Draw From Within
Legend of the Five Rings card from Dark Allies
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Strategy
- Gold Cost
- 0
- Card Text
- Before Focus Effects resolve, if this card was focused in the current duel: If you declared the strike in this duel, give this card -3 Focus Value; otherwise, give it +3 Focus Value.
- Focus Value
- 3
- Legality
- Four Winds (Gold)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Dark Allies
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- Aikune scowled. "If your clan will not stand with us as allies, Shinya, there is only one other option."
- Artist
- April Lee
- Card Number
- 4
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rules Q&A
- Q: Here's the crucial distinction you're missing:
Strike of Flowing Water doubles the focus value of the next card focused as soon as it's focused, whereas Draw From Within doesn't change its own focus until a strike is called. There are no retroactive adjustments going on here.
IIRC, a question on Uso Exp and SoFW came up last year and Zen (I think) ruled that the second card during the first focus wasn't affected by SoFW as they are focused at the same time, and isn't the 'next card' focused.
A: Irrelevant. The MRP of Mirumoto Uso Exp. renders that ruling outdated by clearly stating that the focuses happen in order, not simultaneously. Jeff Alexander, "post for 3 June 2002", 4 Jun 2002 - Q: Strike of Flowing Water doubles the focus value of the next card focused as soon as it's focused, whereas Draw From Within doesn't change its own focus until a strike is called. There are no retroactive adjustments going on here.
Jeff, I don't want to disagree with the ruling on a factual basis, but doesn't this make duels extremely confusing?
A: It's based on card text. I don't believe there's a better way to rule. With any card, there will always be a number of people who read it and get an instant but erroneous feel for what it does. It's the nature of the beast. Jeff Alexander, "post for 3 June 2002", 4 Jun 2002 - Q: (Even if Draw From Within worked the way he obviously wanted it to, when YOU strike, he'd still only have 39.)
Now forgive me if I'm wrong, but this is incorrect, since the if his oppoenent struck, the DFW would go up to 6, then SoFW would double it to 12, giving us (with the Double Chi trait):
A: Here's the crucial distinction you're missing:
Strike of Flowing Water doubles the focus value of the next card focused as soon as it's focused, whereas Draw From Within doesn't change its own focus until a strike is called. There are no retroactive adjustments going on here. Jeff Alexander, "post for 31 May 2002", 1 Jun 2002