The Price of War
Legend of the Five Rings card from Gold Edition, Forbidden Knowledge, Promotional–CWF
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Event
- Keywords
- Unique
- Card Text
- After you reveal cards in your Provinces at the start of your turn, if this Event is face-up in one of them, until the game ends, Personalities in and out of play have +2 Gold Cost during Dynasty Phases.
- Legality
- Clan Wars (Imperial), Four Winds (Gold), Hidden Emperor (Jade)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Gold Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "I'm sorry to have to ask you for more gold, Kuroda-sama, but the Mantis mercenaries have many problems of their own, and. . . " "Hai, Koushi-san. I understand. This season there is more war than there are warriors in Rokugan."
- Artist
- Sean Murray
- Card Number
- 456
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Forbidden Knowledge
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- Supplies are running short, my Lord. If an exterior force chose to invade now, we would certainly be put to the test. - Yasuki Taka
- Artist
- Diana Vick
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Promotional–CWF
- Rarity
- Promo
- Flavor Text
- "The Ancestral Sword of the Lion... yes, I have seen it. It lies in the palace of the Emperor, safe from the thieves that once took it from the Akodo. Strange, how Empress Kachiko covets it so." - Kemmei, VIII.II
- Artist
- Diana Vick
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Rulings
- Erratum: Reads, "The Price of War For the rest of the game, Personalities cost 2 more Gold during the Dynasty Phase." [MRP, Gold Edition, 1 July 2001] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 74
Rules Q&A
- Q: When The Price of War is in effect, does Tchickchuk reduce the gold cost of a ratling to zero anyway, or do I have to pay 2 gold for the ratling ?
A: Whatever the cost gets raised to, Tchickchuk makes it zero. Zen Faulkes, "Rules for 8 September 2003", 9 Sep 2003 - Q: Does imperial census have to account for cards like Firebird falls? Or does Firebird Falls considered "activated" during a player's dynasty phase much like the Price of War?
A: Firebird Falls affects Personalities only while they're entering play. Their costs return to normal once they're bought, and will be affected by Imperial Census more easily. Jeff Alexander, "post for 11 October 2002", 12 Oct 2002 - Q: In relation to Firebird Falls and The Price of War. When a player overlaps an exp personality with an exp 3 personality, does the player have to pay the added gold cost when paying for the difference when overlapping the personality? Or is this an exception?
A: For Firebird Falls, no, because the Exp3 version is not entering play. (Overlaying does not count as playing a card -- GE p. 36.) For The Price of War, all Personalities cost 2 more Gold, so both the Exp and Exp3 cost more and the difference between them will be the same. Jeff Alexander, "post for 11 October 2002", 12 Oct 2002