The Bitter Shadow of Shame
Legend of the Five Rings card from Samurai Edition, Path of Hope
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Strategy
- Gold Cost
- 4
- Keywords
- Political
- Card Text
- Limited: Bow your performing Courtier Personality and target a non-Unique dishonorable Personality: Destroy him.
- Focus Value
- 3
- Legality
- Age of Enlightenment (Lotus), Race for the Throne (Samurai)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Samurai Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "All clans have shame they would just as soon forget. It is unfortunate that they are so rarely allowed to do so." - Bayushi Paneki
- Artist
- Malcolm McClinton
- Card Number
- 294
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Path of Hope
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "Help me, Yasuko. Help me bind the ancient wounds Kurohito's death has opened." - Ikoma Otemi
- Artist
- Malcolm McClinton
- Card Number
- 82
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rulings
- Erratum: Reads, "The Bitter Shadow of Shame 4G 3FV Political Limited: Bow one of your target Courtier Personalities: Destroy a target non-Unique dishonorable Personality." [MRP, Samurai Edition, 25 July 2007] Comprehensive Rules, Samurai Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, May 2009, p. 161
Rules Q&A
- Q: Asahina Beniha
Crane Clan • Air • Shugenja • Courtier Political Open: Target another player's Personality. After the first time this turn he assigns to attack or is destroyed, gain 3 Honor.
Razor of the Dawn Castle
Before another player's card's effect destroys one of your Samurai: Once per turn, you may delay the destruction until the current turn ends.
I make the Benihas ability to a crab clan samurai of my opponent and i destroy him with a "The Bitter Shadow of Shame", for example, and my opponent delayed the destroy with the Razor of the Dawn Castle. Can I win the honor? Thanks.
A: The honor is gained when the Samurai is destroyed: At the end of the current turn. Dan Jacobson, "Asahina Beniha vs Razor of the Dawn Castle", 23 Mar 2009