Hisao and Discretionary Valor

L5R CCG Rules board, 7 May 2011

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A player, 7 May 2011

Can Hisao be bowed by a Discretionary Valor focused in a duel?

Alex Jones (rules official), 7 May 2011

Can Hisao be bowed by a Discretionary Valor focused in a duel?

No. Focus effects are card effects, so Hisao's trait will negate bowing caused by them.