Resist Magic
Legend of the Five Rings card from Gold Edition, Imperial Edition, Emerald Edition, Obsidian Edition, Jade Edition, Pearl Edition, Ivory Edition
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Strategy
- Gold Cost
- 0
- Card Text
- Interrupt: After an action on a Kiho, Shugenja, or Spell targets your cards, negate its remaining effects.
- Focus Value
- 3
- Legality
- A Brother's Destiny (Ivory Edition), A Brother's Destiny (Twenty Festivals), Clan Wars (Imperial), Four Winds (Gold), Hidden Emperor (Jade)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Gold Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "This is the vaunted Phoenix mastery of magic?" - Hitomi Vedau
- Artist
- Joseph Phillips
- Card Number
- 343
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Imperial Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Emerald Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Obsidian Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Jade Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "Your spells have grown weak, old one. Now let us see if my steel is stronger." - Doji Kuwanan
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Pearl Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "Your spells have grown weak, old one. Now let us see if my steel is stronger." - Doji Kuwanan
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Ivory Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "We seek the deeper mysteries of the Elements," Hizumi said. "A pity you did not."
- Artist
- Joseph Phillips
- Card Number
- 337
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rulings
- Q: Can Resist Magic be used against kiho? What about Unattuned? A: Cards that work with "spell effects" or "the effects of a spell" work against kiho, but cards that only work with "spells" don't. Neither Resist Magic nor Unattuned can be used against kiho. Legend of the Five Rings FAQ, Version 3.6.2, May 1998, p. 5
Rules Q&A
- Q: On the other hand, Can I play Resist Magic to cancel a Purity of the Seven thunders?
A: Purity of the Seven Thunders is a global effect, since it destroys "all Shadowlands cards in play". By targeting rule #3, it does not target. No. Jeff Alexander, "rules for 9 September 2002", 10 Sep 2002 - Q: Would Resist Magic negate only the destruction aspect of Redirecting Rage, or the whole action?
A: There are two required targets for Redirecting Rage: your Monk or Shugenja, and the target of the Melee attack.
As per the Action Sequence, you choose these two cards in step C; however, you are not considered to actually target them until step E, Action Resolution, which is when you verify that the targets are legal. At that point, if either player played Resist Magic in step D, Interrupts, then its effect triggers, and negates the effects of Redirecting Rage: neither the target of the Melee Attack nor your Monk or Shugenja is destroyed. Alex Jones, "Resist magic & Redirecting rage.", 12 May 2015