Matsu Hiroru
Legend of the Five Rings card from Obsidian Edition, Pre-Imperial Edition, Imperial Edition, Emerald Edition
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Personality
- Force
- 0
- Chi
- 1
- Honor Requirement
- -
- Gold Cost
- 6
- Personal Honor
- 1
- Clan
- Ninja
- Keywords
- Assassin, Ninja
- Card Text
- Will not attach non-Ninja Followers.
Assassin Ninja Repeatable Limited, w: Hiroru challenges a target bowed Personality. You may focus one additional time before the duel begins. Destroy the loser. Lose 4 Honor.
Assassin Ninja Repeatable Limited, w: Destroy a target bowed Retainer. Lose 4 Honor. - Legality
- Clan Wars (Imperial), Hidden Emperor (Jade)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Obsidian Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Artist
- Bryon Wackwitz, Kevin Daily
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Pre-Imperial Edition
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Artist
- Bryon Wackwitz, Kevin Daily
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Imperial Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Artist
- Bryon Wackwitz, Kevin Daily
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Emerald Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Artist
- Bryon Wackwitz, Kevin Daily
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Rulings
- His extra focus happens "before the duel." [Card text] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 112
- Reactions to entering a duel occur after this focus. Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 112
- Because focus cards add to Chi as soon as they're played [Rulebook], he does not die instantly if he uses his ability with an attached Tetsubo, if he uses his free first focus to play a card with a focus value greater than 0. Rules Archive, November 11, 2006, p. 127
- He does not bow when destroying Retainers. [card text] Accumulated Rulings, February 8, 2000, p. 40
- Reactions to entering a duel, such as the Double Chi kiho, occur after this focus. Accumulated Rulings, February 8, 2000, p. 41
- Note that he has the same surname as one of the largest Lion Clan families. This is not coincidence. He does not bow when destroying Retainers. [card text] Accumulated Rulings, April 22, 1998, p. 23
- Since his extra focus happens "before the duel" [card text] and focus cards add to Chi as soon as they're played [rulebook], he does not die instantly if he uses his ability while wielding a Tetsubo, provided he takes his free first focus and plays a card with a focus value greater than 0. Accumulated Rulings, April 22, 1998, p. 23