Shosuro Yasuko

Legend of the Five Rings card from A Perfect Cut

Card Type

Personality

Force

0

Chi

3

Honor Requirement

-

Gold Cost

5

Personal Honor

1

Clan

Scorpion

Keywords

Courtier, Scorpion Clan

Card Text

Political Reaction: Any number of times per turn, after a player declares an attack, bow Yasuko and target one of that player's Samurai with Personal Honor equal to or lower than Yasuko's: He may not be assigned to attacking armies this turn.

Legality

Four Winds (Gold)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rulings

• Q: If I put a Diplomatic Apprentice on Shosuro Yasuko, can I bow the Apprentice and her together to stop two units from attacking? A: No. The rulebook says each printed instance of a Reaction can only be used once per trigger, and Yasuko's trigger is the declaration of an attack. That means each time someone announces an attack, each Yasuko's ability can be used once and once only. The Diplomatic Apprentice doesn't change that; even if you bow the Apprentice instead of Yasuko, it's still Yasuko's ability being used. Legend of the Five Rings FAQ, May 21, 2003, p. 8

Rules Q&A

• Q: 2 - Is a Diplomatic Apprentice is attached to Shosuro Yasuko, can I react to the Declaration of an attack and forbid one peep from attacking, bowing Diplomatic Apprentice, and then react to forbid another one bowing Shosuro Yasuko?
  A: From the upcoming FAQ (scheduled to be posted to our website by Friday):
  Q: If I put a Diplomatic Apprentice on Shosuro Yasuko, can I bow the Apprentice and her together to stop two units from attacking?
  A: No. The rulebook says each printed instance of a Reaction can only be used once per trigger, and Yasuko's trigger is the declaration of an attack. That means each time someone announces an attack, each Yasuko's ability can be used once and once only. The Diplomatic Apprentice doesn't change that; even if you bow the Apprentice instead of Yasuko, it's still Yasuko's ability being used. Jeff Alexander, "post for 29 October 2002", 30 Oct 2002
• Q: If my opponent has a dead Ikoma Yasuko experienced in the discard pile:
  Lion Clan • Courtier • Experienced Shosuro Yasuko • Unique Battle: Even if Yasuko is home: Target a Personality not at the current battlefield. Move him there. If you do not control him, straighten him. Political Reaction: Before another Lion Clan Personality is destroyed, destroy Yasuko: Negate the Personality's destruction.
  When he tries to copy the ability from Yasuko experienced onto another personality, can I react with Share the Blame?
  Hall of Ancestors Dead Personalities you own can not be removed from the game. Battle/Open: One of your target Personalities copies an ability or keyword from a target dead Lion Clan Personality you own (until the turn ends).
  Share the Blame Political Reaction: After another player targets a Courtier with an action, dishonor one of your Courtiers: Dishonor the Courtier the other player targeted. You, then the other player, each lose 3 Honor.
  Thanks,
  -Steve
  A: Yes, when a Hall of the Ancestors player targets his dead Ikoma Yasuko, you have a valid trigger for playing Share the Blame and can do so as long as you have one of your own Coutiers to pay the cost.
  Please note, though, Share the Blame will not dishonor the dead Yasuko, as I found ruled here, via the Search feature (I'm truly happy to help, but your continued aversion to said feature does perplex). Brook Cunningham, "Share the Blame with Hall of the Ancestors", 17 Mar 2008