Elite Spearmen
Legend of the Five Rings card from Diamond Edition, Hidden Emperor 1, Gold Edition, Training Grounds, L5R Experience, Twenty Festivals, Heaven & Earth, Code of Bushido, Promotional–Twenty Festivals
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Follower
- Force
- 2
- Chi
- 0
- Gold Cost
- 4
- Card Text
- Battle: Ranged 2 Attack (Destroy a target enemy Follower or Personality without Followers with 2 or lower Force).
- Focus Value
- 3
- Legality
- A Brother's Destiny (Twenty Festivals), Four Winds (Gold), Hidden Emperor (Jade), Rain of Blood (Diamond), War of the Seals (Onyx Edition)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Diamond Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "Alone, we are vulnerable. Together, we are invincible."
- Artist
- Joachim Gmoser
- Card Number
- 335
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Hidden Emperor 1
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "The Naga will not speak of reason or repentance, only of destruction and genocide... perhaps we have misjudged those we so quickly called 'allies.'"- Matsu Agetoki
- Artist
- Shane Holloway
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Gold Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "The rain of spears is followed by the storm of swords"
- Artist
- Joachim Gmoser
- Card Number
- 112
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Training Grounds
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Artist
- Joachim Gmoser
- Card Number
- Lion 42, Lion 43
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
L5R Experience
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Artist
- Joachim Gmoser
- Card Number
- 24
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Twenty Festivals
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "Personally, I appreciate being able to keep my enemy at arm's length as I kill them." - Bayushi Nieko
- Artist
- Joachim Gmoser
- Card Number
- 192
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Heaven & Earth
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- The rain of spears is followed by the storm of swords.
- Artist
- Joachim Gmoser
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Code of Bushido
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- "Alone, we are vulnerable. Together, we are invincible."
- Artist
- Joachim Gmoser
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Promotional–Twenty Festivals
- Rarity
- Promo
- Flavor Text
- "Personally, I appreciate being able to keep my enemy at arm's length as I kill them." - Bayushi Nieko
- Artist
- Joachim Gmoser
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rules Q&A
- Q: So I'm trying to make a ranged attack Mantis deck (it's been a while), and a few questions arose whilst doing so.
1) While Annekusai's Feathers says "The Personality may not use that Ranged Attack ability again in this battle", does that imply that the personality could not contribute to a combined ranged attack? Ex - Tsuruchi Hiro with Elite Spearmen. He makes his Ranged 4, using the Feathers to stay unbowed. Can the Elite Spearmen then make a ranged attack with his Ranged 4 added in or not?
A: No. If he can't use his Ranged 4 Attack, he certainly can't add it into another card's attack to make a combined one. Jeff Alexander, "post for 7 November 2002", 8 Nov 2002 - Q: During a battle, my opponent produes a ranged 2 attack (say, off of Elite Spearmen). The opponent then raises this by 2 using Arrows from the Woods. Can I Shinjo Tech this attack?
A: The Arrows From the Woods is not producing a Ranged Attack in this instance. It's raising the strength of the Spearmen's RA by 2. You can't use Shinjo Technique on it because it's not an Action card targeting one of your Personalities. Jeff Alexander, "post for 11 March 2002", 12 Mar 2002