Kumade

Legend of the Five Rings card from Khan's Defiance

Card Type

Item

Force

+3

Chi

+1

Gold Cost

4

Keywords

Weapon

Card Text

Reaction: After another player targets one of your Personalities during the Action Phase, if this card is in your hand: Attach it to him, paying 3 less Gold.
Reaction: After this card enters the discard pile during a battle, remove it from the game: Draw a card.

Focus Value

2

Legality

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

Deck

Fate

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: If any of an action's targeting becomes illegal at any point after all targeting and reactions to targeting occurs, the effects of the action still occur, subject only to interference with paying costs.
  A: So the personality targeted will still bow, even if attaching Kumade will give him more force than the performing personality. Chris Fuchs, "Kumade vs Sake House Brawl/Hired Killers", 25 Sep 2007
• Q: (W)hich of the following is correct:
  A: This one: Zen Faulkes, "More on Hired Killer and Kumade", 11 Sep 2007
• Q: Player 2 has the option to pay additional gold to meet the increased cost of Hired Killer even if he has enough gold available to pay the increased cost. He does not have to pay anything for the Hired Killer if he decides not to pay the additional cost. If he chooses not to pay the additional cost Hired Killer is discarded.
  A: Kumade is attached after targeting by a Reaction, so that changes the cost of Hired Killer (The gold cost of Hired Killer is also set after targeting occurs -- but Reactions occur last to a given trigger. http://rules.l5r.com/Timing) (Clarified 22 September 2007.) Zen Faulkes, "More on Hired Killer and Kumade", 11 Sep 2007
• Q: Would the situation be the same when using Turn of Fortune to change a target to a more expensive personality?
  A: No. The timing of Turn of Fortune is different. It's not after targeting (unlike Kumade), so it does not change the cost of Hired Killer. Zen Faulkes, "More on Hired Killer and Kumade", 11 Sep 2007
• Q: This ruling seems to be contrary to what the Comprehensive Rules, Battle defines as "during a battle":
  “During a battle” includes both the Combat and Resolution Segments (added 5 August 2007).
  Crossroads Fortress makes one discard during maneuvers, which is before the Combat Segment.
  Does the above-mentioned ruling stand?
  A: I thought that one looked too easy. Well spotted. Fixed. Zen Faulkes, "Crossroad Fortress and Kumade", 3 Sep 2007
• Q: I play Palm Strike and, in reaction, my opponent plays Kumade. How does this resolve?
  A: Kumade is irrelevant. Targeting is over by the time the Reaction occurs.
  Rules, Abilities, Targeting: "If any of an action's targeting becomes illegal at any point after all targeting and reactions to targeting occurs, the effects of the action still occur, subject only to interference with paying costs." Zen Faulkes, "Palm Strike vs. Kumade", 14 Jul 2007