Asahina Keigo and Singh Remnants

L5R CCG Rules board, 21 January 2012 to 22 January 2012

A topic from AEG's L5R CCG Rules forum, copied for Oracle of the Void from a copy of the forum saved in October 2015, so pages it didn't save are missing. Players' names are left out; the rules officials are named. Rulings are as they stood on these dates; later rulings, the rulebooks and the Rules Archive may differ.

A player, 21 January 2012

Can Asahina Keigo use a copy of Singh Remnants that starts in your hand to essentially pay for itself?

Keigo's ability:

Reaction: When paying a Gold cost, bow Keigo and discard a card: Produce Gold equal to its Focus Value.

Singh Remnants ability:

Political Reaction: After your performing Personality enters play, if this card is in your hand or discard pile: Attach this card to him, paying all costs. Gain 1 Honor.

Alex Jones (rules official), 22 January 2012

Can Asahina Keigo use a copy of Singh Remnants that starts in your hand to essentially pay for itself?

Keigo's ability:

Reaction: When paying a Gold cost, bow Keigo and discard a card: Produce Gold equal to its Focus Value.

Singh Remnants ability:

Political Reaction: After your performing Personality enters play, if this card is in your hand or discard pile: Attach this card to him, paying all costs. Gain 1 Honor.

No.

Essentially, Singh Remnants isn't in your hand to be discarded when you try to pay for it with Keigo's Reaction.

See Card types, Playing attachments for more information. In Step A the card leaves your hand and in Step D you need to try to pay for it.