Way of Shadow
Legend of the Five Rings card from Hidden Emperor 6
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Strategy
- Gold Cost
- 0
- Card Text
- Reaction: Before an action resolves that targeted a Ninja card: Negate the action's effects.
- Focus Value
- 3
- Legality
- Hidden Emperor (Jade)
- Deck
- Fate
Printings
Hidden Emperor 6
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Flavor Text
- "Fear long shadows... shadows trained to protect, taught to kill." - Isawa Norikazu
- Artist
- Jennifer Mahr
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Rules Q&A
- Q: Can you Way of Shadow a Spell targeting a Ninja?
A: You mean casting one on a Ninja? Yes. Jeff Alexander, "replies to 8 September", 11 Sep 2001 - Q: Having Hida Technique would have been particularly nice with the new ruling that simply having ANY trait at all qualifies as being affected by the trait. Which reminds me: Can you Way of Shadow your own ninja simply for being a ninja? ;)
A: No. The Ninja trait is not an action targeting one of your Ninja cards.
:) Vaughn Derderian, "Rules for November 18th", 18 Nov 2000 - Q: Like. I still have all the first edition L5R rpg books, and I’ve always loved how they did “ way of shadow “ But, that was then There seems to be a rich storyline happening. How can I play?
A: The Shadow lived on past its defeat at Oblivion's Gate in the Corrupted Air Dragon who became the Shadow Dragon.
That's probably a good question for the General channel, but in short, the Onyx and beyond cards are a digital-only, fan-made continuation and most play via an online client called Sun and Moon (which has its own separate Discord). Brook Cunningham, "Onyx Lives #rules-questions", 30 Dec 2025