Yogo Rieko

Legend of the Five Rings card from Celestial Edition, Samurai Edition, Web of Lies

Card Type

Personality

Force

4

Chi

2

Honor Requirement

-

Gold Cost

7

Personal Honor

1

Clan

Ninja, Scorpion

Keywords

Air, Kuroiban, Ninja, Scorpion Clan, Shugenja

Card Text

Battle: Even if Rieko is bowed or not at the current battlefield, pay 2 Gold and target a Personality: Straighten him.

Legality

Age of Enlightenment (Lotus), Destroyer War (Celestial), Race for the Throne (Samurai), Rain of Blood (Diamond)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rulings

• Erratum: Reads, "Yogo Rieko 4F/2C -HR 7G 1PH Scorpion Clan • Air • Shugenja • Kuroiban • Ninja. Battle: Even if Rieko is bowed or not at the current battlefield, pay 2 Gold: Straighten a target Personality." [MRP, Celestial Edition, 29 June 2009] Comprehensive Rules, Celestial Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, February 2012, p. 165
• Erratum: Reads, “Yogo Rieko 4F/2C –HR 7G 1PH Scorpion Clan • Shugenja • Air Ninja • Kuroiban. Battle: Even if Rieko is bowed or not at the current battlefield, pay 2 Gold: Straighten a target Personality.” [MRP, Samurai Edition, 25 July 2007] Comprehensive Rules, Samurai Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, May 2009, p. 171

Rules Q&A

• Q: Ooh, I've got a fun one. My opponent has P'an Ku in play, and copied the "Scorpion Clan Air Shugenja" from his own Yogo Rieko (he's playing Scorpion).
  A: That's not all one trait. That's three traits:
  Scorpion Clan Air Shugenja
  He can copy one of them at a time.
  For the purpose of this example, we'll go with "Scorpion Clan" as the trait P'an Ku copied last. Martin Lund, "Rules for 9 December 2004", 12 Dec 2004
• Q: I searched and saw a ruling on Fall Back. It was stated that the straightening could be anywhere. I was wondering if you could explain it a little better to me. As I understand it, due to the rule of location Battle actions must come from cards at the current battle and effect cards at that battle, unless specified it could be "at any location." Is this a loophole to the rules because it does say "target" in the second part of the card? Can other cards work this way? Can Yogo Rieko be at a battle and straighten anyone anywhere? Sorry for the confusion it just seems like this card goes against the rules and I dont see why. Thanks.
  A: Fall Back! Battle: Move your target Personality home. If he moved, straighten his unit, and you may straighten one of your other units.
  Rule of Location: A card in a unit must be at the current battlefield to be targeted by, or explicitly perform, a Battle action.
  Emphasis added: because the second sentence of Fall Back! doesn't say "target", it is not subject to the Rule of Location, so you may choose your unit at any location. Alex Jones, "Fall Back", 20 Jun 2010
• Q: Subject: Straightening Ik'chda
  Bayushi Loïc said "There http://www.alderac.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=57528 it is said that Horiuchi Rikako's straightening ability is conditional, "it may straighten the card or it may not", therefore it can't be used while Rikako is bowed since it won't unconditionnaly straighten her.
  What about Ik'chda please ? Can he straigthen himself while he is bowed, using his own ability and targeting himself ? If yes, does the difference with Rikako's ability come from its initial targeting requirement ? If not, is this ability considered conditional because it could target any other Stained Paw Tribe card (such as a fellow Mak'irtch) and thus it would not straighten Ik'chda ?
  Thanks."
  I do hope this doesn't count as Forum Necromancy, but I'd really like to get an answer to this. I know the MRP of Yogo Rieko now says "even if bowed" but this poor Rat didn't get an MRP! Any word?
  A: Under Samurai Edition rules, Ik'chda cannot use his ability while bowed. Zen Faulkes, "Straightening Ik'chda", 12 Jun 2008
• Q: Yogo Rieko: Can i use her ability if she is bowed and at home ? (or at another battlefield).
  A: Yes. Zen Faulkes, "Precision for Yogo Rieko", 8 Aug 2007
• Q: Sorry there was nothing in the Archive.
  A: Then where did I just copy this from?
  Yogo Asami
  * Her action is legal during a battle she is not in if all of the targeted player's unbowed Personalities are in the current battle. [Reversal, JA, 18 April 2001; 29 August 2003] Zen Faulkes, "Yogo Rieko \ More info please", 17 Mar 2005
• Q: No if Yogo Rieko bowed out side the battle can she use her self to staten her self? ( even she is not in the active battle? ) What about in another battle? bowed/unbowed?
  A: No. No. Zen Faulkes, "Yogo Rieko \ More info please", 17 Mar 2005
• Q: If I leave Yogo Rieko at Then put Shosuro Maru in the active battel can I use Yogo Rieko affect on Shosuro Maru?
  A: Yes. Zen Faulkes, "Yogo Rieko & Shosuro", 15 Mar 2005
• Q: Can I leave Shosuro Maru at home and put Yogo Rieko in a active battle And use Yogo Rieko affect on Shosuro Maru then Use Shosuro Maru affect, even if she is not in the active battle?
  A: Maybe. Maru's ability is not legal in all cases when she is not in the current battle. See ARchive entry for Yogo Asami. Zen Faulkes, "Yogo Rieko & Shosuro", 15 Mar 2005
• Q: Battle: Pay 2 Gold: Target a Personality. Straighten him.
  A: No restriction to where she must be to use her ability.
  So the only thing you need to worry about is meeting Relevance and Presence. You just need to have a unit in the Current Battle (not necessarily Rieko) and Target Rieko's ability on a Personality in the Current Battle.
  Alternatively, you could have Rieko in the Current Battle herself and be able to unbow Personalities at any location. Martin Lund, "Yogo Rieko", 12 Mar 2005