Kyuden Otomo

Legend of the Five Rings card from Emperor Edition, Emperor Edition Demo Decks, Promotional–Emperor

Card Type

Stronghold

Province Strength

6

Gold Production

4

Starting Family Honor

6

Clan

Crane

Keywords

Experienced, Imperial

Card Text

You may substitute discarding a Favor token from this card for discarding the Imperial Favor as a cost.
After you take the Imperial Favor: You may discard it; if you did, add a Favor token to this card.
Political Open: Bow your performing honorable Courtier: Add a Favor token to this card.

Legality

Age of Conquest (Emperor)

Deck

Pre-Game

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: My opponent controls Imperial Favour. I'm using Favor Political Limited and discard KOxp Favor token as a cost. Does my opponent lose his Imperial Favor because it makes favor uncontrolled?
  http://rules.l5r.com/EE_Non-card_physical_game_elements
  To discard the Favor as a cost means to pass it from your control to the uncontrolled state. However, effects that discard the Favor will make the favor uncontrolled no matter who controls it.
  Favor Political Limited: Discard the Imperial Favor and a card: Draw a card.
  Kyuden Otomo • Experienced
  You may substitute discarding a Favor token from this card for discarding the Imperial Favor as a cost.
  A: No, because you are discarding a Favor token instead of the Imperial Favor: you aren't actually discarding the Imperial Favor, so it does not become uncontrolled. Alex Jones, "Kyuden Otomo xp and Imperial Favor", 16 Apr 2012
• Q: Can you use the send someone home ability of the imperial favor more than once using a home like kyuden otomo? Or can any ability like that only be used once.
  I'm almost certain you can't due to it not having repeatable.
  A: Unless the ability specifically says "any number of times per turn" in its text, it is limited to once per turn. Brook Cunningham, "Oracle of the Void #rules", 11 Jun 2025