Jama Suru

Legend of the Five Rings card from Diamond Edition, Soul of the Empire

Card Type

Personality

Force

4

Chi

3

Honor Requirement

-

Gold Cost

8

Personal Honor

0

Clan

Unaligned

Keywords

Unique, Bloodspeaker, Experienced, Shadowlands, Shugenja

Card Text

After Suru enters play, lose 3 Honor.
Spell and Kiho actions performed by Suru are Maho.
Repeatable Tireless Reaction: Before Suru bows for the cost of a Kiho action he is performing, destroy his target performing Human Follower: Straighten Suru.

Legality

Hidden Emperor (Jade), Rain of Blood (Diamond)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: With Jama Suru's spell effects considered being maho, does unbow effects that only target maho actions, i.e. Bloodspeaker Sensei or Asako Hirotsugu, work on any spell he casts when he bows as a cost of casting the spell whether it's maho or not originally?
  A: Making the Spell Effect Maho does not make the Action itself Maho. If the unbowing effect you are looking for keys off of Maho Actions, Jama Suru won't cut it. Martin Lund, "Rules for 2 February 2005", 7 Feb 2005
• Q: I have a Jama Suru (Exp.) with a Force of Will attached. I am Iuchiban’s Citadel player with Iuchiban Sensei. I use Force of Will.
  Q: Can I unbow Suru due to Iuchiban Sensei?
  I am not sure if the “Spell effects created by Suru are Maho” make Maho the Open Action from Force of Will, because Suru’s trait only talk about effects, not complete action.
  A: The Action is not a Maho Action. The Effects, however, are considered to be Maho due to Suru's trait. Martin Lund, "Rules for 13 December 2004", 15 Dec 2004
• Q: I have a Jama Suru with Force of Will attached. I have Yajinden in play. If I uses Force of Will on Yajinden or another peep, is the switching of Personal Honor and Chi considered a lost for purposes of Yajinden redirecting the lost?
  A: 'Anytime the current number on a card changes from one value to a higher value that number is receiving a "bonus" - unless the reason for the increase is that a penalty expired or an existing penalty or bonus changed. Likewise, if a number decreases, it's receiving a "penalty."'(Diamond Edition Rulesbook, Page 62, "Bonuses and Penalties")
  That'll be a penalty alright - assuming Chi goes from a higher number to a lower number. Martin Lund, "Rules for 18 June 2004", 21 Jun 2004