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A player, 27 January 2009
I know if Shosuro Adeiko is bowed she cannot used her ability. However, if she herself dies, is she still considered "bowed" while in the discard, or is she able to then react to her own death?
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Dan Jacobson (rules official), 27 January 2009
I know if Shosuro Adeiko is bowed she cannot used her ability. However, if she herself dies, is she still considered "bowed" while in the discard, or is she able to then react to her own death?
Cards in the discard pile are neither bowed nor unbowed. Shosuro Adeiko may react to her own death if her death results in her being in the discard pile.