Hiruma Gohachiro
Legend of the Five Rings card from Celestial Edition
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Personality
- Force
- 4
- Chi
- 3
- Honor Requirement
- 2
- Gold Cost
- 8
- Personal Honor
- 2
- Clan
- Crab
- Keywords
- Commander, Crab Clan, Samurai
- Card Text
- Reaction: After another player's action targets another Personality in Gohachiro's army: Negate the Personality's destruction from the action's effects.
- Legality
- Destroyer War (Celestial)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Celestial Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "What is found shall never be lost again."
- Artist
- Jason Engle
- Card Number
- 60
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rulings
- Erratum: Reads, "Hiruma Gohachiro 4F/3C 2HR 8G 2PH Crab Clan • Samurai • Commander. Reaction: After another player's action targets another Personality in Gohachiro’s army: Negate the Personality's destruction from the action's effects." [Celestial Edition, 29 June 2009] Comprehensive Rules, Celestial Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, February 2012, p. 137
Rules Q&A
- Q: Can I use the reaction off of Hiruma Gohachiro after my opponent plays Flanked by Nightmares. I would think it would be allowed since it's my opponents action. I don't think the fact that I'm targeting the person matter, but I wanted to make sure.
Relevant card text:
Hiruma Gohachiro Reaction: After another player's action targets another Personality in Gohachiro's army: Negate the Personality's destruction from the action's effects.
Flanked by Nightmares Battle: If your current army has more units than the current enemy army, bow your target Shadowlands Personality: The enemy leader targets and destroys a Personality in his current army.
A: Yes, Gohachiro may react to being targeted by Flanked by Nightmares, for the reason you gave. Brook Cunningham, "Hiruma Gohachiro vs. Flanked by Nightmares", 2 Mar 2010