Cards

Balancing the Core of the Game

Header image for general updates of the Emerald Legacy

One of the advantages of Emerald Legacy is that we can adjust the game more easily than a company, especially with sets that do not have a physical release yet, like our very first core set. Some of the cards seemed to be a bit over the top, others a bit too restricted, which is why we’re releasing the first patch to the cards of Emerald Core Set.

Crab

  • Earth’s Stagnation: requires Shugenja

Crane

  • House of Leaves: conflict phase only
  • Kakita Rusumi: when defending, the cheated character comes into play honored only if Rusumi herself is honored
  • Collector of Favors: the attached character gains courtesy, instead of the attachment. Courtier only.
  • Asahina Envoy: cannot put cards on the stronghold’s province
  • Diligent Chaperone: the effect cannot be used as cost substitution, only for protection

Dragon

  • Tennyo’s Blessing: cannot put cards on the stronghold’s province
  • Biting Steel: requires Shugenja, simplified Conflict Action

Lion

  • Lancer of the 9th Legion: now works in military conflicts both when defending or attacking
  • Young Beastmaster: discards 2 cards, gains bonus based on higher cost discarded
  • Liaison to the Ancestors: triggered as a reaction, instead of being pre-activated. Can be used as cost substitution
  • Declaration of Dominion: does not require 2 characters to trigger

Phoenix

  • Earth’s Examination: requires a shugenja
  • Asako Kousuke: status change is permanent
  • Sanctified Earth: requires a shugenja, and the effect can be transferred to other characters

Unicorn

  • Day of Brother Horse: max. 1 per round

Neutral

  • Objection: new wording makes cost also increase during “cancel wars”

That’s all for today. What do you think about the changes? Let us know in the comments, on Facebook or on Discord!

The changes are live in Jigoku, EmeraldDB, and in the print@home files.