Isawa Tadaka, Seven Thunder

Legend of the Five Rings card from Siege: Clan War, Promotional–Ivory

Card Type

Personality

Force

4

Chi

5

Honor Requirement

0

Gold Cost

12

Personal Honor

3

Clan

Phoenix

Keywords

Experienced 2CW, Loyal, Resilient, Unique, Earth, Elemental Master, Jade, Magistrate, Shugenja

Card Text

Tadaka need not bow for your Kiho or Spell actions.
Interrupt: Negate an action from another Shugenja or Spell.
Earth Jade Unstoppable Battle: Tadaka casts Jade Strike. Bow a target enemy card. Destroy it if it is Shadowlands or has no attachments.

Legality

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

Erratum

The word "enemy" added to second ability by Designer: 10 Jan 2024.

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rulings

• Erratum: The word "enemy" added to second ability by Designer. The Onyx Lives Project, 10 Jan 2024

Rules Q&A

• Q: Isawa Tadaka, Seven Thunder has the trait: "Tadaka need not bow for your Kiho or Spell actions"
  Does this only refer to kihos/spells that have a "bow the shugenja to" type clause?
  Examples: "Seeking the Way: Bow this Shugenja to move home a target attacking Personality and himself, and gain 2 Honor." - Tadaka would not bow.
  "Strength of the 5th Ring: If this Shugenja has 4 or higher Chi, or is Void, bow him to draw a card." - Tadaka would not bow.
  However... "Veil of Water: If this Shugenja is unbowed and is targeted by the Battle action, bow him, negate the action, and you may move him home if he is Water." - Tadaka *would* bow.
  Thanks,
  A: Tadaka does not bow, if you wish it, for any of these actions.
  See Need Not: This phrase, “need not X”, means that the card’s player can optionally have an effect (X) not happen, but later effects within the same action or trait proceed as if the effect had happened. This also means that even if the effect X fails, the later effects proceed as if the effect had happened. Alex Jones, "Isawa Tadaka, Seven Thunder", 31 Aug 2015