Daigotsu Masami

Legend of the Five Rings card from Samurai Edition, Drums of War

Card Type

Personality

Force

3

Chi

2

Honor Requirement

-

Gold Cost

7

Personal Honor

0

Clan

Spider

Keywords

Samurai, Shadowlands, Spider Clan

Card Text

After Masami enters play, lose 4 Honor.
After the first time each turn Masami leaves play, permanently give him +1F.
Limited: If Masami is dead, discard a card in one of your Provinces, refilling it face-up with Masami.

Legality

Age of Enlightenment (Lotus), Race for the Throne (Samurai)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rulings

• Erratum: Reads, “Daigotsu Masami3F/2C –HR 7G 0PH Spider Clan • Samurai • Shadowlands • Lose 4 Honor. After the first time each turn Masami leaves play, he permanently gains +1F. Limited: If Masami is dead: Discard a card in one of your provinces, refilling it face up with Masami.” [MRP, Samurai Edition, 25 July 2007] Comprehensive Rules, Samurai Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, May 2009, p. 131

Rules Q&A

• Q: I bow a Courtier-A to play Unspoken Threats on Daigotsu Masami. On opponents turn, she attacks with Daigotsu Masami (loses 2 honor due to the Unspoken Threats), then uses Chuda Ikumi's battle action to put Daigotsu Masami in the ground. my Courtier-A is in play. I play my turn, Courtier-A is still in play. Opponents next turn, she uses Daigotsu Masami's Limited Action to put him into a province, and in the Dynasty Phase, into play.
  Is my Unspoken Threats still in effect on Daigotsu Masami, as my Courtier-A is still in play?
  A: Yes.
  http://rules.l5r.com/Glossary_W: "While (i)ndicates a condition that applies if something is true over a given period. 'While he is dishonorable, he has +2F' means that for the duration of the effect he gets +2F at any time he is dishonorable. If he becomes honorable, and then dishonorable again, during this period he would get the +2F." Zen Faulkes, "Unspoken Threats & Daigotsu Masami", 9 Apr 2008
• Q: If I am out of Dynasty cards (my provinces are empty) can I still use Masami's ability, since the discarding of a card from the province is in the effects block and not the cost block?
  A: See the FAQ: http://rules.l5r.com/FAQ#Is_an_action_l ... _happen.3F Zen Faulkes, "Daigotsu Masami and empty provinces", 20 Dec 2007
• Q: You are attacking.
  Your Daidoji Yaichiro is at Province A while your opponent's Daigotsu Masami is at Province B. Can you:
  1. Resolve Province B first by moving Yaichiro in and then shooting Masami, thereby satisfying presence and location as well as use the exception to the rule?
  I separated this from my previous post as the nature of the action is quite different in application.
  Many Thanks.
  A: Mountains Shadow Dojo says, "Ranged 3 Attack. Move him ..."
  Shoot first. Period. Full stop. Move second.
  You can, however, use Mountain's Shadow Dojo during a Battle at Battlefield B to target your Crane Clan Samurai at Battlefield A, shoot a subject at Battlefield B, and then move your Crane Clan Samurai to Battlefield B.
  Moving your Samurai into the Current Battlefield invokes the Exception to the Rule of Presence by moving a Unit you control into the Current Battlefield.
  Moving your Samurai into the Current Battlefield invokes the Exception to the Rule of Location by moving the card you targeted outside of the Current Battlefield (normally illegal under the Rule of Location) into the Current Battlefield.
  For more information about the Rule of Presence, Rule of Location, and their Exceptions, look here. Martin Lund, "Mountain's Shadow Dojo Ranged Attack Question", 30 Jul 2007
• Q: You are attacking.
  Province A has your Daidoji Yaichiro and an opposing Daigotsu Masami. Province B has no units from either side.
  A: First of all, let's just ignore Daidoji Yaichiro's Reaction ability for the moment. It has no impact on the legality of any Battle Action he might perform. I'm going to replace Daidoji Akagi for Yaichiro in all the following questions just so we can keep Mountain's Shadow Dojo distinct from Yaichiro's own movement Reaction, OK?
  Can you:
  1. Resolve Province B by shooting Masami at province A and then move [Akagi] to Province B?[/quote]
  No. Ranged Attack Effects target. You can't target Masami at Battlefield A. Battlefield B is the Current Battlefield and any card in a unit you target with a Battle Action must either be at Battlefield B or have its unit moved into Battlefield B as a result of the Action. Martin Lund, "Mountain's Shadow Dojo Ranged Attack and Movement", 30 Jul 2007