Togashi Hoshi

Legend of the Five Rings card from Pearl Edition, Imperial Edition, Emerald Edition, Obsidian Edition, Jade Edition, Siege of Sleeping Mountain

Card Type

Personality

Force

7

Chi

7

Honor Requirement

5

Gold Cost

13

Personal Honor

4

Clan

Unaligned

Keywords

Cavalry, Unique, Dragon, Man-Beast, Nonhuman

Card Text

Enters play paying 2 less Gold if you are a Brotherhood of Shinsei player.
Will not attach Followers or Armor.
Hoshi will not assign to a battlefiled where the enemy army contains a Dragon.

Legality

Clan Wars (Imperial), Hidden Emperor (Jade)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rulings

• Erratum: Reads, "Togashi Hoshi 7F/7C 5HR 13G 4PH Unaligned Man-Beast. Creature. Unique. Cavalry. Togashi Hoshi can have no Followers or Armor. He will join a Monk player for 2 less Gold. He will not commit during a Maneuvers Segment if a Dragon is already committed to the opposing army (this does not refer to Dragon Clan Personalities). Hoshi is considered a Dragon and is affected by all cards that affect Dragons." [MRP, Pearl Edition] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 127
• Clarified: restriction against assignment only applies during the Maneuvers Segment. Text Change & Errata List, February 15, 2000, p. 20
• Clarified: is affected by cards which affect dragons. Text Change & Errata List, February 15, 2000, p. 20
• Erratum: Changed: is now Unaligned, not Dragon Clan. Text Change & Errata List, February 15, 2000, p. 20
• Erratum: Added: will join Monk players for 2g less. Text Change & Errata List, February 15, 2000, p. 20
• Clarified: restriction against assignment only applies during the Maneuvers Segment. Clarified: is affected by cards which affect dragons. Legend of the Five Rings FAQ, Version 3.4 & errata, June 1997, p. 28

Rules Q&A

• Q: For Togashi Hoshi and Hoshi... Is the MRP version of Togashi Hoshi a Dragon or Unaligned (but cheaper for Monks)?
  A: See Rules Archive, Specific Cards, Personalities, Togashi Hoshi. Unaligned. Zen Faulkes, "Rules for 26 September 2003", 27 Sep 2003
• Q: Also, the Hoshi from the Siege of Sleeping Mountain doesn't say counts as Togashi Hoshi.
  A: See Rules Archive, Specific Cards, Personalities, Hoshi. Zen Faulkes, "Rules for 26 September 2003", 27 Sep 2003
• Q: Oh one last thing, what is the mrp for Togashi Hoshi?
  A: Which experience level? Jeff Alexander, "post for 23 September 2002", 25 Sep 2002
• Q: Does Kolat Master: ignore the "will only join X Clan" trait of Matsu Nimuro, Togashi Hoshi etc.?
  A: No. See Dark Allies rulebook, Glossary, "join," page 73. Zen Faulkes, "Rules for 8 July 2002", 9 Jul 2002
• Q: Sorry, my last question regarding the Ring of Earth wasn't phrased quite right let me give a better example. Player B has province strength 6. Player A assigns a 6 force unit to attack player B's province 1. Player B defends with Togashi Hoshi. Player A resolves provinces 2, 3, and 4 (both players pass, no provinces destroyed). Player A resolves province 1, player B passes. Player A uses superior tactics to move his unit to province 2. Player B has Hoshi cast Chasing Osano-Wo which gives player A's unit a 7 force bonus. Because province 2 has already been resolved player A's unit returns home bowed at the end of the attack phase. Is the Ring of Earth playable as a result and, if so, when?
  A: It is not playable. The only time the Ring of Earth can be played is immediately after a battle ends, and it regards only the attacking army Force and Province strength at that battle from the beginning of the attack to that point. Jeff Alexander, "post for 6 June 2002", 7 Jun 2002
• Q: Why not just rule Shahai to be an MRP of Exp Iuchi Shahai - just like the unaligned MRP on Kuni Yori Exp and Togashi Hoshi non-exp?
  A: Because I wanted to avoid MRPing ANYTHING purely for storyline reasons. Jeff Alexander, "replies to 12-13 June", 16 Jun 2001