Return of the Fallen Lord
Legend of the Five Rings card from Forbidden Knowledge
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Spell
- Gold Cost
- 5
- Keywords
- Unique, Black Scroll, Ritual
- Card Text
- Attaches to a Lion Clan Shugenja paying 0 Gold.
After this Shugenja straightens, give him a -1C Corruption token.
Repeatable Ritual Limited: Bow and destroy this Shugenja, and bow zero or more of your other target performing Shugenja equal to the Chi of a target dead Personality in any player's discard pile to Recruit the target (under your control), ignoring costs. Permanently give him Shadowlands and the ability, "Battle: Fear 3." - Focus Value
- 4
- Legality
- Clan Wars (Imperial)
- Erratum
- Is a Ritual, from Anvil of Despair rulebook.
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Forbidden Knowledge
- Rarity
- Rare
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Rulings
- Erratum: Has the Ritual keyword. [Erratum] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 65
- Erratum: this is a Ritual. Text Change & Errata List, February 15, 2000, p. 8
- Q: Can I copy him with the Egg of P'an Ku, then? Or can I put him in my Dynasty Deck anyway and hope for a lucky Unexpected Allies to bring him out? What about Return of the Fallen Lord? A: The Egg will work, as you're not asking the real person to join you, you're creating a copy which enters play already in your service. Unexpected Allies won't, since the Personality would still be joining your clan (he's just not asking for compensation). Return of the Fallen Lord won't work either, for the same reason. Legend of the Five Rings FAQ, Version 3.6.2, May 1998, p. 18
- Q: Can I use Return of the Fallen Lord on a Personality who won't normally join my clan? A: No, since that would make him join you. The Imperial Herald, Vol. 1, Issue 4, p. 9
- Erratum: Q: Shouldn't Return of the Fallen Lord be a Ritual? A: Yes. The Imperial Herald, Vol. 1, Issue 4, p. 9
Rules Q&A
- Q: If I am not playing scorpion, and Shoju is in my discard pile, can i bring him into play with Return of the Fallen Lord... It doesn't specify whether you check entering play restrictions when you bring anyone in or not.
A: "Will only join" / "will not join" restrictions are always in effect, and Return of the Fallen Lord doesn't override them. Jeff Alexander, "post for 5 September 2002", 6 Sep 2002