Discretionary Valor
Legend of the Five Rings card from Celestial Edition, The Heaven's Will, Ivory Edition, The Currency of War, Onyx Edition, Shattered Empire, Promotional–Ivory
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Strategy
- Gold Cost
- 0
- Card Text
- As a Focus Effect, bow the other Personality.
Battle: Move your target opposed Personality home. Gain 1 Honor. Draw a card. - Focus Value
- 3
- Legality
- A Brother's Destiny (Ivory Edition), A Brother's Destiny (Twenty Festivals), Destroyer War (Celestial), Race for the Throne (Samurai), Shattered Empire, War of the Seals (Onyx Edition)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Celestial Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- Togashi Satsu relinquished his title when he became the Voice of the Emperor. Many Dragon samurai still view him as the spiritual leader of the Clan.
- Artist
- IFS
- Card Number
- 216
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
The Heaven's Will
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "My grandfather's spirit has rejoined his brothers and sisters in the Heavens. I am but a man."
- Artist
- IFS
- Card Number
- 91
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Ivory Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "It is not enough to have great force at hand. One must also know how to use only enough of it." - Mirumoto Shikei
- Artist
- IFS
- Card Number
- 302
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
The Currency of War
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- "Please accept the mediation of the Dragon Clan, my friend. We wish only to help." The Mantis Champion smiled. "We do not want or need your help, monk."
- Artist
- IFS
- Card Number
- 45
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Onyx Edition
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- "The barricades in the south are nearly complete, my lord." The Togashi lord frowned. "They may not be enough. We must collapse the mountains to block the pass. Make it so."
- Artist
- IFS
- Card Number
- 308
- Publisher
- Onyx Lives
- Publisherurl
- https://sites.google.com/view/the-onyx-lives-project/home
Shattered Empire
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- "The barricades in the south are nearly complete, my lord." The Togashi lord frowned. "They may not be enough. We must collapse the mountains to block the pass. Make it so."
- Artist
- IFS
- Card Number
- 304
- Publisher
- Onyx Lives
- Publisherurl
- https://sites.google.com/view/the-onyx-lives-project/home
Promotional–Ivory
- Rarity
- Promo
- Flavor Text
- "It is not enough to have great force at hand. One must also know how to use only enough of it." - Mirumoto Shikei
- Artist
- IFS
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rulings
- Erratum: Reads, "Discretionary Valor 0G 3FV Focus Effect: Bow the Personality facing yours in this duel. Battle: Move your target opposed Personality home: Gain 1 Honor. Draw a card." [MRP, Celestial Edition, 29 June 2009] Comprehensive Rules, Celestial Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, February 2012, p. 129
Rules Q&A
- Q: Can Hisao be bowed by a Discretionary Valor focused in a duel?
A: No. Focus effects are card effects, so Hisao's trait will negate bowing caused by them. Alex Jones, "Hisao and Discretionary Valor", 7 May 2011 - Q: Daidoji Yorio Crane Clan • Samurai • Magistrate Battle: Bow Yorio: Bow a target enemy Personality with lower Personal Honor than Yorio's Chi. Gain 1 Honor. Straighten Yorio before this battle's resolution.
My SearchFu has failed me, sensei.
I am under the impression that Yorio, even if sent home, will straighten during the current battle's resolution as long as he was at the battle AND while at the battle used his battle ability. Is this correct?
Scenario 1:
Yorio bows and bows target enemy, gains 1 honor. Enemy uses Settling the Homeless (Even if you control no units at the current battlefield: Move a target Personality without Followers home.) on Yorio. Battle ends. Yorio straightens or Yorio remains bowed?
Scenario 2:
Yorio bows and bows target enemy, gains 1 honor. I use Discretionary Valor (Move your target opposed Personality home: Gain 1 Honor. Draw a card.) on Yorio. Battle ends. Yorio straightens or Yorio remains bowed?
I look forward to your response.
G6
EDIT: This answer makes me happy. It means that Yorio can evade battle resolution, and therefore can be moved to multiple battles.
A: Yorio's straightening is only dependent on timing (Before this battle's resolution...).
It is not dependent on his location in play.
He will straighten regardless of his location before the Battle in which he used his Battle ability resolves. Dan Jacobson, "Daidoji Yorio and battle resolution", 23 Oct 2009 - Q: If I send home a personality with Ramifications and they seppuku the honor loss may I still play Shame Never Dies?
A: Yes. Effects occur in order, so with Ramifications, movement occurs before seppuku does. If movement happened, Shame Never Dies can be played. Zen Faulkes, "Discretionary Valor and Shame Never Dies", 2 Sep 2009 - Q: My opponent sends home a dishonored personality using Discretionary Valor. Can I still react with Shame Never Dies(?)
A: Yes. The action moved home a dishonorable Personality. Shame Never Dies does not care how the Personality was moved, nor happened after that. Zen Faulkes, "Discretionary Valor and Shame Never Dies", 12 Jul 2009