Imperial Honor Guard
Legend of the Five Rings card from Diamond Edition, Anvil of Despair, Jade Edition, Gold Edition, Pearl Edition
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Follower
- Force
- 4
- Chi
- 0
- Honor Requirement
- 2
- Gold Cost
- 9
- Personal Honor
- -
- Keywords
- Imperial
- Card Text
- Negate Fear effects upon this card.
Effects whose costs include discarding the Imperial Favor may not target this unit. - Focus Value
- 3
- Legality
- Clan Wars (Imperial), Four Winds (Gold), Hidden Emperor (Jade), Rain of Blood (Diamond)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Diamond Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "Whosoever challenges the Emperor challenges a thousand Kakita blades, throws down the gauntlet before every Akodo general, spurns the Crab's duty and insults the Scorpion's loyalty. Who will be first?" - Kakita Munemori
- Artist
- Michael Phillippi
- Card Number
- 347
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Anvil of Despair
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "Something in the Palace has changed, I tell you. You can see it in their eyes." - Kakita Toshimoko
- Artist
- Daren Bader
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Jade Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "A hunter must not fear his prey. He must track it on the paths it treads, follow it into its lair, and seek it where it hides in the night. If it walks in long shadows, then I must walk in shadow as well…" - The Grey Crane
- Artist
- Daren Bader
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Gold Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "The guard is torn between personal loyalty to Tsudao, obligations to Naseru, and respect for Sezaru. Kaneka is praiseworthy, but he is an Akodo and an outsider come late to Court."
- Artist
- Michael Phillippi
- Card Number
- 201
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Pearl Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "A hunter must not fear his prey. He must track it on the paths it treads, follow it into its lair, and seek it where it hides in the night. If it walks in long shadows, then I must walk in shadow as well…" - The Grey Crane
- Artist
- Daren Bader
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Rules Q&A
- Q: Can Kakitai Mai exp. Action be used to challenge someone with the Imperial Honor Guard attached?
A: No. Zen Faulkes, "Rules for 7 December 2003", 7 Dec 2003