The Height of Courage

Legend of the Five Rings card from Emperor Edition, Celestial Edition, Promotional–Emperor, Gathering Storms, Three Dynasties

Card Type

Strategy

Gold Cost

0

Card Text

Reaction: Before the resolution of another player's action, choose your performing Personality: Negate his movement from the action's effects.
Battle: Choose your performing Personality: Give him and each of his Followers +1F.

Focus Value

2

Legality

Age of Conquest (Emperor), Destroyer War (Celestial), Shattered Empire, Three Dynasties

Deck

Fate

Printings

Rulings

• Erratum: Reads, "The Height of Courage 0G 2FV Reaction: Before the resolution of another player's action: Choose one of your Personalities. Negate his movement from the action's effects. Battle: Give your target Personality and each of his Followers +1F." [Celestial Edition, 29 June 2009] Comprehensive Rules, Celestial Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, February 2012, p. 157

Rules Q&A

• Q: I'm getting confused over with this card. Basically, if I play "The Height of Courage" in response to "Restoring Order" which targeted my dishonored personality, will the destruction be negated or it happens regardless? I did a search and found this but the link to the rules wiki leads to a deleted page. I see there's FAQ entry but these two seem to contradict each other so I'm not sure what to think of it. Please help.
  Restoring Order Political Battle: Target your unbowed Magistrate Personality: Target an enemy Personality with Personal Honor lower than your Magistrate's Chi. Move the enemy Personality home. Bow him if he moved. Destroy him if he is dishonorable.
  The Height of Courage Reaction: Before the resolution of another player's action: Choose one of your personalities. Negate his movement from the action's effects. Battle: Give your target Personality and each of his Followers +1F.
  A: If your Personality is dishonorable when targeted by Restoring Order, he'll die regardless of whether he moves or whether the movement is negated.
  The question in your first link that you felt contradicted this was only asking WHERE the Personality would die; that is, in what order the effects would resolve, not whether the destruction was dependent upon the movement. However, I see how you could've misread my answer, so I removed the part that was confusing. Brook Cunningham, "Restoring Order - Clarification", 16 Jan 2011
• Q: I'm told by another player that if I react with the Height of Courage to his playing Courtesy targeting my personality, both movements are negated, so neither my personality nor his are moved home. This makes no sense to me, but I just wanted to check.
  A: That other player is not correct. If you use Height of Courage to negate your Personality's movement from Courtesy, his will still move. Even though the movements are written in the same sentence, they are separate effects. Brook Cunningham, "Height of Courage vs Courtesy", 2 May 2010
• Q: Based on the wordinging of the cards Encircled Terrain does not resolve until battle resolution.
  A: Incorrect.
  http://rules.l5r.com/Glossary_R#Resolve: "An action or trait begins to resolve when its sequence of effect activation begins, assuming costs, targeting and conditions have been met. It stops resolving when its sequence of effect activation has ended, even if the application of some effects has been delayed."
  Costs, targets, and conditions of Encircled Terrain have been met, so the action resolves immediately. It just happens that in this case, all of its effects are delayed. Zen Faulkes, "Encircled Terrain vs. The Height of Courage", 7 Jul 2009
• Q: If I use The Height of Courage on one of my personalities being moved out of the battle from Encircled Terrain, do I:
  Play The Height of Courage when the terrain enters play or, play The Height of Courage during battle resolution while resolving terrain effects or, play The Height of Courage at any time while the terrain remains in play.
  The Height of Courage relevant ability: Reaction: Before the resolution of another player's action: Choose one of your personalities. Negate his movement from the action's effects.
  Encircled Terrain: Terrain Battle: Before this battle’s resolution, the Attacker and Defender, in the order of your choice, each choose one of their units at the current battlefield. Move all other units there home.
  Thank you.
  A: A) Opponent announces Encircled Terrain B) Opponent Pays Costs (none) B1) You play The Height of Courage C) Encircled Terrain enters play. Dan Jacobson, "Encircled Terrain vs. The Height of Courage", 6 Jul 2009
• Q: If I use The Height of Courage on one of my personalities being moved out of the battle from Encircled Terrain, do I:
  Play The Height of Courage when the terrain enters play or, play The Height of Courage during battle resolution while resolving terrain effects or, play The Height of Courage at any time while the terrain remains in play.
  The Height of Courage relevant ability: Reaction: Before the resolution of another player's action: Choose one of your personalities. Negate his movement from the action's effects.
  Encircled Terrain: Terrain Battle: Before this battle’s resolution, the Attacker and Defender, in the order of your choice, each choose one of their units at the current battlefield. Move all other units there home.
  Thank you.
  A: EDIT: This ruling was incorrect, please see ruling below Dan Jacobson, "Encircled Terrain vs. The Height of Courage", 6 Jul 2009