Yoritomo's Guidance
Legend of the Five Rings card from Emperor Edition
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Celestial
- Keywords
- Unique, Experienced, Kami
- Card Text
- After engaging, if the Attacker is a Mantis Clan player: Reduce the current battlefield's province's strength to 5.
Limited: If you are a Mantis Clan player, discard this card and target your discarded Port Holding: Put it into play (bowed), paying all costs but paying 2 less Gold. - Legality
- Age of Conquest (Emperor)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Emperor Edition
- Rarity
- Fixed
- Flavor Text
- The Growing Storm's reign shall shake the Empire.
- Artist
- Conceptopolis
- Card Number
- 9
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rules Q&A
- Q: Considering: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=98884&p=1304985&hilit=yoritomo%27s+guidance#p1304985
"Yes, any triggered traits should be announced when they trigger."
Is it still required to announce triggered trait from f.e. Yoritomo's Guidance (reducing PS after engaging) or Steel Soul Dojo (drawing a card)?
If Mantis player won't announce his Celestial's trait during engaging, enemy's provinces' strength will be not reduced automatically?
Source:
http://rules.l5r.com/EE_Card_features#Triggered_traits
Triggered traits happen every time that trigger occurs in the game Triggered traits are not optional – they must happen if the trigger occurs.
A: This question falls more in the realm of the floor rules than the game rules. The trait will still trigger whether announced or not. However, if I as a judge had a player taking advantage multiple times of NOT announcing traits, then retroactively saying "oh this triggered", I would begin the warning procedure for that player. Jon Palmer, "Yoritomo's Guidance exp. aka Announcing Traits p. 2", 8 Aug 2012 - Q: Is a player obligated to announce in-play traits when they trigger such as the province strength reduction in Yoritomo's Guidance? Or do they automatically occur (as traits are non-optional in certain cases) and its up to the players to remember its triggers and effects?
The good player in me says you should say something, but for some reason I could swear I have heard something to the contrary.
A: Yes, any triggered traits should be announced when they trigger. Jon Palmer, "Announcing Traits", 13 Jul 2012 - Q: does the trait work for all provinces you engage at?
A: That is correct. Jon Palmer, "Yoritomo's Guidance exp", 4 Mar 2012