Shinjo Byung
Legend of the Five Rings card from Before the Dawn
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Personality
- Force
- 3
- Chi
- 3
- Honor Requirement
- 4
- Gold Cost
- 7
- Personal Honor
- 2
- Clan
- Unicorn
- Keywords
- Cavalry, Tactician, Samurai, Unicorn Clan
- Legality
- Age of Conquest (Emperor), Destroyer War (Celestial)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Before the Dawn
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "If we are to give our lives to give Katamari and Benjiro time to defeat the enemy, then we will visit the Shi-Tien Yen-Wang with pride."
- Artist
- Edwin David
- Card Number
- 69
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rules Q&A
- Q: I feel this is kind of a straightforward answer but I don't know the details well enough to figure it out myself. I also searched for a question like this but didn't find one here. So, my question:
Do personalities with Reactions as their only printed non-trait count as "Personalities with Abilities" so far as The Topaz Championship is concerned?
For example, let's say I have both Shinjo Byung (Blank, no traits or abilities) and Shinjo Jong-Ho (No trait, does have a Reaction) in play and I reveal The Topaz Championship. Am I able to target either or is Byung the only valid target?
Basically, does a Reaction count as an ability? I would like to think "Yes" but given I was wrong about "Battle Actions" vs. "Actions" I want to make sure there's not some distinction I'm missing. Thanks!
Relevant Card Text:
The Topaz Championship Choose one of your Personalities in play without abilities. Permanently give him +1F/+1C, the trait "Before the first time each turn another player's card effect destroys this Personality: Negate the destruction", and the ability, "Battle: Target an enemy card without attachments: Destroy it."
Shinjo Jong-Ho Reaction: After a Tactical action Jong-Ho performed resolves, target a card opposing him with lower Force: Bow it.
Shinjo Byung (No text to mention - she has no traits or abilities)
A: Reactions are abilities - see Card features, Abilities and Abilities and actions, Designators. Alex Jones, "The Topaz Championship and Personalities with Reactions", 7 Oct 2012