Hida Yakamo (Hero)

Legend of the Five Rings card from Crimson and Jade

Card Type

Personality

Force

5

Chi

5

Honor Requirement

3

Gold Cost

11

Personal Honor

3

Clan

Crab

Keywords

Loyal, Unique, Crab Clan, Experienced, Hero, Samurai

Card Text

Will not enter play if you control any Shadowlands cards.
You may not bring Shadowlands cards into play.
Attaches The Jade Hand and The Ancestral Sword of Hantei ignoring Gold cost.
Repeatable Battle, w: Destroy a target enemy Shadowlands card. Permanently give him +1PH, to a maximum of 5.

Legality

Clan Wars (Imperial), Hidden Emperor (Jade)

Deck

Dynasty

Notes

This is a distinct card from the Anvil of Despair card of the same name.

Printings

Rulings

• Erratum: Reads, "Hida Yakamo 4F/4C -HR 7G 0PH Crab Clan Oni. Shadowlands. Nonhuman. No Followers. May not Focus. Oni gains a 1F/1C bonus for each Crab Personlity you control. Crab Oni cannot be committed to an Attacking or Defending Army that has other units. No other unit may be committed to the Oni's Army." [MRP, Obsidian Edition] Rules Archive, November 11, 2006, p. 115
• May join other units by moving into battle. Rules Archive, November 11, 2006, p. 115
• Cannot join other units by effects that "assign" or "commit" units during the Maneuvers Segment, before battle actions start. [Extension from Dark Oracle of Water, DW, 9/10/96] Rules Archive, November 11, 2006, p. 115
• Cannot assign with the Experienced Crab Clan Oni, because both cards' restrictions must be obeyed. [DW, 12/9/96] Rules Archive, November 11, 2006, p. 115
• Is considered an allied unit after using his ability to enter a battle, even if he wasn't invited. [DW, email, 12/9/97] Accumulated Rulings, February 8, 2000, p. 30
• May enter a battle on the side of a The Shadowlands Horde player. [ibid.] Accumulated Rulings, February 8, 2000, p. 30
• Counts himself as both a Crab and a Naga unit in his army, so his Battle action will always give him at least +2F. Is Nonhuman. [rulebook & card text] Accumulated Rulings, February 8, 2000, p. 30
• Clarified: counts as a separate card from the Crab Clan Oni. Text Change & Errata List, February 15, 2000, p. 15
• May enter a battle on the side of a Junzo's Army player. [ibid.] Accumulated Rulings, April 22, 1998, p. 17