Dragon's Claw Katana
Legend of the Five Rings card from Gold Edition, Honor Bound, L5R Experience
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Item
- Force
- +2
- Chi
- +2
- Gold Cost
- 7*
- Keywords
- Weapon, Dragon
- Card Text
- Enters play paying 2 less Gold if you are a Crane Clan player.
This Personality has +1PH. - Focus Value
- 3
- Legality
- Four Winds (Gold), Hidden Emperor (Jade)
- Deck
- Fate
- Story
- 1998 The Dragon's Gift - Eric Wiener
Printings
Gold Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "The finest swords have histories as detailed as the Great Clans' sagas. Such swords share their spirit and power with their rightful owners. . . if the swords deem them worthy."
- Artist
- KC Lancaster
- Card Number
- 105
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Honor Bound
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "The soul of the Dragon of the Void, the Grey Crane once held its power with honor. Now I bear the burden of the Immortals, and I swear I will not fail." - Daidoji Kedamono
- Artist
- Luis Vazquez
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
L5R Experience
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Artist
- KC Lancaster
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rules Q&A
- Q: Card reads: "Battle: Target one of your Personalities and an opposing Personality with more Chi and less printed Personal Honor. Switch the Force of these two Personalities."
Where is says "less printed Personal Honor", is it referring to both Personalities, or only the other Personality. For example, if my Personalities Personal Honor were raised in some way (Monkey Magistrates, Dragon's Claw Katana, Yoshi's Fan, Wolf's Proposal, etc.) would I compare my raised Personal Honor to the opponent's printed Personal Honor, or would I compare only the printed Personal Honor of both Personalities.
A: The opposing Personality must have a higher current Chi and a lower printed Personal Honor than your Personality. Jeff Alexander, "post for 26 February 2003", 27 Feb 2003 - Q: Just for clarification sake.
When a personality receives a bonus to their personal honor, from say a Dragon's Claw Katana or Yoshi's Fan, this is not considered changing their "printed" personal honor?
A: It is not. Changes to printed numbers need to be explicitly worded as such. Most bonuses do not change the printed value. Jeff Alexander, "post for 19 February 2002", 20 Feb 2002 - Q: Page 61 of An Oni's Fury rulebook states that players lose a personality's printed personal honor when they are destroyed while dishonored. So someone with a Dragon's Claw Katana would not lose the extra personal honor gained from having it attached.
Correct?
A: Correct. They would not. Jeff Alexander, "post for 19 February 2002", 20 Feb 2002 - Q: Just a quick question. Are all attached cards destroyed when the Golden Obi is triggered. For example a personality with the Obi and a Dragon's Claw Katana dies during resolution. Does he or she lose the Dragon's Claw and just the personality survives or is the destruction considered to have not happened? Same question with followers.
A: The Obi destroys itself to negate the destruction of the Personality. If only the Personality was being destroyed (say, due to Kolat Assassin or losing a duel), this will keep every card attached to her safe. If the entire unit was being destroyed (like with To Do What We Must, or from losing a battle), all the other cards still die. Jeff Alexander, "post for 28 January 2002", 29 Jan 2002