Agasha Tamori

Legend of the Five Rings card from Pearl Edition, Imperial Edition, Emerald Edition, Battle of Beiden Pass, Obsidian Edition, Jade Edition

Card Type

Personality

Force

1

Chi

2

Honor Requirement

0

Gold Cost

5

Personal Honor

2

Clan

Dragon

Keywords

Dragon Clan, Shugenja

Card Text

Tamori has +3C while attaching Spells.
After you announce an action on one of Tamori's Spells, if bowing him is a condition upon any of its other effects, give him +3C until it ends, and you will not ignore or substitute his bowing.

Legality

Clan Wars (Imperial), Hidden Emperor (Jade)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rulings

• Erratum: Reads, "Agasha Tamori 1F/2C 0HR 5G 2PH Dragon Clan Shugenja. Agasha Tamori has a 3C bonus when bringing Spells into play and when bowing to use Spells." [MRP, Pearl Edition] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 89
• Erratum: Added: +3C bonus also applies when bringing spells into play. Text Change & Errata List, February 15, 2000, p. 13

Rules Q&A

• Q: This question relates to another one I've been thinking about lately, with regards some of the new cards.
  To use and old card with similar wording to what I'm thinking of for the question -
  Agasha Tamori (relevant text) - 2Chi - Has a 3C bonus when casting spells
  If he is casting a spell that is interrupted by Enough Talk or Witch Hunt (or any other means I cannot think of atm) that forces him into a duel while attempting to cast the spell does he keep his Chi bonus?
  A: If the interrupting reaction is worded to happen "before" his spellcasting action, he won't have the bonus. If it triggers "when" or "after" he casts a spell, he has the bonus. Jeff Alexander, "post for 25 July 2002", 26 Jul 2002
• Q: Shouldn't the condition in Essence of Air's text read "and" instead of "or"? I'm under the impression that now, the face-up refills are always active, and that their number is only limited if the Shugenja straightens...
  Also, does the trait of Agasha Tamori boost the number of face-up refills if they cast Essence of Air ?
  Essence of Air Limited: Bow this Shugenja: Turn all cards in your provinces face-up. While this Shugenja remains bowed or until your provinces refill a number of times in one turn equal to his Chi, you may negate his straightening and your provinces refill face-up; cards refilled face-up by this effect will not have their costs reduced.
  Agasha Tamori After you announce an action on one of Tamori's Spells, if bowing him is a condition upon any of its other effects, give him +3C until it ends, and you will not ignore or substitute his bowing.
  A: In this context, the "or" means either situation will satisfy the condition of ending the effect; if it said "and", they BOTH would have to be satisfied in order to end it.
  As for Essence of Air + Agasha Tamori, the number of allowed refills is set when the delayed effect is activated, so the +3C WILL be included in the total, even though it goes away before the effect ends. Brook Cunningham, "Essence of Air", 30 Sep 2014