Shinjo Shono

Legend of the Five Rings card from Words and Deeds

Card Type

Personality

Force

5

Chi

4

Honor Requirement

4

Gold Cost

11

Personal Honor

3

Clan

Unicorn

Keywords

Cavalry, Experienced 4, Loyal, Tactician, Unique, Commander, Daimyo, Samurai, Unicorn Clan

Card Text

Personalities lose Duelist while facing Shono in a duel.
Tireless Reaction: After a Maneuvers Segment ends, assign your target Cavalry Personality to a battlefield even if he is bowed. If you are the Defender, straighten him.

Legality

Race for the Throne (Samurai)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: So with the loss of the cavalry maneuvers segment, how does Shono work now? Do you just react (ahem pardon me "interupt") with him after infantry assignments?
  Thanks!
  Shinjo Shono: Personalities lose Duelist while facing Shono in a duel. Reaction: Even if Shono is bowed, after Cavalry Maneuvers, target your Cavalry Personality: Assign him to a battlefield, even if he is bowed. If you are the Defender, straighten him.
  A: Reactions still exist in Legacy play; no need to correct your terminology there.
  And with the lack of Cavalry Maneuvers, he'll simply React to the end of Maneuvers. Brook Cunningham, "Shinjo Shono XP 4 and Ivory", 4 Nov 2014
• Q: If I play retribution and assign a personality, is it legal for me to react with Shinjo Shono Exp 4's ability to assign another personality after the Cav. maneuver segment?
  A: Retribution: Reaction: After the end of an Attack Phase in which you were the Defender: Declare an additional Attack Phase against that phase’s Attacker, in which neither player can invite allies and you can only assign one unit. Give the Personality and each Follower in that unit +1F after it assigns.
  Shinjo Shono exp4: Reaction: Even if Shono is bowed, after Cavalry Maneuvers: Assign one of your target Cavalry Personalities to a battlefield, even if he is bowed. If you are the Defender, straighten him.
  You can only assign one unit during an Attack Phase created by Retribution. If you have already assigned a unit during Infantry or Cavalry Manoeuvres, you may not assign another with Shinjo Shono's ability. Alex Jones, "Shinjo Shono Exp 4 and Retribution", 21 Jun 2008