Kolat Infiltrator
Legend of the Five Rings card from Obsidian Edition, Imperial Edition, Emerald Edition
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Strategy
- Gold Cost
- 2
- Keywords
- Kolat
- Card Text
- Reaction: After a Holding bows to pay for one of its own abilities or traits: Negate that action's or trait's effects.
- Focus Value
- 2
- Legality
- Clan Wars (Imperial)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Obsidian Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "But I was certain Lord Doji's gift was in my pouch! Where can it be?" - A courier's last words.
- Artist
- Diana Vick
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Imperial Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- A name even the ninja of the Empire feared.
- Artist
- Diana Vick
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Emerald Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- Kolat: a name even the ninja of the Empire feared.
- Artist
- Diana Vick
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Rulings
- Q: An opponent keeps using Kolat Infiltrator to cancel my purchases. Is this right? A: Yes. Kolat Infiltrator counters the "effect" of a Holding. This includes gold-gathering as well as normal abilities. How it works is like this: when you play a card, announce what it is and indicate everything you're doing to generate the money for it. If any reactions stop you from getting enough gold, you can generate more to make up the loss if you're willing and able. Otherwise, the insufficient amount is completely taxed, and the card you tried to play goes back to where it came from. You can't spend the money you've already made on something else, though you can change how you're trying to play the original card if that changes how much it'll cost (like paying for a less-skilled Geisha Assassin, or deciding not to gain 2 honor from an aligned Personality). Legend of the Five Rings FAQ, Version 3.6.2, May 1998, p. 20
Rules Q&A
- Q: Kolat Infiltrator Reaction: Play immediately after any holding has been bowed to negate the effect of that holding.
Can I target my own holding with this card to cancel a gold production? or is it too late by the time I bow my holding as I cannot target my own bowed cards?
A: You can't target your own bowed PERSONALITIES. Targeting your bowed Holdings is not a problem. Jeff Alexander, "post for 2 October 2002", 3 Oct 2002