Shoju's Armor

Legend of the Five Rings card from Scorpion Clan Coup 2

Card Type

Item

Force

+1

Chi

+1

Gold Cost

8

Keywords

Armor, Unique

Card Text

Will only attach to a Scorpion Clan Samurai.
Attaches to Bayushi Shoju ignoring Gold cost.
This Personality has +1F/+1C for each Black Scroll in play.
Your Scorpion Clan Personalities in and out of play have -2 Gold Cost.

Focus Value

4

Legality

Clan Wars (Imperial)

Deck

Fate

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: Yogo (Scorpion Personality) Cost: 15
  Scorpion Clan Fire Shugenja • Disciple of the Kami Accursed • Experienced Asako Yogo • Unique
  Limited: Once per turn, target a Personality with less Chi than Yogo. Straighten the Personality.
  Battle: Shuffle Yogo into your deck from the current battle: Search your Provinces and deck for any number of Personalities with a total Gold cost less than Yogo’s. Bring them into play in your army, ignoring costs.
  Shoju's Armor (Item)
  +1F +1C 8G 4Fo
  Unique. May only be attached to a Scorpion Clan Samurai. Attaches to Bayushi Shoju without gold cost.
  This Personality gains a 1F/1C bonus for each Black Scroll in play. The gold cost of your Scorpion Personalities is reduced by
  two while this card is in play.
  Do these two play well together? I mean, the rulings state:"Effects that reduce a card's cost do not affect the cost of abilities on cards already in play." So, I'm guessing that although I have the armor in play, Yogo's gold cost is still 15 for use with his ability. But are the Scorpions in my deck playable through Yogo's ability at -2 cost, or do I need to count their full gold cost for my total of 15?
  A: No, it's 13; Shoju's Armor doesn't say "printed." Zen Faulkes, "Yogo and the Armor of Shoju", 17 Mar 2005