Tuftuf Sake House

Legend of the Five Rings card from Test of Enlightenment

Card Type

Holding

Gold Cost

2

Gold Production

3

Keywords

Sake House

Card Text

After this Holding enters play, lose 3 Honor.
w: Produce 3 Gold and lose 1 Honor.
w: When paying for a non-Shadowlands Human Personality, produce 4 Gold which may only pay for them, dishonor them, permanently give them Shadowlands, and lose 1 Honor.
Battle/Open: Give Cavalry to a target Shadowlands Human Personality and each of their Followers.

Legality

Age of Enlightenment (Lotus)

Deck

Dynasty

Notes

The effects of giving Shadowlands and dishonoring the Personality occur immediately after the Gold is produced, before the Personality enters play.

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: Hi,
  I use Dark Moto Sensei. I have in play one TufTuf Sake House. I have a personality of my faction in one of my provinces during my dynasty phase. => The personality has not got the shadowland trait. Her base gold cost is 5 and she is Human. If I bow my TufTuf Sake House to produce gold for this personality, can I put it into play? Base gold cost is 5. TufTuf Sake House produce 4 gold for a human non-shadowland personality. The personality become shadowland, so her gold is reduced by one by the Dark Moto Sensei. Finaly I have paid 4 gold but the personality cost is 4. Am I wrong ?
  Tuftuf Sake House Bow this card: Produce 4 Gold when paying for a non-Shadowlands Human. Dishonor him and permanently give him the Shadowlands trait. Lose 1 Honor.
  (Sensei) Dark Moto Sensei Monk. Lion. Naga. Ninja. Phoenix. Unicorn. Sensei Your starting Family Honor is 0. Shadowlands cards cost 1 less Gold (minimum 0) for you. Non-Shadowlands Holdings, non-Shadowlands Personalities, and non-Shadowlands Followers cost 1 more Gold for you.
  Thanks in advance, Rémi. viewtopic.php?f=59&t=65124&p=837047#p837047
  A: That will work. The Personality gains Shadowlands in the process of paying her cost. Her cost drops to 4 and you don't need to pay any additional gold to meet that cost. Martin Lund, "With Dark Moto Sensei, may Tuftuf sake house pay 5g ?", 3 Mar 2008
• Q: [Lotus] TufTuf Sake House. Dishonoring and Shadowlands is after o before you bring the personality in play. I dont remember how this card was played in Lotus, but some friend is telling me that was used to give shadowlands and use holdings for shadowlands cards with this.
  A: I am fairly certain the Oracle text is correct to contemporary Rulings/errata, but I am having difficulty finding a secondary source. @kempy_nezumi , might you have a source in the form of an old Rules Forum post or perhaps an errata on a post ToE Lotus Rulesheet?
  Well, looks like I was mistaken about Tuftuf based on Marty's ruling. :/
  (Replying to kempy_nezumi: "also gains shadowlands and become fishonored "in the process of paying a cost"?") One last dive, if you could be so bothered? Is perhaps there a confirmatory or contradictory ruling regarding Corrupt Jade Vein? Just trying to figure out where I got the wrong idea about Tuftuf.
  (Replying to kempy_nezumi: "2006 FAQ") Huh. Nope, that confirms the same interaction. Whelp, got a few fixes on my plate to make before the next OBH. Brook Cunningham, "Sun and Moon #rules-questions", 12 Apr 2026