Ambush at Sea
Legend of the Five Rings card from Wrath of the Emperor
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Strategy
- Gold Cost
- 0
- Card Text
- Battle/Open,
: Target a Personality: Give him +1F/+2C.
Battle/Open: Target your Personality with a Chi penalty from another player's card: Permanently give him +2F/+5C. - Focus Value
- 3
- Legality
- Rain of Blood (Diamond)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Wrath of the Emperor
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "The Emperor is no fool, Munemori. Seek the true reasons for what he does." - Doji Akiko
- Artist
- Malcolm McClinton
- Card Number
- 86
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rules Q&A
- Q: I have a personality with 3 Chi and 2 PH.
My opponent casts Force of Will bringing me to 2 chi and 3 PH - this is a reduction in Chi from another player's card.
I react with Ambush at Sea, giving my personality +5 Chi. At the end of the turn, the stats switch back and I go from 7 Chi, 3 PH to 3 Chi, 7 PH.
A: [MARTY] Incorrect.
Force of Will does not say, "Switch the stats again at the end of the turn. That change is permanent." Instead, the effect started when Force of Will was cast (+1PH, -1C) ends.
So you have 1 less PH and 1 more C. You are 8C, 2PH.
Regardless, it is not considered to be a penalty or loss of stat when a bonus expires, nor a gain when a penalty lapses, as per page 62 of the Diamond Edition Rulebook, "Bonuses and Penalties." Martin Lund, "Rules for 22-25 August 2004", 30 Aug 2004 - Q: I.e., can I play a second Ambush at Sea when my Chi and PH switch back at the end of the turn?
A: [MARTY] No, for both stated reasons. Martin Lund, "Rules for 22-25 August 2004", 30 Aug 2004