Tadaji Sensei

Legend of the Five Rings card from Wrath of the Emperor

Card Type

Sensei

Province Strength

+0

Gold Production

+0

Starting Family Honor

+0

Keywords

Unicorn Clan

Card Text

Personalities with a printed Personal Honor of 1 or less will not join you.
After a battle's resolution ends, if a Province or enemy army was destroyed during it and you control a unit in the winning army, you may gain Honor equal to the number of your Battle Maidens in that army.

Legality

Rain of Blood (Diamond)

Deck

Pre-Game

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: Will Kaede's Fan double the honor gain from Tadaji Sensei?
  A: "Increase by 1 all Honor gains created by actions this Personality performs, by duels this Personality wins, and by battles won or tied by this Personality's army."
  The honor gain from Tadaji Sensei is created by an Action, and it is an Action that the Personality can not and does not perform. Nor will it increase the 2 honor gain per destroyed card from Field of Glorious Slaughter. The fact that you can only use Tadaji in response to a won battle and that battle resolution caused all those triggers to Field of Glorious slaughter are both irrelevant.
  In the same respect, Kaede's fan will increase the honor gain from Iaijutsu Challenge from 5 to 6, but not the honor gain of Blade of Penance's Trait or Omoidasu's Reaction (performed by Omoidasu, not the Personality with the fan). Martin Lund, "Rules for 10 September 2004", 13 Sep 2004
• Q: Does an army have to be opposed to 'win' a battle, even if the army is not strong enough to destroy the province?
  A: You can't "win" a Battle unless there is an Army on both the Attacking and Defending side when you compare Force Totals during Battle Resolution. Martin Lund, "Rules for 30 August 2004", 3 Sep 2004
• Q: Plains of the Maiden After you destroy a province or army in battle resolution as the Attacker: Gain Honor equal to the number of your Battle Maidens at the current battlefield.
  Shiotome Halls After a battle's resolution ends, if a province or enemy army was destroyed during it and you control a unit in the winning army: You may gain Honor equal to the number of Battle Maidens in that army.
  As far as I know, Plains of the Maiden triggers once for destroying an army and again for the destroying the province.
  Does Shiotome Halls (and by Extension, Tadaji Sensei) also trigger twice if you destroy both an army and province during the same resolution?
  A: No.
  Plains of the Maiden triggers off the effects "destroy an army" and "destroy a province". If you destroy both in one battle's resolution, the trait will trigger twice.
  Shiotome Halls (and Tadaji Sensei), on the other hand, triggers at a step in the battle sequence, so it can only trigger once per battle. Alex Jones, "Plains of the Maiden versus Shiotome Halls", 30 Aug 2013
• Q: If I am playing Shiotome Halls and Tadajai Sensei, do the honor gains 'stack' when destroying a province or army?
  The Shiotome Halls After a battle's resolution ends, if a province or enemy army was destroyed during it and you control a unit in the winning army: You may gain Honor equal to the number of Battle Maidens in that army.
  Tadaji Sensei After a battle's resolution ends, if a province or enemy army was destroyed during it and you control a unit in the winning army: You may gain Honor equal to the number of Battle Maidens in that army.
  For Example: I attack with 4 Battle Maidens, destroying one card at battle resolution and destroying the province as well.
  Do I gain 4, 8, 12, 16 or some other number of honor? Thanks!
  A: Each card provides a separate triggered effect, so they will "stack."
  In the example you provided, you would gain 4 Honor from each effect, for a total of 8 Honor.
  Edit for clarification: The Rulebook will also award you 2 Honor for destroying one card in Resolution, assuming of course none of your Battle Maidens are dishonored. Ben Higgins, "Legacy: Shiotome Halls and Tadaji Sensei", 30 Aug 2013
• Q: Given the definition of "winning" a battle, is it possible for me to gain honor from Tadaji Sensei with unopposed Battle Maidens in resolution even if I don't have the force to take the province?
  A: Yes. Jon Palmer, "Tadaji Sensei", 2 Feb 2012
• Q: The card Shinjo Styla is speaking of is:
  Tadaji Sensei
  Unicorn Clan Sensei Personalities with a printed Personal Honor less
  than 2 will not join you. After each time an army containing your units
  wins a battle or destroys a Province (or both), you may gain Honor
  equal to the number of Battle Maidens you control in that amy.
  I believe the answer would be yes. A battle at your provence is still a battle, and your units at that battle are still considered to be in an army. It does not mention anything about having to be the attacker.
  A: I knew what the card is. The answer is still no. The trigger for Honor gain is "winning a battle," which does not happen if all opposing units are removed before resolution. Zen Faulkes, "Re: Battle Maiden Honor Gains", 3 Mar 2005
• Q: [Legacy/OBH] Does the honor gain from Tadaji sensei stack with... Plains of the Maiden/Shiotome Halls?
  A: Yes, you get both. Even though the effects and triggers are the same, they are still two separate cards/effects. Brook Cunningham, "Sun and Moon #rules-questions", 2 Dec 2025
• Q: [Legacy] Tadaji Sensei - If your battle maidens both destroy an enemy army and the province. I have 4 battle maidens. Do I get the bonus honor once for destroy army or province (or both) or do I get the bonus honor twice for destroying both?
  I guess, is the (or both) preventing the double gain?
  A: The Oracle wording indicates it only triggers once per battle if either (or both, implicitly) conditions are met. I believe this is the accurate interpretation. Brook Cunningham, "Sun and Moon #rules-questions", 8 Apr 2025