The Host's Advantage
Legend of the Five Rings card from Embers of War
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Strategy
- Gold Cost
- 0
- Keywords
- Favor, Political, Winter
- Card Text
- Favor Political Winter Limited: Discard the Imperial Favor to destroy a target attachment.
Favor Political Winter Battle: Choose your performing Courtier at any location and bow him or discard the Imperial Favor to bow a target enemy Personality. His controller loses 2 Honor. - Focus Value
- 3
- Legality
- Age of Conquest (Emperor)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Embers of War
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "Unfortunately, my friends, there are liars standing among us."
- Artist
- Anna Christenson
- Card Number
- 148
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rules Q&A
- Q: [EE] let's suppose Yogo Heijin isn't at the current battlefield. Could he still bring one of your courtiers and an enemy personality to current battlefield? another [EE] question, which inspired my query earlier today. Can 'The Host's Advantage' be used if you have no presence in battle?
A: No. Heijin has to be at the battlefield himself to take the action.
Indeed, it cannot. No exceptions to Presence within its text/effects.
(Replying to a player: "following up on EE and the Rule of Presence. What about Guided by Honor? can it be used in a battlefield where there are only enemy units?") Yes. Moving a unit to the current battlefield is an exception to Presence (and Location for the initial targeting). Brook Cunningham, "Sun and Moon #rules-questions", 29 Jun 2025