Roshungi
Legend of the Five Rings card from Samurai Edition, Ambition's Debt, Promotional–Samurai
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Personality
- Force
- 3
- Chi
- 3
- Honor Requirement
- -
- Gold Cost
- 6
- Personal Honor
- 0
- Clan
- Brotherhood of Shinsei, Spider
- Keywords
- Monk, Shadowlands, Spider Clan
- Card Text
- After Roshungi enters play: Lose 3 Honor.
Open: Bow Roshungi and target a Ring: It loses all abilities (until this turn ends). - Legality
- Hidden Emperor (Jade), Race for the Throne (Samurai)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Samurai Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "What could Kokujin have accomplished if he had not been insane? I will not make the same mistakes."
- Artist
- Jaime Jones
- Card Number
- 159
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Ambition's Debt
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "Why should the future of humankind be in the hands of the kami? We have bled for history; now history will bleed for us."
- Artist
- Ben Peck
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Promotional–Samurai
- Rarity
- Promo
- Flavor Text
- "What could Kokujin have accomplished if he had not been insane? I will not make the same mistakes."
- Artist
- Jaime Jones
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rulings
- The Ring is completely ignored. It does not count towards an Enlightenment Victory, Prayer Shrine gold production, etc. [27 November 1999] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 120
- It cannot be targeted. Pretend the Ring isn't there at all. [DW, 2/5/2000] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 120
- Does not trigger "leaving play" effects for the targeted Ring (e.g., Kolat Chambers). [ZF, 1 August 2000] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 120
- Erratum: Reads, “Roshungi 3F/3C –HR 6G 0PH Spider Clan • Monk • Shadowlands • Lose 3 Honor. Open: Bow Roshungi: A target Ring loses all abilities (until this turn ends).” [MRP, Samurai Edition, 25 July 2007] Comprehensive Rules, Samurai Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, May 2009, p. 153
Rules Q&A
- Q: Roshungi Force/Chi: 3 / 3 Ho/Co/PH: - / 6 / 0 Spider Clan. Monk. Shadowlands. Lose 3 Honor. Open: Bow Roshungi: A target Ring loses all abilities (until this turn ends).
Rulings: 1. The Ring is completely ignored. It does not count towards an Enlightenment Victory, Prayer Shrine gold production, etc. It cannot even be targeted. Pretend the Ring isn't there at all. [DW, 2/5/2000] 2. Does not trigger "leaving play" effects for the targeted Ring (e.g., Kolat Chambers). [ZF, 1 August 2000]
Katashi Force/Chi: 4 / 3 Ho/Co/PH: - / 7 / 1 Spider Clan. Monk. Shadowlands. Limited: If your Family Honor is lower than 0 and you control no Rings, bow Katashi: Put a target Ring from your hand or discard pile into play.
can i play more than one ring with katashi if i first target my rings in play with roshungi?
A: That Roshungi ruling is ancient, and concerns an earlier printing.
No. Zen Faulkes, "Roshungi + Katashi", 22 Feb 2008