The Winds' Favor
Legend of the Five Rings card from Glory of the Empire
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Spell
- Gold Cost
- 4
- Keywords
- Air
- Card Text
- Open: Bow this Shugenja and target a Personality: After the next time this turn he is assigned to attack you, gain 2 Honor and straighten this Shugenja.
- Focus Value
- 4
- Legality
- Destroyer War (Celestial), Race for the Throne (Samurai)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Glory of the Empire
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "Turn your blade away, samurai. You cannot win the day. The kami will not permit it."
- Artist
- Gonzalo "Genzoman" Ordoñez Arias
- Card Number
- 162
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rules Q&A
- Q: "Open: Bow this Shugenja: Target a Personality. After the next time this turn he assigns to attack you, gain 2 honor and straighten this Shugenja."
Now, this opens a breach where I could assign my shugenja? I tried the FAQ, it is very useful most of times, but I don't know if he "assigns" before I could assign. If my shugenja is cavalry, this is somewhat different?
A: Remember that there are different phases of assignment.
1) Infantry Attacker 2) Infantry Defender 3) Cavalry Attacker 4) Cavalry Defender
If the opponent assigns in step 1, you will almost always (barring other effects) be able to assign as the defender.
If the opponent assigns in step 3, if your shugenja's unit is not also Cavalry, then he/she will have missed the opportunity to assign, sadly. Dan Jacobson, "The Wind's Favor", 7 Oct 2009