Imperial Outpost
Legend of the Five Rings card from The Harbinger
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Region
- Keywords
- Unique, Imperial, Temple
- Card Text
- Your non-Holding Imperial cards enter play for 1 less Gold.
Reaction: After engaging in a battle at this Province's battlefield, the Defender, then Attacker, each choose and bow one unit in their own army. - Legality
- Destroyer War (Celestial)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
The Harbinger
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- Very few are foolish enough to fight on Imperial ground.
- Artist
- Esabra Studio
- Card Number
- 82
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rules Q&A
- Q: If Hisao is at the a battlefield with Imperial Outpost attached, may I choose him to bow (and have it negated) or does the effect of the Imperial Outpost imply I must choose a unit and actually bow it?
A: http://rules.l5r.com/CE_Effects#Choices: "A choice may be made even if its consequences would be negated, prevented, or otherwise fail due to lack of suitable things to affect."
Choose Hisao if you want. Zen Faulkes, "Imperial Outpost and Hisao", 16 Jul 2010 - Q: Imperial Outpost: Can the reaction be used even if the defender has no units at the battlefield?
A: Yes. Reactions are not subject to the Rule of Presence. There is no mandatory targeting. Zen Faulkes, "Imperial Outpost as presenceless defense.", 10 May 2010