Helm of Thunder

Legend of the Five Rings card from Promotional–Gold

Card Type

Item

Force

+1

Chi

+1

Gold Cost

4

Keywords

Experienced Dragon Helm, Unique, Thunder

Card Text

Repeatable Battle/Open, w: Bow a target Shugenja with less Chi than this Personality. If the target is a Dragon, give this Item an additional +2F/+2C.

Focus Value

4

Legality

Four Winds (Gold), Rain of Blood (Diamond)

Deck

Fate

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: Having just received a copy of the Helm of Thunder, I came up with a combo that I'm not sure would work.
  A: You've got to bow the Helm as a cost. Unless you can constantly straighten the Helm, your combo isn't going to be recursive, anyway.
  Yes, the second bowing it an effect, so you can try to bow an already bowed Shugenja. Yes, you gain +2/+2 even if you target a bowed Dragon. Martin Lund, "Rules for 27 May 2004", 31 May 2004
• Q: Hi, Stupid question i'm almost shure this doesn't work... But... Danjuro can redirect to him the action on Helm of Thunder?
  A: Only if Danjuro has less Chi than the person using the Helm and has somehow acquired the Shugenja trait. Jeff Alexander, "rules for 16 Feb. 204", 18 Feb 2004
• Q: Helm of Thunder can be used to bow a shugenja follower?
  A: Yes. Zen Faulkes, "Rules for 13 December 2003", 13 Dec 2003
• Q: And the Helm of Thunder is a Dragon card?
  A: Er. Maybe. I guess so. Yes. Zen Faulkes, "Rules for 14 November 2003", 14 Nov 2003