Traitor's Grove
Legend of the Five Rings card from Celestial Edition, A Perfect Cut, Lotus Edition
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Region
- Keywords
- Singular
- Card Text
- Limited: Destroy a target Personality who has your Clan Alignment and does not have his controller's Clan Alignment.
- Legality
- Age of Enlightenment (Lotus), Destroyer War (Celestial), Four Winds (Gold)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Celestial Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- There is a hidden grove where the Scorpion punish those who betray the clan. The rituals prolong their torment for eternity. It is not spoken of outside the clan.
- Artist
- Max Degen
- Card Number
- 193
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
A Perfect Cut
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "You have had your blood, Scorpion, just as we arranged," Kitao whispered, "but I shall have my victory as well." With that, she buried her blade in the Scorpion's throat. - The Death of Aramasu, part IX
- Artist
- John Cadice
- Card Number
- 108
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Lotus Edition
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "Rest well, Atsuki," Sunetra purred, her fingertips caressing the gnarled tree.
- Artist
- John Cadice
- Card Number
- 58
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rulings
- Erratum: Reads, "Traitor's Grove Singular. Limited: Destroy a target Personality who has your Clan alignment and does not have his controller’s Clan alignment." [MRP, Celestial Edition, 29 June 2009] Comprehensive Rules, Celestial Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, February 2012, p. 160
Rules Q&A
- Q: Okay what if you are Shadowlands player. And your playing against a Dragon player. You use Omen to give a Dragon personality the Shadowlands trait. Can you use Traitor's Grove to kill the Dragon personality with the Shadowlands trait?
A: No. The Shadowlands faction does not have an alliance trait. Jeff Alexander, "post for 29 April 2002", 30 Apr 2002 - Q: Does Traitor's Grove work with Sunrise Keep.
If you have one person from each clan in your deck?
Thanks
Fu
A: Sunrise Keep has no Clan Alignment. None of your personalities therefore, have your Clan Alignment. Traitor's Grove will find no legal targets if you play Sunrise Keep.
As an aside, Sunrise Keep and Lost Traveler Castle are both banned from sanctioned play.
You may play them in casual tournaments, but no storyline tournaments. Dan Jacobson, "traitor's grove", 24 Jan 2010