Personal Champion
Legend of the Five Rings card from Gold Edition, Imperial Edition, Emerald Edition, Obsidian Edition
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Follower
- Force
- 0
- Chi
- +2
- Honor Requirement
- 2
- Gold Cost
- 6
- Personal Honor
- -
- Keywords
- Champion
- Card Text
- Repeatable Reaction, w: After this Personality enters a duel: Until the duel ends, this card is considered to be a 3C Personality and enters the duel instead.
- Focus Value
- 4
- Legality
- Clan Wars (Imperial), Four Winds (Gold)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Gold Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "I have heard the voices of my ancestors only once, Sezaru-sama. They told me to serve you." - Koshei
- Artist
- Chris Arneson
- Card Number
- 318
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Imperial Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- Kolat filth! If you even try to touch him, I will kill you. - Koji Iname
- Artist
- Bob Hobbs
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Emerald Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- Kolat filth! If you even try to touch him, I will kill you. - Koji Iname
- Artist
- Bob Hobbs
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Obsidian Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- He stood at his master's side, and when commanded to leave, remained close and out of sight. Just in case.
- Artist
- Bob Hobbs
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Rulings
- Erratum: Reads, "Personal Champion 0F/+2C 2HR 6G -PH 4FV Reaction: When a Personality challenges the Personal Champion's Personality, bow the Personal Champion to have him duel instead of his Personality. The Personal Champion has 3 Chi and counts as a Personality during the duel." [MRP, Gold Edition, 1 July 2001] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 46
- If he loses a duel started by Show Me Your Stance, he becomes bowed and his unit is sent home. [DW, 9/11/98] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 46
- Clarified: Champion may focus. Text Change & Errata List, February 15, 2000, p. 9
- Can be affected like a true Personality by effects that involve duels, such as Togashi Yoshi, Poisoned Weapon, and various kiho. [DW, email, 9/8/97] Accumulated Rulings, April 22, 1998, p. 16
Rules Q&A
- Q: 2) What happens if my Personal Champion replaces my personnality challenged by Iaijutsu Art, and loses the duel : can i have a dishonored follower ?
A: Yes...which, for Followers, means absolutely nothing special. Jeff Alexander, "post for 11 March 2002", 12 Mar 2002 - Q: Hello everybody. Yes, my friend is trying to break Barracks.
Barracks http://imperialassembly.com/oracle/#cardid=706 Fortification You may attach Followers to this card as if it were a Personality, except it does not perform the attaching action, you ignore the Follower's Honor Requirement, and you pay only half its cost after all other cost modifications, rounded down.
Shogun's Advisors http://imperialassembly.com/oracle/#cardid=7073 Follower Political Limited: Bow this card and target a Personality: This Personality duels the target. Each Personality uses his Personal Honor as his duel stat. The winner's controller gains 3 Honor. Dishonor the loser.
Personal Champion http://imperialassembly.com/oracle/#cardid=5930 Follower Reaction: Any number of times per turn, after this Personality enters a duel, bow this card: Until the duel ends, this card is considered to be a 3C Personality and enters the duel instead.
Can Shogun's Advisors attached to Barracks issue a challenge then be replaced by Personal Champion?
Thank you!
A: No, because the challenge must be issued by a Personality. Alex Jones, "Barracks", 14 Feb 2013