Ruby Ascendance

Legend of the Five Rings card from Thunderous Acclaim

Card Type

Strategy

Gold Cost

0

Keywords

Courage

Card Text

These actions have Absent if they target a Cavalry card or you ever had presence at the current battlefield.
Battle: Negate a target card's current Force bonuses or penalties (your choice).
Battle: Negate the current Province's current strength bonuses or penalties (your choice).

Focus Value

2

Legality

A Brother's Destiny (Twenty Festivals), War of the Seals (Onyx Edition)

Deck

Fate

Story

2013 Ruby Championships - Steve Clegg

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: In regards to http://www.alderac.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=115047 . Would a province strength enhancenent coming from a trait on a sensei, such as Dijuro Sensei, still be considered a modifier as a default rulebook effect? Would something like that be considered a bonus and be effected by Ruby Ascendance?
  Thanks.
  A: Traits that alter stats create bonuses or penalties. Alex Jones, "Ruby Ascendance and Sensei", 3 Sep 2015
• Q: Can Ruby Ascendance negate the Province Strength modifier granted from a Sensei?
  Ruby Ascendance action:
  A: Sensei cards create modifiers, not bonuses, so Ruby Ascendance will not affect Province Strength bonuses or penalties from them. Alex Jones, "Ruby Ascendance and Sensei", 1 Sep 2015
• Q: whereas Ruby Ascendance would negate both the +1F and the +4F if played after both had been applied
  A: Looks like all this has been pretty well answered, but just to summarize for a player: +/-[#][Stat] tokens convey bonuses and penalties, which are considered from the action that gave the token. Negation of bonuses/penalties like RA or CBQ will negate the effects of the tokens until the end of turn, but they will continue to exist and reassert themselves after the negation ends. Brook Cunningham, "Onyx Lives #rules-questions", 19 Dec 2023