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Doji family

The **Doji family** is the political heart of the Crane Clan, and the arbiters of culture in Rokugan as a whole.

## Description

The Doji are graceful, elegant, and beautiful; the very vision of refinement. Their courtiers can be found in the halls of lords across the realm and at all levels of governance, and they are always quick to offer a favor to or share their art with their friends. It is common for the Emperor to marry a member of the Doji family, and it is through these blood ties that they maintain their position.

Kami Doji herself was one of the founders of the Empire, responsible for creating most of its political and cultural institutions. It was her marriage to the warrior Kakita that would end up creating the Doji family line (as well as the Kakita family and ultimately the Daidoji family) and the Crane Clan itself.

## Notable Members

* Doji Hotaru: Current Crane Clan Champion.
* Doji Kuwanan: Brother of Doji Hotaru.
* Doji Shizue: Adopted sister of Doji Hotaru and a storyteller.
Andreia Ugrai

**Andreia Ugrai** is an illustrator from Romania.

Web: Art Station, DeviantArt, Twitter, Instagram

## Art Credit

* Infiltrator
* Ikoma Reservist
* Utaku Tetsuko
* Student of War
* Attendant to the Emperor
* Spoils of War
* Chukan Nobue
* Withstand the Darkness
* Benevolent Ambassador
* In Service to My Lord
* Take Up Command
* Courteous Greeting
* Righteous Samurai
* In Search of Self
* Disparaging Challenge
* Meticulous Scout
* Promising Youth
* Midnight Builder
* Moto Conqueror
* Defiance
* Exposed Secrets
* Madness
* In Search of Self (PaP)
Bayushi family

The **Bayushi family** is the public face of the Scorpion Clan, and provide most of its bushi and courtiers.

## Description

The Bayushi descend from the Kami Bayushi, the most cunning of his siblings. Their family motto, "I Can Swim", comes from a variation on the tale of the Scorpion and the Frog where, at the critical moment, the Scorpion reveals a previously unknown talent and fundamentally changes the ending. This fable informs much of the Scorpion Clan's actions as a whole and the Bayushi's actions in particular, where they do their best to hide their true strengths so as to be more effective when they're needed.

Given their position as the visible part of the Scorpion Clan, the Bayushi have perfected various forms of manipulation to assist them in their court dealings and in combat. It is their role to be the claws of the clan that can pin their enemies down while the hidden threat of their tail, the other families, can strike.

## Notable Members

* Bayushi Shoju: Current Scorpion Clan Champion and trusted friend of Hantei XXXVIII
* Bayushi Kachiko: Bayushi Shoju's wife and Imperial Advisor.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/4/19/legend-of-the-five-rings-the-card-game/
Torture and Corruption

# Torture

Torturing is the act of reducing the Mental Strength of your prisoners. The lower the Mental Strength, the more likely they are to be corrupted into Corrupted Heroes.

### Mental Strength

All Prisoners start at 100% Mental strength. Tools that are super effective reduce 100 points of mental strength, not 100%..

It does not matter which monster you use to torture the prisoner, so monsters you don't put in your dungeon are better.

### Formula

Formula as of Patch v1.7.0

 Elite Hero (1-5⋆)
 Platinum Hero
 Exceptions:
* Martial Artist, Miko, and Executioner 's Mental strength is 600.
* Asura, Miko of Oracle and Inquisitor's Mental Strength is 750
* Dragon Slayer's Mental Strength is 1000.

## Prisoners

Are kept in your prison. Until you upgraded to the Magic Prison, they might escape when an enemy walks over the prison to break them out.

## Souls

Souls are collected when a hero dies near your Altar room. Not the blue ones. The higher the rank and level of your altar, the more likely you are to collect a soul and hold more souls.

## Torture Tools

Torturing Prisoners reduces their Chance of resisting corruption. They start at 100%. If the corruption fails, they become a normal monster of the same rank as the prisoner being corrupted.

The monster you choose to torture prisoners make no difference on the outcome of the torture.

# Corrupted Heroes

Corrupted Heroes are heroes that you have corrupted through torture at the Dungeon and used the Souls you have collected to make them into your own units at the Black Market.

## Corrupted Heroes Table

 [DE] = Dungeon Entry

 SSS = overpowered skills if used correctly

**Note: on patch 1.7.3 a lot of skills were reworked, so the grade could be wrong**

### Classic Corrupted Heroes: Stats and Skills

If you ever orb one of these guys, the orb gives stats equal to their base stats.
Caged Birds

Bayushi Kachiko, Imperial Advisor and Mother of Scorpions, has fallen far from her high position. After disputing with Shoju in the aftermath of the Emperor's death, she has been exiled to Toshi Ranbo, far from the Imperial City of Otosan Uchi, and held under house arrest for treason. Now stripped of everything she once held close, what is Kachiko's road forward from this point—and where might that road lead?

Fantasy Flight Games is proud to present "Caged Birds", a new Legend of the Five Rings short story by Katrina Ostrander! This story follows directly from the events arising in "Black and White".
Ancestral Daishō

An **Ancestral Daisho** is the pair of a katana and a wakizashi that had been handed down for generations within the bloodline.

## Card Meta

This weapon fits the theme of the Dragon Clan of playing around with attachments. Having an Agasha Swordsmith can help to get this crad faster into your hand.

## Trivia

The Illustration had been used by AEG in the previous iteration of the game on the card named Rising Sun Blade.
Doji Challenger

**Doji Challenger** is a bushi and duelist of the Crane Clan.

## Card Meta

This character is a good target for Duelist Training, since it allows her to not only "harpoon" opponents when she attacks, but then also bow them with that duel. This is even more useful when this is done at the round's first conflict, thus reducing the characters available to the opposing player to use for an attack of their own later this round.
Conceptopolis

**Conceptopolis** is an illustrator group from the USA.

Web: Conceptopolis, Art Station, Deviant Art, Facebook

Illustrators: Rudy Siswanto, John Ly, Speeh, Pojok Pertanyaan Kepondang

## Art Credit

* Artisan Academy
* Honored Blade
* Deathseeker
* Ascetic Visionary
* Tranquility
* Inquisitive Ishika
* Shiotome Heroine
* Midnight Prowler
* Unmask
* Ikoma Anakazu
* Shosuro Denmaru
* By Any Means
* Give No Ground
* Moto Outrider
* Togashi Acolyte
* Ikoma Tsanuri (CoC)
* Open Field Skirmisher
* Field Tactician
* Fouleye's Elite
Banzai!

**Banzai!**

## Trivia

* The Illustration had been used by AEG in the previous iteration of the game on the card named The Height of Courage.
* The traditional Japanese exclamation means "ten thousand years" of long life.
* It was tradition on L5R card tournaments to shout this after the event host shouted "Utz!". The Banzai chant was removed by FFG after a heated discussion in internet about the meaning of such word during the WWII and its allegued relation to Japanese Imperialism at that time.
Children of the Empire

**Children of the Empire** is the first Premium Expansion and contains three copies of seventy-six new cards, plus one copy of six new cards.  The cover art is made by Mauro Dal Bo.

Promotional cards with full extended art were released with the Children of the Empire icon .

## References

1. ↑ Available Now - february 14
2. ↑ Children of the Empire
Conflict deck

The **conflict deck** is composed of a minumum of 40 and a maximum of 45 conflict cards.

Conflict cards have a brown card back with the five rings in white.

The influence value on the Stronghold determines how many cards of a single other clan can be spliced into the conflict deck.

At the start of the game each player draws four cards from the conflict deck.

If the deck runs out of cards, the player loses five honor an shuffles the discard pile back together as a refreshed deck.

## References

1. ↑ Legend of Five Rings with Fantasy Flight Games AMA
2. ↑ Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game
3. ↑ Crafting a Dynasty
Collapse

Yasuki Oguri and the weather-witch Kudaka left the Watchtower of Sun's Shadow in “The Shadow of Glory” and journeyed as swiftly as the wind would allow to deliver a dire message to Hida Kisada, Champion of the Crab Clan. Their harrowing experiences defending the Kaiu Wall have led them to believe that the forces of the Shadowlands have grown more organized than ever, and the two fear that the hordes of goblins and skeletal warriors they've battled so far have been merely testing the Wall's defenses. The newly arrived commander of the watchtower, Hida Etsuji, will not request reinforcement, believing that he can earn glory for himself and the Crab when he achieves his inevitable great victory against the Shadowlands.

The armies of the Crab Clan are stretched thin, having suffered mounting casualties and dwindling supplies. At Oguri's request, Hida Kisada has sent his daughter, the greathammer-wielding warrior Hida O-Ushi, to shore up the watchtower's defenses until more units can be sent to that stretch of the Wall. But will O-Ushi's small band of loyal samurai be enough to hold the line?

Read the next chapter of the Legend of the Five Rings saga with “Collapse”, a new short story by Robert Denton III. Stay tuned for more fictions coming soon to our website, and prepare your clan's defenses to survive a Shadowlands onslaught in Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game...
Cold Autumn Harvests

Though it's the time of the harvest, supplies are short, particularly for a detachment of the Lion Clan army stationed on the Lion-Unicorn border. Their food is running out, and faced with starvation, their only source of provisions may be a lonely Unicorn village just over the border. Raiding peasants is surely a dishonorable tactic—but the Lion have a duty to fulfill, and they cannot uphold their duty if they are starving.

Discover what commander Ikoma Tsanuri will choose in "Cold Autumn Harvests", a new Legend of the Five Rings short story by Mari Murdock!
Amélie Hutt

**Amélie Hutt**, nicknamed **Smirtouille**, is an illustrator from the USA.

Web: Smirtouille, Facebook Amélie Hutt, Facebook Smirtouille, Art Station, Deviant Art, Instagram, InPrnt

## Gallery

Credited as "Smirtouille"

## Art Credit

* Isawa Tadaka
* Bayushi Aramoro
* Solitary Strength
* Daidoji Uji
* Moto Chagatai
* Togashi Yoshi
* Hida Sugi
* Hida O-Ushi
* Matsu Tsuko (TEL)
* Togashi Mitsu
* Steed of the Steppes
* Moto Beastmaster

Credited as "Smirtouille"
* Doomed Shugenja
* Giver of Gifts

Novella cards
Attachment

**Attachment** is a card type. Every attachment has a fate cost (), military skill (), and political skill ().

As the name suggest attachments can be attached to a character or province by paying its fate cost. The military and political skill of the attachment adds to that of the character.

Attachments only appear in the conflict deck and therefore some of them have influence () marks.

## References

1. ↑ Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game
Disguised

**Disguised** is a keyword found on characters.

At any time you could play a character from your hand during the conflict phase, choose any non-unique character that matches the restrictions listed on the disguised character. Put the disguised character into play, unbowed, in the same location that the chosen character is, reducing the cost to play the disguised character from your province or your hand by the printed cost of the chosen character. The disguised character can't have additional fate put on them when they're played in this way. Move all attachments and tokens (including fate tokens and status tokens) from the chosen character to the disguised character. Discard the chosen character from play.
Dynasty deck

The **dynasty deck** is composed of a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 45 dynasty cards.

Dynasty cards have a white card back with the five rings in brown.

If the deck runs out of cards, the player loses five honor an shuffles the discard pile back together as a refreshed deck.

## References

1. ↑ L5R AMA
2. ↑ Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game
Daidoji family

The **Daidoji family** are the guardians of the Crane Clan and make up most of its army.

## Description

The Daidoji are a branch from the main Doji Family, split off shortly after the end of the First War. The family exists to be the silent guardians of the Crane: practical warriors who can solve the problems they face, be it on the battlefield as bushi or scouts or in the marketplace as capable merchants. While they value honor as much as any in their clan, they are also willing to sacrifice their personal honor if it means helping the Crane or maintaining the honor of the clan's other families.

## Notable Members

* Daidoji Uji: Current family daimyō.
* Daidoji Nerishma: A veteran bushi.

## Trivia

The fashion of Crane samurai bleaching their hair white on reaching adulthood originates with Daidoji family founder Doji Hayaku. After the Day of Thunder, Hayuku ventured into the Shadowlands alone in search of the Crane Clan's Thunder, his sister Doji Konishiko. Whilst he did not find her, he did return with the clan's ancestral sword Shukujo, and was honoured for his efforts by being made daimyō of the new Daidoji family. His time in the Shadowlands had rendered his hair completely white, so many among the Crane chose to bleach their own hair rather than let him stand out as an oddity among them. This practice was passed down as a tradition to honour Doji Hayaku ever since.
Exposed Courtyard

## Errata

This card received an erratum. The text should read: “During a  conflict – discard the top 2 cards of your conflict deck. Then, choose an event in your discard pile. You may play.” instead of “Discard the top 2 cards of your conflict deck. Then, discard the choose an event in your conflict discard pile” from before the dash to after the dash.

1. ↑ Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game Rules Reference v16
Doji Shizue

**Doji Shizue** is a storyteller of the Crane Clan. She is the adopted sister of the Champion Doji Hotaru and has a pet cat named *Fumio*.

## Fiction appearances

* Her Father's Daughter (First appearance)
* The Stories We Tell

## Trivia

Her cat was already introduced under AEG, but it never got a name there. So D.G. Laderoute took the liberty to name it *Fumio*, which means "literary hero", a fitting name for a storyteller's cat according to the author.
Crab Clan

The **Crab Clan** is a Great Clan led by its Champion Hida Kisada. The Clan is responsible for defending the Emerald Empire from the threat of the Shadowlands.

## Description

To the south of Rokugan lie the blighted Shadowlands, a dark realm under the sway of Fu Leng and the corrupted armies from the realm of Jigoku. The only safeguard between the Shadowlands and Rokugan is the mighty Kaiu Wall and its constructors and defenders, the Crab Clan.

To those who look upon the Crab kindly, their strength is impressive and their determination honorable. But to those who do not-those who benefit from the protection of the Wall without knowing the sacrifices it requires-the Crab are impolite brutes, too pigheaded to comprehend the intricacies of court decorum. Regardless of how others might view them, the Crab cannot mire themselves in bickering and intrigue. They present their back to the court only so they may more fully face the true enemy in the Shadowlands beyond.

As rugged, stoic, and tenacious defenders of the Empire, the Crab are at their best when they are defending against attacks and reacting to an opponent's aggression, weathering your opponent's best attacks, and retaliating when your foe is most vulnerable. As builders who excel at living off the land, holdings are important to the Crab to protect their provinces and power their characters.

## Major Families

* Hida family: Leaders of the Crab Clan, they are among the largest families in Rokugan and provide the vast bulk of the Crab's military might and tactical prowess.
* Hiruma family: Agile scouts and bodyguards who support the Hida family in the perpetual war against the Shadowlands.
* Kaiu family: The most talented engineers in the Empire, they specialize in fortifications and siege warfare.
* Kuni family: Enigmatic shugenja who study the Shadowlands. They are also skilled healers.
* Yasuki family: Formerly a part of the Crane Clan, this family of courtiers, merchants and diplomats procure the supplies the Crab need through any means necessary.

## References

1. ↑ Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game
Drew Baker

**Drew Baker** is an illustrator from the USA.

Web: Drew Baker, Facebook

## Art Credit

* Niten Master
* Hida Guardian
* Kaiu Envoy
* I Am Ready
* Meddling Mediator
* Yogo Outcast
* Kitsuki Shomon
* Shinjo Haruko
* Kakita Favorite
* Kakita's Final Stance
* Samurai of Integrity
* Master Whisperer
* Underhanded Samurai
* Disciple of Deception
Darren Tan

**Darren Tan** is a freelance digital artist from Singapore.

He provided the cover art for the Core Set.

Web: Art Station, Deviant Art, Facebook

## Art Credit

* Vengeful Oathkeeper
* Togashi Initiate
* Toturi
* Shinjo Altansarnai (PaP)
* Bayushi Kachiko (PaP)
* Shiba Tsukune (PaP)
* Ikoma Tsanuri (PaP)
* Mirumoto Hitomi (PaP)
* Doji Hotaru (PaP)
* Kuni Yori (PaP)
Cycle

Each **cycle** of the L5R LCG will be composed of 6 Dynasty Packs.

## Rotation

Cycles, as the name suggests, cycle in and out the game, thus the cards in the cycles remain only for a certain time in the tournament legal format. Under Fantasy Flight Games' previous rotation format, once the 8th cycle is added to the format, the first two cycles are removed from the format. However, on May 23, 2019 they announced that the L5R LCG would follow a shorter rotation format. The 5th cycle would cause the 1st and 2nd cycles to rotate out. Meanwhile, Clan Packs will stay legal until another pack for the same clan is released. Premium Expansions, such as "Children of the Empire" would rotate on a case-by-case basis.  On December 27th, 2019 before the first rotation happened, it was announced that rotation of the cycles would follow the usual FFG rotation format.

## Reference

1. ↑ A New Stage of Growth
2. ↑ Mono no Aware
3. ↑ By the Emperor's Command
Crane Clan

The **Crane Clan** is a Great Clan led by its Champion Doji Hotaru.

## Description

To the rest of the Empire, the Crane are a study in contrasts. They are both respected and hated for their achievements, both admired and envied for their elegance and grace. They are the makers of beauty and beauty itself, devotees of peace and civility who nonetheless wield lethal blades. From the Crane's impeccable garments, which set the standards for style in the Empire, to the sprawling beauty and wonder of their Fantastic Gardens, to their seemingly limitless talent for artistic accomplishments and political dominance in Rokugan's courts, the Crane don't simply define what it means to be a civilized Empire—they are the very civilized essence of Rokugan.

The Crane are known throughout the Emerald Empire as a political powerhouse, with wise and honorable courtiers guiding the clan and protecting themselves from external threats. In the game, you must leverage this political might to devastate your opponents during conflicts, keeping your characters honored to increase their skill and controlling the board by pushing your opponent's characters away.

## Major Families

* Asahina family: Pacifist and ascetic shugenja who originally descended from the Isawa Family of the Phoenix Clan.
* Daidoji family: Practical bushi who make up the bulk of the Crane's military forces.
* Doji family: The political heart and famed courtiers of the clan, they are elegant trendsetters and masters of culture and society.
* Kakita family: Skilled artisans and duelists par excellence, they seek perfection in all they do.

## References

1. ↑ Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game
Core Set

The **Core Set** contains two honor dials, one "Learn to Play" book as well as various cards and tokens.

Standard-sized Cards
* 7 Stronghold cards
* 17 Province cards
* 117 Dynasty cards
* 98 Conflict cards
* 5 Role cards
* 2 Reference cards
* 1 Imperial Favor card

Undersized Cards
* 20 Status (personal honor) tokens

Tokens
* 40 Fate tokens
* 50 Honor tokens
* 5 Ring tokens
* 1 First Player token

Most individual cards appear only once in the Core Set, which means that to get a complete playset of every card one has to buy three Core Sets.

The cover art was made by Darren Tan.

A Season of War is the fiction included in this product.

Promotional cards with full extended art were released with the Core set icon .

## References

1. ↑ Welcome to Rokugan
2. ↑ La Leyenda de los 5 Anillos: El Juego de Cartas
3. ↑ Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game
Clan War

**Clan War** is the second Premium Expansion and contains a total of 234 new cards. Clan War introduces two ways to bring multiplayer to Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game.  The covert art is made by Mauro Dal Bo.

The Enlightenment format sees three or more players racing to claim all five elemental rings, while Team Conquest allows four players to join up into two teams to break each others’ strongholds. When the clans clash in open war, none can be victorious alone!

## The Enemy of my Enemy

With multiple opponents, Clan War encourages dealmaking and negotiation like never before. In fact, strategic alliances will be key to winning the game, and in Rokugan, you can always be sure there are consequences for dishonorable behavior. A treaty pad included in Clan War allows you to formalize these alliances.

When you make a treaty, players fill out the top form of the treaty pad to confirm what is being promised by each player, how long the treaty will last, and the value of the treaty. Each of these fields must be agreed upon by both players. The value essentially determines how much honor a player will lose should the terms of the treaty be broken. This incentivizes players to uphold their treaties, unless the perfect opportunity comes along.

The Clan War expansion introduces a new card type: treaty cards. These cards bring a more dynamic and unpredictable game experience to the use of treaties in Enlightenment games, and are completely optional. When using treaty cards, you simply select a random card when forming a treaty and place the honor value on it. When a treaty is broken, the player who broke the treaty reveals the card and resolves its text.

## References

1. ↑ Available Now – February 7
2. ↑ Clan War
Eminent

**Eminent** is a keyword found on provinces.

Eminent provinces have two elements. During deckbuilding, a player may include an Eminent province in their selection of provinces, fulfilling the province slot of one of those two elements. During gameplay, a province with multiple elements counts as each of its elements.
Dynasty phase

The **Dynasty Phase** is the first phase of the turn. During this phase players take turns performing actions, with the player who has the first player token going first and then alternating between the players.

The three options of actions are:

* Playing a character card from a province.
* Activating an appropriate card ability.
* Passing. The first player to pass cannot take any more actions that phase, but gets a free fate token in their pool.

## Playing Cards

To play a character card a player chooses a face up card on one of their provinces, pays its fate cost, and moves it into their home area. Optionally, the player can then move any number of fate tokens from their pool onto the character. After they have done so, they place a new card face down on the now empty province.

When determining if a card can be played, a player should note that they can only have one copy of a unique card in play. If they already have a copy in play and also have one on a province, they can discard it from the province to give the character in play an extra fate token.
Fire

**Fire** is one of the five elemental rings.

## Dynasty and Conflict Cards

Fire is a trait that can appear on shugenja and spell cards.

## Province Cards

Fire is one of the elemental types that a province can have.

## Roles

Fire is the element of two roles that a Clan can have. Those roles are **Keeper of Fire** (currently assigned to the **Lion Clan**) and **Seeker of Fire** (currently assigned to the **Dragon Clan**).
Elemental Master

**Elemental Master** is a trait found on Phoenix Clan character cards.

Each master represents one of the five Rings. Together they form the **Elemental Council** which lead the Phoenix Clan and the Isawa family.

## Current Masters

* Isawa Eju
* Isawa Tadaka
* Isawa Tsuke
* Asako Azunami
* Isawa Ujina

## Trivia

The group was called **Council of Five** during the reddit AMA.

## References

1. ↑ Legend of Five Rings with Fantasy Flight Games AMA
Falling Stars

“Falling Stars” depicts a conspiracy which has been given form in Otosan Uchi. With Bayushi Kachiko's decision to instill Hantei Sotorii as the next Emperor, the fate of the Emerald Empire has shifted forever. But what does this mean for the Lion Clan's Akodo Toturi? As the Emerald Champion, Toturi is one of the few people in Rokugan who knows the truth of the Emperor's final days, and his final wish. What does this new Rokugan have in store for the Emerald Champion and his wife, Akodo Kaede? The fiction can be downloaded here.
Courtly Nets and Hidden Snares

Bayushi Shoju reigns over Rokugan as the Imperial Regent, but his rule is not free from unrest. As conflicts between the Lion and the Unicorn continue to erupt, Kakita Yoshi sees an opportunity to pressure Shoju, undermining his rule and potentially exposing a fatal weakness. But as Yoshi lays his schemes, the question arises—has he also forsaken a path of honor and wisdom? Are the Crane any better than the Scorpion?

Read the next chapter in the unfolding story of Rokugan with "Courtly Nets and Hidden Snares", a new Legend of the Five Rings short story by Mari Murdock! This story follows the events of "Behind the Empty Throne" and "Wind Through Falling Leaves".
Conflict phase

The **Conflict Phase** is the third phase in a turn.

During this phase players take turns attacking each other's provinces to try and break them and claim rings. Each player can declare one military and one political conflict, and each ring can be claimed by one player each turn. When a defender wins a conflict, they claim the ring for it without gaining its benefit. When an attacker wins, they claim the ring for it and gain its benefit.

Passing on a conflict means losing one of the two conflicts a player can initiate during this phase.

Once all conflicts have been held, players check to see who has won the Imperial Favor. Players count the number of rings they have claimed and add it to the total Glory of all their ready characters. Whoever has the higher total wins the favor.
Eli Ring

**Eli Ring** is an illustrator from the USA.

Web: Art Station, Instagram

## Art Credit

* Seeker of Enlightenment
* Noble Sacrifice
* Shiba Peacemaker
* The Art of Peace
* Good Omen
* The Art of War
* Meditations on the Tao
* Jade Masterpiece
* Doji Representative
* Frostbitten Crossing
* Harmonize
* Benten's Touch
* Katana of Fire
* Fire Elemental Guard
* Nezumi Infiltrator
* Mantis Tenkinja
* Heroic Resolve
* Raging Battleground
* Sabotage
* Teachings of the Elements
* Minami Kaze Regulars
* The Wrath of the Kami
* Taryū-Jiai
* Wild Stallion
* Ivory Kingdoms Unicorn
* Arbiter of Authority
* Shinjo Gunsō
* Sharpen the Mind
* Castigated
* Shintao Monastery
* Inventive Mirumoto
* Cunning Confidant
* Contested Countryside
* Brushfires
* The Way of Peace
* Shoshi ni Kie
* The Western Wind
* Tsangusuri Ward
* Revered Bonshō
Draw phase

The **Draw Phase** is the second phase of the turn. It consists of four steps:

* Players use their honor dials to secretly bid a number between one and five.
* Players simultaneously reveal their selection.
* The player with the higher bid pays an amount of honor equal to the difference to the lower bidding player.
* Each player draws a number of cards equal to the number they chose.

Some cards (such as Bayushi Manipulator) allow you to react in the middle of these steps. Their specific timing rules are printed on the card.
Derek D. Edgell

**Derek D. Edgell** is a freelance illustrator and concept artist from the United States.

Web: The Art of Derek D Edgell, Art Station, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

## Art Credit

* Court of Deception
* Hiruma Kogoe
* Bonsai Garden
* Breach of Etiquette
* Yasuki Broker
* Mantra of Earth
* Peasant's Advice
* Miyako's Undertaking
* Iuchi Farseer
* Compass
* Trading on the Sand Road
* Ide Negotiator
* Shosuro Miyako
* Hiruma Signaller
* False Loyalties
* Warden of the Damned
* Natural Negotiator
* Vine Tattoo
* Serene Seer
* Impossible Kōan
* Shrewd Investigator
* Doji Diplomat
Enlightenment format

The **Enlightenment format** is a way to play Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game in which players race to claim all five elemental rings and escape from the karmic cycle of reincarnation. This format is meant for three or more players, meaning that the path to victory often requires dealmaking, treachery, and shifting priorities as opponents’ strengths and weaknesses change throughout the game. Claiming rings is pivotal in this format, and as they are claimed onto a player’s provinces, they can be collected—or stolen—as the game progresses.

In Enlightenment, each player has their own set of unclaimed rings. When a player declares a conflict, a player uses a ring from their unclaimed pool, and should they win, they can both claim that ring by putting it on one of their provinces, and take any rings on the opponent’s attacked province if they managed to break it!

Clan War is the first product that features plenty of new cards to interact with rings claimed on provinces, and these card's abilities only work during Enlightenment games, as contested rings do not trigger them.
Francisco Martin

**Francisco Martin**, nicknamed **Mocaran**, is an illustrator from Spain.

Web: Mocaran, Art Station, DeviantArt, Tumblr, Talenthouse, Society6, Facebook

## Gallery

Credited as "Mocaran"

## Art Credit

* Guardian Kami
* Kaito Temple Protector

Credited as "Mocaran"
* All and Nothing
* Gateway to Meido
* Henshin Mysteries
* Third Whisker Warrens
* Isawa Eju
* Mediator of Hostilities
* Sake House Smuggler
Drazenka Kimpel

**Drazenka Kimpel** is an illustrator from the USA.

Web: Creative Dust, Pinterest, ArtStation, Behance, Instagram, Facebook

## Art Credit

* A New Name
* Renowned Singer
* Beautiful Entertainer
* Bayushi Kachiko (A)
* Yogo Paramour
* Blessed By Fukurokojin
* Shosuro Deceiver
* Subterfuge
* Betrayed Vision
* Shameful Affliction
* Togashi Dreamer
* Obsidian Shard
* Ornate Fan (PaP)
Daria Khlebnikova

**Daria Khlebnikova** is an illustrator from Russia.

Web: ArtStation, UpWork, Behance, Deviant Art, Instagram

## Art Credit

* High House of Light
* Hallowed Ground
* Fury of the Kami
* Shadowed Village
* Shiro Gisu
* Haunted Ruins
* Oni Lair
* Thundering Tide Keep
* Forgotten Tomb of Fu Leng
* Shiro Yogo
* Maddening Emptiness
* Spectral Watchtower
Duel

The resolution of disputes through dueling is a central part of Rokugani culture, and duels are an important game concept in L5R, dating all the way back to Imperial Edition of the CCG. In a duel a single character is pitted against a single opposing character, all as part of a single action. This stands in contrast to a conflict, which will usually involve multiple characters over multiple actions.

There are military () duels, political () duels,  and glory () duels.

A duel is initiated by certain card effects between two characters.

* Players use their honor dials to secretly bid a number from one to five.
* Players simultaneously reveal their selection.
* The player with the higher bid pays an amount of honor equal to the difference to the lower bidding player.
* Each player adds the bid to the skill of the character. The player with the higher result wins the duel.

## See also

* Duelist Training
* Kakita Kaezin
* Mirumoto Raitsugu
* Policy Debate
* Game of Sadane
* Taryū-Jiai
Daidoji Nerishma

**Daidoji Nerishma** is a veteran scout of the Crane Clan. He is a member of the Daidoji family.

## Fiction appearances

* Her Father's Daughter (First appearance)

## Trivia

* Daidoji Nerishma was a planned tribute card in Onyx Edition for a fan who had passed away. Onyx Edition was however never released by Alderac, since Fantasy Flight Games acquired the rights for L5R before the release. FFG added the character to the LCG Core Set.
* Many speculated that the character's name was misspelled since a "sh" syllable does not exist in Japanese. The closest would have been the shi kana, which would have changed the spelling to Nerishima. However a friend of the departed confirmed that it was in fact Nerishma, and they simply were not that proficient in spelling Japanese sounding names.

## Reference

1. ↑ Former AEG designer on the FFG forum
2. ↑ Twitter conversation
Doji Hotaru

**Doji Hotaru** is the young Champion of the Crane Clan at the beginning of the storyline for the game. She is the daughter of Doji Satsume and has a younger brother named Doji Kuwanan and an adopted sister named Doji Shizue.

She is friends with Akodo Toturi, but killed his brother Akodo Arasou in a battle at Toshi Ranbo.

## Fiction appearances

* Her Father's Daughter (First appearance)
* The Price of War (Appearance)

## Trivia

* Doji Hotaru replaces Doji Hoturi in the new storyline for the game from Fantasy Flight Games. The male Doji Hoturi was had exactly her position in the original game from AEG, including being shown on most cards with a naginata.
* The flavor text on the card refers the ko in game of go.
Courtier

**Courtier** is a trait found on character cards.

Courtiers are politicians, diplomats, and civil servants. As these positions would suggest, they are normal more politically skilled. Bushi tend to look down on them as people who live soft lives with no risk to their life, but courtiers understand how high the stakes can be at particularly important events.
Fiction

**Fictions** is the main way to convey the story of Legend of the Five Rings.

## List of fictions

1. ↑ Available Now – August 21
2. ↑ Rule From Horseback
3. ↑ Honor and Adventure Await
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Enter Rokugan
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Topaz Championship Begins
6. ↑ Available Now — March 21
7. ↑ The Knotted Tails
8. ↑ The Scroll or the Blade
9. ↑ Available Now – June 28
10. ↑ Follow the Whispers
11. ↑ Available Now – November 1
12. ↑ Finding your Spirit
13. ↑ Love and Death at Kyotei Castle
Fate phase

The **Fate Phase** is the fourth phase of a turn. The following steps are taken in this phase:

* First, players discard all characters with no fate on them from play. Any attachments currently equipped to those characters are also discarded.
* Second, one fate is removed from all characters still in play.
* Third, one fate is placed on each unclaimed ring.
Disciples of the Void

**Disciples of the Void** is the first Clan Pack and contains three copies of twenty-five new cards, plus one copy of three new cards.  They were identified with the Disciples of the Void icon .

The cover art of this set by Amélie Hutt is from the card Isawa Tadaka.

Some promotional cards with full extended art were released with the Phoenix release kit icon .

## References

1. ↑ Visions fron the Void
2. ↑ Disciples of the Void
Fantasy Flight Games

**Fantasy Flight Games** (often abbreviated FFG) is a company based in Roseville, Minnesota.

They produce and publish board games, role playing games, and living card games (LCG), which is a registered trademark hold them.

## The Legends of the Five Rings

Legend of the Five Rings was a role playing and collectible card game produced and published by Alderac Entertainment Group.

Fantasy Flight Games acquired the rights (including the artwork) for Legends of the Five Rings shortly after its 20th Anniversary.

The collectible card came was re-designed and will be distributed under the Living Card Game model.
Earth

**Earth** is one of the five elemental rings.

## Dynasty and Conflict Cards

Earth is a trait that can appear on shugenja and spell cards.

## Province Cards

Earth is one of the elemental types that a province can have.

## Roles

Earth is the element of two roles that a Clan can have. Those roles are **Keeper of Earth** (currently assigned to the **Crab Clan**) and **Seeker of Earth** (currently unassigned).
D.G. Laderoute

**D.G. Laderoute** is a writer.

## Fiction Credit

* Her Father's Daughter
* The World, A Stage
* Blind Ambition
* Court Games (fiction)
* A Crane Takes Flight
* Tiger Stalks His Prey
* Dreams of Shadow
* Gaze Into Darkness
* Children of the Empire Part I
* Children of the Empire Part II
* Children of the Empire Part III
* Black and White
* The Price of Failure
* A Night Storm Rages
* Trail of Shadows
* How the World Ought to Work
* The Last Leaf Falls
* What Cost a Dream
* A Worthy Opponent
* Heroes of Legend: Chapter One
Hiruma family

The **Hiruma family** supports the Hida family as scouts and bodyguards.

## Description

The Hiruma are the seconds to the Hida; smaller and less physically imposing, their agility and observational skills are a great boon for scouting. They are also favored as bodyguards for Crab Clan diplomats, because unlike the Hida they tend to be quiet and perceptive, avoiding offense and assisting their charge.

During a previous invasion, the ancestral Hiruma lands were swallowed by the Shadowlands and now sit on the wrong side of the Kaiu Wall. This traumatic event had several important impacts. First, it led to the creation of a group of berserkers in the Hiruma who will stop at nothing to reclaim their lost home. Second, it has resulted in Hiruma scouts training with Shinjo family scouts from the Unicorn Clan, improving ties between the two Clans.
Heart of the Mountain

For years, the Mantis Clan has been shunned by the Great Clans of Rokugan, regarded as little more than pirates and scavengers. Despite these lowly beginnings, the Mantis daimyō, Yoritomo, has ambitions that run far higher… and even now, he chases a legend from Rokugan’s misty past in his unending search for recognition. As Yoritomo’s quest heats up, there are certain to be dramatic consequences for the Mantis Clan and the entire Emerald Empire…

You can read this story of the Mantis Clan today! "Heart of the Mountain" by Keith Ryan Kappel.
Duelist Training

**Duelist Training** is a condition that is usually associated with the Crane Clan.

## Card Meta

This card is most powerful on characters with a solid military skill. In case of the Crane Clan it would be advised to attach this cards to a character that has at least a military skill of three and favourable is also honored to boost the skill value even more. Out of the Core Set the best choices would be Doji Hotaru, Kakita Kaezin, and especially Doji Challenger who can harpoon opponents to face her and then bow them with this duel.

## Trivia

The Illustration had been used by AEG in the previous iteration of the game on the card named Spirit of the Duelist, which was also associated with the duels.
Diego Gisbert Llorens

**Diego Gisbert Llorens** is an illustrator from Spain.

Web: Diego Gisbert Artwork, Art Station, Deviant Art, Art Blog, Facebook

## Art Credit

* Eager Scout
* Kakita Kaezin
* Honored General
* Court Mask
* Bayushi Liar
* Ikoma Ujiaki
* Seppun Ishikawa
* Unmatched Expertise
* Shameless Gossip
* Hero of Three Trees
* Honor in Battle
* Shinjo Yasamura
* Direct Assault
* Resourcefulness
* Skeletal Warrior
* The Wall is Breached
* Atsuko the Calamitous
* Atsuko the Calamitous (coop)
Guillaume Ducos

**Guillaume Ducos**, nicknamed Herckeim, is an illustrator from France.

Web: Herckeim Art, Art Station, Deviant Art, Facebook

## Art Credit

* Civil Discourse
* Unfulfilled Duty
* Righteous Delegate
* Reinforced Plate
* Empty Pockets
* Shrug Off Despair
* Study the Natural World
* Under Siege
* Scouted Terrain
* Thunder Guard Elite
* Shiba Pureheart
* Crippling Taxes
* Honored Veterans
* Yasuki Oguri (TL)
* Self-Understanding
* Heresy!
* Messenger of Misfortune
* Desperate Negotiator
* Reconnaissance
* Asahina Peacekeeper
* Belief in the Little Teacher
* Furtive Sympathizer
Felipe Gaona

**Felipe Gaona** is an illustrator from Chile. He is married with Joyce Maureira.

Web: The Art of Felipe Gaona, ArtStation, Deviant Art, Tumblr, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

## Art Credit

* Adept of Shadows
* Let Go
* Meishōdō Wielder
* Swift Magistrate
* Oni Mask
* Raise the Alarm
* Young Harrier
* Fair Accord
* Fū Sui Disciple
* Stolen Breath
* Mark of Shame
* Doji Fumiki
* Seeking the Truth
* Court Novice
* Tainted Koku
* Agasha Shunsen
* Bayushi Collector
* Honest Challenger
* Sage of Gisei Toshi
* Aspiring Challenger
* Honorable Challenger
* Daring Challenger
* Kakita Yuri
* Prudent Challenger
* Ashigaru Levy
* Beloved Advisor
* Army of the Rising Wave
* Justicar's Approach
* Student of Esoterica
* Chrysanthemum Steward
* Root Out Heresy
* Court Musician
* Daidoji Kageyu
* Persuasive Counselor
* Kitsu Motso
* Compelling Testimony
* Perfect Guest
* Kaiu Siege Force
* Highlight the Flaws
* Dazzling Duelist
* Agasha Prodigy
* Ikoma Message Runner
* Medium of the Living Soul
* Way Station Trader
* Wandering Mediator
* Suffer the Consequences
* Lost Papers
* Compromised Secrets
* Asceticism
* Hida Etsuji
* Fearless Skirmisher
* Mushin no Shin
* Teacher of Empty Thought
* Cloud the Mind (PaP)
Honor Dial

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A physical game component of the Legend of the Five Rings Living Card Game from FFG. The dials allows players to select numbers between one and five and reveal them simultaneously. This mechanic is used for multiple game effects, notably including the Draw Phase and duelling.
Imperial Favor

The **Imperial Favor** is a double-faced card. One side is political () the other is military ().

The Imperial Favor is awarded at the end of the conflict phase. Players count both the number of rings they have claimed and the total amount of glory on their ready characters and add them together. Whichever player has the higher total claims the Imperial Favor.
Conflict

**Conflicts** occur in the Conflict Phase, when players take turns attacking each other, and can be either Military () or Political (). The general flow of this phase is as follows:

* The first player declares an attack. As part of this attack, they determine which characters they are sending, which province they are attacking, which Ring they are trying to claim, and whether the conflict is Military or Political.
* The defending player chooses which characters will defend the attack.
* Players take turns playing conflict cards they have drawn from their conflict deck to try and change the outcome of the conflict, with the defending player having the first opportunity to play an action.
* If the attacker has equal or more skill then the defender after all cards are played, they win the conflict, claims the contested ring, and initiates its effect. If the attacker wins by an amount equal to or greater than the province strength, they break the province they attacked. The attacker needs a minimum skill of 1 to win the conflict. It the attacker loses the conflict the defender wins and claims the contested ring, but does not initiated its effect.
* All participating characters bow and return to the home area.
* If at the end of the conflict no defending character is present, the defender loses 1 honor.
* This repeats for the second player, then the first player, then the second player again.

A player can only declare each conflict type (Military or Political) once per turn and only unclaimed Rings can be chosen to be contested. Provinces that are already broken cannot be attacked again.
Blackmail

**Blackmail** is a practise that is usually associated with the Scorpion Clan.

## Card Meta

Since every clan has some cheap characters that are very skilled in particular field, this card here will see much play out of Scorpion decks. To play a full playset of this card in decks of other clans uses up most of their influence, so it is not likely to see that too often in other clan decks.

## Trivia

* The Illustration had been used by AEG in the previous iteration of the game on one of the card versions named Geisha House, which was also associated with the Scorpion Clan.
* During various editions of the L5R RPG under AEG, blackmail has been an advantage that player characters could take.
Hai Hoang

**Hai Hoang** is an illustrator from Vietnam.

He provided the cover art for Tears of Amaterasu.

Web: Art Station, Facebook

## Art Credit

* Tears of Amaterasu
* Curry Favor
* Haughty Magistrate
* Soshi Shadowshaper
* Web of Lies
* Restored Heirloom
* Kiku Matsuri
* Yasuki Procurer
* Midnight Revels
* Steward of the Rich Frog
* Emissary of Lies
* Unspoken Etiquette
* Hall of Victories
* Kaiu Forges
* Educated Heimin
* Temple of Daikoku
* Temple of Jikoju
* Temple of Osano-wo
* Temple of Shinsei's Wisdom
* Temple of the Thunders
* Master of the Court
* Elegance and Grace
* Studious
* Revered Ikoma
* Inventive Buttressing
* Doom Thrower
* Third Tower
* Tides of War
Hisu Mori Toride

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**Hisu Mori Toride** is a Stronghold contested by the Lion Clan and the Unicorn Clan.

Two cards were printed the belonging to the respective clans to represent the conflict.

* Hisu Mori Toride (Lion Clan) in Breath of the Kami.
* Hisu Mori Toride (Unicorn Clan) in Elements Unbound.
Honored Blade

**Honored Blade** is a weapon that is associated with the Lion Clan.

## Trivia

* The Podcast of the Five Rings received this card's preview from Fantasy Flight Games and revealed it on Facebook.
* The Illustration had been used by AEG in the previous iteration of the game on the card named Akodo Dairuko.

## References

1. ↑ http://imperialassembly.com/oracle/#cardid=200
Kakita family

The **Kakita family** are skilled artisans and renowned duelists from the Crane Clan.

## Description

Kakita was a lone warrior from the northern lands, skilled in a unique style of swordsmanship he had taught himself. He entered a grand tournament held by the first Emperor Kami Hantei to determine his champion and defeated every opponent; in the process he began a long standing feud between his family and the Matsu family of the Lion Clan, which continues to cause enmity between the clans. Hantei and he became fast friends and he was offered the Kami Doji's hand in marriage. After some trials to earn her approval the two were wed and their children would found the Doji family and the Kakita family.

The Kakita are perfectionists, masters of every art form and the pride of the Crane. While they are most regarded by the militaristic clans for their mastery of Kakita's unique dueling style, they are also the artists, poets, and craftsmen who create the exquisite art that the Crane are known for.

## Notable Members

* Kakita Toshimoko: Uncle to Doji Hotaru and her sensei.
* Kakita Yoshi: Uncle to Doji Hotaru
Character

**Character** is a card type. Every character has a fate cost (), military skill (), political skill (), and a glory value ().

Characters are the only card type which can appear in the dynasty deck or the conflict deck. Characters in conflict decks can have influence () marks.

## Shadowlands Characters

**Reinforcement** is a feature introduced in the Under Fu Leng's Shadow set for Shadowlands clan characters. When a Shadowlands creature enters play, rather than paying additional fate to keep this character in play longer, the character automatically gains fate from the fate supply equal to its reinforcement number.

## References

1. ↑ Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game