Doji Ayano

Legend of the Five Rings card from Celestial Edition, Words and Deeds

Card Type

Personality

Force

2

Chi

4

Honor Requirement

10

Gold Cost

7

Personal Honor

4

Clan

Crane

Keywords

Unique, Courtier, Crane Clan, Experienced, Samurai

Card Text

Political Open, w: Target a Personality. His controller may bow him. If he is now unbowed, he may not be assigned to attack this turn.

Legality

Destroyer War (Celestial), Race for the Throne (Samurai)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rulings

• Erratum: Reads, "Doji Ayano 2F/4C 10HR 7G 4PH Crane Clan • Courtier • Samurai • Experienced • Unique. Political Open: Target a Personality. His controller may bow him. If he is now unbowed, his unit may not be assigned to attack this turn." [MRP, Celestial Edition, 29 June 2009] Comprehensive Rules, Celestial Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, February 2012, p. 129

Rules Q&A

• Q: The Last One Open: Target your Personality: Destroy all of your other Personalities. If this destroyed at least four Personalities, permanently give your targeted Personality +4F, and until the end of the game, negate effects of other player's actions that bow, dishonor, move, or destroy him.
  Doji Ayano (Experienced) Crane Clan • Courtier • Samurai • Experienced • Unique Political Open: Bow Ayano: Target a Personality. His controller may bow him. If he is now unbowed, his unit may not be assigned to attack this turn.
  May my Last One choose to bow when targeted by Ayano's action ?
  Thanks !
  A: Yes, but it won't help.
  The Personality's controller may choose to bow him, but the bowing will be negated by The Last One. Alex Jones, "Last One + Doji Ayano", 30 Oct 2009
• Q: I am targeted by Kakita Okirou and my opponent discards a card with 4 FV. I go to my Dynasty Phase to buy full a Doji Ayano (4PH). I gain the 4 honor but with Okirou's effect, the honor gain is reduced to 0. Can I buy another Personality at full to gain honor for that turn?
  A: Yes. Actual honor gain is what matters, not the decision.
  http://rules.l5r.com/Sequence_of_play#Dynasty_Phase Zen Faulkes, "Kakita Okirou vs. Dynasty Phase", 3 Aug 2009
• Q: I was wondering, if I have Doji Ayano in play, can I bring Doji Ayano experienced into play without overlaying the Doji Ayano that I have in play.
  Here is a somewhat related question. If I am overlaying a personality, is there any way that I can gain honor from the personality entering play by paying 2 extra gold like I normally would once per turn for bringing an in-clan personality into play?
  A: You'll note that Doji Ayano (basic) does not have the Unique keyword. You may have up to 3 copies of her, and 1 copy of her Experienced version, in your deck (and in play!) at the same time.
  You may not gain honor for overlaying Ayano Experienced onto her basic version. Dan Jacobson, "Can I have Doji Ayano & Ayano XP in play at the same time?", 11 Jul 2009