Master of the Tea Ceremony
Legend of the Five Rings card from Gold Edition, Imperial Edition, Emerald Edition, Obsidian Edition, Promotional–CWF
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Holding
- Gold Cost
- 6
- Keywords
- Retainer
- Card Text
- Political Repeatable Reaction, w: Before you lose Honor, reduce the loss to 1.
- Legality
- Clan Wars (Imperial), Four Winds (Gold), Hidden Emperor (Jade)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Gold Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "A perfect strike with the katana or a perfect setting of tea - in an Empire in which form is everything, either can save a clan from dishonor."
- Artist
- Heather Bruton
- Card Number
- 263
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Imperial Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "The ceremony teaches serenity and patience, things you must learn much of, my young samurai."
- Artist
- Christina Wald
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Emerald Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "The ceremony teaches serenity and patience, things you must learn much of, my young samurai."
- Artist
- Christina Wald
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Obsidian Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "The ceremony teaches serenity and patience, things you must learn much of, my young samurai."
- Artist
- Christina Wald
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Promotional–CWF
- Rarity
- Promo
- Flavor Text
- In the palace of Otosan Uchi, zombies walked where men once stood and the courtiers of the Crane and Phoenix were thrown into the prisons below the city. Fu Leng controlled the Emerald Throne, and Kachiko's plans turned to dust. - IX.I
- Artist
- Christina Wald
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Rulings
- Erratum: Reads, "Master of the Tea Ceremony 6G Retainer. Political Reaction: Before you lose Honor, bow the Master of the Tea Ceremony to lower the loss to 1." [MRP, Gold Edition, 1 July 2001] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 83
Rules Q&A
- Q: I cause myself an honor loss. I bow Bayushi Kaukatsu to make my opponent share my honor loss. I bow a Master of the Tea Ceremony to reduce my honor loss.
A: Error! Master of the Tea Ceremony must be used before Bayushi Kaukatsu's Reaction (card text). Zen Faulkes, "Rules for 30 June 2003, Part 2", 1 Jul 2003