Character

Character Stats

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.

Cards

Dynasty cards

Clan	Name	Traits					Text Box
	Adept of the Waves	Shugenja. Water.	2	2	2	2	Action: Choose a character – until the end of the phase, that character gains covert during conflicts.
	Agasha Shunsen	Shugenja. Fire.	3	1	2	2	Action: During a conflict, return 1 or more rings you have claimed to the unclaimed ring pool. Choose a character you control – search your conflict deck for an attachment with printed cost equal to or lower than the number of rings returned and attach it to that character. Shuffle.
	Agasha Sumiko	Bushi. Champion.	5	4	4	1	While you have the Imperial Favor, this character does not bow as a result of conflict resolution while attacking.
	Agasha Swordsmith	Shugenja. Fire.	2	1	2	1	Action: Search the top 5 cards of your conflict deck for an attachment, reveal it, and add it to your hand. Shuffle.
	Aggressive Moto	Bushi. Cavalry.	2	3	0	0	This character cannot be declared as a defender.
	Akodo Gunsō	Bushi.	2	2	1	2	Pride. (After this character wins a conflict, honor it. After this character loses a conflict, dishonor it.) Reaction: After this character enters play from a province – refill that province faceup.
	Akodo Kage	Courtier.	4	2	4	2	Reaction: After honor dials are revealed for an honor bid, if your bid is lower than an opponent's and you are more honorable than that opponent – set that opponent's honor dial to be equal to yours.
	Akodo Toshiro	Bushi.	2	2	1	2	Action: While this character is attacking – it gets +5 until the end of the conflict. Provinces cannot be broken during this conflict. At the end of the conflict, if you do not control a Commander character, discard this character.
	Akodo Toturi	Bushi. Champion.	5	6	3	3	Reaction: After you claim a ring during a conflict in which this character is participating – resolve that ring's effect.
	Alibi Artist	Courtier. Shinobi.	1	—	2	1	Action: If you have 6 or fewer honor – look at the top 2 cards of your conflict deck. Put 1 of those cards into your hand and the other on the bottom of your conflict deck.
	Apprentice Earthcaller	Shugenja. Earth.	3	3	1	1	Action: During a conflict, choose an attacking character without attachments – until the end of the conflict, set that character's skill values to its printed values.
	Asahina Artisan	Shugenja. Air.	1	0	0	2	Action: During a conflict, bow this character. Choose another character – that character gets +3 until the end of the conflict.
	Asahina Storyteller	Courtier. Shugenja. Air.	4	2	4	2	Sincerity. (When this character leaves play, draw 1 card.) Each honored character you control gains sincerity.
	Asahina Takako	Shugenja. Air.	4	—	5	2	You may look at facedown cards in each province you control. Action: Choose a card in one of your provinces – switch that card with a card in another of your provinces or discard it.
	Asako Azunami	Shugenja. Water. Elemental Master.	5	4	4	3	Interrupt: When you would resolve the ring – instead of the normal ring effect, you may choose and bow any character and you may choose and ready a different character.
	Asako Diplomat	Courtier.	2	1	2	1	Reaction: After this character wins a conflict, choose a character – honor or dishonor that character.
	Asako Maezawa	Courtier.	3	2	3	2	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, if you count more current glory than your opponent among ready participating characters, choose a participating character – double that character's base until the end of the conflict.
	Asako Tsuki	Courtier. Scholar. Shugenja. Water.	2	1	2	2	Reaction: After the ring is claimed, choose a Scholar character – honor that character.
	Ascetic Visionary	Monk. Tattooed.	4	3	4	1	No attachments except Monk or Tattoo. Action: While this character is attacking, spend 1 fate to an unclaimed ring. Choose a Monk character or a character with a Monk attachment – ready that character.
	Awakened Tsukumogami	Spirit. Void.	2	1	1	0	Void role only. You may use fate on a ring to pay the cost of a conflict card that has a Trait that matches an element of that ring.
	Battle Maiden Recruit	Bushi. Battle Maiden. Cavalry.	0	0	0	0	This character gets +2 while you have claimed the or ring.
	Bayushi Aramoro	Bushi. Shinobi.	4	5	2	2	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, dishonor this character and choose a participating character controlled by your opponent – until the end of the conflict, that character gets -2 and is discarded if its skill is 0.
	Bayushi Liar	Courtier.	1	—	3	0	Sincerity. (When this character leaves play, draw 1 card.)
	Bayushi Manipulator	Courtier.	1	1	1	1	Reaction: After honor dials are revealed – increase the value of your bid by 1.
	Bayushi Shoju	Bushi. Courtier. Champion.	5	3	7	2	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, choose a participating character controlled by your opponent – until the end of the conflict, that character gets -1 and is discarded if its skill is 0. (Limit twice per round.)
	Bayushi Yojiro	Bushi. Imperial. Magistrate.	3	3	1	2	While this character is participating in a conflict, ignore the effects of each status token on each participating character.
	Bayushi Yunako	Bushi. Commander.	4	4	2	2	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, choose a character – switch that character's base and skill until the end of the conflict.
	Bayushi's Whisperers	Informant.	6	3	6	0	No attachments. Action: During a conflict – look at an opponent's hand, then name a card. That player cannot play copies of the named card this phase.
	Beastmaster Matriarch	Bushi.	4	3	2	2	This character gets +2 for each ring in each opponent’s claimed ring pool.
	Blackmail Artist	Courtier.	2	1	2	1	Reaction: After this character wins a conflict – take 1 honor from your opponent.
	Border Rider	Bushi. Cavalry.	2	2	1	1	Action: Ready this character.
	Borderlands Defender	Bushi.	3	3	3	1	While this character is defending, opponents' card effects cannot bow it or move it.
	Brash Samurai	Bushi.	2	2	1	2	Action: While this character is your only participating character in a conflict – honor this character.
	Callow Delegate	Courtier.	1	0	1	1	Interrupt: When this character leaves play, choose a character you control – honor that character.
	Cautious Scout	Bushi. Scout.	2	2	0	1	While this character is attacking alone, treat the defending province as if its printed text box were blank (except for Traits).
	Chikai Order Protector	Bushi. Yōjimbō.	4	4	3	1	While this character is defending, if you control a participating Courtier or Shugenja character, this character does not bow as a result of conflict resolution.
	Child of the Plains	Cavalry. Scout.	1	1	0	0	Reaction: After a province this character is attacking is revealed – the attacker has the first action opportunity this conflict.
	Court Novice	Courtier.	1	1	1	0	This character gets +2 while you have claimed the or ring.
	Crisis Breaker	Bushi. Berserker.	3	3	1	1	Keeper role only. Action: During a conflict, if your opponent counts more current skill than you, choose a Berserker character you control – ready that character and move it to the conflict.
	Daidoji Nerishma	Bushi. Scout.	2	3	1	1	Action: Choose a facedown card in one of your provinces – turn that card faceup.
	Deathseeker	Bushi.	2	2	1	0	Reaction: After this character loses a conflict as an attacker, sacrifice this character. Choose a character controlled by your opponent – if that character has no fate on it, discard it. Otherwise, remove 1 fate from that character.
	Disguised Protector	Bushi. Shinobi. Yōjimbō.	4	3	3	1	Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating – each player adds the bid on his or her honor dial to his or her skill total during this conflict's resolution.
	Doji Challenger	Bushi. Duelist.	3	3	3	2	Action: While this character is attacking, choose a character controlled by your opponent – move that character to this conflict.
	Doji Gift Giver	Courtier.	2	0	2	1	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, give your opponent 1 fate. That opponent must choose a ready participating character he or she controls – bow that character.
	Doji Hotaru	Bushi. Champion.	5	3	6	3	Reaction: After you claim a ring during a conflict in which this character is participating – resolve that ring's effect.
	Doji Representative	Courtier.	3	1	3	2	Action: During a conflict – move this character home.
	Doji Shigeru	Courtier.	3	—	3	2	Reaction: After your opponent plays an event during a conflict in which this character is participating – that opponent chooses and discards a card from his or her hand. (Unlimited.)
	Doji Shizue	Courtier. Storyteller.	2	1	1	1	During the fate phase, if you have the Imperial Favor, this character cannot lose fate or be discarded.
	Doji Whisperer	Courtier.	1	0	3	1	—
	Doomed Shugenja	Shugenja. Fire.	1	3	3	0	Limited. (No more than one limited card can be played by each player each round.) You cannot place fate on this character when it is played from one of your provinces.
	Eager Scout	Bushi. Scout.	0	0	0	0	—
	Enigmatic Magistrate	Bushi. Imperial. Magistrate.	3	2	2	1	While this character is attacking, only characters that have an odd printed cost count their skill toward the resolution of this conflict.
	Enlightened Warrior	Bushi.	3	2	2	1	Reaction: After an opponent selects a ring with fate on it – place 1 fate on this character.
	Ethereal Dreamer	Shugenja. Void.	1	1	1	0	Reaction: After the conflict phase begins, choose a ring – until the end of the phase, this character gets +2 and +2 while that ring is being contested.
	Favored Niece	Courtier.	3	2	2	2	Action: Choose and discard 1 card from your hand – draw 1 card. (Limit twice per round.)
	Fawning Diplomat	Courtier.	3	1	3	0	Interrupt: When this character leaves play – claim the Imperial Favor.
	Fearsome Mystic	Shugenja. Air.	4	2	4	1	This character gets +2 glory during conflicts. Action: While this character is participating in a conflict – remove 1 fate from each participating character your opponent controls with lower glory than this character.
	Fire Elemental Guard	Shugenja. Fire. Army.	4	4	2	2	No attachments except Spell. Action: During a conflict in which you have played 3 or more Spell cards, choose an attachment – discard that attachment.
	Fire Tensai Initiate	Shugenja. Fire. Scholar.	1	0	0	2	—
	Fushichō	Creature. Fire. Mythic. Spirit.	6	6	6	0	No attachments. Interrupt: When this character leaves play, choose a character in your dynasty discard pile – put that character into play with 1 fate on it.
	Fū Sui Disciple	Shugenja. Air.	3	1	2	2	Action: The player that has the ring in his or her ring pool chooses an ordinary character he or she controls. You select one – honor or dishonor that character.
	Gifted Tactician	Bushi. Commander.	2	2	1	1	Reaction: After this character wins a conflict – draw 1 card.
	Giver of Gifts	Courtier.	3	2	3	2	Action: Choose an attachment you control – move that attachment to an eligible character you control.
	Guest of Honor	Courtier.	4	1	4	1	While this character is participating in a conflict, opponents cannot play events.
	Haughty Magistrate	Bushi. Imperial. Magistrate.	3	2	2	1	While this character is attacking, characters with lower glory than this character do not count their skill toward the resolution of this conflict.
	Heartless Intimidator	Courtier.	3	1	3	1	Reaction: After an opponent loses 1 or more honor – discard the top card of that player's conflict deck. (Unlimited.)
	Henshin Disciple	Monk. Scholar.	3	2	2	2	While you have claimed or are contesting: the ring, this character gets +2. the ring, this character gets +2. the ring, this character gains pride.
	Hida Amoro	Bushi. Berserker.	3	4	—	1	Forced Reaction: After a player passes on declaring a conflict – that playrer must sacrifice a character he or she controls. (Unlimited.)
	Hida Guardian	Bushi.	1	1	1	1	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, choose another participating character – until the end of the conflict, that character gets +2 and +2 for each holding you control.
	Hida Kisada	Bushi. Champion.	5	7	2	0	While you have not lost a conflict this phase, cancel the effects of the first action ability your opponent triggers from a card during each conflict.
	Hida Tomonatsu	Bushi.	3	3	2	2	Reaction: After this character wins a conflict as a defender, sacrifice it. Choose a non-unique attacking character – return that character to the top of its owner's deck.
	Hiruma Kogoe	Bushi. Scout.	2	2	1	1	Sincerity. Reaction: After the draw phase begins, if you have lower honor than an opponent – look at the top 3 cards of your conflict deck and put them back in any order.
	Hiruma Yōjimbō	Bushi. Yōjimbō.	2	4	3	2	This character cannot be declared as an attacker.
	Honored General	Bushi. Commander.	4	3	1	2	During a conflict in which this character is participating, each other participating character you control gets +1. Reaction: After this character enters play – honor it.
	Ide Tadaji	Courtier. Daimyō.	4	1	4	2	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, choose a ready non-participating character with printed cost 2 or lower controlled by each player – move each chosen character to the conflict.
	Ide Trader	Courtier.	3	1	3	1	Reaction: After 1 or more characters move to a conflict in which this character is participating, select one – gain 1 fate or draw 1 card. (Limit once per conflict.)
	Ignoble Enforcers	Bushi.	5	4	4	1	Reaction: After you play this character, you may lose up to 3 honor – for each honor you lost by this ability, put 1 fate in this character.
	Ikebana Artisan	Courtier.	2	0	2	1	Interrupt: When you would lose 1 honor for an unopposed conflict – lose 1 fate instead. (Unlimited.)
	Ikoma Eiji	Courtier.	4	1	3	3	Reaction: After you lose a conflict – put a Bushi character with printed cost 3 or lower into play from your dynasty discard pile or provinces.
	Ikoma Ikehata	Courtier.	3	1	2	2	Covert. Reaction: After this character wins a conflict, choose a character you control – honor that character. Draw 1 card.
	Ikoma Prodigy	Courtier.	1	0	2	1	Reaction: After 1 or more fate is placed on this character – gain 1 honor.
	Ikoma Tsanuri	Bushi. Commander.	2	2	1	2	Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, if you control 3 or more participating Bushi characters – until the end of the conflict, each participating character you control gets +1 and +1 .
	Ikoma Ujiaki	Bushi. Courtier.	5	3	5	2	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, discard the Imperial Favor – turn each facedown card in each of your provinces faceup. Then, put up to 2 characters from your provinces into play participating in this conflict.
	Illustrious Plagiarist	Courtier. Shugenja. Air.	4	1	3	1	Action: Choose the topmost event in an opponent's conflict discard pile – this character gains each of that event's action abilities until the end of the phase.
	Imperial Librarian	Courtier. Imperial. Scholar.	2	2	2	2	Fire role only. Each other character gets +1 glory.
	Implacable Magistrate	Bushi. Imperial. Magistrate.	3	2	2	1	While this character is attacking, only this character and honored characters count their skill toward the resolution of this conflict.
	Impulsive Novice	Courtier.	2	2	2	0	This character gets +1 and +1 while you have claimed the or ring.
	Inquisitive Ishika	Shugenja. Void.	3	2	2	2	During a conflict, each card that has a Trait that matches an element of the contested ring has its cost to play reduced by 1.
	Insolent Rival	Bushi. Duelist.	3	2	1	2	While the bid on your honor dial is higher than an opponent's, this character gains +2 and +2 . Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, choose a participating character controlled by an opponent – challenge that character to a duel. Dishonor the loser of the duel.
	Intimidating Hida	Bushi.	3	4	2	1	Reaction: After an opponent passes on declaring a conflict – that player loses 1 honor.
	Isawa Atsuko	Shugenja. Void.	4	3	3	2	Action: During a conflict – until the end of the conflict, each participating character you control gets +1 and +1 and each participating character your opponent controls gets -1 and -1.
	Isawa Kaede	Shugenja. Void.	5	3	4	3	Immune to opponents' ring effects. While this character is attacking, the contested ring gains the element. If this character wins the conflict as an attacker, instead of choosing an element to resolve, resolve each of that ring's effects.
	Isawa Masahiro	Shugenja. Fire.	3	3	2	2	Action: During a conflict, bow this character. Choose a participating character with printed cost 2 or lower – discard that character.
	Isawa Tadaka	Shugenja. Earth. Elemental Master.	5	5	3	2	Each opponent cannot play copies of event cards that are in his or her conflict discard pile unless the ring is in that player’s claimed ring pool.
	Isawa Uona	Shugenja. Air.	2	2	—	1	Reaction: After you play an Air card during a conflict, choose a non-unique participating character – bow that character.
	Itinerant Philosopher	Monk.	2	1	1	2	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, discard the Imperial Favor. Choose an opponent's participating character with 1 or more attachments – bow that character.
	Iuchi Shahai	Shugenja. Water.	4	2	4	1	Covert. Reduce the cost by 1 to play each Meishōdō attachment on this character or a neutral character.
	Kabuki Hero	Courtier. Actor.	2	0	2	1	Action: Spend 1 fate – this character gets +X until the end of the conflict. X is equal to its skill.
	Kaito Temple Protector	Monk.	4	3	3	2	While this character is defending, opponents’ card effects cannot move it. Action: While this character is defending, choose another participating character – until the end of the conflict, set this character’s base and skill to the chosen character’s current skill values.
	Kaiu Envoy	Bushi.	1	1	0	1	Courtesy. (When this character leaves play, gain 1 fate.) Sincerity. (When this character leaves play, draw 1 card.)
	Kaiu Inventor	Bushi. Engineer.	2	2	1	0	Action: Choose a holding you control – you may trigger each of that holding's triggered abilities an additional time each round (or specified period).
	Kaiu Shuichi	Bushi. Engineer.	4	3	3	2	Covert. (When this character attacks, choose one character without covert. That character cannot be declared as a defender.) Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, if there is a holding in play – gain 1 fate.
	Kakita Asami	Courtier.	3	1	3	2	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, if you count more current skill in the conflict than your opponent – take 1 honor from that opponent.
	Kakita Kaezin	Bushi. Duelist. Kenshinzen.	3	3	2	2	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, your opponent must choose a participating character he or she controls – challenge that character to a duel. If this character wins, move each character not involved in the duel home. If it loses, send it home.
	Kakita Yoshi	Courtier. Daimyō. Imperial.	5	2	6	3	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, discard the Imperial Favor – draw 3 cards. Reduce the cost of each event you play during this conflict by 2.
	Keeper Initiate	Monk.	2	1	1	2	Keeper role only. Reaction: After you claim a ring that matches the element of your role – put this character into play from your dynasty discard pile or provinces. Then, put 1 fate on this character.
	Kitsu Spiritcaller	Shugenja. Water.	3	1	3	2	Action: During a conflict, bow this character. Choose a character in one of your discard piles – put that character into play in the conflict. If that character is still in play at the end of the conflict, return it to the bottom of its deck.
	Kitsu Warrior	Bushi. Creature.	4	2	2	0	For each ring that is claimed, this character gets +2. For each ring that is claimed, this character gets +2.
	Kitsuki Investigator	Courtier.	3	1	3	2	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, spend 1 fate to an unclaimed ring – look at your opponent's hand. Choose 1 of those cards and discard it. (Max 1 per conflict.)
	Kitsuki Yaruma	Courtier.	4	2	4	2	Courtesy. No Poison attachments. Reaction: After this character enters play, choose an unbroken province – turn that province facedown.
	Kudaka	Shugenja. Air. Mantis Clan.	4	3	4	1	Reaction: After you claim the ring – gain 1 fate and draw 1 card. (Limit twice per round.)
	Kuni Ritsuko	Shugenja. Earth.	4	4	2	1	Reaction: After this character wins a conflict as a defender, choose an attacking character – remove 1 fate from that character.
	Kuni Yori	Shugenja. Earth. Daimyō.	5	4	4	1	During conflicts, each character you control gets +1 and +1. Action: During a conflict, lose 1 honor. Choose a player – that player discards 1 card at random from his or her hand.
	Lion's Pride Brawler	Bushi. Courtier.	3	3	2	1	Action: While this character is attacking, choose a character with equal or lower skill than this character – bow that character.
	Mantis Tenkinja	Shugenja. Water. Mantis Clan.	2	1	2	2	Water role only. Interrupt: When you play an event, lose 1 honor – reduce the cost of that event by 1.
	Marauding Oni	Oni. Shadowlands.	2	4	—	0	This character cannot be honored or dishonored. Forced Reaction: After this character is declared as an attacker or defender – lose 1 honor. (Unlimited.)
	Master Alchemist	Shugenja. Fire.	4	3	1	2	Action: During a conflict, spend 1 fate to the ring. Choose a character – honor or dishonor that character.
	Master of Gisei Toshi	Shugenja. Earth.	4	2	4	1	Reaction: After the conflict phase begins, chose a ring – while that ring is contested this phase, non-Spell events cannot be played.
	Master of the Swift Waves	Shugenja. Water. Cavalry.	3	3	2	1	Action: During a conflict, choose a participating character you control and a character in your home – switch the chosen characters' locations.
	Matsu Beiona	Bushi.	3	3	2	2	Reaction: After this character enters play, if you control 3 or more other Bushi characters – place 2 fate on this character.
	Matsu Berserker	Bushi. Berserker.	1	3	—	1	—
	Matsu Mitsuko	Bushi. Cavalry. Commander.	4	4	2	2	Action: During a conflict, if you are more honorable than your opponent, choose a character you control – move that character to the conflict.
	Matsu Seventh Legion	Bushi. Army. Cavalry.	5	7	—	2	No attachments except Weapon. While this character is attacking, each Courtier character cannot be declared as a defender.
	Meddling Mediator	Courtier.	2	0	3	1	Action: If an opponent has declared 2 or more conflicts against you this phase, select one – take 1 fate or 1 honor from that opponent.
	Meishōdō Wielder	Shugenja. Water.	2	2	2	1	Reduce the cost to play this character by 1 while you are the first player.
	Minami Kaze Regulars	Bushi. Army. Cavalry.	5	6	3	2	No attachments except Weapon. Reaction: After this character wins a conflict in which you have more participating characters than your opponent – gain 1 fate and draw 1 card.
	Mirumoto Prodigy	Bushi. Duelist.	2	2	2	1	While this character is attacking alone, your opponent cannot declare more than one defender.
	Mirumoto Raitsugu	Bushi. Duelist.	3	3	2	1	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, choose a participating character controlled by your opponent – challenge that character to a duel. If the loser of the duel has no fate on it, discard it. Otherwise remove 1 fate from it.
	Miwaku Kabe Guard	Bushi.	1	1	0	2	Pride. (After this character wins a conflict, honor it. After this character loses a conflict, dishonor it.)
	Miya Mystic	Shugenja. Earth. Imperial.	2	1	1	1	Action: During the conflict phase, sacrifice this character. Choose an attachment – discard that attachment.
	Miya Satoshi	Courtier. Daimyō. Imperial.	4	2	4	2	Action: Discard cards from your dynasty deck until you discard an Imperial card. Then, discard a card in a non-stronghold province you control and put the discarded Imperial card into that province, faceup.
	Moto Horde	Bushi. Army. Cavalry.	4	6	—	1	No attachments except Weapon.
	Moto Juro	Bushi. Cavalry.	5	5	2	2	Action: Select one – move this character into a conflict or move this charcter home from a conflict. (Limit twice per round.)
	Moto Nergüi	Bushi. Cavalry.	3	2	2	0	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, choose a participating character with the highest glory in the conflict (you choose in case of a tie) – move that character home.
	Moto Youth	Bushi. Cavalry.	1	2	0	1	This character gets +1 during the first conflict each round.
	Naive Student	Courtier. Scholar.	1	—	2	2	Sincerity. (When this character leaves play, draw 1 card.)
	Niten Adept	Bushi.	2	2	1	1	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, bow a (friendly) attachment on it. Choose a participating character without attachments – bow that character.
	Niten Master	Bushi.	4	3	3	2	Reaction: After you attach a Weapon attachment to this character – ready this character. (Limit twice per round.)
	Northern Wall Sensei	Bushi.	3	2	2	1	Keeper role only. Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, choose a participating character you control with 1 or more attachments – until the end of the conflict, that character is immune to events.
	Obstinate Recruit	Bushi.	0	2	0	0	If an opponent is more honorable than you, discard this character.
	Origami Master	Shugenja. Air.	4	1	4	1	Pride. Action: Choose another character you control – move an honored status token from this character to the chosen character.
	Otomo Courtier	Courtier. Imperial.	1	—	2	1	This character cannot participate in conflicts as an attacker against a player that controls the Imperial Favor.
	Pacifist Philosopher	Courtier.	2	—	1	1	Reaction: After a player passes on declaring a conflict – gain 1 fate. (Limit twice per round.)
	Prodigy of the Waves	Shugenja. Water.	4	3	3	2	Action: While the ring is claimed – ready this character.
	Radiant Orator	Courtier.	3	1	2	2	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, if you count more current glory than your opponent among ready participating characters, choose an enemy character – move that character home.
	Reader of Omens	Shugenja. Void.	2	2	0	1	This character gets +3 while you have claimed the or ring.
	Reclusive Zokujin	Creature.	3	3	1	1	During conflicts, this character gains covert and is immune to enemy card effects.
	Sadane Student	Courtier.	2	1	2	1	This character gets +2 while you have claimed the or ring.
	Sake House Confidant	Courtier. Shinobi.	2	1	1	1	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, discard the Imperial Favor – each Shinobi character you control gets +2 until the end of the conflict.
	Savvy Politician	Courtier.	2	1	2	1	Reaction: After this character is honored, choose a character – honor that character.
	Seeker Initiate	Monk.	2	1	1	2	Seeker role only. Reaction: After you claim a ring that matches the element of your role – search the top 5 cards of your conflict deck for a card and add it to your hand. Shuffle.
	Seeker of Enlightenment	Monk. Tattooed.	2	1	1	0	This character gets +1 and +1 for each fate on each unclaimed ring.
	Seppun Guardsman	Bushi. Imperial.	1	2	—	1	This character cannot participate in conflicts as an attacker against a player that controls the Imperial Favor.
	Seppun Ishikawa	Bushi. Imperial.	3	2	2	2	This character gets +1 and +1 for each other Imperial card you control.
	Serene Warrior	Bushi.	3	3	2	4	—
	Shiba Peacemaker	Bushi.	1	4	1	1	This character cannot participate in conflicts as an attacker.
	Shiba Tetsu	Bushi.	2	2	1	1	Reaction: After you play a Spell card during a conflict – until the end of the conflict this character gets +1 and +1 . (Unlimited.)
	Shiba Tsukune	Bushi. Champion.	5	4	4	4	Interrupt: When the conflict phase ends – resolve the ring effects of up to 2 unclaimed rings as if you were the attacking player.
	Shiba Yōjimbō	Bushi. Yōjimbō.	3	3	2	2	Interrupt: When the effects of a triggered ability that targets a Shugenja you control would initiate – cancel those effects.
	Shinjo Altansarnai	Bushi. Cavalry. Champion.	5	5	4	2	Reaction: After you break a province during a conflict in which this character is participating, your opponent chooses a character he or she controls – discard that character.
	Shinjo Outrider	Bushi. Cavalry. Scout.	2	2	2	2	Action: During a conflict – move this character to the conflict.
	Shinjo Scout	Bushi. Cavalry. Scout.	2	2	1	1	Rection: After you gain fate for passing in the dynasty phase – gain 1 fate.
	Shinjo Shono	Bushi. Cavalry. Commander.	4	4	3	2	Pride. Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, if you control more participating characters than your opponent – each participating Cavalry character you control gets +1 and +1 until the end of the conflict.
	Shinjo Tatsuo	Bushi. Cavalry. Scout.	4	3	3	2	Action: During a conflict, choose this character and up to 1 other character you control – move those characters to the conflict.
	Shosuro Actress	Courtier. Shinobi.	3	1	3	1	Action: During a conflict, sacrifice this character. Choose a non-Shinobi character with printed cost 3 or lower in an opponent's discard pile – put that character into play in the conflict under your control.
	Shosuro Miyako	Bushi. Shinobi.	3	3	2	1	Reaction: After you play a character from your hand, your opponent must select one – discard 1 card at random from his or her hand or choose and dishonor a character he or she controls.
	Shosuro Takao	Bushi. Shadow. Shinobi.	2	3	1	0	Action: While a dishonored character is participating in a conflict – move this character into or out of that conflict.
	Shrewd Yasuki	Courtier.	2	1	2	1	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, if there is a holding in play – look at the top 2 cards of your conflict deck. Add 1 of those cards to your hand and place the other on the bottom of your conflict deck.
	Silver-Tongued Magistrate	Bushi. Imperial. Magistrate.	3	2	2	1	While this character is attacking, each other character that has no fate on it does not count its skill towards the resolution of this conflict.
	Sinister Soshi	Shugenja. Air.	1	—	—	0	Action: During a conflict, choose a participating character – that character gets -2 and -2 until the end of the conflict.
	Sneaky Shinjo	Bushi.	1	1	1	1	Reaction: After you pass in the dynasty phase – play this character from your province.
	Solemn Scholar	Shugenja. Earth. Scholar.	1	1	1	1	Action: During a conflict, if the ring is in your claimed ring pool, choose an attacking character – bow that character.
	Soshi Aoi	Shugenja. Air.	3	2	3	1	Action: Lose 1 honor and choose a personality you control. Select an effect – until the end of the phase that character gets +1 and the Bushi trait; until the end of the phase that character gains +1 and the Courtier trait.
	Soshi Illusionist	Shugenja. Air.	2	1	3	1	Action: Spend 1 fate, choose a character – discard a status token from that character.
	Soshi Shadowshaper	Shugenja. Air. Shadow.	2	1	2	1	Action: During the conflict phase, lose 1 honor. Choose a character with cost 2 or lower that has entered play from a player's hand this phase – return that character to its owner's hand.
	Soshi Shiori	Shugenja. Air. Daimyō.	5	2	5	2	Reaction: After you win a conflict, choose a player – that player loses 1 honor. (Unlimited.)
	Staunch Hida	Bushi. Yōjimbō.	2	2	—	1	Reaction: After this character wins a conflict as a defender – resolve the ring effect of that conflict as if you were the attacking player. (Max 1 per conflict.)
	Steadfast Samurai	Bushi.	1	1	1	1	Forced Reaction: After the fate phase begins, if you have at least 5 more honor than an opponent – this character cannot be discarded or lose fate this phase.
	Steadfast Witch Hunter	Shugenja. Earth.	4	4	2	0	Action: Sacrifice a (friendly) character. Choose a character – ready that character.
	Stoic Magistrate	Bushi. Imperial. Magistrate.	3	2	2	1	While this character is defending, each character with printed cost 2 or lower does not count its skill toward the resolution of this conflict.
	Swift Magistrate	Bushi. Imperial. Magistrate.	3	2	2	1	While this character is attacking, each other character that has 1 or more fate on it does not count its skill toward the resolution of this conflict.
	Tactician's Apprentice	Bushi.	1	1	0	1	Reaction: After honor dials are revealed, if your bid is lower than an opponent's – draw 1 card. (Limit once per phase.)
	Tainted Hero	Bushi. Berserker. Shadowlands.	3	6	—	0	This character cannot be declared as an attacker or defender. Action: Sacrifice a (friendly) character – until the end of the phase, treat this character's printed text box as if it were blank (except for Traits).
	Tengu Sensei	Bushi. Creature. Duelist.	5	4	2	2	Covert. Reaction: After this character chooses a character using covert – that character cannot be declared as an attacker this phase.
	Third Tower Guard	Bushi.	1	1	1	0	This character gets +2 while you have claimed the or ring.
	Tireless Sōdan Senzo	Shugenja. Water.	2	1	2	0	This character does not bow as a result of conflict resolution in conflicts in which it lost.
	Togashi Initiate	Monk. Tattooed.	1	1	1	2	Action: While this character is attacking, spend 1 fate to an unclaimed ring – honor this character.
	Togashi Mendicant	Monk. Tattooed.	1	1	1	1	Reaction: After the fate phase begins – look at the top 3 cards of your dynasty deck. Then, put them back in any order.
	Togashi Mitsu	Monk. Tattooed.	5	4	3	3	Covert. Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose a Monk, Tattoo, or Kihō card in your conflict discard pile – play that card as if it were in your hand. If it is an event, put it on the bottom of your conflict deck instead of into your discard pile after resolving its effects.
	Togashi Tadakatsu	Monk. Heretic.	4	4	3	0	The defending player chooses the element (but not the type) during each conflict declared against him or her. This choice is made before conflict type, attacking characters, and the attacked province are chosen.
	Togashi Yokuni	Bushi. Shugenja. Champion.	5	5	5	3	Action: Choose a triggered ability printed on another character – this character gains that ability until the end of the phase. (Max 1 per round.)
	Utaku Infantry	Bushi.	1	0	0	1	While this character is participating in a conflict, it gets +1 and +1 for each participating character you control.
	Utaku Mediator	Courtier.	1	0	1	0	This character gets +1 and +1 while you do not have the Imperial Favor.
	Utaku Tetsuko	Bushi. Cavalry. Imperial. Magistrate.	3	3	1	1	While this character is attacking, increase the cost for your opponent to play cards from his or her hand by 1.
	Utaku Yumino	Bushi. Battle Maiden. Cavalry.	3	2	2	3	Action: During a conflict, discard a card from your hand – this character gets +2 and +2 until the end of the conflict. (Limit once per conflict.)
	Vanguard Warrior	Bushi.	2	2	1	1	Action: Sacrifice this character. Choose a character – place 1 fate on that character.
	Venerable Historian	Courtier. Scholar.	2	—	1	3	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, if you are more honorable than your opponent – honor this character.
	Vengeful Berserker	Bushi. Berserker.	3	3	—	0	Reaction: After another character you control leaves play during a conflict – double this character's skill until the end of the conflict.
	Volcanic Troll	Creature.	3	3	3	0	No attachments except Weapon. While the ring is unclaimed, this character gets +2 and +2.
	Wandering Ronin	Bushi. Ronin.	3	2	2	0	Action: During a conflict, remove 1 fate from this character – it gets +2 and +2 until the end of the conflict. (Limit twice per conflict.)
	War Dog Master	Bushi.	3	2	—	2	Reaction: After this character is declared as an attacker, discard the top card of your dynasty deck – this character gets +X until the end of the conflict. X is the printed cost of the discarded card.
	Warrior Poet	Bushi. Cavalry.	3	2	2	2	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict – each participating character controlled by your opponent gets -1 and -1 until the end of the conflict.
	Yasuki Broker	Courtier.	4	2	3	2	While this character is participating in a conflict, each character you control gains courtesy and sincerity.
	Yasuki Taka	Wily Trader. Daimyō.	5	3	4	2	Reaction: After a character leaves play during the conflict phase – gain 1 fate. (Unlimited.)
	Yogo Hiroue	Courtier.	4	0	4	2	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, choose a non-participating character – move that character to this conflict. Then, if you win the conflict, you may dishonor that character.
	Yogo Outcast	Shugenja. Air.	2	2	2	1	This character gets +1 and +1 while you are less honorable than an opponent.
	Yoritomo	Bushi. Champion. Mantis Clan.	5	3	3	2	This character gets +X and +X. X is equal to the number of fate in your fate pool.
	Young Rumormonger	Courtier.	2	2	2	1	Interrupt: When a character would be honored or dishonored, choose another character controlled by the same player – that character receives the honor or dishonor instead.

Conflict cards

Clan	Name	Traits						Text Box
	Adept of Shadows	Bushi. Shinobi.	2	2	2	0	3	Action: Lose 1 honor – return this character to your hand.
	Ageless Crone	Courtier.	1	0	1	0	1	During a conflict in which this character is participating, increase the cost for each player to play each event by 1.
	Ancient Master	Monk. Tattooed.	1	1	1	2	1	You may play this character as an attachment with the text: "Reaction: After attached character is declared as an attacker or defender – search the top 5 cards of your conflict deck for a Kihō or Tattoo card, reveal it, and add it to your hand. Shuffle."
	Bayushi Kachiko	Courtier. Imperial.	5	3	6	3	—	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, choose a participating character with lower skill than this character – move the chosen character home. Then, you may bow it.
	Cunning Magistrate	Bushi. Imperial. Magistrate.	3	2	2	1	—	While this character is participating in a conflict, each other character that is dishonored does not count its skill toward the resolution of this conflict.
	Doji Fumiki	Courtier.	2	0	3	2	—	Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose a dishonored participating character – bow that character.
	Feral Ningyo	Creature.	3	3	2	0	3	Action: During a conflict – put this character into play from your hand in the conflict. At the end of the conflict, shuffle it into your conflict deck.
	Goblin Sneak	Goblin. Shadowlands.	2	1	—	0	—	Reaction: After this character enters play – place 1 fate from an opponent's fate pool on it.
	Guardian Kami	Spirit.	2	1	1	0	—	Keeper role only. Action: While this character is defending, sacrifice it – resolve the ring effect of the contested ring as if you won the the conflict as the attacking player. (Max 1 per conflict.)
	Hiruma Ambusher	Bushi. Scout.	2	2	2	0	1	Reaction: After this character enters play as a defender, choose a character – that character's abilities cannot be triggered during this conflict.
	Hiruma Kogoe	Bushi. Scout.	2	2	1	1	—	Sincerity. Reaction: After the draw phase begins, if you have lower honor than an opponent – look at the top 3 cards of your conflict deck and put them back in any order.
	Hiruma Skirmisher	Bushi. Scout.	1	1	—	1	2	Reaction: After you play this character – it gains covert until the end of the phase.
	Ide Messenger	Courtier.	2	1	2	0	1	Action: During a conflict, spend 1 fate. Choose a character you control – move that character to the conflict.
	Ikoma Reservist	Bushi.	1	1	1	0	2	This character gets +2 while you have claimed the or ring.
	Ishiken Initiate	Shugenja. Void.	2	1	1	0	2	This character gets +1 and +1 for each claimed ring.
	Iuchi Wayfinder	Shugenja. Water. Cavalry.	1	1	1	0	1	Reaction: After this character enters play – look at a facedown province.
	Kaito Kosori	Monk. Shugenja. Air.	3	2	2	1	2	During each conflict, if you control at least 1 participating character and this character is in your home area and ready, it contributes its skill to your side.
	Kami Unleashed	Spirit.	2	1	1	0	—	Seeker role only. Action: While this character is attacking, sacrifice it – resolve the ring effect of the contested ring as if you won the the conflict as the attacking player. (Max 1 per conflict.)
	Mantis Seafarer	Bushi. Mantis Clan.	2	2	1	0	—	Air role only. Reaction: After this character wins a conflict, lose 1 honor – gain 1 fate. (Unlimited.)
	Master of the Spear	Bushi.	3	2	2	1	3	Action: While this character is attacking, your opponent must choose a participating character he or she controls – move that character home.
	Meek Informant	Peasant. Shinobi.	1	—	1	0	1	Reaction: After you play this character – look at an opponent's hand.
	Menacing Iron Warrior	Bushi.	3	3	1	2	2	Action: While this character is participating in a conflict – until the end of the conflict, each participating character your opponent controls with equal or lower skill than this character cannot trigger abilities.
	Nezumi Infiltrator	Creature. Scout.	1	1	1	0	2	Immune to Shadowlands and Mahō card effects. Reaction: After this character enters play during a conflict – until the end of the conflict, raise or lower the strength of the attacked province by 1 (to a minimum of 1). (Max 1 per conflict.)
	Opium Wastrel	Peasant.	1	1	1	—	—	—
	Political Rival	Courtier.	3	—	3	0	2	Covert. (When this character attacks, choose one character without covert. That character cannot be declared as a defender.) This character gets +3 while defending.
	Roving Michibiku	Monk. Scholar.	3	2	2	1	2	Reaction: After this character wins a conflict – take a ring from the defending player's claimed ring pool.
	Seeker of Knowledge	Courtier. Shugenja. Air.	2	0	2	1	1	While this character is attacking, the contested ring gains the element. If this character wins the conflict as an attacker, you may choose which of its ring effects to resolve.
	Shiksha Scout	Creature. Scout.	2	2	2	1	2	While this character is participating in a conflict, you are considered to control an additional character in this conflict.
	Shosuro Sadako	Bushi. Shadow. Shinobi.	2	1	1	3	3	While this character is dishonored, add its glory to its and skill instead of subtracting it.
	Shrine Maiden	Monk.	1	1	1	0	1	Reaction: After this character enters play, reveal the top 3 cards of your conflict deck – add each Spell and each Kihō card revealed by this ability to your hand and discard the rest.
	Steward of Law	Courtier. Scholar.	1	1	1	0	1	While this character is participating in a conflict, characters cannot become dishonored.
	Stoic Gunsō	Bushi.	2	2	1	1	1	Action: During a conflict, sacrifice a (friendly) character – this character gets +3 until the end of the conflict.
	Tattooed Wanderer	Monk. Tattooed.	1	2	1	0	2	You may play this character as an attachment with the text: "Attached character gains covert."
	Togashi Kazue	Monk. Tattooed.	3	3	3	1	2	You may play this character as an attachment with the text: "Action: During a conflict in which attached character is participating, choose another participating character – move 1 fate from that character to the attached character."
	Unassuming Yōjimbō	Bushi. Yōjimbō.	3	3	1	0	2	Covert. (When this character attacks, choose one character without covert. That character cannot be declared as a defender.)
	Vengeful Oathkeeper	Bushi.	2	2	1	0	2	Reaction: After you lose a conflict – put this character into play from your hand.
	Yogo Kikuyo	Shugenja. Earth.	3	2	2	1	2	Interrupt: When the effects of a Spell event your opponent plays during a conflict would initiate, put this card into play – cancel those effects.
	Young Harrier	Bushi. Scout. Shinobi.	1	1	1	1	1	Action: Dishonor this character – each character you control cannot be dishonored until the end of the phase.