Shiba Tsukune

Legend of the Five Rings card from The Dark Journey Home

Card Type

Personality

Force

5

Chi

4

Honor Requirement

5

Gold Cost

10

Personal Honor

3

Clan

Phoenix

Keywords

Double Chi, Experienced 2, Loyal, Unique, Clan Champion, Phoenix Clan, Samurai

Card Text

Battle/Open: Any number of times per turn, bow your performing Shugenja: Give Tsukune +2F/+2C.

Legality

Hidden Emperor (Jade)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rulings

• Clarified: the +3C bonus is gained upon entering the duel. Text Change & Errata List, February 15, 2000, p. 19

Rules Q&A

• Q: b) My opponent is also playing Phoenix. I target my opponent's Shiba Tsukune with the Asahina's Blessing and then Quest for Guidance. Does his Shiba Tsukune now go into my discard as my honorable dead?
  A: She goes into your discard pile, but not as Honorable Dead. Jeff Alexander, "post for 31 March 2003", 1 Apr 2003
• Q: What about having the Shiba Tsukune exp2 from DJH in play, can I bring the KYoD version of Tsukune exp2 into play? What about the reverse.
  A: Yes and yes. They're not both Unique. Jeff Alexander, "post for 26 September 2002", 28 Sep 2002
• Q: Shiba Tsukune: (C)an I include both the kyd xp2 version and her normal xp 2 version in the same deck?
  A: Rules Archive, Experienced: "Experienced and Experienced KYD cards are separate cards. Both may be in a deck, and neither impinges upon the other's uniqueness." Zen Faulkes, "Shiba Tsukune KYD", 27 May 2007
• Q: Also her trait doesn't say "this" card is non-unique, but rather "Tsukune is non-unique" so does it apply to all copies of cards named (Shiba) Tsukune in play and in the deck?
  A: No. Zen Faulkes, "Shiba Tsukune KYD", 27 May 2007
• Q: So if her kyd exp 2 version is in play can I have both her xp1 and xp3 versions seperately in play without needing to overlay?
  A: No. The Experienced and Experienced 3 versions have a uniqueness conflict. Zen Faulkes, "Shiba Tsukune KYD", 27 May 2007