The Unclean Cut
Legend of the Five Rings card from Scorpion Clan Coup 1
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Strategy
- Gold Cost
- 0
- Keywords
- Political
- Card Text
- Reaction: Before Focus Effects resolve in a duel: Both Personalities in the duel are dishonored and all Honor gains from it for the winner's controller are negated.
- Focus Value
- 3
- Legality
- Clan Wars (Imperial)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Scorpion Clan Coup 1
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "Without a clean cut, your opponent may dishonor himself and you by crying out." - Toshimoko
- Artist
- Mike Kimble
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Rulings
- Is Political. [Rulebook] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 38
Rules Q&A
- Q: I'm wondering if this would work:
Hoturi challenges some smuck to a duel, changes it to one of honor, and then focuses a pair of focuses (possibly using Kakita tech). When the cards are revealed, Hoturi's controller plays The Unclean Cut, and then responds with Honorable Seppuku. He then has Shijin write a poem about the whole mess. This would gain you 25 honor for the Honorable Seppuku, then 25 more for Shijin's epic.
A: It would work only if Hoturi got Double Chi from somewhere. Otherwise, it's only 15 from the Honorable Seppuku and 15 per Shijin. Jeff Alexander, "post for 2 August 2002", 3 Aug 2002