Battlefield of Shallow Graves

Legend of the Five Rings card from Samurai Edition, Anvil of Despair, Diamond Edition, Lotus Edition, Training Grounds, Training Grounds 2, Onyx Edition, Shattered Empire, Three Dynasties, Code of Bushido, Path of Hope, Drums of War, Promotional–Samurai

Card Type

Strategy

Gold Cost

0

Keywords

Terrain

Card Text

Before the enemy leader gains Honor: Double the gain.
Before this battle's resolution: Reduce the Force of each Personality in the enemy army to half his Force at that time, rounded up.
Battle: If there are no Terrains at the current battlefield: Put this card into play there.

Focus Value

1

Legality

Age of Enlightenment (Lotus), Clan Wars (Imperial), Race for the Throne (Samurai), Rain of Blood (Diamond), Shattered Empire, Three Dynasties, War of the Seals (Onyx Edition)

Deck

Fate

Printings

Rulings

• Erratum: Reads, "Battlefield of Shallow Graves 0G 1FV Immediate Terrain. Political Battle: If you are the Attacker or Defender: Until the battle ends, double the enemy leader’s Honor gains; destroying this card does not end this effect. When Delayed Terrains normally resolve, reduce the Force of each Personality in the enemy army to half his Force at that time, rounded up." [MRP, Lotus Edition, 31 October 2005] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 7
• Artist is really Tom Cadice, not Matt Wilson. Is Political because it alters honor gains. Accumulated Rulings, February 8, 2000, p. 16
• Artist is really Tom Cadice, not Matt Wilson. Accumulated Rulings, April 22, 1998, p. 8
• Erratum: Reads, "Battlefield of Shallow Graves 0G 1FV Terrain Battle: Double each of the enemy leader’s Honor gains until the battle ends; destroying this Terrain does not end this effect. Before this battle’s resolution, reduce the Force of each Personality in the enemy army to half his Force at that time, rounded up." [MRP, Samurai Edition, 25 July 2007] Comprehensive Rules, Samurai Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, May 2009, p. 123

Rules Q&A

• Q: I was going through the rulings when i chanced upon this. Qns 1: Battlefield of Shallow Graves
  Battle: Terrain. Only playable by the Attacker or Defender. All Personalities in the opposing army have their forces halved (round up). From the time this card is put into play until the end of this battle's resolution, all of your opponent's honor gains are doubled (cumulative with other bonuses and multipliers), even if this card is destroyed.
  Battlefield of Shallow Graves Is Political. It cannot be used by a Shadowlands player. [Rulebook]
  I saw that in Zen rulings. How is that terrain political? Wat do u mean by political?
  A: Actions that modify honor losses or gains are Political by old rulebook definition. "Political" is an extra trait the action has, like "Elemental" or "Maho" or "Terrain". There are no special rules in the rulebook itself that make Political actions work differently from ones that aren't, but there are Strongholds and cards that interact with that trait, and you happen to be playing one of them. Jeff Alexander, "replies to July 3-5", 17 Jul 2001
• Q: If a player has his Honor gains doubled by Battlefield of Shallow Graves, and he uses Dirty Politics to change an opponent's Honor loss to a gain, is the gain doubled? (I'm assuming it is)
  Now, if the opponent reacts by getting his Honor loss back with a Dirty Politics of his own, is the loss still doubled? And if the first player then plays a second Dirty Politics, is the gain then quadrupled?
  A: No. Battlefield of Shallow Graves will double the gain when it resolves. Dirty Politics happens before the gain resolves. Nothing gets doubled until the window for playing Dirty Politics is closed. Martin Lund, "Multipled Dirty Politics and gain/loss modifications", 9 Nov 2007
• Q: Battlefield of Shallow Graves
  * Reads, "Battlefield of Shallow Graves 0G 1FV Terrain Battle: Double each of the enemy leader’s Honor gains until the battle ends; destroying this Terrain does not end this effect. Before this battle’s resolution, reduce the Force of each Personality in the enemy army to half his Force at that time, rounded up." [MRP, Samurai Edition, 25 July 2007]
  A: I don't see the Political trait anywhere on the MRP text. Political actions have been explicit since Diamond edition, possibly Gold edition. Chris Fuchs, "Re: Battlefield of Shallow Graves", 9 Oct 2007