Venerable Plains of the Ikoma
Legend of the Five Rings card from Celestial Edition, The Heaven's Will, War of Honor, Celestial Edition 15th Anniversary, Promotional–Celestial
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Stronghold
- Province Strength
- 7
- Gold Production
- 3
- Starting Family Honor
- 7
- Clan
- Lion
- Card Text
- Battle: Choose your performing unbowed Personality and discard a card to bow a target enemy Personality with lower Personal Honor. Gain 2 Honor if you discarded a Bushido Virtue.
- Legality
- Destroyer War (Celestial), Race for the Throne (Samurai)
- Deck
- Pre-Game
- Story
- 2007 Gift of the Anou - Aaron Barto
Printings
Celestial Edition
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- The Ikoma are the memory of the Lion, entrusted with the tales of their greatest heroes.
- Artist
- Charles Urbach
- Card Number
- 385
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
The Heaven's Will
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- "The tale of a hero can cripple the unworthy." - Akodo's Leadership
- Artist
- Charles Urbach
- Card Number
- 165
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
War of Honor
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- "Its honor will remain unblemished." - Matsu Yosa
- Artist
- Charles Urbach
- Card Number
- 125
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Celestial Edition 15th Anniversary
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- The Ikoma are the memory of the Lion, entrusted with the tales of their greatest heroes.
- Artist
- Charles Urbach
- Card Number
- 385
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Promotional–Celestial
- Rarity
- Promo
- Flavor Text
- The Ikoma are the memory of the Lion, entrusted with the tales of their greatest heroes.
- Artist
- Charles Urbach
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rulings
- Erratum: Reads, "Venerable Plains of the Ikoma 7PS 3G 7FH Battle: Target your unbowed Personality and discard a card: Bow a target enemy Personality with lower Personal Honor. Gain 2 Honor if you discarded a Bushido Virtue." [MRP, Celestial Edition, 29 June 2009] Comprehensive Rules, Celestial Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, February 2012, p. 163
- The ability on Venerable Plains of the Ikoma now reads, "Battle: Choose your unbowed performing Personality and discard a card: Bow a target enemy Personality with lower Personal Honor. Gain 2 Honor if you discarded a Bushido Virtue." [CE 15 MRP, 22 March 2010] Comprehensive Rules, Celestial Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, February 2012, p. 163
Rules Q&A
- Q: If you discard a bushido virtue for Venerable Plains of the Ikoma, does the discarded bushido virtue make it a bushido virtue action?
A: An action does NOT gain the keywords of a card you discard for its cost, unless otherwise stated. Dan Jacobson, "Discarding Cards for actions", 15 Oct 2009 - Q: Question on Venerable Plains of the Ikoma:
Battle: Discard a card and target your unbowed Personality: Bow the unit of a target enemy Personality with lower Personal Honor. Gain 2 Honor if you discarded a Bushido Virtue.
Does the lion player need to have a target to preform this action? Or can the action be taken just to gain 2 honour?
Thank you.
A: The "target enemy Personality with lower Personal Honor" is a Required Target: An action’s required targets consist of anything that is targeted by the player taking the action in the action's constraints or effects. Alex Jones, "Venerable Plains of the Ikoma", 20 Jan 2009