Kitsu Katsuko

Legend of the Five Rings card from Samurai Edition, Drums of War, Promotional–Samurai

Card Type

Personality

Force

2

Chi

2

Honor Requirement

5

Gold Cost

6

Personal Honor

3

Clan

Lion

Keywords

Daimyo, Lion Clan, Shugenja

Card Text

Battle/Open: Target a Lion Clan Personality in a discard pile and your Samurai. The first target becomes honorably dead. Give the second either Tactician or +3F.

Legality

Age of Enlightenment (Lotus), Race for the Throne (Samurai)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rulings

• Erratum: Reads, “Kitsu Katsuko 2F/2C 5HR 6G 3PH Lion Clan • Daimyo • Shugenja. Battle/Open: Target a Lion Clan Personality in a discard pile and one of your Samurai. The Lion becomes honorably dead. The Samurai either gains the Tactician keyword or +3F.” [MRP, Samurai Edition, 25 July 2007] Comprehensive Rules, Samurai Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, May 2009, p. 142

Rules Q&A

• Q: Hi,
  Following that but, not linked to Halls of the Forgotten stronghold. Subject: Your Clan Needs You + Halls of the Forgotten The Glossary entry for Destroy now reads: 1. When a card is destroyed, it enters its appropriate discard pile, or leaves the game if it was a created card. While it remains in the discard pile, it is dead if it is a Personality. See, etc.[/quote] One more question about "Destroy" : As a destroyed personality becomes dead in the discard pile, does it means that Kitsu Katsuko "destroys" Lion Clan personalities with her limited ability?
  If Kitsu Katsuko targets a dishonored Lion Clan personality in a discard pile with her ability, the target's state is set to Honorably Dead. Does it count as rehonoring that personality?
  Card's text: Kitsu Katsuko: Battle/Open: Target a Lion Clan Personality in a discard pile and your Samurai: The first target becomes honorably dead. Give the second either Tactician or +3F.
  Thanks in advance, Regards, Rémi.
  A: The Personality targeted by Katsuko becomes dead, but this is not destruction. Destruction of a Personality implies he becomes dead, but the inverse is not true.
  If the Personality is dishonourable, Katsuko will rehonour him. Alex Jones, "Kitsu Katsuko", 7 Mar 2012
• Q: Just wondering 2 things...
  1) If I use HoA to give one of my Samurai the Keyword "Shugenja", and attach a Spell to him, what happens to him/the spell when the effect ends?
  2) If I put Unique on Kitsu Katsuko, making her into a Unique Daimyo for the Seat of Power, what happens since it, again, ends at the end if the turn?
  HoA = Hall of the Ancestors
  Sorry about that. Thought it was the only card that allowed you to copy Keywords. >.>
  A: HoA?
  Hallmark or Anchovies?
  Heroes of Alberta?
  Herd of Aardvarks?
  Heap of Ancillaries?
  Hearltess old Alderac?
  Mod reminder: Please use complete card titles (and Experience levels if a a card has one) when asking questions. Thanks! Zen Faulkes, "Question about HoA", 4 Mar 2008
• Q: I have been told that Kitsu Katsuko can target an already Dead personality in ANY discard pile instead of just a Discarded personality in ANY discard pile. I'm pretty sure this is true because the cost is to "target a Lion Clan Personality in a discard pile and one of your[my] samurai." The effect would be to make that personality dead (which doesn't matter because he already is - if you chose a dead personality in the discard pile) and to give your samurai either tactician or +3F.
  Kitsu Katsuko states: Battle/Open: Target a Lion Clan Personality in a discard pile and one of your Samurai. The Lion becomes honorably dead. The Samurai either gains the Tactician keyword or +3F.
  Thanks in advance.
  [Mod edit: Colours removed from text. Please do not embellish your posts, and remember, colours are mainly reserved for Mod use. Thanks! -ZF]
  A: Nothing in her Restrictions block or Mandatory Targeting requires the Personality in the Discard Pile to be Dead or not Dead or anything - just Lion Clan.
  You can make a Discarded Lion into a Dead "ancestor spirit" with her effect, or you can just pray to some already-Dead "ancestor spirit." Either way you get the bonus.
  Heck, you can target your Dishonorable Dead Lions and make them into Honorable Dead Lions too. Martin Lund, "Kitsu Katsuko targeting already Dead Personalities", 30 Jul 2007
• Q: Kitsu Katsuko: I assume the Tactician trait only lasts until end of turn under SE rules?
  A: Comprehensive Rules, Effects: "Ongoing effects last until the end of the turn in which they occur unless otherwise indicated." Zen Faulkes, "Some Lion related rules questions", 20 Jun 2007