Hida Amoro
Legend of the Five Rings card from Obsidian Edition, Pre-Imperial Edition, Imperial Edition, Emerald Edition, Battle of Beiden Pass
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Personality
- Force
- 6
- Chi
- 1
- Honor Requirement
- -
- Gold Cost
- 7
- Personal Honor
- 0
- Clan
- Crab
- Keywords
- Berserker, Crab Clan
- Card Text
- Will not attach Armor.
After a battle ends, if Amoro was at its battlefield during resolution and his army's total Force was less than or equal to twice the other army's, destroy him. - Legality
- Clan Wars (Imperial), Hidden Emperor (Jade)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Obsidian Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- We were hundreds against thousands. I looked at him and watched his face twist into an insane grin.
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Pre-Imperial Edition
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- We were hundreds against thousands. I looked at him and watched his face twist into an insane grin.
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Imperial Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- We were hundreds against thousands. I looked at him and watched his face twist into an insane grin.
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Emerald Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- We were hundreds against thousands. I looked at him and watched his face twist into an insane grin.
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Battle of Beiden Pass
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- We were houndreds against thousands. I looked at him and watched his face twist into an insane grin.
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Rulings
- The force of Amoro's army and the opposing army are checked at battle resolution. [Reversal, DW & RD, email, August 1998] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 98
- Does not self-destruct if unopposed. [JA, 28 November 2000] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 98
- Is destroyed only if he is present during resolution and his army's total Force is <= twice the opposing army's at that time. [DW & RD, email, 8/98] [RE-REVERSAL] Accumulated Rulings, February 8, 2000, p. 29
- Is destroyed if his army's total Force was <= twice the opposing army's at any time while he was in it. [DW, l5rinfo, 10/20/97] [REVERSAL] Accumulated Rulings, April 22, 1998, p. 17
Rules Q&A
- Q: Three questions-
(Emerald) Hida Amoro- What does the phrase "involved in" mean re: a battle. In other words, if Amoro is in a battle and then sent home bowed, would he still be destroyed when his army force was less than double because he was "invlolved"?
A: The current ruling is "no". Jeff Alexander, "post for 10 June 2002", 11 Jun 2002 - Q: I win a battle by only 1 Force, and (using A Moment of Truth) search my deck for Hida Amoro (xp 1 or 2, neither of whom has the non-xp's trait). Does my Hida Amoro die because he had the trait when the battle ended, or can I overlay him before checking to see if he dies and save him?
A: Force is checked at battle resolution (i.e., when you count to see who has more force), which is before destruction (the trigger for A Moment of Truth). He'll die. Zen Faulkes, "Hida Amoro and A Moment of Truth", 12 Sep 2007