Akodo Nagataka

Legend of the Five Rings card from Path of the Destroyer

Card Type

Personality

Force

4

Chi

2

Honor Requirement

0

Gold Cost

4

Personal Honor

0

Clan

Lion

Keywords

Deathseeker, Lion Clan, Samurai

Card Text

Before a battle's resolution, if Nagataka is at the current battlefield, destroy him.
Battle: Destroy Nagataka to give each of your Followers and Personalities at the current battlefield +1F.

Legality

Destroyer War (Celestial)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: Hello. I did some research, but couldn't find relevant rules (or precedence)... I hope that someone provides me with one
  Poor Akodo Nagataka has a timebomb under his scalp, blowing him up just before battle resolution:
  Akodo Nagataka : (trait) Before a battle's resolution, if Nagataka is at the current battlefield: Destroy him.
  What if he is riding, er, using, Talisman of Toshigoku? Talisman is of course charged by peroforming some dectruction.
  Talisman of Toshigoku : Reaction: After the resolution of a Battle action that this Personality performed and that destroyed an enemy card, bow this card: Negate the next destruction of this Personality this turn.
  Battle resolution is looming, Nagataka feels sick, then Talisman saves him (fanfares), and... ? Another destruction or maybe he lives on ?
  Bests!
  A: Talisman of Toshigoku could negate the destruction from the trait. Zen Faulkes, "Akodo Nagataka with Talisman of Toshigoku", 13 Jul 2010
• Q: Regarding this: IMHO, Nagataka would have to die nevertheless.
  Before a battle's resolution, if Nagataka is at the current battlefield: Destroy him. (emphasis added)
  The active player can't choose to activate the triggered trait if he's at home, due to the condition. So there's no way of using the trait before moving Nagataka into the battle.
  So if Nagataka is at home, you have to apply the delayed effect from the terrain before Nagataka's trait can trigger, then he moves, then the trait triggers (because now the condition is met and the timing window is still open for triggered effects not from reactions)
  (OR, you can choose not to move him and have him live one more turn )
  A: Just confirming that looks correct. Thanks for the addition. Zen Faulkes, "Akodo Nagataka and Deployed Reinforcements", 13 Sep 2009
• Q: If I use Deployed Reinforcements to move in Akodo Nagataka, will he be destroyed by his trait or will its trigger have passed? Does who is the active player have any effect on it?
  A: Delayed effects and triggered traits have the same timing, so active player picks. http://rules.l5r.com/CE_Timing#Timing_sequence Zen Faulkes, "Akodo Nagataka and Deployed Reinforcements", 13 Sep 2009