Ikoma Ken'o
Legend of the Five Rings card from Honor Bound
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Personality
- Force
- 2
- Chi
- 3
- Honor Requirement
- 4
- Gold Cost
- 7
- Personal Honor
- 2
- Clan
- Lion
- Keywords
- Tactician, Cartographer, Lion Clan, Samurai
- Card Text
- Tactical Battle, w: Bow each unit opposing him with lower total Force than Ken'o's Force.
- Legality
- Hidden Emperor (Jade)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Honor Bound
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- The Unicorn have struck a blow against Matsu Palace, the Crane against Shiro Kenhayai. Both times, his knowledge saved us from defeat.
- Artist
- Audrey Corman
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Rulings
- His ability is based on his Force, not his unit's. [Card text] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 103
- His ability's strength depends on his own Force, not his unit's. [card text] Accumulated Rulings, February 8, 2000, p. 32
Rules Q&A
- Q: As I have stated before, I currently buy the Gold-legal expansions and will have many of the cards that will make up Diamond. It was the re-introduction of older cards from Open that will be difficult for me. While I salivate for a Soul of Ikoma Ken'o ( yeah right :)! ) There is a high likelyhood that I will not own any of older versions of the re-introduced cards. Is any thought being given to making those particular cards available for Koku or releasing them in the expansions prior to Diamonds release?
A: Any that end up being rare have a chance of being offered for koku Jeff Alexander, "post for 19 December 2002", 20 Dec 2002 - Q: 2). Ikoma Ken'o - I think he still doesn't target personalities (he has the the magic "ALL opposing units...." phrase) but I'm keen to get some official confirmation before I find him dead and usless in my deck mid-tournament ;)
A: Ken'o falls under rule #3. His action targets nothing. Jeff Alexander, "post for 25 November 2002", 26 Nov 2002 - Q: If so, an Ikoma Ken'o can use the tactican trait at battle A, move to Battle B, and then bust everyone up with the sneak attack, bow Ken'o to bow all opposing units with less force then ken'o.
A: Yes. Jeff Alexander, "post for 6 August 2002", 6 Aug 2002