Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : All Basic Editions.

INTRODUCTION NOTES :

This section of the site contains all the Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) - CCG - Basic Editions.

It is separate in 16 sections :

1) Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Twenty Festivals (20F).

2) Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Ivory Edition, including Uncommon and common Foil promo packs cards.

3) Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Emperor Edition.

4) Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Celestial Edition (CE15).

5) Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Celestial Edition.

6) Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Samurai Edition (2.0).

7) Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Samurai Edition.

8) Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Lotus Edition.

9) Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Diamond Edition.

10) Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Gold Edition.

11) Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Pearl Edition.

12) Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Jade Edition.

13) Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG: Obsidian Edition.

14) Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Emerald Edition.

15) Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Imperial Edition.

16) Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Pre-Imperial cards (GenCon 1995).

 

- All pics show in the shop are issued from my own data base.

- If you use the search engine usually the code of the expansion or edition (afa: CE) will gives you all the cards of it.

Legend of the Five Rings  (L5R CCG) (20F)

Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG  : Twenty Festivals (20F).

 

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG Ivory Edition
Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) Ivory Tin Boosters Box

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Ivory Edition (Ivory) Edition including Ivory Uncommon and common Foil Promo packs.

 

Notes:

*ARC : A Brother's Destiny (Ivory)

*Release date : March, 24 2014.

*Featured Factions : Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Mantis, Phoenix, Scorpion, Spider, Unicorn. 

*Code: IVORY.

*Number of cards : 372 cards (112 common cards / 112 uncommon cards / 112 rare cards / 36 fixed cards plus 27 premium cards (chance  for a rare foil card).

*Uncommon and common Foil cards exist in special promo packs (Kotei 2014).

Same case as the Samurai Edition.

*Reintroduced Sensei and Fortifications card type. Included experienced "Ancestral Armors" for each clan.

*AEG Product.

*Starter decks in TIN Box for each clans : Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Mantis, Phoenix, Scorpion. Spider, Unicorn. Each Starter decks contains as well 3 Ivory Boosters.

*Foil cards.

Each Starter deck contains : 81 cards (including 10 Ivory Edition legal rares) / 1 Imperial Favor cards / 2 Player Aide cards / 3 Ivory Edition booster packs / 1 Clan fiction / 1 Basic rulebook / 1 Advanced rulebook.

 

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*Cards are not listed by alphabetical order.

*This section includes as well Ivory Uncommon and common promo foils cards (I don't have yet create the foil uncommon ones... so pending. Thanks).

*I don't have create all Rare Foil versions.

Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG. Emperor Edition(s)
Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG. Emperor Edition Starter Box.
Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG. Gempukku Starter Box

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Emperor Edition (EE) / Emperor Edition Gempukku / Emperor Edition Demo Deck.

The Emperor Edition is the real basic Edition.

The Emperor Gempukku is a reprint of the Emperor Edition that includes 6 reprinted rare cards : 2 Emperor Edition, 1 Before the Dawn (Btd), 1 Second City (SC), 1 Embers of War (EoW), 1 Seeds of Decay (SoD).

 

*ARC : Age of Conquest (Emperor). 

*Release dates : February 2012 for EE (cards are dated 2011) and January 2013 for the Emperor Edition Gempukku (cards are dated 2012).

*Featured Factions : Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Mantis, Phoenix, Scorpion, Spider, Unicorn. Included new family House Guards and a Celestial for each clan.

*Code: EE for the Emperor Edition and EE Gempukku for the Emperor Edition Gempukku.

*Number of cards : 428 cards.

*The same for Gempukku version but there was 18 new cards for this version in the starter decks that includes: an Experienced Personality for each clan, decided upon by a player vote from the Emperor Edition starters, as well as a card-draw Holding for each clan.

*AEG Product.

*Non foil cards.

*Starter decks for both Editions (Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Mantis, Phoenix, Scorpion. Spider, Unicorn but decks are slightly different for the Gempukku version (see just above)).

 

For the Demo Deck case:

At the end of 2011, there was as well some demo decks that were produced called Emperor Edition Demo Decks. Once deck for each clan including some reprint that will not appear in the Emperor Edition and with sometimes some slightly differences (mainly in flavour texts). All of thoses cards are dated 2011 and owns "Demo Deck" notify in place off EE. They owns a Fixed rarity symbol and a classification numbered on 127.

 

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Cards are not listed by alphabetical order.

Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Celestial Edition - 15th Anniversary (a different type of promo cards codify CE15).

Reprint of Celestial Edition including bonus rares from earlier expansions, a non-legal "Flashback" reprint of an earlier card,

Twelfth Base Set.

*Release date : March 2010 - ("The Destroyer War" ARC).

*Released 8 months before including decks who's contains exclusive Fixed cards (includes in this section).

*Each boosters includes one bonus flashback card more from a earlier and older expansions with the new layout and sometimes new flavour text, some cards from CE has been errated in CE15 and some other specific details (thoses ones are as well included in this section).

*AEG Product.

*Number of cards : 156 (CE15 Promo including reprinted cards errated or with different flavour text). 

Featured Factions :

-Crab, Crane,Dragon, Lion, Mantis, Phoenix, Scorpion, Spider, Unicorn.

Note:

The rest of the cards includes in CE15 Booster Box are exactely the same as the Celestial basic Edition.

 

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG. Celestial Edition.
Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG. Celestial Boosters Edition

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Celestial Edition (CE) - including Celestial Edition Foil cards Pack.

Eleventh Base Set.

To not be confound with Celestial 15th Anniversary (second print run just above).

 

*ARC : The Destroyer War (Celestial Arc). 

*Release date : June 2009.

*Featured Factions : Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Mantis, Phoenix, Scorpion, Spider, Unicorn.

*Code: CELESTIAL.

*Number of cards : 395 (non foil cards (except Celestial Foil promo Pack versions)).

*AEG Product.

*Starter decks (Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Mantis, Phoenix, Scorpion. Spider, Unicorn).

Featured Factions :

-Crab, Crane,Dragon, Lion, Mantis, Phoenix, Scorpion, Spider, Unicorn.

For the shop down :

Cards are not listed by alphabetical order, all cards have not been created.

Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG Samurai Edition Banzai

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Samurai Edition (Banzai) - 2.0.

Tenth Base Set (Reprint Edition from Samurai with bonus rares from expansions).

-Cards had a 2008 copyright date instead of 2007.

-Rares from other expansions included a star symbol but no set numbers.

 

Featured Factions :

-Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Mantis, Phoenix, Scorpion, Spider, Unicorn.

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R CCG) Samurai Edition

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Samurai Edition.

Ninth Base Set.

 

Featured Factions :

-Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Mantis, Phoenix, Scorpion, Spider, Unicorn.

 

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CGG Lotus Edition

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Lotus Edition - Including Crane starter deck Foil cards released separately (2005 GenCon victory).

Eighth Base Set.

 

Featured Factions :

-Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Mantis, Phoenix, Ratling, Scorpion, Shadowlands, Unicorn.

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) Diamond Edition

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Diamond Edition.

Seventh Base Set.

 

Featured Factions :

-Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Mantis, Phoenix, Ratling, Scorpion, Shadowlands, Unicorn

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Gold Edition.

Sixth Base Set.

 

Featured Factions :

-Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Phoenix, Scorpion, Shadowlands, Unicorn.

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG Pearl Edition

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Pearl Edition.

Fifth Base Set.

 

 

Featured Factions :

-Brotherhood, Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Naga, Phoenix, Scorpion, Shadowlands, Unicorn, Yoritomo's Alliance.

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Jade Edition.

Fourth Base Set.

 

 

Featured Factions :

-Brotherhood, Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Naga, Phoenix, Scorpion, Shadowlands, Unicorn, Yoritomo's Alliance.

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG Obsidian Edition

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Obsidian Edition.

THIRD BASE SET ("Experimenting" Set).

*Arc : "Clan Wars" (Imperial Arc).

*Release date : August 1997.

*Number of cards : 312 (not  numbered).

 

 

Featured Factions :

-Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Phoenix, Unicorn.

Notes : 

Before Obsidian Edition, the stronghold cards weren't printed with the deck, but as a kind of "promos" on the back of the starter deck. They were also printed as real fixed cards in Obsidian Edition but with the Emerald Edition type border.

Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG  Emerald Edition

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Emerald Edition.

SECOND BASE SET ("Experimenting" Set).

 

*Arc : "Clan Wars" (Imperial Arc).

*Release date : August 1996.

*AEG Product.

*Number of cards : 312 (not  numbered).

100 C / 100 U / 100 R / 12 Fixed cards (6 fixed item cards , included "Ancestral Swords" for each
clan) and 6 Stronghold (cut from back starter deck).

-There’s 1 Variant card.

-No Foil cards.

*Sold as :

-boosters (15 cards boosters).

-six 60 card starter decks (Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Phoenix, Unicorn).

*Specifications :

-Cards are marbled black border, no stripe.

Featured Factions :

-Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Phoenix, Unicorn.

Notes : 

Before Obsidian Edition, the stronghold cards weren't printed with the deck, but as a kind of "promos" on the back of the starter deck. 

This special second base set includes a "Ancestral Armors" for each clan.

Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG. Imperial Edition cards. Shop.

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Imperial Edition (IE).

First Base Set.

 

*ARC : Clan Wars (Imperial Arc).

Release date : August 1995.

-AEG Product.

Number of cards : 309 (not  numbered).

100 C / 100 U / 97 R / 12 Fixed cards (6 fixed item cards , included "Ancestral Swords" for each
clan) and 6 Stronghold (cut from back starter deck).

-There’s 13 variants cards :

1) Blazing Arrows (card title alignment) / 2) Elemental Ward (title alignment) / 3) Evil Portents (open and O) / 4) Fan of Command (GC4 and GC45) / 5) Kakita Yinobu (text alignment) / 6) Martyr (card title centre and low) / 7) Ninja Genin (text Alignment) / 8) Retired General (different font size) / 9) Sanzo (different font Size) / 10) Summon Swamp Spirits (text Alignment) / 11) The Fury of Osano Wo (text alignment) / 12) Winds of Change (card's title alignment) / 13) Yogo Junzo (Unaligned shugenja and Unaligned undead shugenja).

-No Foil cards.

-No fixed reprint cards in decks.

Sold as :

-boosters (15 cards boosters).

-six 60 card starter decks (Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Phoenix, Unicorn).

Specifications :

-Cards are black marble with a thin bright yellow and red line.
Line has more yellow than pre-Imperial cards.

Featured Factions :

-Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Phoenix, Unicorn.

Notes : 

Before Obsidian Edition, the stronghold cards weren't printed with the deck, but as a kind of "promos" on the back of the starter deck. 

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Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) CCG : Pre Imperial Edition.

 

* ARC : Clan Wars (Imperial Arc).

*Release date : August 1995 - (Clan War (Imperial ERA)).

Pre-Imperial Edition was the testing Edition of Legend of the Five Rings Card Collectible Game mostly at GenCon 1995.

*AEG Product.

Number of cards : 84 (not  numbered).

There’s 3 variants cards :

1) Bayushi Kachiko (different Flavour Texts) / 2) Dairya (different card's name (Dayra and Daiyra)) / Medium Cavalry (Miscredited to Mark tedin in place off Randy Gallegos).

-No Foil cards.

-No fixed reprint cards in decks.

Sold as :

-Cards made available at GenCon prior to commercial release.

Specifications :

-Cards are black marble with overlaid thin dark red and yellow line.
Line has more red than Imperial Edition.
 

Notes : 

Before Obsidian Edition, the stronghold cards weren't printed with the deck, but as a kind of "promos" on the back of the starter deck.