Moshi Takako

Legend of the Five Rings card from The Imperial Gift 2

Card Type

Personality

Force

3

Chi

5

Honor Requirement

2

Gold Cost

7

Personal Honor

2

Clan

Mantis

Keywords

Naval, Unique, Mantis Clan, Shugenja, Thunder

Card Text

Battle, w, : Choose a number from 1 to 10, less than or equal to the amount of Gold you paid. Ranged Attack with strength equal to the number chosen.

Legality

Destroyer War (Celestial)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: It seems that my opponent must choose to Outer Walls the ranged attack from Takako before I choose the value.
  A: That's what was said in the previous answer.
  Required targets come before costs (http://rules.l5r.com/CE_Abilities_and_actions). The value chosen is chosen as part of costs. Zen Faulkes, "Moshi Takako + Outer Walls", 23 Mar 2010
• Q: When do you announce the amount you'll pay for the ranged of Moshi Takako. Before or after the targets?
  Moshi Takako Mantis Clan • Thunder • Shugenja • Naval • Unique Battle: Bow Takako, choose a number from 1 to 10, and pay that much Gold: Ranged Attack with strength equal to the number chosen.
  Outer Walls Reaction: After a Ranged Attack is targeted: Give it –2 strength.
  Ranged Attack http://rules.l5r.com/CE_Glossary_R#Ranged_Attack
  A: After targeting.
  The choosing of the number is part of the "pay costs" step, being sandwiched in between two costs and dictating the latter of them as it does. Brook Cunningham, "Moshi Takako + Outer Walls", 22 Mar 2010
• Q: in regards to this: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=79255
  I believe a more prudent answer might be that Takako doesn't even make a ranged attack vs Gold cost, so the whole question is moot in point, no?
  A: That is correct. Of course, I may not be understanding the original question correctly. Zen Faulkes, "Yoritomo Eihiko & Moshi Takako", 21 Sep 2009
• Q: Yorotimo Eihiko Mantis Clan • Magistrate • Extortionist Reaction: After you announce an action: Reduce the Gold Cost of a target card (in play) by 2 until the action ends.
  Moshi Takako Mantis Clan • Thunder • Shugenja • Naval • Unique Battle: Bow Takeko, choose a number from 1 to 10, and pay that much Gold: Ranged Attack with strength equal to the number chosen.
  Here is the situation:
  I have Yorotimo Eihiko x2 in play. I have Moshi Takako in play.
  Both of my Eihiko's have targeted and reduced the gold cost of a 4 gold personality who is currently opposing Takako. So, in essence, the 4 gold personality now has a (temporary) 0 gold cost. Is it possible that Takako can Ranged Attack with strength equal to '0' [gold] (3 would be prudent to account for outer walls) and kill the opposing personality? Or does Takako have to use at least 1 gold (4 would be prudent to account for outer walls) to kill the personality?
  In other words, if a personality has a zero-rating for the opposed 'test' (probably wrong terminology, sorry if it is) does the test still have to have a greater than zero value to succeed?
  I hope I haven't confused you, and I look forward to your reply(ies).
  G6
  EDIT: OK. I apparently didn't read the card well enough. Takako makes a ranged attack at the strength equal to the amount of gold that she paid. Understood. I also notice (now) that she must pay at least 1 gold to make the ranged attack. Thanks!
  A: You cannot pick "Zero" for Moshi Takako's ability, because "zero" is not "a number from 1 to 10" (card text). Zen Faulkes, "Yoritomo Eihiko & Moshi Takako", 21 Sep 2009