Shinjo Emiko

Legend of the Five Rings card from The Harbinger

Card Type

Personality

Force

4

Chi

3

Honor Requirement

4

Gold Cost

8

Personal Honor

2

Clan

Unicorn

Keywords

Cavalry, Samurai, Scout, Unicorn Clan

Card Text

Recon Limited: Target a province: You have Reconnaissance at its battlefields. Other players may not use abilities on non-Stronghold cards in play at other locations during battles at that province's battlefield.

Legality

Destroyer War (Celestial)

Deck

Dynasty

Story

2009 Kotei Winner - Mikhail Solntsev

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: Shinjo Emiko's ability reads: Recon Limited: Target a province. Other players may not use abilities on cards in play at other locations (except Strongholds) during battles at that province's battlefield.
  The question arising in my store is how does this work versus the imperial favors send home ability? Our interpritation is the Favor is a token, hence not present in any region. Is this accurate?
  A: The Battle rulebook ability that requires discarding the Imperial Favor as a cost is just that, an ability in the rulebook. It does not come from a card and is thus not affected by Shinjo Emiko's ability. Dan Jacobson, "Shinjo Emiko vs Imperial Favor", 28 Jun 2010
• Q: Hi,
  Recon Limited: Target a province. Other players may not use abilities on cards in play at other locations (except Strongholds) during battles at that province's battlefield.
  With this ability active, does it include such things as Rings and holdings (that i think are classed as being in play at their owner's home?), or does it just cover personalities, their attachments and regions?
  A: Holdings and Rings are also in play. They are covered. Any card in play (not in provinces, discard piles, decks or hand) is covered, except for Strongholds. Dan Jacobson, "Shinjo Emiko", 25 Jan 2010