Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game is a Living Card Game (LCG) produced by Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) from 2017 to 2021. It is a two-player game set on the world of Rokugan in the Legend of the Five Rings franchise. 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.
The game is a successor to 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.
Released card sets
Core Set 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
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 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 nameRelease dateChildren of the Empire14 February 2019Clan War7 February 2020Under Fu Leng's Shadow18 June 2021
Clan Packs 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 dateDisciples of the Void Phoenix 5 April 2018Underhand of the Emperor Scorpion 11 October 2018Warriors of the WindUnicorn11 April 2019Masters of the CourtCrane25 April 2019The Emperor's LegionLion1 November 2019Defenders of RokuganCrab8 November 2019Seekers of WisdomDragon6 December 2019
Dynasty Packs 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 Expansion Name Release dateTears of Amaterasu 9 November 2017For Honor and Glory 16 November 2017Into the Forbidden City 23 November 2017The Chrysanthemum Throne 30 November 2017Fate Has No Secrets 7 December 2017Meditations on the Ephemeral 14 December 2017
Elemental Cycle Expansion Name Release dateBreath of the Kami 28 June 2018Tainted Lands 5 July 2018The Fires Within 12 July 2018The Ebb and Flow 19 July 2018All and Nothing 26 July 2018Elements Unbound 2 August 2018
Inheritance Cycle This cycle introduced the Disguised keyword.
Expansion nameRelease dateFor the Empire20 June 2019Bonds of Blood19 July 2019Justice for Satsume23 August 2019Available Now – 23 August|https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2019/8/23/available-now-august-23/The Children of Heaven20 September 2019A Champion's Foresight25 October 2019Shoju's Duty29 November 2019
Dominion Cycle This cycle introduced the Eminent and Rally keywords.
Expansion nameRelease dateRokugan at War6 March 2020Spreading Shadows5 June 2020In Pursuit of Truth3 July 2020Campaigns of Conquest7 August 2020As Honor Demands4 September 2020Atonement2 October 2020
Temptations Cycle
This cycle introduced the Dire keyword.
Expansion nameRelease dateTwisted Loyalties6 November 2020Honor in Flames4 December 2020A Crimson Offering22 January 2021The Temptation of the Scorpion19 February 2021Coils of Power4 June 2021Peace at Any Cost21 May 2021
Expansion Sets Ordered Chronologically + Expansion Name SetNumber of cardsMSRP Price Release date Core Set Core239 (223 unique)$39.95 5 October 2017 Tears of Amaterasu Imperial60 (20 unique)$14.95 9 November 2017 For Honor and Glory Imperial60 (20 unique)$14.95 16 November 2017 Into the Forbidden City Imperial60 (20 unique)$14.95 23 November 2017 The Chrysanthemum Throne Imperial60 (20 unique)$14.95 30 November 2017 Fate Has No Secrets Imperial60 (20 unique)$14.95 7 December 2017 Meditations on the Ephemeral Imperial60 (20 unique)$14.95 14 December 2017 Disciples of the Void Clan78 (28 unique)$19.95 5 April 2018 Breath of the Kami Elemental60 (20 unique)$14.95 28 June 2018 Tainted Lands Elemental60 (20 unique)$14.95 5 July 2018 The Fires Within Elemental60 (20 unique)$14.95 12 July 2018 The Ebb and Flow Elemental60 (20 unique)$14.95 19 July 2018 All and Nothing Elemental60 (20 unique)$14.95 26 July 2018 Elements Unbound Elemental60 (20 unique)$14.95 2 August 2018 Underhand of the Emperor Clan78 (28 unique)$19.95 11 October 2018Children of the Empire Premium234 (82 unique)$39.95 14 February 2019Warriors of the Wind Clan78 (28 unique)$19.95 11 April 2019Masters of the Court Clan78 (28 unique)$19.95 25 April 2019For the EmpireInheritance60 (22 unique)$14.95 20 June 2019Bonds of BloodInheritance60 (22 unique)$14.95 19 July 2019Justice for SatsumeInheritance60 (22 unique)$14.95 23 August 2019The Children of HeavenInheritance60 (22 unique)$14.95 20 September 2019A Champion's ForesightInheritance60 (22 unique)$14.95 25 October 2019The Emperor's LegionClan78 (28 unique)$19.95 1 November 2019Defenders of RokuganClan78 (32 unique)$19.95 8 November 2019Shoju's DutyInheritance60 (20 unique)$14.9529 November 2019Seeker of WisdomClan78 (28 unique)$19.956 December 2019Clan WarPremium231 (94 unique)$39.957 February 2020Rokugan at WarDominion60 (24 unique)$14.956 March 2020Spreading ShadowsDominion60 (24 unique)$14.955 June 2020In Pursuit of TruthDominion60 (22 unique)$14.953 July 2020Campaigns of ConquestDominion60 (22 unique)$14.957 August 2020As Honor DemandsDominion60 (22 unique)$14.954 September 2020AtonementDominion60 (22 unique)$14.952 October 2020Twisted LoyaltiesTemptations60 (22 unique)$14.956 November 2020Honor in FlamesTemptations60 (22 unique)$14.954 December 2020A Crimson OfferingTemptations60 (22 unique)$14.9522 January 2021The Temptation of the ScorpionTemptations60 (20 unique)$14.9519 February 2021Peace at Any CostTemptations60 (22 unique)$14.9521 May 2021Coils of PowerTemptations60 (22 unique)$14.954 June 2021Under Fu Leng's ShadowPremium271 (? unique)$39.9518 June 2021
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