Alliance
Legend of the Five Rings card from Gold Edition, Imperial Edition, Emerald Edition, Battle of Beiden Pass, Obsidian Edition, Jade Edition, Pearl Edition, Ivory Edition, Shadowlands, Winds of Change, Promotional–Ivory
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Event
- Card Text
- You do not pay the extra two Gold for bringing Personalities with the named Clan Alignment into play.
Open: Put this Event into play. Name a Clan Alignment other than your own. - Legality
- A Brother's Destiny (Ivory Edition), A Brother's Destiny (Twenty Festivals), Clan Wars (Imperial), Four Winds (Gold), Hidden Emperor (Jade)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Gold Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- When Naseru brokered the alliance between the Lion and the Phoenix, his plan was for Lion might and Isawa magic to smash the Shadowlands once and for all. Unfortunately, the Dragon refugees crossing both Lion and Phoenix borders only further unified the two clans against a common threat.
- Artist
- William O'Connor
- Card Number
- 9
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Imperial Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Artist
- Eric David Anderson
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Emerald Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Artist
- Eric David Anderson
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Battle of Beiden Pass
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Artist
- Eric David Anderson
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Obsidian Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "Any man who does not consider me an ally is an enemy." - Hida Kisada
- Artist
- Eric David Anderson
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Jade Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- Two men can brave what one man cannot.
- Artist
- Eric David Anderson
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Pearl Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- Two men can brave what one man cannot.
- Artist
- Eric David Anderson
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Ivory Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "Our clans have shared both friendship and enmity. We must now ask ourselves, which one brought greater benefit to us both?"
- Artist
- Sergio Camarena
- Card Number
- 2
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Shadowlands
- Rarity
- Starter
- Artist
- Eric David Anderson
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Winds of Change
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- When Naseru brokered the alliance between the Lion and the Phoenix, his plan was for Lion might and Isawa magic to smash the Shadowlands once and for all. Unfortunately, the Dragon refugees crossing both Lion and Phoenix borders only further unified the two clans against a common threat.
- Artist
- William O'Connor
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Promotional–Ivory
- Rarity
- Promo
- Flavor Text
- "Our clans have shared both friendship and enmity. We must now ask ourselves, which one brought greater benefit to us both?"
- Artist
- Sergio Camarena
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rulings
- If a dual aligned personality is aligned to your Faction and than named for Alliance, you may pay 4G less than printed gold cost for no honor gain or pay 2G less than printed gold cost to purchase the personality and gain his or her personal honor. [FAQ] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 68
- If it resolves twice for a single player (e.g., Moon and Sun) and the same Faction is named, you may buy affected Personalities for 4 less gold. [JA, 10 October 2000] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 68
- Q: Can I name one of the non-Gold-legal factions like "Ninja" for the Alliance Event? A: Yes. The list of what traits count as Faction alignments does not change from format to format. The entire list of Factions in the rulebook is always valid, not just the ones that have format-legal Strongholds. Legend of the Five Rings FAQ, May 21, 2003, p. 7
- Q: Can Toturi's Army play Alliance and pick Dragon Clan, and get dualClan Personalities for 4g less or 2g less plus honor? A: Yes. Vice-versa, too. Legend of the Five Rings FAQ, Version 3.6.2, May 1998, p. 13
- Q: Can I use Alliance on the Unaligned Personalities? A: No. "Unaligned" isn't a clan (although it does get removed by swearing fealty). Legend of the Five Rings FAQ, Version 3.6.2, May 1998, p. 18
- Q: Can I use Alliance on the Unaligned Personalities? A: No. "Unaligned" isn't a clan. Legend of the Five Rings FAQ, Version 3.4 & errata, June 1997, p. 15
- Q: Now that Warrens of the Nezumi have been released, can I name "Ratling" for Alliance? A: Not yet. "Ratling" isn't listed in the Soul of the Empire rulebook as one of the Clans. This means that Warrens of the Nezumi players can't pay 2 less Gold for Ratlings, nor can they gain Honor for hiring them at full cost. (The Nezumi Stronghold article in the last issue of the Imperial Herald was written before than information was available. Sorry.) The Imperial Herald, Issue 16, p. 12
- Q: Are there any other terms where the Foo Rule doesn't really count? A: Why, yes, there are. Any card state or game term, such as "bowed", "dishonored", "dead", "army", and "ally", can only be achieved by actually fitting the definition. For instance, a member of Toturi's Army is not "in an army" unless he's actually at a Province during an Attack Phase. Also, even if a Personality is a member of "Clan X", Clan X is not a valid affiliation for cards like Alliance unless it's listed as a formal Clan in the most recent rulebook. The Imperial Herald, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Issue 7), p. 21
- Changed in v3.4: Junzo's Army: He also can't make use of the Alliance event. The Imperial Herald, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Issue 6), p. 12