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Hi guys,
Oyo Seido states that if you've lost honor from a card you control, you cannot use it's ability to gain honor. Does the death of a dishonorable personality count as a card you control, or is the honor loss based on a rulebook effect?
Togashi Azrael
Hi guys,
Oyo Seido states that if you've lost honor from a card you control, you cannot use it's ability to gain honor. Does the death of a dishonorable personality count as a card you control, or is the honor loss based on a rulebook effect?
Togashi Azrael
The honor loss is from the Rulebook, not the card (see "From").
So, you may still use Oyo Seido's ability if you have lost honor from a dishonorable Personality of yours being destroyed.
Also, you're misquoting Oyo Seido slightly. Albeit not relevant to your question, I thought I'd mention that its ability is:
"Limited: If you have not lost Honor from cards you own this game and your Family Honor is 5 or lower: Gain 2 Honor."