Ikoma Ryozo
Legend of the Five Rings card from Pearl Edition, Crimson and Jade, Jade Edition, Ambition's Debt
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Personality
- Force
- 3
- Chi
- 2
- Honor Requirement
- -
- Gold Cost
- 6
- Personal Honor
- 3
- Clan
- Lion
- Keywords
- Lion Clan, Samurai, Shadowlands
- Card Text
- After a Favor action targets a card at Ryozo's battlefield, move him home; bow him as he moves.
- Legality
- Clan Wars (Imperial), Hidden Emperor (Jade)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Pearl Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "You scorn me because I embraced the darkness. You do not understand my destiny, so do not presume to condemn its price."
- Artist
- Mike Raabe
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Crimson and Jade
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Artist
- Mike Raabe
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Jade Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- You scorn me because I embrace the darkness. You do not understand my destiny, so do not presume to condemn its price.
- Artist
- Mike Raabe
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Ambition's Debt
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- "You scorn me because I embraced the Darkness. You do not understand my destiny, so do not presume to condemn its price."
- Artist
- Mike Raabe
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Rulings
- If the Favor is used on another unit, effects triggered by an action sending home Ryozo's unit (e.g., Armor of Earth) cannot prevent Ryozo from being sent home, because his trait sends him home. [Reversal, DW, email, 29 May 1997] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 104
- Negating the effect of the Favor (e.g., Confusion at Court) will not stop Ryozo from leaving, because the Favor still targeted someone. [DW, 13 February 1998] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 104
Rules Q&A
- Q: If the Right Hand Wind ability is used to bring a Personality into the battle that Ryozo is in, will Ryozo go home?
A: Jeff Alexander may want to address the specific case (it's got Diamond stuff in it), but I refer you to the Rules Archive, General Rules, Battle: "Moving a card into a battle from elsewhere is not 'affecting a card in that battle.'" Zen Faulkes, "Rules for 21 September 2003", 21 Sep 2003 - Q: what if Ryozo is the one being moved? Obviously, if he's being sent from the battle being resolved to another one, he will go home; but what if he's sent from another battle to the current one?
A: Again, I reckon the ruling above deals with this. Zen Faulkes, "Rules for 21 September 2003", 21 Sep 2003