The Slow Death
Legend of the Five Rings card from Emperor Edition, Celestial Edition, The Heaven's Will
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Strategy
- Gold Cost
- 0
- Card Text
- As a Focus Effect: After this duel ends, give its winner +3F.
Battle: Target an opposed unit: Straighten it. - Focus Value
- 4
- Legality
- Age of Conquest (Emperor), Destroyer War (Celestial), Race for the Throne (Samurai)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Emperor Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "It seemed a simple cut at the time, but it would not stop bleeding. In moments, he was weakened, and then he was dead. Unfortunate, but such things happen." - Bayushi Mitsuo
- Artist
- Joe Wilson
- Card Number
- 376
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Celestial Edition
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "I am always merciful to a respected opponent. Unfortunately for you, you do not qualify."
- Artist
- Joe Wilson
- Card Number
- 291
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
The Heaven's Will
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "It is a small cut, a simple cut. One that will kill you, unless you tell me what I need to know." - Kakita Noritoshi
- Artist
- Joe Wilson
- Card Number
- 129
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rulings
- Erratum: Reads, "The Slow Death 0G 4FV Focus Effect: After this duel ends, give its winner +3F. Battle: Straighten a target opposed unit." [MRP, Celestial Edition, 29 June 2009] Comprehensive Rules, Celestial Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, February 2012, p. 158
Rules Q&A
- Q: I used Lady Matsu's Rage on some peep but the bowing was negated. Then next I used The Slow Death on the unbowed peep to Straighten it, does Matsu's Rage destroy it?
A: No. If the card is already straightened, the effect of straightening it will fail, and thus Lady Matsu's Rage will not trigger. Jon Palmer, "Lady matsu and Straightening a straight card.", 17 Mar 2013