Smite the Blood

Legend of the Five Rings card from Reign of Blood

Card Type

Spell

Gold Cost

0

Keywords

Maho

Card Text

Reaction: After a Ranged Attack from your cards targets a card, bow this Shugenja: The Ranged Attack bows its target after, and in addition to, any other effects.

Focus Value

2

Legality

Rain of Blood (Diamond)

Deck

Fate

Printings

Rulings

• Bowing occurs after other Ranged Attack effects. [ZF, 12 December 2003] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 66

Rules Q&A

• Q: just wanna know if smite the blood would still bow the targetted personality even if the range attack strength does not equal or exceed the peep's force. that's all.
  A: It is just an additional effect. It doesn't matter how any other part of the Ranged Attack works out. You can shoot a beafy, 7 Force Tamago in the foot with a puny Strength 0 Ranged Attack that would bounce off harmlessly and still bow him by Smiting his Blood. Martin Lund, "Rules for 29 September 2004", 4 Oct 2004
• Q: If Tsuruchi Amane is in an army and you Smite the Blood in reaction to targeting a card in the opposing army, does the ranged attack recieve Amane's +2 bonus to RAs against bowed cards or is it too late, as Amane specifies the +2 "if the target is bowed"? I.e. does the +2 get added when the target is announced or when the action resolves?
  A: The "ranged attack bows its target in addition to any other effects," which means bowing would occur after any other effects, like attempted destruction. No bonus. Zen Faulkes, "Rules for 12 December 2003", 12 Dec 2003