Saigorei
Legend of the Five Rings card from The War of Spirits
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Personality
- Force
- 4
- Chi
- 2
- Honor Requirement
- -
- Gold Cost
- 7
- Personal Honor
- 1
- Clan
- Toturi's Army
- Keywords
- Unique, Experienced, Pikeman, Samurai, Toturi's Army
- Card Text
- Battle: Ranged Attack with strength equal to Saigorei's Force which must target an enemy Cavalry card.
- Legality
- Four Winds (Gold), Hidden Emperor (Jade)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
The War of Spirits
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "An imperial courtesan's son?" The Crab laughed. "I would sooner fear a geisha."
- Artist
- Jeff Reitz
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Rules Q&A
- Q: Basically, my question is, can Saigorei target a Cavalry personality that does have followers attatched? Yes.
Cards do not break the rules unless they explicitely state that they break the rules. Where on Saigorei does he state that he may ignore followers when choosing a target for his ranged attack? (note: this *is* a ranged attack. Precedent would be O-Ushi being a fear effect.)
A: Yeah, never mind that whole Saigorei thing. I was confused about the general template for a Ranged Attack that could only target a specific thing, and Saigorei's wording is fairly close to the Crystal/Jade Arrows, so I made a mental leap that just wasn't there.
Saigorei's Ranged Attack still has to follow all normal targeting restrictions. Vaughn Derderian, "Rules for November 26th", 26 Nov 2000 - Q: Is Saigorei Exp. ability subject to the normal ranged attack targetting rules? Or do the words on the card supercede that?
Battle: Once per turn, Saigorei makes a ranged attack with strength equal to his force that targets an opposing Cavalry card. This does not bow Saigorei
Basically, my question is, can Saigorei target a Cavalry personality that does have followers attatched?
A: Yes. Vaughn Derderian, "Rules for November 23rd", 23 Nov 2000