Earth Dragon
Legend of the Five Rings card from Lotus Edition, Imperial Edition, Emerald Edition, Obsidian Edition, Diamond Edition
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Personality
- Force
- 7
- Chi
- 4
- Honor Requirement
- 10
- Gold Cost
- 10
- Personal Honor
- 4
- Clan
- Unaligned
- Keywords
- Cavalry, Unique, Dragon, Earth, Nonhuman, Shugenja
- Card Text
- Will not attach Followers or Items.
Battle: Earth Dragon has +5F while defending. - Legality
- Age of Enlightenment (Lotus), Clan Wars (Imperial), Hidden Emperor (Jade), Rain of Blood (Diamond)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Lotus Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- Obstinate and remote, she seldom stirs but shakes the heavens with her passing.
- Artist
- Llyn Hunter
- Card Number
- 190
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Imperial Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- It rose from the earth itself, and the bushi fell back in awe as its talons fell upon us.
- Artist
- Matt Wilson
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Emerald Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- It rose up from the earth itself, and the bushi fell back in awe as its talons fell upon us.
- Artist
- Matt Wilson
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Obsidian Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- It rose up from the earth itself, and the bushi fell back in awe as its talons fell upon us.
- Artist
- Matt Wilson
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Diamond Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "I do not fear the future, Tokei-sama. Live in the present, and all shall happen as it should." - Toku
- Artist
- Llyn Hunter
- Card Number
- 184
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rulings
- Erratum: Reads, "Earth Dragon 7F/4C 10HR 10G 4PH Unaligned Creature. Shugenja. Cavalry. Unique. Cannot attach Followers or Items. Elemental Battle: Elemental Battle: Until the turn ends, Earth Dragon has +5F while defending." [MRP, Lotus Edition, 31 October 2005] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 97
- Clarified: ability is usable only once per turn. Text Change & Errata List, February 15, 2000, p. 14
Rules Q&A
- Q: Can In Search of the Future be used to reduce the bonuses granted by Personalities' abilities (e.g. Earth Dragon, Yoritomo Chimori etc.)?
A: No. Cards are always in the same unit as themselves, thusly all bonuses a card gives itself are exempt from In Search of the Future's effect, by the card's own text: "except bonuses from cards in the same unit."
In Search of the Future actually has its own entry in the L5R FAQ on alderac.com if you'd like further information. Martin Lund, "Rules for 7 May 2004", 9 May 2004