Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game[1] is a Living Card Game (LCG) produced by Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) from 2017 to 2021. It is a two-player game set in the world of Rokugan. During the game, players take on the leadership of one of the Great Clans which define Rokugani society, and they are cast into conflict against another clan. The conflicts will decide the future of Rokugan.[2]

Legend of the Five Rings
The Card Game
DesignersBrad Andres, Erik Dahlman, and Nate French
PublishersFantasy Flight Games
Publication2017
Players2
Setup time< 5 minutes
Playing time45-90 minutes
ChanceSome
SkillsCard playing, Logic, Bluffing, Strategy

The game is an iteration of the Legend of the Five Rings collectible card game, produced by Alderac Entertainment Group from 1995 to 2015. On 17 February 2021, FFG announced the completion of the game, Under Fu Leng’s Shadow being the last pack, released in June 2021.[3]

Released Card Sets

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Core Set

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The Core set was shown to the public during Gen Con Indy in August 2017, and was released October 5, 2017. In order to obtain a full playset for deck building, three copies of the Core Set must be purchased.

Box Contents

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  • 7 Stronghold Cards
  • 117 Dynasty Cards
  • 98 Conflict Cards
  • 17 Province Cards
  • 20 Status Tokens (double-sided)
  • 40 Fate Tokens
  • 50 Honor Tokens
  • 5 Ring Tokens (double-sided)
  • 1 First Player Token
  • 2 Honor Dials
  • 1 Imperial Favor Card (double-sided)
  • 5 Role Cards (double-sided)
  • 2 Reference Cards (double-sided)

Premium Expansions

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The first two Premium Expansions contain 234 new cards each, covering every clan and dedicated theme. The third and last one contains 271 new cards, almost half of them being dedicated to the Shadowlands faction.

Children of the Empire Premium Expansion offered plenty of support for dueling.

Clan War Premium Expansion introduced an Enlightenment format to the game, where three or more players race to claim all five elemental rings on their provinces.

Under Fu Leng's Shadow Premium Expansion introduces two new game variants: cooperative and challenge. On cooperative variant, a player can either play solo or team up with friends to take on a mighty Shadowlands warlord. On challenge variant, one of the players will lead the forces of the Shadowlands into battle against two to four other players.

Expansion Name Release Date
Children of the Empire 14 February 2019
Clan War 7 February 2020
Under Fu Leng's Shadow 18 June 2021

Clan Packs

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Each Clan Pack contains 78 cards (3 copies each of 25 new cards and 1 copy each of 3 additional new cards) designed to augment deck building options for one specific clan.

Expansion Name Clan Release Date
Disciples of the Void Phoenix 5 April 2018
Underhand of the Emperor Scorpion 11 October 2018
Warriors of the Wind Unicorn 11 April 2019
Masters of the Court Crane 25 April 2019
The Emperor's Legion Lion 1 November 2019
Defenders of Rokugan Crab 8 November 2019
Seekers of Wisdom Dragon 6 December 2019

Dynasty Packs

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Each Dynasty Pack typically contains 60 cards and has a complete playset of new cards (i.e. 3 copies each of 20 new cards). Dynasty packs are generally part of a six-pack "cycle" that follows a particular storyline and theme. A new pack is usually released monthly during the cycle. There was an exception with the initial Imperial cycle, where they released a new pack weekly in order to quickly increase the card pool and improve deck building variety.

Imperial Cycle

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Expansion Name Release Date
Tears of Amaterasu 9 November 2017
For Honor and Glory 16 November 2017
Into the Forbidden City 23 November 2017
The Chrysanthemum Throne 30 November 2017
Fate Has No Secrets 7 December 2017
Meditations on the Ephemeral 14 December 2017

Elemental Cycle

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Expansion Name Release Date
Breath of the Kami 28 June 2018
Tainted Lands 5 July 2018
The Fires Within 12 July 2018
The Ebb and Flow 19 July 2018
All and Nothing 26 July 2018
Elements Unbound 2 August 2018

Inheritance Cycle

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This cycle introduced the Disguised keyword.

Expansion Name Release Date
For the Empire 20 June 2019
Bonds of Blood 19 July 2019
Justice for Satsume 23 August 2019[4]
The Children of Heaven 20 September 2019
A Champion's Foresight 25 October 2019
Shoju's Duty 29 November 2019

Dominion Cycle

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This cycle introduced the Eminent and Rally keywords.

Expansion Name Release Date
Rokugan at War 6 March 2020
Spreading Shadows 5 June 2020
In Pursuit of Truth 3 July 2020
Campaigns of Conquest 7 August 2020
As Honor Demands 4 September 2020
Atonement 2 October 2020

Temptations Cycle

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This cycle introduced the Dire keyword.

Expansion Name Release Date
Twisted Loyalties 6 November 2020
Honor in Flames 4 December 2020
A Crimson Offering 22 January 2021
The Temptation of the Scorpion 19 February 2021
Coils of Power 4 June 2021
Peace at Any Cost 21 May 2021

Expansion Sets Ordered Chronologically

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Expansion Name Set Number of Cards MSRP Price Release Date
Core Set Core 239 (223 unique) $39.95 5 October 2017
Tears of Amaterasu Imperial 60 (20 unique) $14.95 9 November 2017
For Honor and Glory Imperial 60 (20 unique) $14.95 16 November 2017
Into the Forbidden City Imperial 60 (20 unique) $14.95 23 November 2017
The Chrysanthemum Throne Imperial 60 (20 unique) $14.95 30 November 2017
Fate Has No Secrets Imperial 60 (20 unique) $14.95 7 December 2017
Meditations on the Ephemeral Imperial 60 (20 unique) $14.95 14 December 2017
Disciples of the Void Clan 78 (28 unique) $19.95 5 April 2018
Breath of the Kami Elemental 60 (20 unique) $14.95 28 June 2018
Tainted Lands Elemental 60 (20 unique) $14.95 5 July 2018
The Fires Within Elemental 60 (20 unique) $14.95 12 July 2018
The Ebb and Flow Elemental 60 (20 unique) $14.95 19 July 2018
All and Nothing Elemental 60 (20 unique) $14.95 26 July 2018
Elements Unbound Elemental 60 (20 unique) $14.95 2 August 2018
Underhand of the Emperor Clan 78 (28 unique) $19.95 11 October 2018
Children of the Empire Premium 234 (82 unique) $39.95 14 February 2019
Warriors of the Wind Clan 78 (28 unique) $19.95 11 April 2019
Masters of the Court Clan 78 (28 unique) $19.95 25 April 2019
For the Empire Inheritance 60 (22 unique) $14.95 20 June 2019
Bonds of Blood Inheritance 60 (22 unique) $14.95 19 July 2019
Justice for Satsume Inheritance 60 (22 unique) $14.95 23 August 2019
The Children of Heaven Inheritance 60 (22 unique) $14.95 20 September 2019
A Champion's Foresight Inheritance 60 (22 unique) $14.95 25 October 2019
The Emperor's Legion Clan 78 (28 unique) $19.95 1 November 2019
Defenders of Rokugan Clan 78 (32 unique) $19.95 8 November 2019
Shoju's Duty Inheritance 60 (20 unique) $14.95 29 November 2019
Seeker of Wisdom Clan 78 (28 unique) $19.95 6 December 2019
Clan War Premium 231 (94 unique) $39.95 7 February 2020
Rokugan at War Dominion 60 (24 unique) $14.95 6 March 2020
Spreading Shadows Dominion 60 (24 unique) $14.95 5 June 2020
In Pursuit of Truth Dominion 60 (22 unique) $14.95 3 July 2020
Campaigns of Conquest Dominion 60 (22 unique) $14.95 7 August 2020
As Honor Demands Dominion 60 (22 unique) $14.95 4 September 2020
Atonement Dominion 60 (22 unique) $14.95 2 October 2020
Twisted Loyalties Temptations 60 (22 unique) $14.95 6 November 2020
Honor in Flames Temptations 60 (22 unique) $14.95 4 December 2020
A Crimson Offering Temptations 60 (22 unique) $14.95 22 January 2021
The Temptation of the Scorpion Temptations 60 (20 unique) $14.95 19 February 2021
Peace at Any Cost Temptations 60 (22 unique) $14.95 21 May 2021
Coils of Power Temptations 60 (22 unique) $14.95 4 June 2021
Under Fu Leng's Shadow Premium 271 (? unique) $39.95 18 June 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Legend of the Five Rings LCG". www.fantasyflightgames.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game". FantasyFlightGames.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ^ Writer, Alex Meehan Former Senior Staff (18 February 2021). "Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game has been discontinued". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  4. ^ Available Now – 23 August|https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2019/8/23/available-now-august-23/
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