Kaede's Tears
Legend of the Five Rings card from Gold Edition, Soul of the Empire
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Strategy
- Gold Cost
- 0
- Keywords
- Kiho
- Card Text
- Limited: Bow your performing Monk or Shugenja, remove this card from the game, and target a Unique Personality in your discard pile with Chi lower than or equal to your performer's: Shuffle the target into your Dynasty deck.
- Focus Value
- 3
- Legality
- Four Winds (Gold), Hidden Emperor (Jade)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Gold Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "You are the Four Winds of change," she said, walking into the Void. "Each of you serves the Empire. You must decide which Empire you will serve."
- Artist
- Malcolm McClinton
- Card Number
- 217
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Soul of the Empire
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "The Emperor was dead, free of the Shadow. In Jigoku, his soul found an old friend waiting." - from Ryoshun's Blessing, Part IV
- Artist
- April Lee
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Rulings
- Erratum: Reads, "Kaede's Tears 0G 3FV Kiho Limited: Target a Unique Personality in your discard pile. Bow one of your Shugenja with Chi greater than or equal to the Personality's Chi and remove this card from the game to shuffle the Personality into your Dynasty deck." [MRP, Gold Edition, 1 July 2001] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 58
- Erratum: Kaede's Tears was accidentally given an ordinary Action card border. It's truly a Kiho. The Imperial Herald, Issue 17, p. 41
Rules Q&A
- Q: Can the kiho bring back any personality in the discard pile, whether the personality was in play, or discarded from the province?
A: Any Personality in the discard pile. Jeff Alexander, "post for 6 December 2001", 7 Dec 2001 - Q: Gold Edition wording: Kiho Limited: Target a Unique Personality in your discard pile. Bow one of your Shugenja with Chi greater than or equal to the Personality's Chi and remove this card from the game to shuffle this Personality into your Dynasty deck.
Does this MRP change the permanent removal of Kaede's Tears from the game to be a cost?
A: Yes. Isn't consistancy wonderful? Jeff Alexander, "replies to 15-20 July", 26 Jul 2001 - Q: Re: Kaede's Tears
Gold Edition wording: Kiho Limited: Target a Unique Personality in your discard pile. Bow one of your Shugenja with Chi greater than or equal to the Personality's Chi and remove this card from the game to shuffle this Personality into your Dynasty deck.
Does this MRP change the permanent removal of Kaede's Tears from the game to be a cost?
A: Yes. Vaughn Derderian, "Rules for July 23rd", 23 Jul 2001