Scorpion Distracter
Legend of the Five Rings card from Diamond Edition, A Perfect Cut
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Holding
- Gold Cost
- 3
- Keywords
- Unique, Retainer
- Card Text
- w: Produce 2 Gold.
Political Repeatable Reaction, w: Before a Political action resolves, bow your target unbowed performing Scorpion Clan Personality. If this bowed him, the player taking the action may pay an amount of Gold greater than twice your performer's Chi; if he does not, negate the action's effects. - Legality
- Four Winds (Gold), Rain of Blood (Diamond)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Diamond Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "I assure you, captain, the papers are genuine."
- Artist
- Anthony Hightower
- Card Number
- 53
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
A Perfect Cut
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "As the Mantis split the Scorpion treasures, none noticed the men stealing aboard Aramasu's vessel." - The Death of Aramasu, Part II
- Artist
- Anthony Hightower
- Card Number
- 151
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rulings
- Erratum: Renamed from "Scorpion Distractor." [MRP, Diamond Edition, 27 October 2003] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 85
Rules Q&A
- Q: Is the person who bows to pay the cost of a Scorpion Distracter considered to be taking a political action?
A: No. The action is taken by the Distractor. Jeff Alexander, "post for 19 August 2002", 20 Aug 2002