The Strength of the Spider

Legend of the Five Rings card from Emperor Edition

Card Type

Strategy

Gold Cost

0

Card Text

As a Focus Effect: You may choose (now) to delay the effects of losing this duel until after the next Dynasty Phase begins.
Battle: Choose your performing unbowed Spider Clan Personality and target an enemy Personality or Follower: Destroy it if it is bowed. Reduce its Force by an amount equal to your Personality's Force. Bow it if its Force is now 0.

Focus Value

1

Legality

Age of Conquest (Emperor)

Deck

Fate

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: Hi,
  I have one question about how these two cards could work in the case that I react to being targeted by the Strength of the Spider.
  I know that effects are solved after the battle resolution but my question is when is tested the bowed effect.
  Strength of the Spider Battle: Choose your performing unbowed Spider Clan Personality and target an enemy Personality or Follower: Destroy it if it is bowed. Reduce its Force by an amount equal to your Personality’s Force. Bow it if its Force is now 0.
  Halls of the Forgotten Reaction: After another player’s Battle action targets your Berserker: Delay its effects on him until after this battle ends.
  A: The targeted Berserker's bowed status is tested during the Action Resolution step of Strength of the Spider. If he is bowed, the "destroy it" effect is activated immediately but delayed, by Halls of the Forgotten, until after the battle.
  The Force reduction effect is likewise delayed until after the battle ends; the bow effect is only activated (with delayed application) if the Berserker's Force is 0 during the resolution of Strength of the Spider. Alex Jones, "Halls of the Forgotten + Strength of the Spider", 11 Apr 2012