Matsu Haruya
Legend of the Five Rings card from The Plague War, Battle of Kyuden Tonbo
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Personality
- Force
- 3
- Chi
- 3
- Honor Requirement
- 0
- Gold Cost
- 6
- Personal Honor
- 0
- Clan
- Lion
- Keywords
- Deathseeker, Hero, Lion Clan, Samurai
- Card Text
- After Haruya is destroyed during an Attack Phase, gain 3 Honor.
Battle: Bow a target enemy card with lower Force. - Legality
- Destroyer War (Celestial)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
The Plague War
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- Some among the Lion, the most seasoned veterans of the War of Dark Fire, were sent to aid the Dragon.
- Artist
- Mike Capprotti
- Card Number
- 37
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Battle of Kyuden Tonbo
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- Some among the Lion, the most seasoned veterans of the War of Dark Fire, were sent to aid the Dragon.
- Artist
- Mike Capprotti
- Card Number
- 40
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rules Q&A
- Q: A situation occurred in a game last night where a Matsu Haruya was destroyed by a battle resolution. Which raised the following questions.
Firstly What happens with regard to Haruya's trait? Does Haruya's player gain 3 honour or does it rehonour the now destroyed Haruya or something else?
This led to a secong duestion that also came up, if the said Haruya had been targeted by for example a Game of Sincerity and chose to commit seppuku what would happen?
I have looked through the rules forum answers on this and cannot, as yet regrettably, find clarity
Relevant Text on haruya
Lion Clan • Samurai • Deathseeker • Hero After Haruya is destroyed during an Attack Phase: Gain 3 Honor. Battle: Bow a target enemy card with lower Force.
Thanks in advance Az
A: As with Senichi, when Haruya dies dishonourably, he is not rehonoured (because the rehonour effect doesn't apply because he's out of play) and the honour gain is negated.
If he is targeted by Game of Sincerity, he is dishonoured, but before you lose the 2 honour Haruya can commit seppuku: he is rehonoured then destroyed, so you can gain 3 honour from his trait. You then lose 1 honour from Game of Sincerity. Alex Jones, "Matsu Haruya and Being destroyed dishonored", 11 Jul 2010