Kobune Scout

Legend of the Five Rings card from Samurai Edition, Web of Lies, Promotional–Samurai

Card Type

Follower

Force

2

Chi

0

Honor Requirement

0

Gold Cost

3

Personal Honor

-

Keywords

Cavalry, Naval, Scout

Card Text

Will only attach to a Samurai or Bushi.
After another player puts a Terrain into play, if this card is at the current battlefield: He discards two cards.

Focus Value

3

Legality

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

Deck

Fate

Printings

Rulings

• Erratum: Reads, "Kobune Scout 2F/0C 0HR 3G –PH 3FV Scout • Cavalry • Naval Can only attach to a Samurai or Bushi. While Kobune Scout is at the current battlefield, other players must discard two cards after each time they play a Terrain. [MRP, Samurai Edition, 25 July 2007] Comprehensive Rules, Samurai Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, May 2009, p. 143

Rules Q&A

• Q: I tried to use the advanced search function and didnt see anything on this. Lets say i am player A with a Yu Pan xp with a kobune scout attached attacking player B with Joe Smoe defending his province. The player has only 1 card in hand which happens to be a random terrain we will for purposes unfamiliar ground.
  Kobune Scout Text Cavalry • Naval • Scout Can only attach to a Samurai or Bushi. While Kobune Scout is at the current battlefield, other players must discard two cards after each time they play a Terrain.
  My question is can he play the terrain if he has only the 1 card in his hand reference the trait on kobune scout?
  A: Yes, he can play his Terrain.
  Kobune Scout's trait doesn't add a cost to playing Terrains; it doesn't even do anything until after a Terrain is played.
  Only after he plays a Terrain does it force your opponent to discard. If he can, he must. But if he can't, it just doesn't happen (like trying to make a Maw's Grave player loose Honor). Brook Cunningham, "Kobune scout and terrains", 24 Mar 2008