Moto Technique

Legend of the Five Rings card from The War of Spirits

Card Type

Strategy

Gold Cost

0

Card Text

Reaction: Before you focus for one of your Personalities in a duel, focus this card face-up instead to bow both Personalities in the duel; if your Personality is Moto and has more Force than the other Personality, straighten yours.

Focus Value

2

Legality

Four Winds (Gold), Hidden Emperor (Jade)

Deck

Fate

Printings

Rulings

• If played during a duel of Force, your Moto Personality may not straighten if the opposing Personality has played any face-down focus cards. [VD, email, 18 April 2003] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 25

Rules Q&A

• Q: b) The Towers cancels Moto Technique. Neither personality bows and the focus is discarded.
  c) The Towers cancels Moto Technique. Neither personality bows but the focus remains.
  b). It becomes the Phoenix player's turn to focus or strike.
  Why is the focus discarded? It should still be a focus. The special ability is canceled, but what causes the focus of Moto Technique to be discarded?
  A: The whole action is canceled, so it isn't "played face-up as a focus in a duel" anymore. Jeff Alexander, "post for 23 April 2002", 24 Apr 2002
• Q: Phoenix Shugenja w/loads of chi challenges my lowly (non-Moto) 3 chi personality w/an I.Duel during battle.
  As my first focus I play, Moto Technique (Reaction: Play this card face up as a Focus card in a duel. Bow both Personalities in the duel. If your Personality is Moto and has higher Force than the other Personality, you Persoality straightens.)
  What happens if the Phoenix player bows the Towers of Asako:
  a) The Phoenix player can't bow the towers, because Moto Technique does not target.
  b) The Towers cancels Moto Technique. Neither personality bows and the focus is discarded.
  c) The Towers cancels Moto Technique. Neither personality bows but the focus remains.
  d) The Towers cancels Moto Technique. The Phoenix personality does not bow, but my personality does. The focus remains.
  e) Insert something funny here (ala Leon).
  A: b). It becomes the Phoenix player's turn to focus or strike. Jeff Alexander, "post for 19-22 April 2002", 23 Apr 2002