Yoritomo Kanaye

Legend of the Five Rings card from Embers of War

Card Type

Personality

Force

4

Chi

3

Honor Requirement

-

Gold Cost

7

Personal Honor

1

Clan

Mantis

Keywords

Naval, Brute, Extortionist, Magistrate, Mantis Clan, Samurai

Card Text

Battle: Target an enemy card without attachments, and you may pay Gold equal to its Gold Cost: Bow it. If you paid the Gold, destroy it.

Legality

Age of Conquest (Emperor)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: According to the text of Terrains they are "Put into play at the current battlefield." (e.g. Rocky Terrain) Since they are at the battlefield (targetable), and have no attachments, does that mean that A Stain Cleansed can blow them up? What about Yoritomo Kanaye, or Yorotimo Singh xp?
  A: Terrains are in play at the battlefield, but they are not enemy cards. Therefore they cannot generally be targeted by standard battle abilities, although you will find some pre-Emperor. Jon Palmer, "Terrains?", 26 Jul 2013
• Q: Hello.
  My opponent, a hated Kalani's Landing, has Kanaye out and he is facing Nikaru in a battle.
  Opponent says that he is going to use Kanaye's ability to target my Nikaru who has no attachments. He has 9 gold, but he pauses for a second, insisting that I have to say if I use Halls of the Forgotten reaction first. So, seeing Kanaye's text (which has a 'may pay gold' clause after targeting), I am a bit puzzled on what's should be the right play:
  a) Kanaye targets Nikaru and pays 9g trying to kill him. I use Halls to delay the destruction. b) Kanaye targets Nikaru. I use Halls to delay whatever Kanaye does. Kanaye skips paying the gold, so I finally delay a simple bowing?
  Reference: Yoritomo Kanaye-> Battle: Target an enemy card without attachments, and you may pay Gold equal to its Gold Cost: Bow it. If you paid the Gold, destroy it.
  Halls of the Forgotten-> Reaction: After another player's Battle action targets your Berserker: Delay its effects on him until after this battle ends.
  Thank you!
  A: Scenario b is correct.
  Halls of the Forgotten reacts immediately after your Berserker is targeted, which occurs before Kanaye's player pays any costs of the ability, mandatory or optional. Brook Cunningham, "Yoritomo Kanaye vs Halls of the Forgotten", 30 Aug 2012