Shosuro Naname

Legend of the Five Rings card from Wrath of the Emperor

Card Type

Personality

Force

3

Chi

5

Honor Requirement

-

Gold Cost

9

Personal Honor

1

Clan

Scorpion

Keywords

Commander, Courtier, Samurai, Scorpion Clan, Sixth Legion

Card Text

When paying for Naname, you may reduce his Gold Cost by 2 until it is paid and permanently give him -2C.
Repeatable Battle: Switch Naname's Force and Chi.
Battle: Once per battle, target an enemy Personality. Switch his Force and Chi.

Legality

Rain of Blood (Diamond)

Deck

Dynasty

Story

2003 The Emperor's Eyes Top of Clan - Thomas Scheer

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: Shosuro Naname - Text Scorpion Clan Samurai. Courtier. Sixth Legion Commander When bringing Naname into play, you may give him -2C permanently and reduce his Gold cost by 2. Battle: Once per turn, switch Naname's Force and Chi. Battle: Once per battle, switch an opposing Personality's Force and Chi.
  I have brought Naname into play a regular cost. He has 3 force and 5 chi. I add a Blade of Truths to Naname and send him into battle. When I switch his force and chi as my first battle action is his force 5 and his chi 6? Alternatly does the chi bonus from the weapon tag along with the switch making him 8 force and 3 chi?
  In the same fashion. If a personality with 0 personal honor and 3 chi with the same weapon (Blade of Truths) is altered by Force of Will (Open: Bow this Shugenja and destroy this Spell to switch the Personal Honor and Chi of a target Personality. If you control the target, you need not destroy this Spell.) Is the personality destroyed or do they still have the +3 chi from the Blade of truths?
  A: A Stat-bonus from an Item isn't anything special. It is applied in order just like any other bonus or penalty.
  Remember that "switching" stats really means giving one stat a bonus and one state a penalty so that their values are effectively exchanged.
  Example #1
  So start with a 3F/5C Naname.
  Give him +3 Chi with Blade of Truths.
  Now you have a 3F/8C Naname.
  Swap his Force and Chi, giving him +5F and -5C.
  Now you have an 8F/3C Naname.
  Example #2
  Force of Will works the same way.
  OPH / 3C Personality.
  Give him +3 Chi with Blade of Truths.
  Now you have a 0PH / 6C Personality
  Cast Force of Will on him, giving him +6PH and - 6C.
  Now you have a 6PH / 0C Personality who the rulebook says has to die due to having 0C. Martin Lund, "Chi Bonuses - switching force and chi", 26 Mar 2005