Doom of the Alliance

Legend of the Five Rings card from Hidden Emperor 6

Card Type

Event

Keywords

Unique, Doom

Card Text

After you reveal cards in your Provinces at the start of your turn, if this Event is face-up in one of them, all Yoritomo's Alliance Personalities in and out of play permanently lose Mantis Clan.

Legality

Hidden Emperor (Jade)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rulings

• While in effect, personalities swearing fealty to Yorotimo's Alliance gain the "Mantis Clan" trait. [2/5/2000] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 70

Rules Q&A

• Q: I looked through the rulings and couldn't find anything about it, but perhaps I wasn't thorough. We all know that Yoritomo's Alliance and Mantis Clan are interchangable and count as each other, right?
  A: Yes, although just like any other rule, card text can override it. Jeff Alexander, "post for 9 December 2002", 10 Dec 2002
• Q: Well, how does Doom of the Alliance affect Mantis or YA strongholds?
  Doom of the Alliance (U4 Event [HE6] SJ): Until the end of the game, Yoritomo's Alliance players must pay full cost for Personalities with the Yoritomo's alliance trait, and only Personalities with the 'Mantis Clan' as a printed trait are considered part of their clan.
  A: That would be card text overriding the rulebook. Once this Event resolves:
  1. Personalities without the "Mantis Clan" trait are not aligned to you.
  2. You may not choose to lower the Gold cost of Personalities with the "Yoritomo's Alliance" trait by 2 when you buy them during the Dynasty Phase.
  Notice that the second impact nearly never matters -- if they don't say "Mantis Clan", you can't buy them for cheap anyway, since they're not aligned. Only if you find yourself with a Personality with both the "Mantis Clan" and "Yoritomo's Alliance" traits will this impact you in any way. Jeff Alexander, "post for 9 December 2002", 10 Dec 2002