Achirin (exp.) Ratling • Creature • Shugenja • Third Whisker Tribe • Enlightened • Experienced • Unique • Loyal Limited: Once per game, remove a Ring you control from the game: Remove a unit from the game. (This does not target the unit.) This ability may not be copied. I have Achirin in play and use his ability to remove a unit from the game. Later, he is shuffled into my deck with Search For Advantage or Paper Lantern Festival by ex. Later, I bring him into play again. Can I use his ability again regarding to the once per game use of this ability and the lost of a card's memory when it became facedown and out of play?
Achirin exp and card's memory
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I have Achirin in play and use his ability to remove a unit from the game. Later, he is shuffled into my deck with Search For Advantage or Paper Lantern Festival by ex. Later, I bring him into play again. Can I use his ability again regarding to the once per game use of this ability and the lost of a card's memory when it became facedown and out of play?
http://rules.l5r.com/Effects#Tracking_rule: "(A)ll 'memory; of the status of individual cards ends when the card enters a deck, a hand, or another area where it’s both face-down and out of play. This includes dishonorable status, ongoing effects, and whether or not an ability has been used." (Emphasis added.)