Kenshinzen
Legend of the Five Rings card from Diamond Edition, Honor Bound
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Follower
- Force
- 3
- Chi
- 0
- Honor Requirement
- 2
- Gold Cost
- 6
- Personal Honor
- -
- Card Text
- Will only attach to a Personality with Double Chi or 5 or higher Chi.
Attaches to a Crane Clan Personality paying 1 less Gold.
Challenges this Personality issues will not be refused. - Focus Value
- 3
- Legality
- Hidden Emperor (Jade), Rain of Blood (Diamond)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Diamond Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "Focus upon your opponent's destiny. Bring it to them on the end of one perfect cut." - Kakita's The Sword
- Artist
- Anthony Francisco
- Card Number
- 350
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Honor Bound
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- With the coming of the war between their houses, some of the Kakita's finest swordfighters have begun to serve other lords.
- Artist
- Theresa Brandon
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Rules Q&A
- Q: 3 - I have an under-4-Chi-and-not-double-chi personality which has a Clan Sword on for a total Chi of $TOO_MUCH. Can I play Kenshinzen on it?
A: Yes. His current Chi is all that matters. Jeff Alexander, "rules for 12 March 2004", 13 Mar 2004 - Q: How [does] Reserve Commander work for followers with an honour requirement of 2 or more or that have attachment restrictions like Lion's Pride/Kenshinzen.
A: Reserve Commander bypasses attachment requirements, because it says the new Personality is created "leading that unit" (card text). Zen Faulkes, "Rules for 26 August 2003", 27 Aug 2003 - Q: The wording in Oracle differs from the original wording on the card. Is the duel still unrefusable to a dishonored personality?
A: It differs, but everything it says means the same thing.
If the challenged Personality is already dishonored, his controller can't dishonor him, so he can't refuse. Brook Cunningham, "Steel Gardens of the Kenshinzen", 6 Aug 2013