Asako Bairei

Legend of the Five Rings card from Wrath of the Emperor

Card Type

Personality

Force

0

Chi

5

Honor Requirement

6

Gold Cost

8

Personal Honor

3

Clan

Phoenix

Keywords

Unique, Experienced, Phoenix Clan, Scribe, Shugenja, Water

Card Text

Limited: Once per game: Name a Spell. Search your Fate deck for a copy of that Spell and attach it to Bairei, paying all costs.
Reaction: After a Spell enters play, bow Bairei: Draw a card.

Legality

Rain of Blood (Diamond)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: Can Asako Bairei unbow holdings with his battle ability?
  If so, was this intentional?
  A: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=62593
  Still on the first page even. Chris Fuchs, "Asako Bairei xp3 and Holdings", 19 Oct 2007
• Q: Does Asako Bairei EXP 3 bow to use his ability?
  Relevant text: Asako Bairei
  Phoenix Clan*Elemental Master*Sugenja*Water*Scribe*Cavalry*Experienced 3*Unique
  Your water sugenja need not bow as a cost to perform water actions
  Water Battle: Even if he is not at the current battlefield, bow Bairei: Straighten up to 4 target bowed cards.
  From the special GenCon announcements on the L5R website:
  A reference to a “(Keyword) Spell,” a “(Keyword) card,” or a “(Keyword) Action card” can also refer to a Spell or Action card with an ability that has that keyword.
  While Bairei is obviously a water sugenja with a water action, he is not a Spell or Action card.
  Does he bow?
  A: This Asako Bairei - Experienced 3 card of which you speak - it wouldn't happen to be a Preview Card, would it?
  We don't do rules questions on Preview Cards so early around these parts. Martin Lund, "Asako Bairei EXP 3", 23 Aug 2007
• Q: When Isawa cast a spell, can I use the reaction on Kyuden Tombo to draw a card?
  A: I'm going to say no here, too. Look at action cards: action cards don't enter play, but I doubt anyone would want to argue that you could use Kyuden Tonbo after resolving the effects of an action card. Zen Faulkes, "Questions about Isawa and Asako Bairei", 3 Mar 2005
• Q: Can i use (Asako Bairei's) second abilitiy to draw a card after a surged unit containing spells returns to play?
  A: Yes. Zen Faulkes, "Questions about Isawa and Asako Bairei", 3 Mar 2005
• Q: (D)oes this happen in my turn or in my opponent's turn?
  A: When the unit returns to play, before your turn (Suitengu's Surge text). Zen Faulkes, "Questions about Isawa and Asako Bairei", 3 Mar 2005
• Q: Can those spells be recovered with The kami watch over me?
  A: I'm going to say no, because it did have effects that resolved. Zen Faulkes, "Questions about Isawa and Asako Bairei", 1 Mar 2005
• Q: When Isawa cast a spell, can I use the reaction on Kyuden Tombo to draw a card?
  A: I'm going to say no here, too. Look at action cards: action cards don't enter play, but I doubt anyone would want to argue that you could use Kyuden Tonbo after resolving the effects of an action card. Zen Faulkes, "Questions about Isawa and Asako Bairei", 1 Mar 2005
• Q: Can i use (Asako Bairei's) second abilitiy to draw a card after a surged unit containing spells returns to play?
  A: Yes. Zen Faulkes, "Questions about Isawa and Asako Bairei", 1 Mar 2005
• Q: (D)oes this happen in my turn or in my opponent's turn?
  A: When the unit returns to play, before your turn (Suitengu's Surge text). Zen Faulkes, "Questions about Isawa and Asako Bairei", 1 Mar 2005