Sanzo
Legend of the Five Rings card from Pearl Edition, Imperial Edition, Emerald Edition, Battle of Beiden Pass, Obsidian Edition, Jade Edition, Crimson and Jade, Time of the Void, Hidden Emperor Starter, The War of Spirits
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Personality
- Force
- 1
- Chi
- 1
- Honor Requirement
- 5
- Gold Cost
- 3
- Personal Honor
- 2
- Clan
- Unaligned
- Keywords
- Cavalry, Samurai
- Legality
- Clan Wars (Imperial), Hidden Emperor (Jade)
- Deck
- Dynasty
- Notes
- Some of the Hidden Emperor versions of this card were printed with a different text alignment, Some of the Imperial Edition versions of this card were printed with a smaller font
Printings
Pearl Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "His eyes shone with a dark light, and his face was drawn and pale. I fear he may have found what he was searching for…" - Isawa Norikazu
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Imperial Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "When you have seen your home and family destroyed by the Shadowlands, you too know why I chase death with blind fury."
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Emerald Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "When you have seen your home and family destroyed by the Shadowlands, you too know why I chase death with blind fury."
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Battle of Beiden Pass
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- "When you have sen your home and family destroyed by the Shadowlands, you too will know why I chase death with blind fury."
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Obsidian Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "When you have seen your home and family destroyed by the Shadowlands, you too know why I chase death with blind fury."
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Jade Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "His eyes shone with a dark light, and his face was drawn and pale. I fear he may have found what he was searching for…" - Isawa Norikazu
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Crimson and Jade
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- "When you have seen your home and family destroyed by the Shadowlands, you too will know why I chase death with blind fury."
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Time of the Void
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- "When you have seen your home and family destroyed by the Shadowlands, you too will know why I chase death with blind fury."
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Hidden Emperor Starter
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- "His eyes shone with a dark light, and his face was drawn and pale. I fear he may have found what he was searching for…" - Isawa Norikazu
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
The War of Spirits
- Rarity
- Starter
- Flavor Text
- "A ronin's duty is to walk the Empire alone."
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Rulings
- Erratum: Should read, "Sanzo 1F/1C 5HR 3G 2PH Unaligned Samurai. Cavalry." [Erratum to MRP, The Spirit Wars; JA, 26 October 2000] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 121
- Erratum: Sanzo's Gold Cost and Honor requirement were accidentally reversed. He still has a Gold Cost of 3 and an Honor requirement of 5. The Imperial Herald, Issue 17, p. 41
Rules Q&A
- Q: If multiple effects are caused by a single piece of text they occur simultaneously, unless otherwise specified by language such as “consecutively.” Examples: “Bow all Oni”; “Dishonor two Samurai”.
A: http://rules.l5r.com/Timing Chris Fuchs, "Seidan Sanzo vs. Daizu pt. 2", 28 Jun 2007