Phial of Poison

Legend of the Five Rings card from Promotional–Samurai

Card Type

Item

Force

+0

Chi

+0

Gold Cost

2

Card Text

While this card is attached to a non-Ninja Personality, remove all his traits.
Ninja Open: If this card is attached to a Ninja, target another player's Personality: Transfer this card to him.

Focus Value

2

Legality

Race for the Throne (Samurai)

Deck

Fate

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: Just for official confirmation, this (supply outpost + phial of poison) also removes any "Lose X honor" or other 'entering play' traits on personalities before they are considered to enter play, correct?
  A: Well, it is technically AFTER they've entered play, not before.
  But, the answer is still "Yes" to this:
  Supply Outpost's delayed effect will always occur before triggered traits. So, if you use it to attach a Phial of Poison, you will remove all a Personality's traits (in Akuma no Oni's case, his triggered Honor Loss, his triggered province destruction, his triggered double-province kill, AND his bowing and targeting restrictions) before they can trigger. So, the ones triggered after entering play won't, as per:
  http://rules.l5r.com/Timing: "The order of resolution means that effects that come first, due to the above order or the active player’s decision, can negate, alter or render irrelevant effects that come later." Brook Cunningham, "Akuma no Oni, Phial of Poison and Supply Outpost", 11 Oct 2008
• Q: If I have Supply Outpost (unbowed and in play), and desire to buy Akuma no Oni from one of my provinces and have Phial of Poison in my hand, can I bring in Akuma no Oni and choose the order of the triggered traits such that I trigger the supply outpost first attach phial of poison to Akuma no Oni?
  A: No. Supply Outpost's attachment effect is a delayed effect, not a triggered trait. You cannot choose the order because a delayed effect ALWAYS occurs before a triggered trait (Citation). Brook Cunningham, "Akuma no Oni, Phial of Poison and Supply Outpost", 10 Oct 2008
• Q: ...my question is what happens now? Do i still lose a province due to Akuma no Oni's trait since I choose to resolve the trait after the supply outpost or does the trait get negated by the phial of poison? Thanks.
  A: Again, you're not choosing between Akuma's trait and the Outpost's effect; the latter will always occur first. But, if you do choose to attach Phial of Poison (you could choose to attach something different or nothing at all, due to Supply Outpost's "may" wording), then Akuma's traits would be removed before they could trigger, and your Province would be saved. Brook Cunningham, "Akuma no Oni, Phial of Poison and Supply Outpost", 10 Oct 2008
• Q: The same question also applies to Phial of Poison, from the Scorpion Clan Pack.
  A: I can't answer questions on this card yet. Alex Jones, "Poisoned Gift", 8 Apr 2008