A topic from AEG's L5R CCG Rules forum, copied for Oracle of the Void from a copy of the forum saved in October 2015, so pages it didn't save are missing. Players' names are left out; the rules officials are named. Rulings are as they stood on these dates; later rulings, the rulebooks and the Rules Archive may differ.
A player, 2 March 2015
Good day,
My question is regarding the interaction of Mysterious Deaths with either Undetectable Enemy and/or Fields of Pyrrhic Victory.
Lets say we have Player A and Player B, each with one personality in play but Player B's personality is a unique oni. Player A plays Mysterious Deaths so that both players targets their respective personality but in Players B he plays undetectable enemy to negate the destruction. In this case, the question is, will the Unique oni be destroyed still or will the destruction effect be negated.
Type: Strategy Title: Mysterious Deaths Rarity: Rare Edition: Stronger Than Steel Text: Kolat • Unique Limited: Each player targets a unit he controls with the lowest total Gold Cost of all units he controls, if possible. Destroy all targets. Remove this card from the game. Lose 4 Honor.
Type: Strategy Title: Undetectable Enemy Rarity: Uncommon Edition: Emperor Edition [ View Printings ] Text: Reaction: After another player's action targets your Oni: Negate its effects.
Jon Palmer (rules official), 5 March 2015
Good day,
My question is regarding the interaction of Mysterious Deaths with either Undetectable Enemy and/or Fields of Pyrrhic Victory.
Lets say we have Player A and Player B, each with one personality in play but Player B's personality is a unique oni. Player A plays Mysterious Deaths so that both players targets their respective personality but in Players B he plays undetectable enemy to negate the destruction. In this case, the question is, will the Unique oni be destroyed still or will the destruction effect be negated.
Type: Strategy Title: Mysterious Deaths Rarity: Rare Edition: Stronger Than Steel Text: Kolat • Unique Limited: Each player targets a unit he controls with the lowest total Gold Cost of all units he controls, if possible. Destroy all targets. Remove this card from the game. Lose 4 Honor.
Type: Strategy Title: Undetectable Enemy Rarity: Uncommon Edition: Emperor Edition [ View Printings ] Text: Reaction: After another player's action targets your Oni: Negate its effects.
Since the entirety of the action is negated AND both Personalities are targeted prior to the destruction effects resolving, Undetectable Enemy/Fields of Pyrrhic Victory will prevent both destructions.