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Character Stats

Character is a card type. Every character has a fate cost (fate), military skill (military), political skill (Political), and a glory value (glory).[1]

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

Shadowlands Characters[ | ]

Reinforcement anatomy diagram

Reinforcememt Shadowlands Character Stats

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.

Cards[ | ]

Dynasty cards[ | ]

Clan Name Traits fate military political Glory Text Box
phoenix Acolyte of Koyane Shugenja. Air. 3 2 3 2 Action: During a Political conflict, choose a participating character and select one – that character either gains or loses pride until the end of the conflict.
phoenix 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 water conflicts.
dragon Agasha Hiyori Unique Shugenja. Fire. 3 2 2 1 Reaction: After a phase begins, spend 1 fate to an unclaimed ring and choose an attachment on a character – until the end of the phase, treat that attachment as if its printed text box were blank (except for Traits) and as if it had no skill modifiers.
dragon Agasha Prodigy Shugenja. Fire. 2 2 1 1 Action: Choose a character. Each opponent may give you 1 honor and choose a character – each player that chose a character discards the top card of their conflict deck. Each attachment a player discards this way is put into play attached to the character that player chose.
dragon Agasha Shunsen Unique 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.
dragon Agasha Sumiko Unique 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.
dragon Agasha Sumiko (A) Unique Bushi. Champion. Imperial. 4 4 4 2 Interrupt: When this character leaves play, choose an opponent – if that player is more honorable than you, they lose 2 honor. If that player has more fate than you, they lose 2 fate. If that player has more cards in hand than you, they discard 2 cards from their hand.
dragon 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.
dragon Agasha Taiko Unique Bushi. 2 2 2 0 Reaction: After you play this character, choose a non-strnoghold province – that province cannot be attacked this round.
unicorn Aggressive Moto Bushi. Cavalry. 2 3 0 0 This character cannot be declared as a defender.
lion 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.
lion Akodo Kaede Unique Shugenja. Void. 4 3 4 2 Immune to opponents' ring effects.
Interrupt: When another character would leave play – remove 1 fate from this character instead.
lion Akodo Kage Unique 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.
lion Akodo Makoto Unique Bushi. 3 4 1 1 Reaction: After this character wins a conflict, choose a participating Courtier character – if that character has no fate on it, discard it. Otherwise, remove 1 fate from it.
lion Akodo Mastermind Bushi. Commander. 3 3 2 2 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, remove 1 or more Tactic cards in your conflict discard pile from the game. Choose a participating character with glory equal to or lower than the number of removed cards - bow that character.
lion Akodo Motivator Bushi. 4 5 2 1 Reaction: After an opponent’s card ability or ring effect discards 1 or more cards from your hand – that opponent discards an equal number of cards at random from his or her hand.
lion Akodo Reserve Company Bushi. Army. 4 5 1 2 No attachments except Weapon. Rally.
Action: During a conflict, if there is a Battlefield in play, choose a participating character you control – move this character to the conflict. If you do, move the chosen character home.
lion Akodo Toshiro Unique Bushi. 2 2 1 2 Action: While this character is attacking – it gets +5military 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.
neutral Akodo Toturi Unique Bushi. Champion. Imperial. 5 6 3 3 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, if you have the Imperial Favor – each player cannot play cards from his or her hand until the end of the conflict.
lion Akodo Toturi (Lion Clan) Unique Bushi. Champion. 5 6 3 3 Reaction: After you claim a ring during a military conflict in which this character is participating – resolve that ring's effect.
lion Akodo Zentarō Unique Bushi. Commander. 3 3 1 2 Disguised Bushi.
Action: During a conflict in which this character is attacking, choose a non-unique holding in the attacked province – gain control of that holding and move it to one of your unbroken non-stronghold provinces, if able, discarding each other card in that province. Otherwise, discard it.
scorpion 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.
unicorn Altansarnai's Vanguard Bushi. Cavalry. 1 2 0 1 During each conflict against a province with 1 or more rings claimed on it, this character cannot be bowed by card or ring effects.
crab 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.
unicorn Aranat Unique Creature. Air. Mythic. Spirit. 6 6 6 0 No attachments.
Reaction: After you play this character, choose an opponent – that player may reveal any number of his or her facedown non-stronghold provinces. Then, place 1 fate on this character for each facedown province that player controls (including their stronghold province).
lion Ardent Omoidasu Courtier. 3 2 3 2 Reaction: After an opponent’s card ability or ring effect dishonors a character you control – take 2 honor from that opponent.
neutral Armament Artisan Bushi. Mantis Clan. 2 2 0 1 Reaction: After another character you control is honored – honor this character.
dragon Army of the Rising Wave Bushi. Army. 5 6 3 2 No attachment except Weapon.
Reaction: After this character enters play – place 1 fate on each unclaimed ring.
crane Arrogant Kakita Bushi. Duelist. 2 3 2 2 Pride.
Forced Reaction: After defenders are declared during a conflict in which this character is participating, initiate a military duel – resolve the duel. If this character is the duel's loser, move it home. (Unlimited.)
crane Asahina Artisan Shugenja. Air. 1 0 0 2 Action: During a conflict, bow this character. Choose another crane character – that character gets +3Political until the end of the conflict.
crane Asahina Augur Shugenja. Air. 2 0 0 3 You may look at facedown cards in your provinces.
Action: Choose a card in your provinces – discard that card. (Limit 3 times per round.)
crane Asahina Maeko Unique Shugenja. Air. 2 1 2 1 Action: During a conflict – increase the cost for each player to play cards by 1 until the end of the conflict.
crane Asahina Peacekeeper Shugenja. Air. 4 - 5 3 Seeker role only.
Limited.
As an additional cost for a player to declare a character as an attacker during a military conflict, that player must discard 1 card from their hand.
crane Asahina Storyteller Courtier. Shugenja. Air. 4 2 4 2 Sincerity. (When this character leaves play, draw 1 card.)
Each honored crane character you control gains sincerity.
crane Asahina Takako Unique 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.
crane Asahina Takamori Unique Courtier. Shugenja. Air. Daimyō. 4 0 0 3 Reaction: After you play a crane character, choose an opponent's character with equal or lower printed cost – that character cannot be declared as an attacker of defender this round.
phoenix Asako Azunami Unique Shugenja. Water. Elemental Master. 5 4 4 3 Interrupt: When you would resolve the water ring – instead of the normal ring effect, you may choose and bow any character and you may choose and ready a different character.
phoenix Asako Diplomat Courtier. 2 1 2 1 Reaction: After this character wins a conflict, choose a character – honor or dishonor that character.
phoenix Asako Lawmaster Courtier. 3 2 4 2 Reaction: After you pass on declaring a conflict – gain 1 honor.
phoenix Asako Maezawa Unique 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 Political until the end of the conflict.
phoenix Asako Maezawa (TL) Unique Courtier. 3 2 3 2 Reaction: After this character wins a conflict, choose a character with no fate on it – bow that character. If that character is a phoenix character, also dishonor it.
phoenix Asako Takahiro Unique Courtier. 2 1 1 2 Pride.
During a conflict in which this character is participating, it gains +2 military for each other participating dishonored character and +2 Political for each other participating honored character.
phoenix Asako Togama Unique Courtier. Daimyō. Scholar. 4 2 5 2 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose an unclaimed ring – switch the ring with a ring in your claimed ring pool and gain all fate on it. (Retain the ring's conflict type.)
phoenix Asako Tsuki Unique Courtier. Scholar. Shugenja. Water. 2 1 2 2 Reaction: After the water ring is claimed, choose a Scholar character – honor that character.
dragon 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.
dragon Ascetic of the North Wall Monk. Tattooed. 2 2 2 1 While you have claimed the earth ring, this character cannot lose fate or be discarded outside the fate phase.
lion Ashigaru Levy Peasant. 0 1 - 0 Reaction: After this character enters play, choose another copy of this card in your provinces or discard pile – put that character into play.
neutral Aspiring Challenger Bushi. Duelist. Mantis Clan. 2 2 2 1 Composure – This character gets +2 glory. (You have composure if your honor bid is lower than an opponent's.)
Action: During a conflict, initiate a military duel – resolve the duel. Honor the duel's winner.
scorpion Attendant to the Emperor Courtier. Imperial. 3 1 5 2
dragon Austere Exemplar Monk. Tattooed. 3 2 3 0 Action: During a conflict in which this character is attacking, spend 1 fate to an unclaimed ring – take 3 actions (Max 1 per conflict.)
neutral 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.
lion Battle Aspirant Bushi. 2 3 0 2 Reaction: After this character is declared as an attacker in a military conflict, choose a character your opponent controls without covert – the chosen character must be declared as a defender in this conflict, if able.
unicorn Battle Maiden Recruit Bushi. Battle Maiden. Cavalry. 0 0 0 0 This character gets +2military while you have claimed the water or void ring.
scorpion Bayushi Aramoro Unique Bushi. Shinobi. 4 5 2 2 Action: While this character is participating in a military conflict, dishonor this character and choose a participating character controlled by your opponent – until the end of the conflict, that character gets -2military and is discarded if its military skill is 0.
scorpion Bayushi Dairu Unique Courtier. Scholar. 3 2 2 2 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose a status token on another character in play – move that token to this character.
scorpion Bayushi Gensato Unique Bushi. Duelist. 3 3 2 0 Action: During a conflict, initiate a military duel – resolve the duel, ignoring the skill modifiers of attachments until the end of the duel. Bow the duel's loser and dishonor the duel’s winner.
scorpion Bayushi Kachiko (A) Unique Courtier. Imperial. 5 3 6 3 During Political conflicts in which this character is participating, you may play each event in your opponent’s conflict discard pile as if it were in your hand. After you play a card in this way, remove it from the game. You cannot play more than 3 cards per round in this way.
scorpion Bayushi Kachiko (PaP) Unique Courtier. 5 2 6 2 Square Reduce the cost to play this character by 1.
Square Each character an opponent controls gets -1Political.
Square Action: Choose another character participating in a Political conflict with this character – dishonor it.
Square Interrupt: When the effect of an event would initiate, dishonor this character – cancel those effects.
scorpion Bayushi Liar Courtier. 1 3 0 Sincerity. (When this character leaves play, draw 1 card.)
scorpion Bayushi Manipulator Courtier. 1 1 1 1 Reaction: After honor dials are revealed – increase the value of your bid by 1.
scorpion Bayushi Shoju Unique Bushi. Courtier. Champion. 5 3 7 2 Action: While this character is participating in a Political conflict, choose a participating character controlled by your opponent – until the end of the conflict, that character gets -1Political and is discarded if its Political skill is 0. (Limit twice per round.)
scorpion Bayushi Shoju (SD) Unique Courtier. Champion. Imperial. 5 - 7 4 Your opponent cannot have the Imperial Favor.
Forced Reaction: After the conflict phase begins – each player draws 2 cards and loses 1 honor.
scorpion Bayushi Yojiro Unique 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.
scorpion Bayushi Yunako Unique Bushi. Commander. 4 4 2 2 Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, choose a character – switch that character's base military and Political skill until the end of the conflict.
scorpion Bayushi's Whisperers Unique 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.
lion Beastmaster Matriarch Bushi. 4 3 2 2 This character gets +2 military for each ring in each opponent’s claimed ring pool.
scorpion Beautiful Entertainer Geisha. 1 0 1 1 Rally. (After this card is revealed in a province, add the top card of your dynasty deck to the province faceup.)
Interrupt: When this character leaves play, if you are less honorable than an opponent – gain 2 honor.
crane Beloved Advisor Courtier. 2 1 3 1 Action: Choose an opponent – you and that opponent each draw 1 card.
unicorn Benevolent Ambassador Courtier. 2 1 2 1 Courtesy. (When this character leaves play, gain 1 fate.)
Reaction: After this character wins a conflict – you and your opponent each gain 1 honor.
crane Benevolent Host Courtier. 4 2 2 2 Reaction: After you play this character, choose a Courtier in your provinces – put that character into play. If that character has a printed cost of 2 or lower, put 1 fate on it.
scorpion Blackmail Artist Courtier. 2 1 2 1 Reaction: After this character wins a Political conflict – take 1 honor from your opponent.
crab Blatant Swindler Courtier. Merchant. 1 1 1 1 Seeker role only.
Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, give your opponent 1 honor. That player chooses a participating character they control – move that character home.
shadowlands Bloodthirsty Kansen Spirit. Earth. 1 0 0 0 Corrupted. (This character enters play tainted.)
Reaction: After this character wins a conflict – resolve the contested ring's effect.
shadowlands Bog Hag Shugenja. Water. 2 1 4 2 Reaction: After this character wins a conflict – each opponent discards the top 8 cards of their conflict deck.
unicorn Border Rider Bushi. Cavalry. 2 2 1 1 Action: Ready this character.
crab Borderlands Defender Bushi. 3 3 3 1 While this character is defending, opponents' card effects cannot bow it or move it.
crane Brash Samurai Bushi. 2 2 1 2 Action: While this character is your only participating character in a conflict – honor this character.
lion Bushidō Adherent Bushi. 3 4 2 2 Support. (Another player may help pay this card's fate cost.)
Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose a participating character – honor that character. Your opponent draws 1 card.
crab Butcher of the Fallen Bushi. Berserker. 4 6 - 0 Rally. (After this card is revealed in a province, add the top card of your dynasty deck to the province faceup.)
While this character is attacking, characters with less military skill than the number of unbroken provinces you control cannot be declared as defenders.
crane Callow Delegate Courtier. 1 0 1 1 Interrupt: When this character leaves play, choose a character you control – honor that character.
neutral Caravan Guard Bushi. Rōnin. 1 3 2 0 Keeper role only.
This character cannot be declared as an attacker unless you spend 1 fate.
crane 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).
lion Champions of Yomi Unique Spirit. Army. 6 6 6 2 No attachments except Spirit.
Reaction: After a character you control loses a conflict as an attacker, bow your stronghold – put this character into play from your dynasty discard pile. If it is in play at the end of the phase, remove it from the game.
crane Chancellor's Aide Courtier. Imperial. 1 1 1 1 Interrupt: When this character leaves play, choose a player. Each opponent may give you 1 honor and choose a player – each chosen player discards a card from their hand.
shadowlands Chieftain Fouleye Unique Bushi. Goblin. 5 7 4 1 Reduce the cost to play each shadowlands Goblin by 1.
Each other shadowlands Goblin gets +2Political.
phoenix 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.
unicorn 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.
lion Chronicler of Conquests Courtier. 1 0 2 1 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, if there is a Battlefield in play – gain 1 honor.
scorpion Chrysanthemum Steward Courtier. Imperial. 2 1 2 2 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose a card in your opponent's conflict discard pile – put that card on top of its owner's conflict deck.
shadowlands Chuda Gyushi Unique Shugenja. Earth. 3 3 3 2 Reaction: After fate is removed from this character, each opponent selects one – they must either lose 3 honor, discard 2 random cards from their hand or sacrifice a character.
phoenix Chukan Nobue Unique Courtier. Scholar. 2 1 2 2 Card abilities triggered by your opponents cannot cause cards to be discarded from your hand.
lion Commander of the Legions Bushi. Commander. 4 4 2 2 Each other lion character you control gets +1 military.
During the fate phase, if you have at least 5 more honor than an opponent, fate cannot be removed from lion characters you control with printed cost 3 or lower.
lion Conduit of Heroes Shugenja. Water. 2 3 1 1 Action: During a conflict, bow this character unless you have at least 5 more honor than an opponent. Choose another character – until the end of the conflict, that character gets +3 military, +1 Political and +1 glory.
crane Court Musician Courtier. 2 0 3 2 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating – during each player's next action opportunity in this conflict, decrease the cost to play cards by 1.
scorpion Court Novice Courtier. 1 1 1 0 This character gets +2Political while you have claimed the air or water ring.
crane Courtly Challenger Courtier. Duelist. 2 2 2 After this character wins a duel, honor it. After this character loses a duel, dishonor it.
Action: During a conflict, initiate a Political duel – resolve the duel. The controller of the duel's winner draw 2 cards.
crab Crisis Breaker Bushi. Berserker. 3 3 1 1 Keeper role only.
Action: During a military conflict, if your opponent counts more current military skill than you, choose a Berserker character you control – ready that character and move it to the conflict.
neutral Cunning Confidant Bushi. Fox Clan. 2 1 2 1 While participating in a conflict against a player with more claimed rings than you, this character gets +2Political.
crane Cunning Negotiator Courtier. Duelist. 4 1 5 2 Rally.
Action: During a conflict, initiate a Political duel against a character your opponent controls of their choice – resolve the duel. The controller of the duel’s winner may trigger the attacked province’s action ability as if they controlled the province, even if it has already been triggered this round (or specified period).
scorpion Cursecatcher Shugenja. Air. 2 2 2 1 Seeker role only.
Interrupt: When the effects of a province's triggered ability would initiate, if that province has any facedown cards in it – cancel those effects.
crane Daidoji Harrier Bushi. Shinobi. 2 2 1 1 Reaction: After this character wins a military conflict, your opponent chooses 2 cards in his or her hand – reveal those cards. You choose and discard one of them.
crane Daidoji Iron Warrior Bushi. 3 3 3 1 Reaction: After this character wins a conflict – each player discards cards from their hand until they have 4 or fewer cards in hand.
crane Daidoji Kageyu Unique Courtier. Shinobi. 3 2 2 2 Disguised Courtier.
Action: During a Political conflict in which this character is participating – draw 1 card for each card you opponent has played in this conflict.
crane Daidoji Nerishma Unique Bushi. Scout. 2 3 1 1 Action: Choose a facedown card in one of your provinces – turn that card faceup.
crane Daidoji Netsu Unique Bushi. Commander. 2 2 1 1 Other characters cannot leave play during the the conflict phase except by the effect of keywords.
crane Daidoji Strategist Bushi. Commander. 4 4 3 2 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose an honored character – move that character home.
crane Daidoji Uji Unique Bushi. Daimyō. Shinobi. 5 6 2 2 While this character is honored, you may play each character in your provinces as if it were in your hand.
crane Daidoji Uji (HiF) Unique Bushi. Daimyō. Shinobi. 5 6 2 2 While this character is honored, you may play each card underneath it as if it were in your hand.
Reaction: After this character enters play – search your conflict deck for 4 cards and place them underneath this character facedown (out of play). When this character leaves play, remove each facedown card underneath it from the game.
crab Damned Hida Bushi. Berserker. Shadowlands. 3 3 - 0 Dire – This character gets +3military. (This character is dire when it has no fate on it.)
crab Daring Challenger Bushi. Duelist. 2 2 1 While you are less honorable than an opponent, this character gets +1military.
Action: During a conflcit, initiate a military duel – resolve the duel. Put 1 fate on the duel's winner.
shadowlands Dark Moto Bushi. Cavalry. 4 3 3 2 Corrupted. (This character enters play tainted.)
Reaction: After this character wins a conflict – move 1 fate from your fate pool to it. It does not bow as a result of this conflict's resolution.
crane Dazzling Duelist Bushi. Duelist. 2 2 2 2 Action: During a conflict, initiate a military duel against a character your opponent controls of their choice – resolve the duel. The controller of the duel's loser cannot claim rings during this conflict.
lion 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.
crane Desperate Negotiator Courtier. 2 0 2 1 Dire – This character gets +2military and +2Political. (This character is dire when it has no fate on it.)
shadowlands Detritus Priest Unique Shugenja. Fire. Goblin. 4 4 7 1 Reaction: After a Goblin you control wins a conflict, remove 1 fate from it – resolve the contested ring's effect. (Limit twice per round.)
crane Diplomatic Gift-Giver Courtier. 4 3 4 1 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, each player chooses a character controlled by one of their opponents – each player moves 1 fate from their fate pool to the character they chose.
dragon Discerning Yoriki Courtier. 2 1 2 1 Courtesy. (When this character leaves play, gain 1 fate.)
Reaction: After you look at 1 or more cards in an opponent's hand (or those are revealed), choose a character – honor it.
scorpion Disciple of Deception Shugenja. Air. 2 1 2 1 Support. (Another player may help pay this card's fate cost.)
Action: During a conflict, choose 2 different status tokens on 2 different characters – treat one of the chosen status tokens as if it were the other until the end of the conflict.
neutral Disciple of Shinsei Monk. Brotherhood. 2 2 2 0 Interrupt: When this character leaves play, choose an attachment – discard it.
scorpion 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.
crane 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.
crane Doji Diplomat Courtier. 0 0 1 1 Reaction: After this character enters play, each player chooses a facedown province they do not control – reveal each chosen province.
crane 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.
crane Doji Hotaru Unique Bushi. Champion. 5 3 6 3 Reaction: After you claim a ring during a Political conflict in which this character is participating – resolve that ring's effect.
crane Doji Hotaru (JfS) Unique Bushi. Courtier. Champion. 5 3 6 3 If you control Doji Kuwanan, discard him.
Reaction: After an opponent plays a card during a conflict in which this character is participating – gain 1 honor. (Unlimited.)
crane Doji Hotaru (PaP) Unique Bushi. Champion. Duelist. 5 4 5 3 Square Reduce the cost to play this character by 1.
Square Action: During a conflict, this character initiates a military duel – resolve the duel. Bow the duel's loser.
Square Reaction: After this character enters play – honor it.
Square Reaction: After this character is declared as an attacker or defender – your opponent discards 1 random card from their hand.
crane Doji Kuwanan Unique Bushi. Champion. 5 5 4 3 If you control Doji Hotaru, discard her.
Action: During a military conflict in which this character is participating, choose a participating character with lower military skill than this character – bow that character.
crane Doji Kuzunobu Unique Courtier. Creature. 4 3 4 2 While this character is participating in a conflict, players cannot trigger reaction abilities.
crane Doji Representative Courtier. 3 1 3 2 Action: During a conflict – move this character home.
crane Doji Shigeru Unique 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.)
crane Doji Shizue Unique Courtier. Storyteller. 2 1 1 1 During the fate phase, if you have the Imperial Favor, this character cannot lose fate or be discarded.
crane Doji Whisperer Courtier. 1 0 3 1
dragon 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.
crab Eager Scout Bushi. Scout. 0 0 0 0
scorpion Emissary of Lies Courtier. 3 2 3 1 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose a participating character controlled by your opponent – your opponent guesses the name of a card. You may reveal your hand. If you do, and the named card is not in your hand, move the chosen character home.
unicorn Endless Plains Skirmisher Bushi. Cavalry. 2 3 0 1 Action: During a conflict, choose a player – move this character to the conflict on that player's side. (You still control this character, but its skill contributes towards that player's side in the conflict.)
shadowlands Endless Ranks Undead. Army. 3 4 0 Corrupted. No attachments except Weapon.
Reaction: After this character wins a conflict, choose a character in your dynasty discard pile - put that character on top of your dynasty deck.
dragon 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.
dragon Enlightened Warrior Bushi. 3 2 2 1 Reaction: After an opponent selects a ring with fate on it – place 1 fate on this character.
phoenix 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 +2military and +2Political while that ring is being contested.
crab Exiled Guardian Bushi. Shadowlands. 2 2 1 0 Corrupted. (This character enters play tainted.)
Support. (Another player may help pay this card's fate cost.)
Action: Sacrifice this character. Choose a status token on a character or province – discard that status token.
phoenix Expert Interpreter Courtier. Scholar. 1 0 2 1 Reaction: After the conflict phase begins, choose a ring. Each opponent may give you 1 honor and choose a ring – during each conflict in which one of the chosen rings is contested this phase, characters cannot enter play.
crab Favorable Dealbroker Courtier. Merchant. 4 2 3 1 Reaction: After this character enters play – search your dynasty deck for a character with printed cost 1 and put it into play. Shuffle.
scorpion Favored Niece Courtier. 3 2 2 2 Action: Choose and discard 1 card from your hand – draw 1 card. (Limit twice per round.)
scorpion Fawning Diplomat Courtier. 3 1 3 0 Interrupt: When this character leaves play – claim the Imperial Favor.
neutral Fearless Sailor Bushi. Mantis Clan. 2 2 1 1 Support. (Another player may help pay this card's fate cost.)
Action: During a conflict, in which this character is participating, choose a participating character with 1 or more status tokens on it – that character gets -2military until the end of the conflict.
lion Fearless Skirmisher Bushi. 2 3 1 1 Keeper role only.
Reaction: After this character wins a military conflict, choose a dishonored status token and a character – move the status token to the chosen character.
phoenix Fearsome Mystic Shugenja. Air. 4 2 4 1 This character gets +2 glory during air 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.
lion Field Tactician Bushi. Commander. 2 2 1 2 Support. (Another player may help pay this card's fate cost.)
Reaction: After you play a Tactic card, choose a card in any player's conflict discard pile – place it into that player's conflict deck third from the top.
crab Fifth Tower Watch Bushi. Army. 5 5 4 1 No attachments except Weapon.
Interrupt: When you sacrifice a character, choose an opponent. That opponent must choose a character he or she controls with lower military skill than the sacrificed character – bow that character.
phoenix 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.
phoenix Fire Tensai Acolyte Shugenja. Fire. 2 3 2 1 This character cannot be declared as an attacker except during fire conflicts.
phoenix Fire Tensai Initiate Shugenja. Fire. Scholar. 1 0 0 2
unicorn Forthright Ide Cavalry. Courtier. Merchant. 3 1 3 1 Support. (Another player may help pay this card's fate cost.)
Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose a character with printed cost 3 or lower – ready that character. If you control that character, discard 1 card from you hand.
shadowlands Fouleye's Elite Goblin. 3 4 2 0 Reaction: After this character wins a conflict, choose a character an opponent controls with equal or lower military skill than this character – bow the chosen character.
crab Frontline Engineer Bushi. Engineer. 4 4 2 0 This character gets +1 glory for each holding in play.
Action: During a conflict in which this character is defending – search the top 5 cards of your dynasty deck for a holding and put it into play in the attacked province, discarding each other card in that province. Shuffle.
dragon Furtive Sympathizer Monk. Heretic. 4 3 3 0 Keeper role only.
Covert
Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, if this character is ordinary – switch each participating character's base military skill with its base Political skill until the end of the conflict.
phoenix Fushichō Unique Creature. Fire. Mythic. Spirit. 6 6 6 0 No attachments.
Interrupt: When this character leaves play, choose a phoenix character in your dynasty discard pile – put that character into play with 1 fate on it.
crane Fū Sui Disciple Shugenja. Air. 3 1 2 2 Action: The player that has the air ring in his or her ring pool chooses an ordinary character he or she controls. You select one – honor or dishonor that character.
crab Gallant Quartermaster Courtier. 1 0 1 1 Interrupt: When this character is sacrificed – gain 2 fate.
unicorn Ganzu Warrior Bushi. Gaijin. 2 2 - 0 Seeker role only.
Reaction: After a province is revealed during a conflict in which this character is participating – resolve a ring effect that matches the attacked province’s element. (Max 1 per conflict.)
phoenix Garanto Guardian Bushi. 4 4 3 3 Keeper role only.
Reaction: After this character wins a conflict as the defender – resolve a ring effect that matches the aattcked province's element as if you were the attacking player.
shadowlands Gashadokuro Unique Undead. 6 9 0 Corrupted. No non-shadowlands attachments.
This character cannot be evaded by the covert keyword.
Reaction: After an opponent declares a military conflict against one of your provinces – ready this character.
lion Gifted Tactician Bushi. Commander. 2 2 1 1 Reaction: After this character wins a military conflict – draw 1 card.
unicorn Giver of Gifts Courtier. 3 2 3 2 Action: Choose an attachment you control – move that attachment to an eligible character you control.
shadowlands Goblin Brawler Goblin. 2 4 2 0
unicorn Golden Plains Raider Bushi. 1 2 0 0 Action: After this character wins a conflict as an attacker, choose a faceup card in a province controlled by your opponent – discard that card.
scorpion Governor's Spy Courtier. 3 1 4 1 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose a player – turn each card in that player's provinces facedown. Then, look at them and put each of those cards into one of that player's provinces, such that each province ends up with at least one card.
crane Graceful Guardian Bushi. 1 2 0 1 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating – during each player's next action opportunity in this conflict, increase the cost to play cards by 1.
crane Guest of Honor Courtier. 4 1 4 1 While this character is participating in a conflict, opponents cannot play events.
neutral Hantei Daisetsu Unique Courtier. Imperial. Crown Prince. 4 3 4 3 Sincerity
Action: During a Political conflict in which this character is participating, choose a participating character – until the end of the conflict, treat that character as if its printed text box were blank (except for Traits).
neutral Hantei Sotorii Unique Bushi. Imperial. Crown Prince. 4 4 3 3 Pride.
Action: During a military conflict in which this character is participating, choose a participating character — that character gets +3 glory until the end of the conflict.
neutral Hantei XXXVIII Unique Imperial. Emperor. Mythic. 6 - - 6 No attachments. If an opponent has the Imperial Favor, discard this character.
Action: During a conflict, choose a participating character — bow that character.
Interrupt: When an opponent triggers an ability that chooses 1 or more targets — you choose thoseat targets instead.
phoenix 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.
scorpion 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.)
phoenix Henshin Disciple Monk. Scholar. 3 2 2 2 While you have claimed or are contesting:
  • the air ring, this character gets +2Political.
  • the earth ring, this character gets +2military.
  • the fire ring, this character gains pride.
lion Hero of Three Trees Bushi. 3 3 2 2 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, if you have fewer cards in your hand than your opponent, select one – either gain 1 honor, or the attacked province gets -1 strength until the end of the conflict (to a minimum of 0.)
crab Hida Amoro Unique 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.)
crab Hida Backbreaker Bushi. 3 3 2 1 No opponents' attachments.
Reaction: After this character wins a military conflict, choose an opponent's participating character – dishonor that character.
crab Hida Etsuji Unique Bushi. Commander. 4 4 2 2 This character cannot be evaded by the covert keyword.
You can trigger each ability on a province you control an additional time each round (or specified period).
crab 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 +2military and +2Political for each holding you control.
crab Hida Kisada Unique 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.
crab Hida O-Ushi Unique Bushi. 3 3 3 1 Reaction: After you win a conflict as the defending player – you may declare an additional military conflict this phase. (Max 1 per phase.)
crab Hida Secretkeeper Bushi. 1 1 1 1 This character gets +2military and +2Political while defending a province with 1 or more rings claimed on it.
crab Hida Sugi Unique Bushi. 1 2 1 1 Reaction: After this character wins a conflict, choose a card in a dynasty discard pile – put that card on the bottom of its owner's dynasty deck.
crab Hida Sukune Unique Bushi. Commander. 2 1 2 1 Action: During a conflict in which this character is defending – draw 1 card, then discard 1 card from your hand. (Limit once per conflict.)
crab Hida Tomonatsu Unique 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.
crab Hida Tsuru Unique Bushi. Cavalry. 4 4 3 1 Reaction: After a character is moved to or played into a conflict in which this character is participating – until the end of the conflict, this character gets +1military and +1Political. (Unlimited.)
crab Hida Yakamo Unique Bushi. Berserker. Duelist. 4 4 2 1 While you are less honorable than an opponent, this character does not bow as a result of a military conflict resolution and cannot lose duels. (This character is not the loser of the duel, but the character of its opponent remains the winner of the duel.)
unicorn Higashi Kaze Company Bushi. Army. Cavalry. 5 6 3 2 No attachments except Weapon.
Reaction: After this character wins a conflict, choose another participating character with no fate on it – that character does not bow as the result of this conflict's resolution.
crab Hiruma Kogoe Unique 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.
crab Hiruma Signaller Bushi. Scout. 2 2 2 1 Action: During a conflict in which this character is defending, sacrifice this character and choose a character you control – ready that character and move it to the conflict.
crab Hiruma Yoshino Unique Bushi. Daimyō. Scout. 4 3 3 2 Disguised Bushi.
Action: During a military conflict in which this character is participating, choose a character card in the attacked province – that character contributes its printed military skill towards your side during the resolution of this conflict.
crab Hiruma Yōjimbō Bushi. Yōjimbō. 2 4 3 2 This character cannot be declared as an attacker.
dragon Hitsu-do Disciple Monk. Tattooed. 2 2 1 1 Action: During a military conflict in which this character is participating, if you have played 3 or more cards during this conflict, choose another participating character – dishonor that character.
unicorn Honest Challenger Bushi. Cavalry. Duelist. 2 2 2 1 Composure – This character gets +2military. (You have composure if your honor bid is lower than an opponent's.)
Action: During a conflict, initiate a military duel – resolve the duel. The controller of the duel's winner moves a character from his or her home area to the conflict.
lion Honorable Challenger Bushi. Duelist. 2 2 1 2 Pride.
Action: During a conflict, initiate a military duel – resolve the duel. The duel's winner does not bow as a result of this conflict's resolution.
lion Honored General Bushi. Commander. 4 3 1 2 During a conflict in which this character is participating, each other participating lion character you control gets +1military.
Reaction: After this character enters play – honor it.
neutral Humble Magistrate Courtier. Imperial. Magistrate. 3 2 2 2 Seeker role only.
While this character is attacking, each character with printed cost 4 or higher does not count its skill towards the resolution of this conflict.
crane Ichigenkin Soloist Courtier. 1 0 2 1 Composure – This character cannot be chosen as the target of an opponent's triggered ability. (You have composure if your honor bid is lower than an opponent's.)
neutral Ichirō Unique Bushi. Heretic. Rōnin. 3 3 2 1 Each character with 1 or more attachments cannot be honored or dishonored.
unicorn Ide Negotiator Courtier. Cavalry. 3 2 3 1 Reaction: After you reveal your honor dial – change the bid on your dial to a value 1 higher or lower than its current value (to a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 5).
unicorn Ide Ryōma Unique Courtier. Cavalry. 3 0 4 1 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose a unicorn character and a non-unicorn character controlled by the same player – bow one of the characters. If you do, ready the other.
unicorn Ide Tadaji Unique 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.
unicorn 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.)
scorpion 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.
crane Ikebana Artisan Courtier. 2 0 2 1 Interrupt: When you would lose 1 honor for an unopposed conflict – cancel that honor loss. Then, lose 1 fate. (Unlimited.)
lion Ikoma Eiji Unique Courtier. 4 1 3 3 Reaction: After you lose a Political conflict – put a Bushi character with printed cost 3 or lower into play from your dynasty discard pile or provinces.
lion Ikoma Ikehata Unique Courtier. 3 1 2 2 Covert.
Reaction: After this character wins a Political conflict, choose a character you control – honor that character. Draw 1 card.
lion Ikoma Kiyono Unique Courtier. Storyteller. 2 1 2 3 Interrupt: When a glory count would begin, if you are more honorable than your opponent – ready this character.
lion Ikoma Message Runner Courtier. 1 1 1 1 Support. (Another player may help pay this card's fate cost.)
Action: For each player, choose up to 1 facedown card in that player's provinces – turn each chosen card faceup.
lion Ikoma Orator Courtier. 2 2 1 1 While you are more honorable than an opponent, this character gets +2Political.
lion Ikoma Prodigy Courtier. 1 0 2 1 Reaction: After 1 or more fate is placed on this character – gain 1 honor.
lion Ikoma Tsanuri Unique 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 military and +1 Political.
lion Ikoma Tsanuri (CoC) Unique Bushi. Commander. 2 2 1 2 Rally. (After this card is revealed in a province, add the top card of your dynasty deck to the province faceup.)
Action: During conflicts in which this character is participating, your opponent cannot trigger abilities on the attacked province.
lion Ikoma Tsanuri (PaP) Unique Bushi. Commander. 3 3 1 2 Square Reduce the cost to play this character by 1.
Square Each other character you control gets +1military.
Square Reaction: After an opponent breaks one of your provinces, choose a character – ready it.
Square Reaction: After this character is declared as an attacker or defender – add a random card in your conflict discard pile to your hand.
lion Ikoma Ujiaki Unique 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.
lion Ikoma Ujiaki (PaAC) Unique Bushi. Courtier. 5 3 5 2 Reaction: During a conflict in which this character is participating, lose 2 honor – switch the conflict type (the conflict retains its element).
scorpion 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.
neutral Imperial Librarian Courtier. Imperial. Scholar. 2 2 2 2 Fire role only.
Each other character gets +1 glory.
lion 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.
dragon Impulsive Novice Courtier. 2 2 2 0 This character gets +1military and +1Political while you have claimed the fire or void ring.
phoenix Inferno Guard Invoker Shugenja. Fire. 4 3 2 4 Action: During a military conflict, choose a participating character you control – honor that character. If a province is broken during this conflict, sacrifice this character at the end of the conflict.
phoenix 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.
phoenix Inquisitorial Initiate Courtier. 1 0 2 1 Reaction: After this character wins a conflict – your opponent reveals X cards in their hand, where X is the number of characters they control with no fate on them. Choose and discard 1 of the revealed cards.
shadowlands Insatiable Gaki Spirit. 1 0 1 0 Corrupted. (This character enters play tainted.)
Reaction: After this character wins a conflict – each opponent discards 1 card from their hand.
neutral Insightful Gatekeeper Bushi. Dragonfly Clan. 2 2 1 1 While participating in a conflict against a player with more claimed rings than you, this character gets +2military.
neutral Insolent Outcast Bushi. Rōnin. 2 1 1 0 Seeker role only.
This character gets +1military and +1Political for each honored character an opponent controls.
scorpion 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 military and +2 Political.
Action: While this character is participating in a conflict, choose a participating character controlled by an opponent – challenge that character to a military duel. Dishonor the loser of the duel.
phoenix Inspired Visionary Shugenja. Air. 1 1 1 1 Reaction: After the fate phase begins, bow this character and choose an attachment – shuffle that attachment into its owner's conflict deck. That player draws 1 card.
crab Intimidating Hida Bushi. 3 4 2 1 Reaction: After an opponent passes on declaring a conflict – that player loses 1 honor.
dragon Inventive Mirumoto Bushi. Duelist. 1 1 1 1 When you play this character, it enters play under the control of an opponent of your choice.
This character cannot participate in conflicts against its owner.
crane Iron Crane Legion Bushi. Army. 4 X 3 2 No attachments except Weapon.
During conflicts in which you are the attacking or defending player, X is equal to the number of cards in your opponent's hand. (Otherwise, X is zero.)
crane Iron Warrior Vanguard Bushi. 2 2 0 1 Support. (Another player may help pay this card's fate cost.)
Reaction: After this character wins a conflict, choose a character – honor that character.
phoenix Isawa Atsuko Unique Shugenja. Void. 4 3 3 2 Action: During a void conflict – until the end of the conflict, each participating character you control gets +1military and +1Political and each participating character your opponent controls gets -1military and -1Political.
phoenix Isawa Heiko Unique Shugenja. Water. 4 0 5 2 Reaction: After you play a Water card during a conflict, choose a participating character – swap the base military and Political stats of that character.
phoenix Isawa Kaede Unique Shugenja. Void. 5 3 4 3 Immune to opponents' ring effects.
While this character is attacking, the contested ring gains the void element. If this character wins the conflict as an attacker, instead of choosing an element to resolve, resolve each of that ring's effects.
phoenix Isawa Masahiro Unique Shugenja. Fire. 3 3 2 2 Action: During a fire conflict, bow this character. Choose a participating character with printed cost 2 or lower – discard that character.
phoenix Isawa Pilgrim Shugenja. Water. 2 2 2 2 Pride
Action: Choose another player who has claimed the water ring - that player gains control of this character.
phoenix Isawa Skycaller Shugenja. Air. 4 3 5 3 During air conflicts you may play characters in your provinces as if they were in your hand. Characters played this way must be played into the conflict.
phoenix Isawa Tadaka Unique 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 earth ring is in that player's claimed ring pool.
phoenix Isawa Tsuke Unique Shugenja. Fire. Elemental Master. 4 3 3 2 Reaction: After you honor or dishonor a character by the effect of the fire ring – each other character with the same printed cost as the chosen character controlled by the same player receives the same ring effect as the character.
phoenix Isawa Tsuke (CoC) Unique Shugenja. Fire. Elemental Master. 5 5 4 3 Pride
Action: During a conflict, if the fire ring is in the unclaimed ring pool, lose 1 or more honor. Choose an equal number of participating characters – remove 1 fate from each of those characters.
phoenix Isawa Ujina Unique Shugenja. Void. Elemental Master. 4 2 4 2 Forced Reaction: After the void ring is claimed, choose a character with no fate – remove that character from the game. (Unlimited.)
phoenix Isawa Uona Unique Shugenja. Air. 2 2 1 Reaction: After you play an Air card during a conflict, choose a non-unique participating character – bow that character.
dragon 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.
unicorn Iuchi Daiyu Unique Shugenja. Water. Cavalry. Daimyō. 4 3 3 2 Action: During a conflict, choose a character – that character gets +1military until the end of the conflict for each faceup non-stronghold provinces your opponent controls.
unicorn Iuchi Farseer Shugenja. Water. 3 2 3 1 Reaction: After this character enters play, choose an opponent's facedown province – reveal that province.
unicorn Iuchi Rimei Unique Shugenja. Water. 2 1 1 1 Action: Choose an attachment an opponent controls with printed cost 1 or less – move it from the character it is on to another character controlled by the same player.
unicorn Iuchi Shahai Unique Shugenja. Water. 4 2 4 1 Covert.
Reduce the cost by 1 to play each Meishōdō attachment on this character or a neutral character.
unicorn Iuchi Shahai (ACO) Unique Shugenja. Water. 4 2 4 1 While you are the first player, this character gains covert.
Reaction: After you play a Meishōdō or Mahō card, lose 1 honor – place 1 fate on this character.
unicorn Iuchi Soulweaver Shugenja. Water. Cavalry. 1 1 1 0 Dire – This character is considered to be participating in each conflict in which you control at least 1 other participating character. It does not bow as a result of conflict resolution in conflicts in which it is at home. (This character is dire when it has no fate on it.)
neutral Ivory Kingdoms Unicorn Creature. Gaijin. 3 4 - 0 No attachments.
Reaction: After the resolution of a conflict in which this character was attacking, if a province was broken in the conflict – immediately declare your next conflict for the phase. That conflict is military instead of its normal type.
crane Iwasaki Pupil Geisha. 1 1 1 0 Each player draws 2 fewer cards from honor bids during the draw phase (to a minimum of 1).
crane Kabuki Hero Courtier. Actor. 2 0 2 1 Action: Spend 1 fate – this character gets +Xmilitary until the end of the conflict. X is equal to its Political skill.
phoenix Kaito Mai Unique Monk. 2 2 2 0 Dire – This character gets +3 glory.
Reaction: After 1 or more fate is removed from this character outside the fate phase, choose another character – remove 1 fate from that character.
phoenix Kaito Nobukai Unique Courtier. Daimyō. 3 2 2 2 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, sacrifice this character – bow each participating character. Characters cannot be moved to this conflict.
phoenix 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 military and Political skill to the chosen character’s current skill values.
crab 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.)
crab 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 this round (or specified period).
crab Kaiu Shihobu Unique Bushi. Daimyō. Engineer. 5 5 3 2 Reaction: After this character enters play – search your dynasty deck for any number of holdings, reveal them, and put them facedown underneath your stronghold province (out of play). Shuffle.
Action: Put a facedown holding under your stronghold province into play in an unbroken non-stronghold province you control, discarding each other card in your province.
crab Kaiu Shuichi Unique 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.
crab Kaiu Siege Force Unique Bushi. Army. Engineer. 6 7 2 1 No attachments.
Action: Put a (friendly) holding on the bottom of your dynasty deck – ready this character.
crane Kakita Asami Unique Courtier. 3 1 3 2 Action: While this character is participating in a Political conflict, if you count more current Political skill in the conflict than your opponent – take 1 honor from that opponent.
crane Kakita Favorite Bushi. Duelist. 2 3 1 1 The character gets +2Political while it is involved in a duel.
crane Kakita Kaezin Unique 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 military duel. If this character wins, move each character not involved in the duel home. If it loses, send it home.
crane Kakita Ryoku Unique Courtier. Imperial. 3 1 3 1 Reaction: After a phase begins, if you have the Imperial Favor, choose a character – honor that character.
crane Kakita Toshimoko Unique Bushi. Duelist. 4 4 3 2 Interrupt: When this character would lose a conflict, initiate a military duel against a character your opponent controls of his or her choice — resolve the duel. If this character wins, instead of resolving the conflict as normal, both players count 0 total skill in the conflict. (Return the contested ring to te unclaimed ring pool. The conflict has no winner.)
crane Kakita Yoshi Unique 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.
crane Kakita Yoshi (RaW) Unique Courtier. Daimyō. Imperial. 5 2 6 3 Reaction: After this character wins a Political conflict as the attacker, choose up to X characters, where X is the number of faceup provinces you control – dishonor each of those characters.
crane Kakita Yuri Unique Courtier. Duelist. 3 0 3 2 Action: During a conflict, initiate a Political duel against a character your opponent controls of his or her choice – resolve the duel. The controller of the duel's loser cannot declare military conflicts this phase.
phoenix Kami of Ancient Wisdom Spirit. 5 2 6 0 No attachments except Spell or Spirit.
Reaction: After 1 or more fate is removed from a character outside the fate phase, choose a character and select one – either place 1 fate on the chosen character or remove 1 fate from it.
neutral Katsuo Unique Peasant. Unexpected Hero. 2 2 1 0 Square Reduce the cost to play this character by 1.
Square Reduce the cost to play each attachment on this character by 1.
Square Action: Spend 1 fate to an unclaimed ring – that ring cannot be used to declare conflicts this phase.
Square Reaction: After fate is placed on this character – it gets +3military and +3Political until the end of the round.
dragon Keen Warrior Bushi. 2 2 1 1 Sincerity
Reaction: After you look at 1 or more cards in an opponent’s hand (or those cards are revealed) – draw 2 cards, then place 1 card from your hand on the bottom of your conflict deck.
neutral 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. If you do, place 1 fate on this character.
unicorn Keeper of Secret Names Shugenja. Water. 4 3 3 1 Action: During a conflict, choose an unbroken province – resolve that province's action ability as if the conflict were at that province.
unicorn Khanbulak Benefactor Courtier. Merchant. 4 2 4 2 Dire – While this character is participating in a conflict, reduce the cost to play each card in your hand by 1 (to a minimum of 0). (This character is dire when it has no fate on it.)
Reaction: After this character enters play – draw 2 cards.
lion Kitsu Motso Unique Bushi. Commander. 3 3 3 2 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, if you have fewer cards in your hand than your opponent, choose a character that opponent controls – move that character to the conflict.
shadowlands Kitsu Sokori Unique Shugenja. Water. 4 2 5 2 Reaction: After fate is removed from this character, choose a character in an opponent's dynasty discard pile – put that character into play under your control, tainted. It gains the shadowlands clan symbol. While this character is in play, that character cannot leave play. Discard that character when this character leaves play.
lion 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.
lion Kitsu Warrior Bushi. Creature. 4 2 2 0 For each military ring that is claimed, this character gets +2military.
For each Political ring that is claimed, this character gets +2Political.
dragon Kitsuki Chiari Unique Courtier. 2 1 2 1 No Poison attachments.
Reaction: After a province you control is revealed, name a card – reveal 4 random cards in your opponent’s hand and discard each copy of the named card revealed this way.
dragon Kitsuki Counselor Courtier. 1 1 1 1 Composure – This character gets +1military and +1Political. (You have composure if your honor bid is lower than an opponent's.)
dragon Kitsuki Investigator Courtier. 3 1 3 2 Action: While this character is participating in a Political 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.)
dragon Kitsuki Jusai Unique Courtier. Daimyō. 4 3 4 2 Reaction: After honor dials are revealed, if your honor bid is equal to an opponent's – move 1 fate from that opponent's fate pool to an unclaimed ring.
dragon Kitsuki Shomon Unique Bushi. Duelist. 3 3 3 0 Interrupt: When another character you control would be dishonored – instead, dishonor this character. If you do, ready this character.
dragon Kitsuki Yaruma Unique Courtier. 4 2 4 2 Courtesy. No Poison attachments.
Reaction: After this character enters play, choose an unbroken province – turn that province facedown.
dragon Kitsuki Yuikimi Unique Bushi. Champion. 3 3 3 1 Reaction: After you gain a fate from a ring during a conflict in which this character is participating – this character cannot be chosen as the target of your opponent's triggered abilities until the end of the conflict.
neutral Kudaka Unique Shugenja. Air. Mantis Clan. 4 3 4 1 Reaction: After you claim the air ring – gain 1 fate and draw 1 card. (Limit twice per round.)
crab Kuni Purifier Shugenja. Earth. 3 3 3 1 Reaction: After an opponent pases on declaring a conflict – that opponent discards 1 random card from their hand.
crab Kuni Ritsuko Unique 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.
crab Kuni Silencer Monk. 3 4 2 1 Reaction: After this character wins a conflict as the defender – your opponent must return a ring from his or her claimed ring pool to the unclaimed ring pool.
crab Kuni Yori Unique Shugenja. Earth. Daimyō. 5 4 4 1 During earth conflicts, each character you control gets +1military and +1Political.
Action: During a conflict, lose 1 honor. Choose a player – that player discards 1 card at random from his or her hand.
crab Kuni Yori (PaP) Unique Shugenja. Earth. Daimyō. Shadowlands. 4 3 3 1 Square Reduce the cost to play this character by 1.
Square Covert.
Square Action: During a conflict, lose 1 honor. Choose a participating character – until the end of the conflict, that character gets +3military and +3Political.
Square Action: Sacrifice another (friendly) character – each opponent discards 1 random card from their hand.
lion Lion's Pride Brawler Bushi. Courtier. 3 3 2 1 Action: While this character is attacking, choose a character with equal or lower military skill than this character – bow that character.
lion Lion's Pride Paragon Bushi. 3 3 1 3 Dire – This character does not bow as a result of conflict resolution. (This character is dire when it has no fate on it.)
shadowlands Lost Samurai Bushi. 2 2 2 2 Corrupted. (This character enters play tainted.)
Reaction: After this character wins a conflict, choose a participating non-shadowlands character – dishonor that character.
scorpion Loyal Challenger Courtier. Duelist. 2 1 3 0 After this character wins a conflict, gain 1 honor. After this character loses a conflict, lose 1 honor.
Action: During a conflict, initiate a Political duel – resolve the duel. Treat the printed text box of the duel's loser as if it were blank (except for Traits) until the end of the conflict.
scorpion Loyal Oathbreaker Shugenja. Earth. 3 1 3 0 You are considered to be less honorable than each opponent.
dragon Magistrate of Reason Courtier. Magistrate. 4 2 4 1 As an additional cost for your opponent to trigger a character ability during a conflict in which this character is attacking, that opponent must spend 1 fate to an unclaimed ring.
crane Maker of Keepsakes Shugenja. Air. 3 3 3 2 This character cannot receive dishonored status tokens.
neutral 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.
neutral 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.)
dragon Master Alchemist Shugenja. Fire. 4 3 1 2 Action: During a conflict, spend 1 fate to the fire ring. Choose a character – honor or dishonor that character.
lion Master Tactician Bushi. Commander. 5 5 5 3 During conflicts in which this character is participating, if there is a Battlefield in play, you may look at and play the top card of your conflict deck as if it were in your hand. You cannot play more than 3 cards per round in this way.
scorpion Master Whisperer Courtier. 3 2 3 1 Support. (Another player may help pay this card's fate cost.)
Action: Choose a player – that player discards 3 cards from their hand and draws 3 cards
phoenix 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.
crab Master of Jade Shugenja. Earth. 4 3 3 3 Keeper role only.
Action: Lose 2 honor. Choose a character – place 1 fate on that character.
dragon Master of Many Lifetimes Monk. Tattooed. 5 4 4 1 Seeker role only.
Rally.
Interrupt: When a character you control would leave play, choose a facedown province you control - put that character into that province instead, adding each attachment on it to its owner's hand.
crane Master of the Court Courtier. 4 1 4 1 Covert. (When this character attacks, choose one character without covert. That character cannot be declared as a defender.)
Interrupt: When the effects of an event would initiate, discard an honored status token from this character – cancel those effects.
unicorn 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.
crane Masterpiece Painter Courtier. 3 2 4 1 Support. (Another player may help pay this card's fate cost.)
Action: Choose any number of players. – each of those players reveals the top card of their conflict deck. Until the end of the phase, each of those players may play their revealed card as if it were in their hand.
lion Matsu Agetoki Unique Bushi. Cavalry. Commander. 3 4 2 2 Action: During a conflict in which this character is attacking, if you are more honorable than your opponent – move the contested ring to another elegible province and reveal that province, if able. It is now the attacked province.
lion Matsu Beiona Unique 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.
lion Matsu Berserker Bushi. Berserker. 1 3 1
lion Matsu Gohei Unique Bushi. 2 3 1 1 This character does not bow as the result of conflict resolution during conflicts in which it is attacking with 2 or more other Bushi characters.
lion Matsu Koso Unique Bushi. Berserker. 3 3 - 2 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating – each participating character gets –Xmilitary until the end of the conflict, where X is that character’s printed Political skill.
lion Matsu Mitsuko Unique Bushi. Cavalry. Commander. 4 4 2 2 Action: During a military conflict, if you are more honorable than your opponent, choose a character you control – move that character to the conflict.
lion 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.
lion Matsu Swiftspear Bushi. 2 2 2 1 While you have fewer cards in your hand than an opponent, this character gets +2military.
lion Matsu Tsuko Unique Bushi. Berserker. Daimyō. 4 4 3 2 Action: During a conflict in which this character is attacking, if you are more honorable than your opponent – reduce the cost of the next card you play this conflict by 2.
lion Matsu Tsuko (TEL) Unique Bushi. Champion. Commander. 5 5 4 3 Reaction: After this character wins a conflict as the attacker against a non-stronghold province, if you are more honorable than your opponent – break the attacked province.
phoenix 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.
phoenix Mediator of Hostilities Courtier. 2 1 2 1 Reaction: After a player passes on declaring a conflict – draw 1 card. (Limit twice per round.)
lion Medium of the Living Soul Shugenja. Water. 2 1 2 1 Action: During a conflict, choose a participating character – until the end of the conflict, that character gains: “Reaction: After you resolve a ring effect during a conflict in which this character is participating, remove 1 fate from this character – resolve that effect again.
unicorn Meishōdō Wielder Shugenja. Water. 2 2 2 1 Reduce the cost to play this character by 1 while you are the first player.
neutral Mercenary Company Bushi. Rōnin. Army. 4 7 - 0 No attachments except Weapon. Rally.
Forced Reaction: After this character loses a conflict – your opponent may move 1 fate from their fate pool to this character. If they do, they gain control of it. (Unlimited.)
unicorn Merchant of Curiosities Courtier. Merchant. 1 1 1 1 Action: Discard a card from your hand. Each opponent may give you 1 honor and discard a card from their hand – each player who discards a card this way draws 1 card.
lion Meticulous Scout Bushi. Scout. 1 2 0 1 Seeker role only.
Action: If you have gained 2 or more honor this phase, choose a province an opponent controls – place a dishonored status token on that province and reveal it, if able. While a province has a dishonored status token, treat its printed text box as if it were blank (except for Traits).
crab Midnight Builder Bushi. Engineer. 4 4 3 1 Dire – You may trigger the ability on each holding you control an additional time each round (or specified period). (This character is dire when it has no fate on it.)
Each holding you control gets +2 bonus strength.
scorpion Midnight Prowler Bushi. Shinobi. 2 2 1 0 Reaction: After this character wins a military conflict – look at the top 2 cards of your opponent's conflict deck. You may discard 1 of those cards.
dragon Militant Faithful Peasant. Heretic. Army. 5 5 5 0 No attachments except Heresy or Weapon.
This character does not bow as the result of conflict resolution during conflicts in which an opponent controls a participating honored or dishonored character.
unicorn 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.
dragon Mindful Warrior Bushi. 3 3 2 1 Reaction: After this character wins a conflict, choose a ring in your unclaimed ring pool – switch that ring with a ring claimed on one of your provinces, gaining all fate on it.
dragon Mirumoto Hitomi Unique Bushi. Duelist. 4 4 2 1 Action: During a conflict, initiate a military duel against up to two characters your opponent controls — resolve the duel. For each character that loses the duel, its controller must either dishonor or bow it.
dragon Mirumoto Hitomi (PaP) Unique Bushi. Duelist. 4 4 2 1 Square Reduce the cost to play this character by 1.
Square Each attachment on this character gains all abilities printed on it. (It has those abilities twice.)
Square Action: During a conflict, this character initiates a military duel against a character with 1 or fewer fate on it – resolve the duel. Discard the duel's loser.
Square Reaction: After you lose honor – draw 1 card.
dragon Mirumoto Masashige Unique Bushi. Daimyō. Duelist. 4 4 3 2 Reaction: After the conflict phase begins, if an opponent controls more characters than you, choose a character you control – honor that character.
dragon Mirumoto Prodigy Bushi. Duelist. 2 2 2 1 While this character is attacking alone, your opponent cannot declare more than one defender.
dragon Mirumoto Raitsugu Unique 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 military duel. If the loser of the duel has no fate on it, discard it. Otherwise remove 1 fate from it.
lion 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.)
neutral Miya Mystic Shugenja. Earth. Imperial. 2 1 1 1 Action: During the conflict phase, sacrifice this character. Choose an attachment – discard that attachment.
neutral Miya Satoshi Unique 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.
dragon Monastery Protector Monk. Tattooed. 4 3 3 2 No attachments except Monk or Tattoo.
As an additional cost to choose a Tattooed character you control as the target of an event, the opponent playing that event must pay 1 fate.
unicorn Moto Ariq Unique Bushi. Cavalry. 3 3 2 0 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, if your opponent is more honorable than you, he or she must choose a ready character he or she controls – move that character to the conflict.
unicorn Moto Beastmaster Bushi. Cavalry. 4 4 1 0 Reaction: After this character is declared as an attacker, choose a character with printed cost 2 or lower in your provinces (printed cost 4 or lower instead if you are first player) – put that character into play in the conflict.
unicorn Moto Chagatai Unique Bushi. Cavalry. 5 6 3 2 This character does not bow during the conflict resolution of conflicts in which a province your opponent controls was broken.
unicorn Moto Conqueror Bushi. Cavalry. 2 4 - 0
neutral Moto Eviscerator Bushi. Cavalry. Shadowlands. 2 3 0 1 Action: During a conflict, lose 1 honor – move this character to the conflict.
unicorn Moto Horde Bushi. Army. Cavalry. 4 6 1 No attachments except Weapon.
unicorn Moto Juro Unique 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.)
unicorn Moto Nergüi Unique Bushi. Cavalry. 3 2 2 0 Action: While this character is participating in a military conflict, choose a participating character with the highest glory in the conflict (you choose in case of a tie) – move that character home.
unicorn Moto Outrider Bushi. Cavalry. 3 3 2 1 Action: During a military conflict in which this character is participating – ready this character.
shadowlands Moto Tsume Unique Bushi. Cavalry. Daimyō. 5 5 5 3 Corrupted. No non-shadowlands attachments.
Reaction: After this character is declared as an attacker – honor each attacking character.
unicorn Moto Youth Bushi. Cavalry. 1 2 0 1 This character gets +1military during the first military conflict each round.
phoenix Naive Student Courtier. Scholar. 1 2 2 Sincerity. (When this character leaves play, draw 1 card.)
unicorn Nimble Noyan Bushi. Cavalry. Commander. 3 4 1 1 Keeper role only.
Dire – While this character is participating in a conflict, bowed participating characters contribute their skill toward the resolution of the conflict. (This character is dire when it has no fate on it.)
dragon 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.
dragon Niten Master Bushi. 4 3 3 2 Reaction: After you attach a Weapon attachment to this character – ready this character. (Limit twice per round.)
dragon 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.
lion Obstinate Recruit Bushi. 0 2 0 0 If an opponent is more honorable than you, discard this character.
crab One of the Forgotten Bushi. Berserker. 2 4 0 0 You cannnot place fate on this character when it is played from your provinces.
Reaction: After an opponent passes on declaring a conflict, if that opponent controls any ready characters – put 1 fate on this character.
neutral Oni Tyrant Oni. Shadowlands. 4 4 0 Corrupted. (This character enters play tainted.)
Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, lose 1 honor. Choose a shadowlands character you own from outside the game with printed cost 2 or lower – put that character into play in the conflict. When it would leave play, remove it from the game instead.
shadowlands Oni of Obsidian and Blood Oni. 4 7 2 0 Corrupted. (This character enters play tainted.)
Reaction: After this character wins a conflict, choose an opponent's tainted character – discard that character.
shadowlands Onikage Rider Bushi. Cavalry. 3 3 3 1 Corrupted. (This character enters play tainted.)
Reaction: After this character wins a conflict – discard each card in each opponent's provinces.
unicorn Open Field Skirmisher Bushi. 1 2 0 1 Action: During a conflict in which this character is attacking, remove 1 fate from this character – the attacked province gets -3 strength until the end of the conflict.
crane 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.
neutral Otomo Courtier Courtier. Imperial. 1 2 1 This character cannot participate in conflicts as an attacker against a player that controls the Imperial Favor.
unicorn Outskirsts Sentry Bushi. Scout. 1 2 0 Reaction: After a character is moved to the conflict in which this character is participating, choose a participating character – honor that character.
phoenix Pacifist Philosopher Courtier. 2 1 1 Reaction: After a player passes on declaring a conflict – gain 1 fate. (Limit twice per round.)
scorpion Palace Guard Bushi. Imperial. 1 2 0 1 This character cannot be declared as an attacker against a less honorable player than you.
crane Paragon of Grace Bushi. Courtier. 3 2 3 1 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating on your side alone – your opponent chooses and discards 1 card from his or her hand. If this character is honored, that card is chosen at random instead.
shadowlands Penanggalan Undead. 2 0 2 1 Corrupted. (This character enters play tainted.)
Reaction: After this character wins a conflict, choose a tainted participating character an opponent controls – move 1 fate from that character to this character.
dragon Perceptive Kitsuki Courtier. 2 1 2 2 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating,return a ring in your claimed ring pool to the unclaimed ring pool – look at your opponent's hand.
crane Perfect Guest Courtier. 2 1 3 1 Action: Choose another player – that player gains control of this character and cannot trigger this ability this round.
dragon Perfect Land Believer Peasant. Heretic. 1 1 0 0 While this character is ordinary, it gets +2 military and +2 Political.
lion Persuasive Counselor Courtier. 4 3 4 2 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating – each event you play during this conflict cannot have its effects canceled.
crab Pious Guardian Bushi. 2 3 1 1 Rally. (After this card is revealed in a province, add the top card of your dynasty deck to the province faceup.)
Interrupt: When the conflict phase ends, if you control 1 or fewer broken provinces – gain 1 honor.
shadowlands Prakhara the Schemer Unique Rakshasa. 4 2 7 0 Corrupted. No non-shadowlands attachments.
Interrupt: When the effects of an opponent's event would initiate, spend 1 fate – cancel those effects. (Limit twice per round.)
phoenix Prodigy of the Waves Shugenja. Water. 4 3 3 2 Action: While the water ring is claimed – ready this character.
dragon Prudent Challenger Bushi. Duelist. 2 2 2 0 Courtesy. (When this character leaves play, gain 1 fate.)
Action: During a conflcit, initiate a military duel – resolve the duel. Choose an attachment attached to the duel's loser and discard it.
crab Purifier Apprentice Shugenja. Earth. 1 1 0 0 Reaction: After you win a conflict as the defending player – your opponent loses 1 honor.
lion Quarrelsome Youth Bushi. 1 1 1 1 Reaction: After this character loses a conflict as an attacker, if you have fewer cards in your hand than your opponent – your opponent discards 1 random card from his or her hand.
phoenix 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.
phoenix Reader of Omens Shugenja. Void. 2 2 0 1 This character gets +3Political while you have claimed the air or void ring.
unicorn Reckless Avenger Shugenja. Water. 2 2 2 1 Support. (Another player may help pay this card's fate cost.)
Action: Each player in turn order may choose a character they control - ready the first chosen character, honor the second chosen character, and taint each other chosen character.
scorpion Reclusive Zokujin Creature. 3 3 1 1 During earth conflicts, this character gains covert and is immune to enemy card effects.
phoenix Relentless Inquisitor Courtier. 4 2 4 2 Seeker role only.
Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose a participating character your opponent controls. They must select one – either remove 1 fate from that character or bow it.
crab Repentant Legion Bushi. Army. Berserker. 5 9 - 1 No attachments except Weapon.
Reaction: After you break a province during a conflict in which this character is participating – fill each of your non-stronghold provinces with 1 facedown dynasty card.
neutral Resourceful Mahō-Tsukai Shugenja. Shadowlands. 2 2 1 0 No attachments except Shadowlands or Spell.
While this character is dishonored, reduce the cost to play each Mahō card you play by 1 (to a minimum of 0).
lion Revered Ikoma Courtier. 2 1 2 2 This character cannot receive dishonored status tokens.
Action: If you have gained 2 or more honor this phase – gain 1 fate.
lion Righteous Akodo Bushi. 1 2 0 1 This character gets +2Political while attacking or defending a province with 1 or more rings claimed on it.
phoenix Righteous Delegate Courtier. 3 2 3 2 Action: While this character is participating in a conflict – each participating Bushi character gets -1 military and -1 Political and each participating non-Bushi character gets +1 military and +1 Political until the end of the conflict.
neutral Righteous Magistrate Courtier. Imperial. Magistrate. 3 3 3 1 Keeper role only.
While this character is defending, players cannot gain or lose honor.
lion Righteous Samurai Bushi. 3 4 2 2 Reaction: After an opponent's card or ring effect causes you to lose 1 or more honor, choose a character – honor that character.
unicorn Saadiyah al-Mozedu Unique Courtier. Gaijin. Scholar. 3 0 3 2 Sincerity.
Action: Discard a card from your hand and choose an unbroken province not currently being attacked – turn that province facedown.
crane Sadane Student Courtier. 2 1 2 1 This character gets +2Political while you have claimed the air or fire ring.
phoenix Sage of Gisei Toshi Courtier. Scholar. 3 1 3 2 Action: During a conflict, if you are more honorable than your opponent, choose a participating character your opponent controls – move this character home. If you do, move that character home.
scorpion 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 +2Political until the end of the conflict.
crab Sake House Smuggler Courtier. Merchant. 2 1 2 0 Support. (Another player may help pay this card's fate cost.)
Action: During the conflict phase, choose another player – until the end of the phase, the next non-event card you play and the next non-event card that player plays each has its cost to play reduced by 1.
lion Samurai of Integrity Bushi. 2 3 3 2
crane Savvy Politician Courtier. 2 1 2 1 Reaction: After this character is honored, choose a character – honor that character.
shadowlands Scavenging Goblin Goblin. 1 2 2 0 Reaction: After this character wins a conflict – remove the top 3 cards of each opponent's conflict deck from the game. Then, remove from the game each attachment you do not control if it shares a name with a card removed by this effect.
unicorn Scholar of Old Rempet Shugenja. Water. Scholar. 1 1 0 1 Rally. (After this card is revealed in a province, add the top card of your dynasty deck to the province faceup.)
Action: During a conflict, lose 1 honor. Choose a non-unique character – that character is immune to events until the end of the conflict.
unicorn Seasoned Patroller Bushi. Cavalry. 2 3 1 1 While this character is attacking, the attacked province's strength cannot be increased. (This includes by holdings, strongholds, attachments, lasting effects and status tokens.)
neutral 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.
dragon Seeker of Enlightenment Monk. Tattooed. 2 1 1 0 This character gets +1military and +1Political for each fate on each unclaimed ring.
crane Sententious Poet Courtier. 3 1 3 2 Reaction: After your opponent spends fate to play a card during a conflict in which this character is participating – gain 1 fate.
neutral Seppun Guardsman Bushi. Imperial. 1 2 1 This character cannot participate in conflicts as an attacker against a player that controls the Imperial Favor.
neutral Seppun Hidden Guard Bushi. Imperial. Yōjimbō. 2 2 0 1 Interrupt: When the effects of a character ability that targets a unique character you control would initiate, sacrifice this character – cancel those effects. The player who initiated that ability discards 1 random card from his or her hand.
neutral Seppun Ishikawa Unique Bushi. Imperial. 3 2 2 2 This character gets +1military and +1Political for each other Imperial card you control.
neutral Seppun Truthseeker Courtier. Imperial. 2 2 2 1 Forced Interrupt: When this character leaves play – each player draws 2 cards.
dragon Serene Ise Zumi Monk. Tattooed. 3 2 2 1 Sincerity. (When this character leaves play, draw 1 card.)
You may play this character as an attachment on a character you control, reducing its cost to play by 2. If you do, it loses sincerity and gains the text: “Action: During a conflict – move attached character home.”
phoenix Serene Seer Shugenja. Void. 3 3 3 2 Support. (Another player may help pay this card's fate cost.)
Action: For each opponent that has claimed the void ring, choose a facedown province that player controls – look at each chosen province.
phoenix Serene Warrior Bushi. 3 3 2 4
scorpion Shadow Stalker Bushi. Shadow. Shinobi. 2 2 0 1 Rally. (After this card is revealed in a province, add the top card of your dynasty deck to the province faceup.)
While you have 6 or fewer honor, this character gets +2military and +2Political.
crab Shadowlands Hunter Bushi. Scout. 2 2 0 0 Each conflict this character wins while attacking is considered to be unopposed.
shadowlands Shambling Servant Undead. 2 1 1 0 Corrupted. (This character enters play tainted.)
Reaction: After this character wins a conflict, choose a participating character – taint the chosen character.
scorpion Shameless Gossip Courtier. 2 2 2 1 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose two characters controlled by the same player – move one status token from one of those characters to the other.
scorpion Shepherd of Visages Shugenja. Air. 1 1 1 1 Action: During a conflict, choose a participating character – that character gets –2 glory until the end of the conflict
phoenix Shiba Peacemaker Bushi. 1 4 1 1 This character cannot participate in conflicts as an attacker.
phoenix Shiba Pureheart Bushi. Yōjimbō. 2 2 1 2 Rally. (After this card is revealed in a province, add the top card of your dynasty deck to the province faceup.)
Reaction: After an opponent declares their second conflict against you this phase, choose a character – honor that character.
phoenix Shiba Sophist Bushi. Scholar. 2 2 1 2 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating – search the top 5 cards of your conflict deck for a card that shares a Trait with an element of the contested ring, reveal it, and add it to your hand. Shuffle.
phoenix Shiba Tetsu Unique 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 military and +1 Political. (Unlimited.)
phoenix Shiba Tsukune Unique 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.
phoenix Shiba Tsukune (PaP) Unique Bushi. Champion. 5 4 4 4 Square Reduce the cost to play this character by 1.
Square During conflicts in which this character is attacking, the contested ring gains each element.
Square During conflicts in which this character is defending, the contested ring loses each element.
Square Reaction: After the conflict phase begins, choose a ring – discard all fate on it and claim it as a Political ring.
phoenix 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.
neutral Shika Matchmaker Shugenja. Air. Deer Clan. 1 1 1 1 Each card in your hand gains support. (Another player may help pay that card’s fate cost.)
unicorn Shinjo Altansarnai Unique Bushi. Cavalry. Champion. 5 5 4 2 Reaction: After you break a province during a military conflict in which this character is participating, your opponent chooses a character he or she controls – discard that character.
unicorn Shinjo Altansarnai (AHD) Unique Bushi. Cavalry. Champion. 5 5 4 2 Action: During a military conflict in which this character is participating – search the top 8 cards of your dynasty deck for a non-unique character with printed cost 3 or lower and put that character into play in the conflict. Shuffle.
unicorn Shinjo Altansarnai (PaP) Unique Bushi. Cavalry. Champion. 5 5 4 2 Square Reduce the cost to play this character by 1.
Square Each province controlled by an opponent cannot have its strength increased.
Square Action: Ready this character.
Square Reaction: After you break a province – you may declare an additional military conflict this phase in which only this character can be declared as an attacker.
unicorn Shinjo Gunsō Bushi. Cavalry. 2 1 1 1 Reaction: After you play this character from your provinces – look at the top 5 cards of your dynasty deck. You may put a character with cost 2 or lower from among those cards into play. Discard the rest.
unicorn Shinjo Kyōra Unique Bushi. Cavalry. 4 4 2 1 Disguised Cavalry.
Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating – switch the contested ring with a ring in the unclaimed ring pool. (The attacking player gains all fate on that ring. Retain the ring's conflict type.)
unicorn Shinjo Outrider Bushi. Cavalry. Scout. 2 2 2 2 Action: During a conflict – move this character to the conflict.
unicorn Shinjo Scout Bushi. Cavalry. Scout. 2 2 1 1 Rection: After you gain fate for passing in the dynasty phase – gain 1 fate.
unicorn Shinjo Shono Unique 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 military and +1 Political until the end of the conflict.
unicorn Shinjo Tatsuo Unique 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.
unicorn Shinjo Trailblazer Bushi. Cavalry. 2 2 1 1 Reaction: After an opponent's province is revealed during a conflict – this character gets +2 military and +2 Political until the end of the conflict.
unicorn Shinjo Yasamura Unique Bushi. Cavalry. 2 2 0 1 Covert. (When this character attacks, choose one character without covert. That character cannot be declared as a defender.)
Reaction: After this character evades a character using covert – that character cannot be declared as a defender this phase.
unicorn Shiotome Heroine Bushi. Cavalry. Battle Maiden. 3 3 1 2 Reaction: After an opponent gains 1 or more honor through a card effect – ready this character.
scorpion Shoju's Diviner Shugenja. Air. Imperial. 3 3 3 1 Dire – This character gains: "Action: Look at the top 8 cards of your conflict deck. Then, discard any number of those cards and put the rest back on top in any order". (This character is dire when it has no fate on it.)
scorpion Shosuro Actor Actor. Shinobi. 2 0 0 0 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose a non-unique character you do not control – this character becomes a copy of that character until the end of the conflict.
scorpion 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.
scorpion Shosuro Deceiver Courtier. Shinobi. 4 2 4 1 While this character is participating in a conflict it gains each triggered ability on each other participating dishonored character.
scorpion Shosuro Denmaru Unique Bushi. Commander. 2 2 1 1 Each honored character controlled by an opponent has a base glory of 0.
scorpion Shosuro Hametsu Unique Daimyō. Shinobi. 4 2 3 0 Action: Lose 1 honor – search your conflict deck for a Poison card, reveal it, and add it to your hand. Shuffle.
scorpion Shosuro Hyobu Unique Courtier. 3 3 2 1 Action: After an opponent discards 1 or more cards from his or her hand due to the cost or effect of a card ability, choose a character – dishonor that character.
scorpion Shosuro Ibuki Unique Bushi. Yōjimbō. 4 4 3 2 Disguised Courtier.
Reaction: After this character wins a conflict – remove 1 fate from each other participating character.
scorpion Shosuro Miyako Unique 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.
scorpion Shosuro Takao Unique 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.
dragon Shrewd Investigator Courtier. 1 0 1 2 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating – look at X random cards in your opponent's hand. X is equal to the number of facedown provinces you control.
crab 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.
crab Siege Captain Bushi. Commander. Engineer. 3 5 1 2
scorpion Silent Enforcer Bushi. Shinobi. 3 3 2 0 Reaction: After you play an event during a conflict in which this character is participating, choose a participating character with printed cost 3 or lower. Its controller selects one – either bow that character or move it home.
crab Silent Skirmisher Bushi. Berserker. 0 1 - 1 Action: During a conflict, sacrifice another character – this character gets +2 military until the end of the conflict.
crane 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.
phoenix Sincere Challenger Courtier. Duelist. 2 1 2 2 Composure – This character gets +2Political. (You have composure if your honor bid is lower than an opponent's.)
Action: During a conflict, initiate a Political duel – resolve the duel. The duel's winner is immune to events until the end of the conflict.
scorpion Sinister Peacekeeper Courtier. Imperial. 1 0 2 2 Keeper role only.
Reaction: After an opponent gains 1 or more honor – that player loses 1 honor.
scorpion Sinister Soshi Shugenja. Air. 1 0 Action: During a conflict, choose a participating character – that character gets -2military and -2Political until the end of the conflict.
shadowlands Skeletal Warrior Undead. 1 2 0 Corrupted. (This character enters play tainted.)
unicorn Sneaky Shinjo Bushi. 1 1 1 1 Reaction: After you pass in the dynasty phase – play this character from your province.
scorpion Social Puppeteer Courtier. 3 1 3 1 Composure – This character must be chosen as a target of an opponent's event, if able. (You have composure if your honor bid is lower than an opponent's.)
Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating – switch honor dials with your opponent until your next honor bid.
phoenix Solemn Scholar Shugenja. Earth. Scholar. 1 1 1 1 Action: During a conflict, if the earth ring is in your claimed ring pool, choose an attacking character – bow that character.
dragon Solitary Hero Bushi. Duelist. 3 3 1 1 This character cannot be evaded by the covert keyword.
Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating on your side alone – remove 1 fate from each other participating character with equal or lower military skill.
scorpion Soshi Aoi Unique 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 military and the Bushi trait; until the end of the phase that character gains +1 Political and the Courtier trait.
scorpion Soshi Illusionist Shugenja. Air. 2 1 3 1 Action: Spend 1 fate, choose a character – discard a status token from that character.
scorpion 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.
scorpion Soshi Shiori Unique Shugenja. Air. Daimyō. 5 2 5 2 Reaction: After you win a conflict, choose a player – that player loses 1 honor. (Unlimited.)
crab 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.)
lion 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.
crab Steadfast Witch Hunter Shugenja. Earth. 4 4 2 0 Action: Sacrifice a (friendly) character. Choose a character – ready that character.
phoenix Steward of Cryptic Lore Shugenja. Earth. Scholar. 4 3 3 2 Dire – This character gets +3Political. (This character is dire when it has no fate on it.)
Action: During an earth conflict, select one – the attacked province gets +3 strength or -3 strength until the end of the conflict.
lion Steward of the Rich Frog Courtier. 2 1 3 1 While you have fewer cards in your hand than an opponent, characters you control cannot receive dishonored status tokens.
crab 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.
dragon Stoic Rival Bushi. Duelist. 2 2 1 1 Rally. (After this card is revealed in a province, add the top card of your dynasty deck to the province faceup.)
Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose a participating character with fewer attachments than this character – dishonor this character.
crab Student of Anatomies Shugenja. Earth. 2 1 2 0 Action: Sacrifice a (friendly) character. Choose a character – until the end of the phase, treat that character as if its printed text box were blank (except for Traits).
phoenix Student of Esoterica Shugenja. Earth. Scholar. 2 1 1 3 You may spend fate from this character to pay for Spell cards.
lion Student of War Bushi. 3 3 2 1 Composure – This character cannot lose fate or be discarded. (You have composure if your honor bid is lower than an opponent's.)
phoenix Student of the Tao Shugenja. Void. Scholar. 3 1 2 3 Rally. (After this card is revealed in a province, add the top card of your dynasty deck to the province faceup.)
Action: During a conflict at a void province, choose a character you do not control – move that character home.
unicorn 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.
lion 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.)
crab 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).
crane Talented Performer Courtier. 2 0 2 1 This character must be chosen as a target of each event if able.
dragon Taoist Adept Bushi. Monk. Duelist. 1 1 1 2 Action: During a conflict, initiate a military duel – resolve the duel. The controller of the duel's winner may place 1 fate on an unclaimed ring.
dragon Teacher of Empty Thought Monk. Tattooed. 3 3 2 1 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, if you have played 3 or more cards during this conflict – draw 1 card.
crane 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.
shadowlands The Butcher of Ishigaki Unique Goblin. 4 7 0 Corrupted. No non-shadowlands attachments.
While this character is attacking, at least one character controlled by each opponent must be declared as a defender, if able.
crab Third Tower Guard Bushi. 1 1 1 0 This character gets +2military while you have claimed the earth or water ring.
crab Third Whisker Sneak Creature. Nezumi. Scout. 2 2 1 0 Immume to Shadowlands and Mahō card effects.
Reaction: After this character wins an unopposed conflict – search the top X cards of your conflict deck for a card and add it to your hand. X is equal to the number of unbroken provinces you control. Shuffle.
scorpion Thunder Guard Elite Bushi. 4 4 2 0 Pride.
Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, lose 1 honor – your opponent discards 1 random card from their hand.
lion 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.
dragon Togashi Acolyte Monk. Tattooed. 2 2 2 1 You may play this character as an attachment with the text: “Reaction: After you play a card during a conflict in which attached character is participating – attached character gets +1military and +1Political until the end of the conflict. (Unlimited.)”
dragon Togashi Dreamer Monk. Tattooed. 2 2 2 2 Support.
Reaction: After you play a Kihō event during a conflict in which this character is participating, choose a participating character with 1 or more status tokens on it and choose an unclaimed ring – move 1 fate from the chosen character to the chosen ring.
dragon Togashi Gaijutsu Unique Monk. Tattooed. 3 3 2 Reaction: After you play a Tattoo attachment on a character – ready that character.
dragon Togashi Hoshi Unique Monk. Creature. Fire. Mythic. 6 5 5 3 No attachments except Monk or Tattoo.
Action: Detach an attachment from a character you control and turn it into a character. If that card has the printed attachment card type, its military and Political skills are equal to its printed military and Political skill modifiers and it has 0 glory.
dragon Togashi Ichi Unique Monk. Tattooed. 4 4 2 2 Disguised Monk.
Action: During a conflict in which this character is attacking, if 10 or more cards have been played during this conflict and if the attacked province is not a stronghold province – break that province.
dragon Togashi Initiate Monk. Tattooed. 1 1 1 2 Action: While this character is attacking, spend 1 fate to an unclaimed ring – honor this character.
dragon Togashi Kazue (ACO) Unique Monk. Tattooed. 2 2 2 1 Each character you control gains: “Dire – You may trigger each of this character's triggered abilities an additional time each round (or specified period).”
dragon 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.
dragon Togashi Mitsu Unique 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.
dragon Togashi Mitsu Unique Monk. Tattooed. 5 4 5 3 This character cannot be evaded by the covert keyword.
Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, if you have played 5 or more cards in the conflict, choose a ring – resolve that ring's effects as if you were the attacking player.

Conflict cards[ | ]

Clan Name Traits fate military political Glory Influence Text Box
scorpion Adept of Shadows Bushi. Shinobi. 2 2 2 0 3 Action: Lose 1 honor – return this character to your hand.
lion 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.
scorpion Alluring Patron Courtier. 4 1 4 2 2 Fire role only.
Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose a character your opponent controls in his or her home. Your opponent selects one – either move that character to the conflict, or dishonor it.
dragon 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."
crab Apprentice Engineer Bushi. Engineer. 2 2 1 0 2 Reaction: After this character enters play, choose a holding in your dynasty discard pile – put that holding into play in one of your unbroken non-stronghold provinces, discarding each other card in that province.
crane Arbiter of Authority Courtier. Duelist. 2 0 2 2 2 Action: During a conflict, initiate a Political duel – your opponent may dishonor his or her character to refuse the duel. Otherwise, resolve the duel. Bow and move home the duel's loser.
scorpion Bayushi Collector Courtier. 2 1 2 1 1 Action: Choose an attachment attached to a dishonored character – discard both that attachment and that character's status token.
scorpion Bayushi Kachiko Unique Courtier. Imperial. 5 3 6 3 Action: While this character is participating in a Political conflict, choose a participating character with lower Political skill than this character – move the chosen character home. Then, you may bow it.
scorpion Bayushi Traitor Bushi. Shinobi. 2 3 3 1 1 When you play this character, it enters play under the control of an opponent of your choice.
This character cannot participate in conflicts against its owner.
unicorn Countryside Trader Courtier. Merchant. 2 1 2 1 2 Action: During a conflict in which this character is attacking, spend 1 fate and choose a triggered ability printed on the attacked province – resolve that ability as if you controlled the province, ignoring all triggering conditions.
scorpion 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.
crane Doji Fumiki Unique Courtier. 2 0 3 2 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose a dishonored participating character – bow that character.
phoenix Feral Ningyo Creature. 3 3 2 0 3 Action: During a water conflict – put this character into play from your hand in the conflict. At the end of the conflict, shuffle it into your conflict deck.
neutral Goblin Sneak Goblin. Shadowlands. 2 1 0 Reaction: After this character enters play – place 1 fate from an opponent's fate pool on it.
neutral 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.)
crab Guardian of Virtue Bushi. 2 2 2 1 1 Air role only.
Composure – This character does not bow as a result of conflict resolution in conflicts in which it is defending. (You have composure if your honor bid is lower than an opponent's.)
crab Hida Kotoe Unique Bushi. 3 3 1 1 2 Reaction: After this character wins a conflict as the defender, choose an attachment – discard it.
crab 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.
crab Hiruma Kogoe Unique 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.
crab Hiruma Skirmisher Bushi. Scout. 1 1 1 2 Reaction: After you play this character – it gains covert until the end of the phase.
unicorn 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.
lion Ikoma Anakazu Unique Bushi. Daimyō. 4 3 3 2 4 During each conflict in which this character is participating, it gets +3 military and +3 Political if your opponent has broken one or more of your provinces this phase.
lion Ikoma Reservist Bushi. 1 1 1 0 2 This character gets +2military while you have claimed the fire or water ring.
phoenix Isawa Eju Unique Shugenja. Air. Elemental Master. 4 1 4 2 Courtesy. Sincerity.
Action: If you have claimed the air ring, choose a province – discard each card in that province and refill it faceup. (Limit 3 times per round.)
phoenix Isawa Tadaka Unique Shugenja. Earth. Elemental Master. 5 5 3 2 2 crab and phoenix clan only.
Disguised Shugenja.
Action: During a conflict, remove one or more characters in your dynasty discard pile from the game – look at that many random cards from your opponent's hand. Choose and discard one of those cards.
phoenix Ishiken Initiate Shugenja. Void. 2 1 1 0 2 This character gets +1military and +1Political for each claimed ring.
unicorn Iuchi Wayfinder Shugenja. Water. Cavalry. 1 1 1 0 1 Reaction: After this character enters play – look at a facedown province.
phoenix Kaito Kosori Unique Monk. Shugenja. Air. 3 2 2 1 2 During each air 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.
neutral 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.)
dragon Kitsuki Kāgi Unique Courtier. Imperial. 2 1 2 1 1 Reaction: After this character wins a conflict, choose up to 3 cards in a player's discard pile – remove them from the game.
neutral Kujira's Hireling Bushi. Rōnin. 1 1 1 0 Action: Spend 1 fate and select one – this character gets +1military and +1Political until the end of the phase, or this character gets -1military and -1Political until the end of the phase. Any player may trigger this ability. (Unlimited.)
crane Local Daimyō's Retainer Bushi. Rōnin. 1 2 2 1 1 You can only play this card if you control at least 3 faceup provinces.
neutral 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.)
lion 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.
scorpion Meek Informant Peasant. Shinobi. 1 1 0 1 Reaction: After you play this character – look at an opponent's hand.
crane Menacing Iron Warrior Bushi. 3 3 1 2 2 Action: While this character is participating in a military conflict – until the end of the conflict, each participating character your opponent controls with equal or lower military skill than this character cannot trigger abilities.
scorpion Messenger of Misfortune Courtier. 1 1 1 0 1 Courtesy. (When this character leaves play, gain 1 fate.)
scorpion Midnight Prowler Bushi. Shinobi. 2 2 1 0 Reaction: After this character wins a military conflict – look at the top 2 cards of your opponent's conflict deck. You may discard 1 of those cards.
crab 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.)
dragon Niten Pupil Bushi. Duelist. 2 2 2 1 1 Water role only.
Reaction: After honor dials are revealed for a duel, if this character is involved in the duel – double this character's base military and Political skills until the end of the phase.
scorpion Opium Wastrel Peasant. 1 1 1 0 2 Play only if you are less honorable than an opponent.
Reaction: After this character enters play during a conflict, choose a participating character – set that character's glory to 0 until the end of the conflict.
crane 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 +3Political while defending.
dragon Promising Youth Monk. Tattooed. 2 2 2 1 1 You may play this character as an attachment with the text: “Attached character gets +2 military and +2 Political. Interrupt: When attached character leaves play – detach this attachment and turn it into a character.”
lion Renowned Singer Courtier. Storyteller. 1 0 1 2 2 Water role only.
Action: If you have gained 2 or more honor this phase, choose an opponent and 2 cards in your conflict discard pile. That opponent chooses 1 of those cards – add the chosen card to your hand and place the other on the bottom of your conflict deck.
phoenix 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.
phoenix Seeker of Knowledge Courtier. Shugenja. Air. 2 0 2 1 1 While this character is attacking, the contested ring gains the air element. If this character wins the conflict as an attacker, you may choose which of its ring effects to resolve.
unicorn 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.
unicorn Shinjo Ambusher Bushi. Cavalry. 1 2 0 1 2 Reaction: After you play this character into a conflict – the attacked province cannot trigger its abilities this conflict.
unicorn Shinjo Haruko Unique Bushi. Cavalry. 3 3 2 1 3 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose an honored character – move that character to the conflict.
unicorn Shinomen Wayfinders Bushi. Cavalry. Scout. 4 3 1 1 1 No attachments except Weapon
Action: During a conflict, reduce the cost to play this character by 1 for each participating unicorn character you control.
scorpion Shosuro Miyako Unique Bushi. Shinobi. 3 3 2 1 2 Disguised non-scorpion character.
This character can only be played by the disguised keyword.
Reaction: After you play this character, choose a non-unique character an opponent controls – dishonor that character.
scorpion Shosuro Sadako Unique Bushi. Shadow. Shinobi. 2 1 1 3 3 While this character is dishonored, add its glory to its military and Political skill instead of subtracting it.
phoenix 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.
neutral Slovenly Scavenger Goblin. Shadowlands. 1 1 0 Reaction: After this character wins a conflict, sacrifice it. Choose a discard pile – shuffle that discard pile into its owner's corresponding deck.
scorpion Soshi Diviner Shugenja. Air. 2 1 2 1 1 Action: During a conflict, choose a card in a non-stronghold province – move that card to another non-stronghold province controlled by the same player.
lion Spiritcaller Prodigy Shugenja. Water. 3 1 3 2 1 Action: Sacrifice this character. Choose a lion character with printed cost 3 or lower in your dynasty discard pile – put that character into play.
crane Steward of Law Courtier. Scholar. 1 1 1 0 1 While this character is participating in a conflict, characters cannot receive dishonored status tokens.
crab Stoic Gunsō Bushi. 2 2 1 1 1 Action: During a conflict, sacrifice a (friendly) character – this character gets +3military until the end of the conflict.
dragon Tattooed Wanderer Monk. Tattooed. 1 2 1 0 2 You may play this character as an attachment with the text: "Attached character gains covert."
dragon Togashi Kazue Unique 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."
scorpion 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.)
lion Vengeful Oathkeeper Bushi. 2 2 1 0 2 Reaction: After you lose a military conflict – put this character into play from your hand.
unicorn Visiting Advisor Courtier. Cavalry. 2 0 2 1 2 Action: During a conflict in which this character is participating, choose up to 1 other character you control – move this character and that character home.
phoenix Wandering Mediator Courtier. 1 0 2 1 1 Air role only.
Action: During a conflict at an air province, select one – either move this character to the conflict, or move it home.
crab Warden of the Damned Monk. 3 2 2 1 3 Forced Interrupt: When the conflict phase ends – each player must sacrifice a dishonored character, if able.
scorpion Yogo Kikuyo Unique 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 from your hand – cancel those effects.
crane Young Harrier Bushi. Scout. Shinobi. 1 1 1 1 1 Action: Dishonor this character – each crane character you control cannot be dishonored until the end of the phase.

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