Sniping
Legend of the Five Rings card from Emperor Edition, Soul of the Empire, Emperor Edition Demo Decks
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Strategy
- Gold Cost
- 0
- Card Text
- Reaction: After a Ranged Attack is targeted: Give it a strength bonus equal to its current strength.
- Focus Value
- 3
- Legality
- Age of Conquest (Emperor), Hidden Emperor (Jade)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Emperor Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- Protecting the forests did not always mean protecting them from external threats. Not all their denizens were benign. Not all spirits were pure.
- Artist
- Arkady Roytman
- Card Number
- 346
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Soul of the Empire
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "The Fox do not fight for the Crane, Kuwanan, nor do they fight for the Mantis. They fight for the Empire." - Ryosei
- Artist
- Ken Meyer Jr.
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Emperor Edition Demo Decks
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Artist
- Arkady Roytman
- Card Number
- 109
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rules Q&A
- Q: For example: A) I announce the following action: Battle: Ranged 5 attack
I play Precision for the +2, my opponent plays Strong Defenses, then I play Sniping
Is a RA 8 the only outcome of this scenario?
A: Yes.
This is how it breaks down: You have a RA5. Since all the Reactions in this scenario have the same trigger, they can be played in Step D of Timing Sequence and we have to allow each of them to fully resolve when they are played. Precision resolves. This leaves us with RA5+2 (RA7 Total). Strong Defenses resolves. This leaves us with RA5+2-3 (RA4 Total.) Sniping resolves. Sniping checks to see the current RA strength before setting its bonus, which currently is 4 as defined by timing sequence and calculating a stat. This leaves us with RA5+2-3+4 (RA8 Total.) Ben Higgins, "Order for multiple effects modifying ranged attacks", 21 Nov 2013 - Q: b) I announce the following action: Battle: Ranged 5 attack Targetting a Singh Remnants, and I play Sniping.
What is the result: RA 4 or RA 7?
A: It will be an Ranged 4 Attack.
Breaking it down: You have an RA5. You target Singh Remnants, and it's continuous trait applies itself in step C of Timing Sequence. You now have RA5-3 (RA2 Total.) You then get to play Reactions in Step D of Timing Sequence. Sniping resolves. Sniping checks to see the current RA strength before setting its bonus, which currently is 2 as defined by timing sequence and calculating a stat. This leaves us with RA5-3+2 (RA4 Total.)
Hope that helps! Ben Higgins, "Order for multiple effects modifying ranged attacks", 21 Nov 2013 - Q: A) My 9F Kensai is targeted by a Ranged 5 Attack and I do not react to it with Hundred-Fold Cut, then my opponent plays a Sniping: can I now react with Hundred-Fold Cut to prevent my Kensai from dying or should I have reacted to the initial non-lethal Ranged Attack?
B) When my Kensai is dueled by a lethal duel(e.g. Steel on Steel), when do I use Hundred-Fold Cut to prevent him from dying: after losing the duel or when the duel is initiated?
Thank you for your time!
A: A) Both Sniping and Hundred-Fold Cut react "After targeting", so are both played in the same action round procedure for Reactions to after targeting, as described in Step D of the Timing Sequence.
B) Hundred-Fold Cut reacts after targeting, which is before the duel begins. Alex Jones, "Hundred-Fold Cut, Sniping, Duels", 17 Apr 2012 - Q: From Thunder Dragon Bay, is it possible during battle to double the ranged attack with Storm of Arrows or Sniping? Even though it's on the stronghold and not a personality?
A: Storm of Arrows technically shouldn't work, because Strongholds weren't considered "cards" until Emperor or so, I think? However, I don't believe I meticulously Oracle'd every card that referred to a "card" to say "non-Stronghold card", so there may be a current loophole there. 😛 Brook Cunningham, "Oracle of the Void #rules", 27 Aug 2023