The War Fortress of the Crab
Legend of the Five Rings card from Crab vs. Lion, Imperial Edition, Emerald Edition, Battle of Beiden Pass, Obsidian Edition, Time of the Void, Promotional–Imperial
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Stronghold
- Province Strength
- 8
- Gold Production
- 4
- Starting Family Honor
- 3
- Clan
- Crab
- Card Text
- Absent Battle/Open, w: Give the current battlefield's Province +3 strength.
- Legality
- Age of Enlightenment (Lotus), Clan Wars (Imperial)
- Deck
- Pre-Game
- Notes
- Before Obsidian Edition, the stronghold cards weren't printed with the deck, but as promos and on the back of the starter deck boxes. They were also printed as fixed cards in Obsidian Edition with the Emerald Edition border.
Printings
Crab vs. Lion
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Artist
- Randy Gallegos
- Card Number
- Crab 0
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Imperial Edition
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Artist
- Randy Gallegos
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Emerald Edition
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Artist
- Matt Wilson
- Artist notes
- Was credited to Tom Biondolillo as a miscredit; the card prints "Illus © 1997 Matthew D. Wilson" and the art is signed MW, so the credit is Matt Wilson. (signature review, 2026-10-25)
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Battle of Beiden Pass
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Artist
- Randy Gallegos
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Obsidian Edition
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Artist
- Matt Wilson
- Artist notes
- Was credited to Tom Biondolillo; the card prints "Illus © 1997 Matthew D. Wilson" and the art is signed MW, so the credit is Matt Wilson. (signature review, 2026-10-25)
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Time of the Void
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Artist
- William O'Connor
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group
Promotional–Imperial
- Rarity
- Promo
- Artist
- Matt Wilson
- Publisher
- Five Rings Publishing Group