Shosuro Oniji

Legend of the Five Rings card from Code of Bushido

Card Type

Personality

Force

3

Chi

4

Honor Requirement

-

Gold Cost

7

Personal Honor

1

Clan

Ninja, Scorpion

Keywords

Duelist, Ninjutsu 1, Ninja, Poison Master, Scorpion Clan

Card Text

Reaction: After another player targets Oniji with an action, target a Personality that player controls who must be opposing Oniji if it is an Attack Phase: Oniji duels the target. Destroy the duel's loser.

Legality

Age of Enlightenment (Lotus), Rain of Blood (Diamond)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: If I react on Step C that will destroy/remove the source of the action from play - will the remaining effects continue on Step E?
  http://rules.alderac.com/cr_for_20f#action-sequence
  i.e. step A: RA on a personality *announce step B: bows the personality *cost step C: targets Shosuro Oniji (reacts to duel and kills the source of the RA) *targeting
  step D: *interrupt step E: ??? *resolve step F: n/a *strategy discard
  will the RA fail or follow the example stated on the link?
  however, the card left play during targeting.
  another scenario would be, what if Bayushi Shinzo exp wins the duel and gains control of the personality with the RA?
  finally, what would be the interaction of the current action sequence be with Night Watchers?
  since the costs are ignored, do you straighten the personality that bowed? will you get a 'refund' of the gold paid?
  many thanks!
  A: You're misreading steps C & E of the Action Sequence.
  Step C is "Choose targets": These choices define the action’s targeting for purposes of Interrupts and any other effects that check targeting. However, they do not actually trigger effects that depend on targeting.
  Step E is "Check targeting and resolve effects": Targeting as chosen in step C is now actually carried out when called for by the card text, possibly altered by Interrupts or other effects.
  So, Oniji's duel occurs in Step E, which won't stop the action's effects resolving (note however, that challenges & duels won't happen); similarly for Shinzo exp.
  Regarding Night Watchers, you may remember that previously, targeting was done before costs were paid, so in general that clause of Night Watcher's ability would have greater effect. However, it is now generally useless as it only affects costs that have not yet been paid: you do not get a refund. Alex Jones, "Action Sequence vs NINJAS", 8 Sep 2015
• Q: In other words I guess, is the "Personality of his controller's choice" in K.Instigator a target of the action?
  A: Yes.
  Per Legacy Rules: "For cards printed prior to Dawn of the Empire: An action targets whenever it requires a choice to be made of what card it affects, or what card pays the non-gold costs of the action." (Citation) Brook Cunningham, "Shosuro Oniji vs. Kolat Instigator", 13 Sep 2010