Plains Above Evil

Legend of the Five Rings card from Diamond Edition, Scorpion Clan Coup 1, Jade Edition, Gold Edition, Pearl Edition, Hidden Emperor Starter

Card Type

Region

Keywords

Singular

Card Text

After a Human or Naga Personality enters play from this Province, permanently give him +1F/+1C.

Legality

Clan Wars (Imperial), Four Winds (Gold), Hidden Emperor (Jade), Rain of Blood (Diamond)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rulings

• Erratum: Reads, "Plains Above Evil Singular. All Human and Naga Personalities entering play from this Province gain +1F/+1C permanently." [MRP, Diamond Edition, 27 October 2003] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 137

Rules Q&A

• Q: If a personality gets a permanent stat increase through something like Plains Above Evil or other card effect, is this a bonus that can be negated by In Search of the Future or other card effects?
  A: Yes. "Permanent" only means it lasts all game. It does not mean the bonus is immune to alteration. Jeff Alexander, "post for 22 January 2003", 23 Jan 2003
• Q: If I give someone a permanent force gain (say, from a Plains Above Evil) ...is it still considered a force *bonus* for the rest of the turn? ...rest of the game?
  A: If it's a bonus, it's a bonus. It doesn't stop being a bonus once it reaches a certain age. Jeff Alexander, "post for 5 September 2002", 6 Sep 2002
• Q: More specifically, if I've got a guy from Plains Above Evil attacking my opponent, can he ISoF to reduce my guy's force?
  A: Unless you've somehow attached the Region card to your Personality, he absolutely can. Jeff Alexander, "post for 5 September 2002", 6 Sep 2002
• Q: If I give someone a permanent force gain (say, from a Plains Above Evil) ...is it still considered a force *bonus* for the rest of the turn? ...rest of the game?
  More specifically, if I've got a guy from Plains Above Evil attacking my opponent, can he ISoF to reduce my guy's force?
  In Search of the Future is a battle action. Therefore any force bonuses that you give a personality outside of a battle (Plains Above Evil, since it's giving the personality a permanent bonus when they enter play) cannot but the target of In Search of the Future.
  A: You're reading In Search of the Future wrong. It says, "Lower all current Force bonuses for cards in this battle to 0, except bonuses to or from cards attached to them." You look at all cards in the current battle, figure out which of them have any bonuses on them *right now* ("currently"), exclude those bonuses that go directly between two cards attached to one another, and reduce all the rest to 0 until the turn ends. Jeff Alexander, "post for 5 September 2002", 6 Sep 2002
• Q: Like does a person coming out of Plains Above Evil or paid for by Corrupt Dojos carry over the stat bonus/penalty to the Exp. versions since they're permanent effects?
  A: Yes. Jeff Alexander, "Rulings for 1-2 April 2001", 7 Apr 2001
• Q: Example: peep is 2/2 and his exp. version is 5/5
  1) peep comes out of Plains Above Evil then overlays with Exp. version is he 5/5 or 6/6?
  A: 6/6. Jeff Alexander, "Rulings for 1-2 April 2001", 7 Apr 2001
• Q: 3) peep comes out of Plains Above Evil then Exp. also comes out of Plains Above Evil.
  A: 6/6. Jeff Alexander, "Rulings for 1-2 April 2001", 7 Apr 2001