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I have been playing around Sparrow Clan Aid in my deck & notice they have Political Battle.
http://rules.l5r.com/The_Player
I went here to check up on the rules specifically for Political Battle. I understand that I can discard favor to move a target attacking enemy unit home. My question is MUST I have Imperial Favor to use the Political Battle base action on Sparrow Clan Aid? Or can Sparrow Aid Clan's Political Battle ability be used like a normal battle action?
Thanks,
Joe
I have been playing around Sparrow Clan Aid in my deck & notice they have Political Battle.
http://rules.l5r.com/The_Player
I went here to check up on the rules specifically for Political Battle. I understand that I can discard favor to move a target attacking enemy unit home. My question is MUST I have Imperial Favor to use the Political Battle base action on Sparrow Clan Aid? Or can Sparrow Aid Clan's Political Battle ability be used like a normal battle action?
Thanks,
Joe
No, you don't need to discard the Favor to use Sparrow Clan Aide's ability.
Notice, the Political actions granted to Players that you reference specifically state the need for discarding the Favor directly in their text. That will be true of abilities on cards as well.
"Political" doesn't carry any rules along with it; it's just a keyword that other effects might look for (i.e. Doji Chitose's ability).