Q: Can you choose an exhausted model for effects such as Prediction etc? A: No, as they are exhausted, and cannot be chosen to activate or chosen as next Activating model in a subsequent turn.
Q: When unable to activate a model, is is possible to become the Active player again in the main phase due to an Instant effect? A: Once an Opponent is unable to activate any models they may not become the Active player again in the Main Phase.
Q: If I roll all 1s in my Attack Pool, I still get to attack if my opponent’s defence is 0 after winning on tiebreakers (I am the Active Player)? Is this different with Impenetrable Defence? A: If Dice are Allocated to Attack then you have an attack, it doesn’t matter if they are removed for any reason, you score 0. If you are the Active Player and your opponent also scores 0 then you make a SL0 Damage Roll.
Q: A Card has variable Rice Cost. Can I choose X to be a large negative number to gain free Rice? Can I get a Zero Cost card? A: For recruiting cards, the variable X must be one or greater and the Rice Cost cannot be a negative value.
Q: If I have a Variable Aura size and I make a 0” Aura, how does it work? A: An aura of 0” equals an aura of BtB.
Q: Can I deploy a model on Impassable Terrain? A: No, even with Scout, this is not possible.
Q: Can a model’s Opposed Ki Feat target a Friendly model? A: Ki Feats with an Opposed Ki subject, these have an O.Ki icon, may only select or Target Enemy models.
Q: Some cards and traits refer to effects that switch or exchange models, are these effects places? A: Yes, these are swap effects covered under the term Replace and are considered a Place.
Q: Do Unique Effects that trigger on taking damage apply even if the model is removed from play before they could usually trigger (e.g. Kami of the Evening Flame UE)? A: Yes, it is intended that they apply. They trigger during step 12a of the Melee Sequence and thus apply after the Melee Exchange, even if the model is removed from play at that time already.
Q: When a model is reduced to 0 Wounds but has Rise or Last Stand, do effects triggered by the ‘killed’ keyword still trigger? A: Yes. Any ordering follows conflict resolution as normal.
Q: Can I use Active Ki Feats in the Starting Phase? A: Yes, but only if you are the Active Player in the Starting Phase, then you may use Active Ki Feats.
Q: Do models with Cloudwalk or Intangible ignore terrain effects? A: No, while they must ignore Terrain traits for movement (difficult, impassible, ideal etc), Terrain effects would still apply. For example, Ku has Cloudwalk, and can still make use of Void Rifts.
Q: Can Ki Feats be used during movement? A: No, there is no Ki Feat window during movement. All Ki Feats must be used before or after any movement is resolved.
Q: Can a Ranged Attacks be used while a model is in BtB, if outside of a Ranged Attack Action? A: No, If the model is in BtB with an Enemy model, the Attack fails, move to step 7.
Q: Are “Required” and Requirement” the same thing on Special Cards? A: Yes these mean the same thing.
Q: When an enemy model is surprising one of my models, when exactly does it become surprised? When is the last time I could use a Ki Feat? A: As soon as a model’s action is declared (as long as it will bring the model into BtB or qualifies for surprise under the relevant rules), the target/chosen model should be considered Surprised and their Ki feat window closed. Even if the model is not eligible to be targeted until after a walk associated with the Action, as long as the walk plus range of the Ranged Attack or Ki Feat is sufficient the Target is Surprised.
The last time you can use a Ki Feat is before the declaration of the action. It is perfectly acceptable for the active player to say “I have chosen this model to activate, I am going to declare an action, do you want to use a Ki Feat before I do?” to prevent any timing issues.
Q: Does a model need to be out of LoS starting it’s Activation, or does it only have to be out of LoS starting it’s movement or Targeting to successfully surprise an enemy model? A: To Surprise, the model needs to start Activating out of LoS.
Q: Do passive unique effects continue on models that are removed from play? A: Passive abilities only work while the model is in play.
Q: Are Melee Exchange tiebreak for most dice rolled by attack/ defence or all dice together? A: All dice.
Q: At the start of a Melee Exchange both models turn to face, is this considered movement? A: No
Q: How does the Believer trait work with feats that cost X? A: When declaring the use of the feat, declare what X will be then use X-1 to determine the cost of the feat. Gain the benefit of the feat at X as written.
Q: What happens if I use the Curse Fate feat while the Balance event has been played? A: The dice cannot be re-rolled so remove any duplicates, those are lost.
Q: For the feats Hold the Line, Pile On!, and Sister’s Succour what does “Attempt to reach BtB” mean? A: If a model cannot reach BtB with the enemy model, this feat cannot be used.
Q: What happens to Activation Counters if I gain the Flank trait mid game? A: When a model is “Deployed” it has no Activation counters. Flank will add two as usual.
Q: Do multiple instances of Coordinated Attack stack? A: Yes, the modifier is given as +1 so they stack as long as the Coordinated Attack traits are all satisfied. Multiple models do not trigger the benefit from one Coordinated Attack multiple times.
Q: If terrain is represented by a miniature is it considered a model for rules purposes? A: No.
Q: How does Rise and Last Stand on the same model work? A: When your model gets reduced to 0 wounds, you can choose which trait to activate first.
- If you succeed at the Rise test at this point, your health is reset and Last Stand cannot be activated. If you fail, then feel free to activate Last Stand.
- If you trigger Last Stand first, the Rise will have no effect (Last Stand prevents healing/wound recovery/any way to get wounds back). The mechanics of this means that yes, you could roll the Rise test after declaring Last Stand, but if you succeed, you remain at 0 wounds - so you die (again).
Q: Does a model using the Deadeye feat ignore Camouflage? A: Yes, since a model must be “benefiting” from Cover to gain Camouflage if a model ignores Cover (Or ignores Cover modifiers) it will ignore Camouflage.
Q: What happens if two (or more) models in a Warband are affected by Fog of Hesitation? A: Once all other models have used their Activation Counters, the affected models may activate as normal.
Q: What happens if a model with Flank cannot Deploy on the Flank turn? A: They stay Elsewhere until some other trait or effect can bring them back to the board.
Q: If I used War Weary and then deploy a model with Flank on the same turn, do they get 2 Activation Counters? A: No, War Weary states its duration: “In the first turn”, so models coming in with Flank will still only get a single Activation Counter.
Q: Can a kami spend Ki Tokens to reduce itself to 0 Ki? A: No.
Q: How does Assassin work in conjunction with Strong or Weak? A: Assassin trumps either trait. Technically the player would choose which trait to resolve first, but there is no reason not to choose Assassin if able as the quantity of damage dice is specified and would not change due to the addition of Strong or Weak.
Q: Can you declare a charge where only the movement over ideal terrain in the charge path will give you enough movement to reach the charge target? A: Yes.
Q: Do I have to roll any dice to take advantage of Brutal/Parry/Resistance? A: Yes. Similarly if all dice roll 1s, you cannot benefit from these traits.
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Previously this was different for each trait, this should be simpler overall.
Q: When an effect adds terrain to the Battlefield, does it last until the End Phase? A: No, terrain is not “An Effect” and so is only removed when explicitly stated, so it will remain for the rest of the game if no condition for removal is given.
Q: If an action causes you to rotate to face the thing you interact with is it considered movement? A: No, actions that force you to change facing to point directly at something are not considered movement (i.e. scenario actions, changing facing for melee, etc.). Using available movement to change facing is considered moving.
Q: Can variable Ki feat have X=0? A: Yes, unless otherwise stated the value of X can start as minimum 0 but cannot be reduced to or below 0.
Q: What does it mean to “Use” a special ability? A: “Use” of a special ability refers to gaining the benefit and performing instructions in the text.
Q: If you have initiative in a melee exchange and become prone in step 10b, can you still use the special defense you declared if you succeed in defense when step 10 happens on the repeat? A: No.
Q: If you throw/slam Model A who is already btb with Model B, can you move Model A towards Model B moving 0 and making both prone? A: No. The model being thrown/slammed must move and enter btb with another model to knock both down. The example above only Model A will go prone.
Q: Does Immovable prevent models from being placed elsewhere? A: Yes. If the effect says Place the model Elsewhere, it is still placing and is prevented by immovable.
Q: How do the Tournament terrain deployment rules work for deployment zones? A: Restricted terrain cannot be put into deployment zones (this effectively only concerns corner-square). Terrain need not keep any distance from the edge of the table but must be at least 3” from any table edge within a deployment zone.
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Rice Bale Barricades are explicitly allowed to break the rules regarding scenario zones and distance from objectives, but it’s not allowed to break rules regarding deployment zones or keeping distance to table edges of deployment zones.
Q: How does Held State and Control State interact? A: Held State Marker is removed if the holding model is no longer Enemy to the model that is being Held.
Q: My opponent’s Warband all have effects that remove them from the game. Is it legal to rush the first Victory Point, then remove all models from the game to force a 1-0 win without playing the rest of the game? A: While ending a game early in Bushdio due to one player having no models left in play is permitted, and removing a last surviving model is a tactical option, to build a whole warband around this aim is not allowed in tournaments, official tournaments judge to enforce penalties to that player if a list is designed to remove models through effects to end a game.
Prefecture of Ryu
Q: Does Takashi Hida’s Daimyo’s Blessing Ki Feat give the same boost to all models in the pulse?
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A: Yes, choose either ranged or melee and all models in the pulse gain the chosen benefit.
Temple of Ro-Kan
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Cult of Yurei
Q: Can Warui UE recruit Kami even if the Theme doesn’t allow them? Does it allow non-Cult Kami? A: The Theme restrictions are during Warband Creation, this ability allows any Cult of Yurei Faction Kami or any Ronin Kami that has the Cult of Yurei Faction Symbol.
Q: On Umeka’s Feat, Curse of Stinging Needles” Is the -1 in Tough (-1) a modifier or a number? A: Modifier. It does stack, including with itself. If we ever have something gain a negative value trait, we’ll word it differently.
Q: Can I use the Spirit Defence Ritual on a Yuta to get one KI Feat for free once? A: No, the wounds aren’t marked so no benefit is gained.
Q: For Crush The Oppressed are additional Control Markers added or, since more Control Markers are added, do they get removed? A: Control Markers are not added, they are Doubled so you will end up with twice as many, not all cancelled out.
Q: How does Kanashi’s Rise and Unique Effect interact? A: You must use Rise (Traits are not optional) so roll for rise and if failed, you then use the Unique Effect to replace with Fukou.
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The Savage Wave
Q: Does the Kaihei Alpha’s unique effect apply when he is recruited, but not on the table anymore?
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A: It works when he is in play, but not if he’s removed from play.
Ito Clan
Q: If using the Serpent’s Coil theme, multiple models take damage due to poison, do my models gain multiple Ki?
A: This can trigger multiple times granting multiple Ki. Note the models Poisoned do not have to be Enemy models.Q: Does the damage from the Bleeding marker from Haemotoxic Oil cause additional Bleeding markers?
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A: Yes, but they are added after all Bleeding damage is resolved and won’t cause a loop.
Silvermoon Trade Syndicate
Q: For the Hidden Agenda card for the Silvermoon Trade Syndicate, can you take Ronin event cards?
A: Yes.Q: Does Hero’s Dilemma cause the model to immediately perform the action?
A: No, it just dictates the next action the model must perform.Q: How long does In the Hands of the Kami last?
A: Only for the next single test.Q: If both players wish to use Rakki’s Unique Effect how is the order resolved?
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A: Active player chooses who uses the unique effect first.
Descension
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Jung Pirates
Q: During the Tactical Test, what happens if a player only has one model in play and it is in BtB with an Enemy Fu Ran Ku, and thus cannot select that model to take the Tactical Test?
A: Perform the Tactical Test with 1 die.Q: When Jung Keikoku gains the second benefit of the Benthic Servitude theme, can Jung Keizoku use it with feats gained from special cards?
A: No. You may only apply the benefit to Ki feats physically on Jung Keikoku’s card.Q: Can Mother of Pearl use the Unique Effect to replace the opposing model that kills her if all 4 Miyakomo’s Echo are in play?
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A: No. In all cases the number of models in play using any Profile Card can never exceed the number of Wound Tracks on the card. This applies to those recruited during Warband construction and those added during play.
Shadow Wind Clan
Q: Does Sude become visible starting his Activation before re-entering Invisibility with his Unique Effect? A: The Ninja player can choose the order of operations, so they can decide the model to first become Invisible and then let the former Invisibility end, meaning the model stays invisible.
Q: Can the KKZ Worm ability “Kohai” be used to duplicate feats gained from special cards?
A: No. You may only duplicate feats physically on the card.Q: Can the Skirmish Mission theme allow me to exceed the Max value of Enhancements or Terrain special cards?
A: No. While this is technically after the Warband recruitment, restrictions will still apply.Q: Phantom’s and Spectre’s ability to Summon the other of the pair and replace themselves with the Summoned one has different wording, is this correct?
A: Yes, this is correct. If you recruited Phantom (either alone or together with Spectre), Spectre cannot Summon Phantom. Phantom can always Summon Spectre if Spectre is not yet or no longer in play. Their ability to swap places on the battlefield is not affected by this.Q: If Phantom or Spectre Summon the other of the pair, how much health does the Summoned model have?
A: They have exactly as much health as they had the last time they were in play in this match. If they haven’t yet been in play or have been killed previously, they appear with full health. Using this swap does not heal or add damage to the wound track.Q: How are Activation Counters actually handled when Phantom or Spectre Summon the other of the pair?
A: Removing the Summoning model from play ends their activation and they lose an Activation Counter. The Summoned model then receives the remaining Activation Counters. The Summoned model does not immediately activate. Effectively, the Summoning was the complete activation. Their ability to swap places on the battlefield is not affected by this, the active model remains active and continues their activation.Q: Who is the origin for the Damage Roll from Spectre’s unique effect?
A: Spectre is the origin for this damage roll, so Spectre’s weapon, modifiers and Traits apply to this damage roll.Q: State Markers are not transferred over when Phantom or Spectre Summon the other of the pair, what happens to these Markers?
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A: Models that are not in play cannot have Markers, so all Markers are removed if the model leaves play.
Shiho Clan
Q: Will Unfurled Wing trigger if I put an Eagle of the Jwar Isles / Giant Eagle Elsewhere and Deploy it on the same turn?
A: No. If no models are going to be Deployed from Elsewhere via Flank at the time of the Tactical Test, then Unfurled Wing will not trigger.Q: If you succeed in Eagle’s Flight Defence but then become Prone, can you move after the exchange?
A: No.Q: When resolving any Action against a Heimin that has been replaced by another model, does the Action continue against the new model? A: Yes, the Action continues with the new model.
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Kinshi Temple
Q: Can Blue Gale Scouting Party theme benefit prevent Blessing of Void effects that act like ki boosts? A: As per rule book, each boost is a separate ki feat. Four different ki feats are triggered; the Movement Boost one is not permitted due to theme, the other three boosts are allowed as normal.
Q: What existing Ronin profiles are available to the faction?
A: In addition to Ronin with the Kinshi Faction symbol on the back of their card, Tenbatsu, Kami of Blighted Earth, and Kami of Choking Fog are available to the Kinshi Temple Faction.Q: Do effects that increase the cost of Ki Feats work (such as Disturb Flow trait or the Tax Ki Feat) on the Kinshi Temple Ki Feats?
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A: No. They use these feats at no cost.
The Awoken
Q: Theme effects only apply to Friendly models unless stated. How does this work for the Family and Eternal Legion’s Darkness effect? A: Darkness effects all models in play
Q: Webbed Victim terrain: can a single model benefit from two terrain pieces in the same turn, gaining 2 Ki Tokens? A: No, the effect is not cumulative.
Q: How does Trap Door Web work? A: Both models participating in the Melee Exchange are exhausted, normally losing 1 Melee dice each. Neither model can Ki Boost (as outside the Main Phase). The Kumo model cannot use Ki Feats as Elsewhere, while the enemy model can use Instant Ki Feats and, if Active Player in End Phase, Active Ki Feats. Lightning Reflexes apply as does not require an Action, Reach does not apply as requires an Action. Camouflage and the Fear traits do not apply. Disguise test is not required and that Disguise Marker will be removed following the Melee Exchange.
Q: Destiny’s Fear (and Curse Fate) make rolled dice being considered as “1”. Do these “replaced” dice then get removed by the rules to count as a result of “0”? Does Kata avoid that? A: Yes, they count as 0. Kata and similar effects apply keeping them as a “1”.
Q: If Ma’go is able to use Embrace at melee exchange step 4 or 11, resulting in a controlled Enemy model, what happens next? A: The melee exchange ends as soon as the Enemy model is controlled. This ends the Activation, if any, remove used activation counters along with one control marker.
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The Imperial Court
Q: Theme effects only apply to Friendly models unless stated. How does this work for the Family and Eternal Legion’s Darkness effect? A: Darkness effects all models in play.
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Ronin
Q: Can a Giant Eagle or Eagle of the Jwar Isles use their Unique Effects to go into Flank and then Deploy during the same turn?
A: No, see the updated Flank trait.Q: Do Control Markers affect the Variable Statistics on the Blood Brothers?
A: No. Their Unique Effect states that it references the warband that recruited them originally and only checks that they have not been removed from play. The variable statistics are not changed when one or more of them are in the controlled state.Q: For the Equipment Card The Kiyozumi Katana, does a “Kiyozumi family model” refer to a model with Kiyozumi name or a model recruited into the Kiyozumi Family theme?
A: A model recruited into the Theme.Q: Can the Fan Dancers take the Pacifism Enhancement if they are the highest Rice Cost?
A: For models with 2 “Both” Rice cost:
- Those models may not have Pacifism.
- To take Pacifism, you must have a model with equal or higher printed RC than the “Both” cost.
Q: How do Karu and Takashi Mako join the new Imperial Faction?
A: They do not. Mako is a Prefecture of Ryu model, Karu is a Ronin who cannot be recruited into Imperial Warbands.Q: When a Kami spends Ki is this considered Damage? A: Kami spending its Ki is not considered Damage.
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