Dispersive Terrain
Legend of the Five Rings card from Gold Edition, Imperial Edition, Emerald Edition, Obsidian Edition, Jade Edition, Pearl Edition, Shadowlands, Anvil of Despair, Crimson and Jade, Time of the Void, Hidden Emperor Starter, Scorpion Clan Coup Starter, Soul of the Empire, Dark Allies, Winds of Change
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Strategy
- Gold Cost
- 0
- Keywords
- Terrain
- Card Text
- Before this battle's resolution: Give each defending Personality at this battlefield +2F until the battle ends.
Battle: If there are no Terrains at the current battlefield: Put this card into play there. - Focus Value
- 1
- Legality
- Clan Wars (Imperial), Four Winds (Gold), Hidden Emperor (Jade)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Gold Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "Force your foes to attack over broken ground , and you will see their composure shatter along with their formation." - Matsu Nimuro
- Artist
- Mark Pennington
- Card Number
- 96
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Imperial Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "...when we engage our enemy on his own territory, close to their homes." - Sun Tzu
- Artist
- KC Lancaster
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Emerald Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- It is the nature of the army to defend when trapped, to fight fervently when there is no choice. - Sun Tzu
- Artist
- KC Lancaster
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Obsidian Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "When the army knows that their families and homes are at their backs, they will fight with the fury of dragons." - Master Suana
- Artist
- KC Lancaster
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Jade Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- A samurai who fights for his family's lives is worth ten of the enemy's men - Master Suana
- Artist
- KC Lancaster
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Pearl Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "A samurai who fights for his family's lives is worth ten of the enemy's men" - Master Suana
- Artist
- KC Lancaster
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Shadowlands
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- It is the nature of the army to defend when trapped, to fight fervently when there is no choice. - Sun Tzu
- Artist
- KC Lancaster
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Anvil of Despair
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- It is the nature of the army to defend when trapped, to fight fervently when there is no choice. - Sun Tzu
- Artist
- KC Lancaster
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Crimson and Jade
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- It is the nature of the army to defend when trapped, to fight fervently when there is no choice. - Sun Tzu
- Artist
- KC Lancaster
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Time of the Void
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- It is the nature of the army to defend when trapped, to fight fervently when there is no choice. - Sun Tzu
- Artist
- KC Lancaster
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Hidden Emperor Starter
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- A samurai who fights for his family's lives is worth ten of the enemy's men. - Master Suana
- Artist
- KC Lancaster
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Scorpion Clan Coup Starter
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- More important than anything else, Shoju had to hold the gates. If he could do that, he would have the time he needed to execute his deadly plan.
- Artist
- KC Lancaster
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Soul of the Empire
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- "Samurai who fight for their families' lives are worth ten of the enemy's soldiers." - Master Suana
- Artist
- Mark Pennington
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Dark Allies
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- "Force your foes to attack over broken ground, and you will see their composure shatter along with their formation." - Matsu Nimuro
- Artist
- Mark Pennington
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Winds of Change
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- "Force your foes to attack over broken ground, and you will see their composure shatter along with their formation." - Matsu Nimuro
- Artist
- Mark Pennington
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rulings
- Erratum: Reads, "Dispersive Terrain 0G 1FV Delayed Terrain. Battle: Each defending Personality in this battle gains +2F until the battle ends." [MRP, Winds of Change, July 2003] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 13
- Q: You mean if, say, I'm defending, and I play Dispersive Terrain to give every Personality in my army +2F, and then I play Counterattack and attack my opponent back on that same turn, I still have +2F on everyone? A: Exactly. Legend of the Five Rings FAQ, Version 3.6.2, May 1998, p. 17