second choice at the time of targeting or payment, as a prerequisite for the first choice. He or she must also stay with that choice through the rest of the action or trait in question, until the choice is officially called for. Alex Jones, "An Honored Guest + The Majestic Temple of the Phoenix", 19 Jun 2015
• Q: I have a doubt regarding the interaction between these two cards: "The Company You Keep Political Open: Target a Personality. Personalities his controller Recruits (this turn) with greater Personal Honor than the target has now are dishonored before they enter play."
  "The Majestic Temple of the Phoenix Temple Dynasty,*: Recruit your target dead (not discarded) Phoenix Clan Personality; you may Proclaim him. Gain 1 Honor."
  Player A uses "The Company You Keep" targetting Player B's personality with 0 PH. Player B then uses her "The Majestic Temple of the Phoenix" to Recruit a dead personality with 1 or more PH. How does this follow up? Am I correct in the following sequence?
  1) The personality is paid and then dishonored. 2) The personality enters play and then can be proclaimed for zero since it is dishonored. 3) The personality is rehonored due to "The Majestic Temple of the Phoenix" honor gain because it was targeted by it; the 1 honor gain is thus prevented.
  Thanks in advance for clarification.
  A: Yes, your order is correct. Jon Palmer, "The Company You Keep vs The Majestic Temple of the Phoenix", 17 Mar 2015
• Q: Can School of Wizardry be used to recruit a shugenja Personality with The Majestic Temple of the Phoenix?
  A: Yep. Brook Cunningham, "Sun and Moon #rules-questions", 19 Nov 2023
• Q: Can School of Wizardry be used to recruit a shugenja Personality with The Majestic Temple of the Phoenix?
  A: Yep. Brook Cunningham, "Oracle of the Void #rules", 19 Nov 2023