Shinsei's Riddle
Legend of the Five Rings card from Heroes of Rokugan
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Strategy
- Gold Cost
- 0
- Keywords
- Unique, Kiho
- Card Text
- This card's ability will not be copied.
Limited: Bow your performing Monk or Shugenja: Permanently give him +1F/+1C. - Focus Value
- 4
- Legality
- Four Winds (Gold), Hidden Emperor (Jade)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Heroes of Rokugan
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- The student asked, "What is truth?" Shinsei smiled. "Whatever I tell you," he replied, "will be a lie."
- Artist
- Christopher Rush
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Rules Q&A
- Q: 1. Shinsei's Riddle & Blessings of Isawa & Night Medallion
If Shinsei's Riddle is to become attached to a personality by the Blessings (my fav event ;), how does the 'discard this card' clause interact with this attachment? If the attachment is legal, again how is the 'discard this card' clause handled when using the ability - ie: is the attached Kiho card then discarded?
A: No, the personality is. Once the Kiho becomes an ability of the personality, the 'this card' part of it becomes self-referential, hitting the personality instead of the kiho. So, upon the next use of Shinsei's Riddle, the caster goes off to look for the solution. Vaughn Derderian, "Rules for", 12 Jan 2001