Utaku Wakiken
Legend of the Five Rings card from Rise of the Shogun
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Personality
- Force
- 2
- Chi
- 2
- Honor Requirement
- 3
- Gold Cost
- 4
- Personal Honor
- 3
- Clan
- Unicorn
- Keywords
- Stable Master, Unicorn Clan
- Card Text
- Battle: Bow Wakiken and target a unit: Straighten all Cavalry cards in it. Gain 1 Honor for each Battle Maiden this straightened.
- Legality
- Age of Enlightenment (Lotus)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Rise of the Shogun
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "The Khan has ordered all steeds kept in readiness despite the impending winter. I fear for their well-being."
- Artist
- Thomas Denmark
- Card Number
- 70
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rules Q&A
- Q: Utaku Wakiken
Unicorn Clan Stable Master Battle: Bow Wakiken: Straighten all Cavalry cards in a target unit. Gain 1 Honor for each Battle Maiden straightened in this manner.
Wakiken has a Battle Maiden Follower attached to her, it is currently straightened. She bows and targets her own unit with her action.
Is this Legal? How much Honor is gained?
Thanks!
A: Yes, the action is legal to take; the only requirement of the targeting is "a unit", which could be Wakiken's own unit as easily as it could be any other at the current battlefield (I'm assuming Wakiken is there to satisfy Presence and Location).
But, you say the Battle Maiden in Wakiken's unit is already straight. You only gain Honor for "each Battle Maiden straightened" by the effects Wakiken's action.
http://rules.l5r.com/Glossary_S#Straighten: "Straighten: To change from the bowed to the unbowed state."
So, no change in state = no Honor gain.
Lastly, Wakiken is a "he", not a "she". Brook Cunningham, "Legacy: Utaku Wakiken", 1 Apr 2008