Yamaso no Oni
Legend of the Five Rings card from Gold Edition, The War of Spirits
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Holding
- Gold Cost
- 4
- Keywords
- Fortification, Oni, Shadowlands
- Card Text
- Cards in the attacking army will not gain Force bonuses during battles at this Province's battlefield.
- Legality
- Four Winds (Gold), Hidden Emperor (Jade)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Gold Edition
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "One does not summon oni such as these; they come when it pleases them." - Shahai
- Artist
- Jim Pavelec
- Card Number
- 31
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
The War of Spirits
- Rarity
- Common
- Flavor Text
- "The wall of tortured spirits formed a barrier that stole from our ranks even as we tried to reach the other side." - Tsuruchi Okame
- Artist
- Jim Pavelec
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
Rulings
- Erratum: Renamed from Oni no Yamoso. [MRP, Gold Edition] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 88
Rules Q&A
- Q: If I use IGYMN to put a Yamaso no Oni into play (the fortification), I can attach it to any of my provinces, right ?
A: Yes. Zen Faulkes, "Rules for 18 April 2003", 19 Apr 2003 - Q: So if the force gains are before the battle they are still there?
A: Yes. Zen Faulkes, "Rules for 10 April 2003", 11 Apr 2003 - Q: Shadowlands Marsh Each non-shadowlands Personality and non-shadowlands Follower has -2F while in battle at this Province.
Yamaso no Oni Cards in the attacking army cannot gain Force bonuses during battle at this Province.
If the Defender plays Test of Might, can the attacking Personality Focus, or would that constitue a Force bonus and have to strike immediatly?
A: It's still legal to Focus. It would simply not raise his Force. He's *probably* going to just strike, but he's not *forced* to. Jeff Alexander, "post for 22 March 2002", 23 Mar 2002 - Q: Can a Tactician Personality at a Province with Yamaso no Oni use the Tactician trait or is he prevented?
If he could use it, would it be for the focus value or would it be a 0F bonus?
A: He could use it, but there would be no bonus. (It would not be a 0F bonus. There would be no bonus at all. Subtle difference.) Jeff Alexander, "post for 22 March 2002", 23 Mar 2002 - Q: So then how does this interact during a battle at a province in which Yamaso no Oni is present? Can no one focus?
A: People can focus. It will simply not add to the Force of attacking Personalities. Jeff Alexander, "post for 21 February 2002", 22 Feb 2002