Damesh
Legend of the Five Rings card from Hidden Emperor 1, Siege of Sleeping Mountain
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Personality
- Force
- 2
- Chi
- 3
- Honor Requirement
- 0
- Gold Cost
- 5
- Personal Honor
- 2
- Clan
- Naga
- Keywords
- Mountaineer, Naga, Nonhuman
- Card Text
- While Damesh is in the current attacking army, the strength of the current battlefield's Province is set equal to the lowest strength of all Provinces in the game.
- Legality
- Hidden Emperor (Jade)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Hidden Emperor 1
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "We must stand and we must fight, until all forms of darkness have been driven from this land."
- Artist
- Steve Bryant
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Siege of Sleeping Mountain
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- "I saw him bowing to the Sun as she rose in the morning sky. Of all of his kind, he understands the ways of the Empire best." - Shioda
- Artist
- Steve Bryant
- Card Number
- Naga 09, Naga 14
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Rulings
- His effect is continous, constantly resetting his Province's strength to the lowest of any in the game as long as he's in the battle. Effects that raise Province strength will be immediately overridden (though they will be seen if Damesh is killed or removed from the battle, raising Province strength as they normally would have). Effects that reduce Province strength will have full effect since it will still be the lowest of any in play. [Netnews, 21 September 1999] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 96
- His effect is continual. [card text] Accumulated Rulings, February 8, 2000, p. 22
- He constantly resets his Province's strength to the lowest of any in the game as long as he's in the battle. Effects which boost Province strength will be immediately overridden, though their effects will be seen, modifying the strength the Province would typically have, if Damesh is killed or removed from the battle. Effects which reduce the Province strength will have full effect since it will still be the lowest of any in play. [netnews, 9/21/99] Accumulated Rulings, February 8, 2000, p. 22
Rules Q&A
- Q: I was curious about the timing between these two cards. When does the attacking army begin for Damesh's trait? Can I attack with both, use Qalyar, and have the PS be equal to the lowest in the game (Damesh) -2? If so, what happens if Damesh leaves the battle and returns? Or does Damesh overpower Qalyar and set it to the lowest while he is present? If this is the case, what happens if I use both, and Damesh is sent home?
Text:
Qalyar Recon Reaction: after engaging at a battlefield: you have reconossaince there. Give its province +2 or -2 strength.
Damesh While Damesh is in the current attacking army, the strength of the current battlefield's province is set to the lowest strength of all provinces in the game.
A: This can be figured out using the normal procedure for calculating stats.
When Damesh is in the attacking army, he will give the Province Strength a penalty equal to the difference between its current strength and the lowest strength. Qalyar can then react to give it another -2 upon engaging.
If Damesh leaves the army, his penalty goes away, so its effective PS becomes its PS prior to the attack, -2 from Qalyar. If Damesh then moves back in, he calculates a new penalty. In this case the new penalty will be the difference between the current (prior - 2) strength and the lowest strength, and will effectively override Qalyar. Jon Palmer, "Qalyar + Damesh", 2 Apr 2013