Matsu Satsune
Legend of the Five Rings card from Celestial Edition
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Personality
- Force
- 4
- Chi
- 3
- Honor Requirement
- 7
- Gold Cost
- 7
- Personal Honor
- 3
- Clan
- Lion
- Keywords
- Commander, Lion Clan, Paragon, Samurai
- Card Text
- Battle: Discard a card and target a unit in Satsune's army: Straighten it. If you discarded a Bushido Virtue, you may target and bow an enemy Follower or Personality without attachments.
- Legality
- Destroyer War (Celestial)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Celestial Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "Our cause is righteous. We do not falter. The enemies of the Empire have reason to fear when they see our banners fluttering in the wind!"
- Artist
- Andy Hepworth
- Card Number
- 101
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rulings
- Erratum: Reads, "Matsu Satsune 4F/3C 7HR 7G 3PH Lion Clan • Samurai • Commander • Paragon. Battle: Discard a card: Straighten a target unit in Satsune's army. If you discarded a Bushido Virtue, you may target and bow an enemy Follower or Personality without attachments." [Celestial Edition, 29 June 2009] Comprehensive Rules, Celestial Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, February 2012, p. 145
Rules Q&A
- Q: Can an effect "Straighten your target card" target at a card which is not bowed?
Similarly, can an effect (not a cost) "Bow a target card" target a card which is bowed?
Specifically, if I have no bowed cards in my army can I still use Matsu Satsune to bow an enemy follower or personality without attachments? (Or perhaps I have e.g. a Gumbai-Uchiwa in my hand that I want to discard so I can attach it)
Matsu Satsune Battle: Discard a card: Straighten a target unit in Satsune's army. If you discarded a Bushido Virtue, you may target and bow an enemy Follower or Personality without attachments.
Edit: Thanks for the link. This ruling went against me in our CE release, so it's good to know where in the rules I can point to next time.
A: Can an effect "Straighten your target card" target a card which is not bowed? Yes
Similarly, can an effect (not a cost) "Bow a target card" target a card which is bowed? Yes
Specifically, if I have no bowed cards in my army can I still use Matsu Satsune to bow an enemy follower or personality without attachments? Yes Alex Jones, "Bow a bowed card? Straighten an unbowed card?", 7 Jul 2009