You Don't Know Shit from Shinobu

Submitted by Matt Hodsdon on June 26, 2024 - 5:55pm

Ascended

Classic

Mono-Faction

60 cards.

Foundation (12 cards)

4x Police Escort

Police Escort
Sworn Cops
Toughness: 1 and Mobility while at the same location as a Unique card you control.
Flavor: "They don't pay me enough to know who's in there"
Fighting	Fighting: 1
Cost	Cost: 1
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Diego Candia
Set	Year of the Goat
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	police, escort, sworn, cop
Keywords	Keywords: Toughness, Foundation

3x Student of the Bear

Student of the Bear
Pledged Martial Artist
Flavor: Disciples of the Bear School don't bother with the subtle approach.
Fighting	Fighting: 1
Cost	Cost: 1
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Quinton Hoover
Set	Year of the Dragon
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	student, bear, pledged, martial, artist
Keywords	Keywords: Foundation

5x The Pledged

The Pledged
Loyal Initiates
Flavor: At the lowest levels, the Order of the Wheel looks like any other service or fraternal organization. But go a little higher and the Colt 1911s come out.
Fighting	Fighting: 1
Cost	Cost: 1
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Ron Rousselle
Set	Year of the Dragon
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	pledged, loyal, initiate
Keywords	Keywords: Foundation

Character (14 cards)

1x Adrienne Hart

Adrienne Hart
Pledged Martial Artist
Unique. No states may be played on Adrienne.
Flavor: She plunges into battle to forget her forbidden love for the Unspoken Name.
Fighting	Fighting: 8
Cost	Requires: Cost: 4
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Ken Meyer Jr.
Set	Standard/Limited
Rarity	Rare
Designators	adrienne, hart, pledged, martial, artist
Keywords	Keywords: Unique

2x Freelance Platoon

Freelance Platoon
Abandoned Pledged Agents
Stealth. When this card damages the target of its attack, you may draw a card.
Flavor: Just because we don't get orders doesn't mean the mission stops.
Fighting	Fighting: 2
Cost	Requires: Cost: 2
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Jonny Scull
Set	Critical Shift
Rarity	Common
Designators	freelance, platoon, abandoned, pledged, agent
Keywords	Keywords: Stealth

5x Gruff Lieutenant

Gruff Lieutenant
Pledged Cop
Stealth.
Flavor: The Order of the Wheel recruits high-ranking police officers to keep them hip to the action on the streets.
Fighting	Fighting: 1
Cost	Requires: Cost: 1
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Doug Shuler
Set	10,000 Bullets
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	gruff, lieutenant, pledged, cop
Keywords	Keywords: Stealth

1x Max Brunner

Max Brunner
Pledged Cop
Unique. You may treat Cop and Pledged as matching designators.
Flavor: The most corrupt cop in San Francisco.
Fighting	Fighting: 5
Cost	Requires: Cost: 4
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Patrick McEvoy
Set	Boom Chaka Laka
Rarity	Rare
Designators	max, brunner, pledged, cop
Keywords	Keywords: Unique

1x Phillippe Benoit

Phillippe Benoit
Pledged Assassin
Unique. Stealth.
Flavor: Your pleading for mercy reminds me of a line from Sartre.
Fighting	Fighting: 5
Cost	Requires: Cost: 4
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Doug Shuler
Set	10,000 Bullets
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	phillippe, benoit, pledged, assassin
Keywords	Keywords: Unique, Stealth

1x Shinobu Yashida

Shinobu Yashida
Pledged Master
Unique. Inflicts +3 damage on Characters with Fighting of 8 or more.
Flavor: Only you are worthy of my sharpest blows, Kar Fai.
Fighting	Fighting: 7
Cost	Requires: Cost: 4
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Daniel Gelon
Set	Shaolin Showdown
Rarity	Rare
Designators	shinobu, yashida, pledged, master
Keywords	Keywords: Unique

1x The Unspoken Name

The Unspoken Name
Pledged Renegade
Unique. Unturn this card when an auction occurs.
Flavor: The Pledged lack direction. They are a tool waiting for a hand to grasp them.
Fighting	Fighting: 8
Cost	Requires: Cost: 4
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Mike Jackson
Set	Critical Shift
Rarity	Rare
Designators	unspoken, name, pledged, renegade
Keywords	Keywords: Unique

1x Triumvirate Dealmaker

Triumvirate Dealmaker
Pledged Mastermind
Turn to give an attacking character controlled by an opponent +2 Fighting until end of turn. If that character damages its target in the attack, you gain 1 Power.
Flavor: Your new terms are....
Fighting	Fighting: 2
Cost	Requires: Cost: 2
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Mark Wilson
Set	Netherworld
Rarity	Common
Designators	triumvirate, dealmaker, pledged, mastermind

1x Undercover Cop

Undercover Cop
Pledged Operative
Stealth. X = the number of Cop characters you control. Can attack back-row sites.

Fighting	Fighting: X
Cost	Requires: Cost: 2
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Mark Poole
Set	Standard/Limited
Rarity	Uncommon
Designators	undercover, cop, pledged, operative
Keywords	Keywords: Stealth

Event (11 cards)

1x Bite of the Jellyfish

Bite of the Jellyfish
Event
Play when a Feng Shui Site is burned. Steal all the Power of the player who burned that Site. (This includes any Power gained by burning for Power.)
Flavor: The Ascended always have a contingency plan. You won't know your part until it's too late.
Cost	Requires: Cost: 0
Artist	Brian Snoddy
Set	Netherworld 2: Back Through the Portals
Rarity	Uncommon
Designators	bite, jellyfish

4x Mole Network

Mole Network
Event
Play during your Main Shot. Target an opponent who has completed at least one turn :: Steal 1 Power from that opponent.
Flavor: There is something you should know. Meet me at the usual place at 9:15 sharp.
Cost	Requires: Cost: 0
Artist	Mike Kimble
Set	Year of the Dragon
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	mole, network

5x Operation Killdeer

Operation Killdeer
Event
Until the end of the turn, target Character inflicts no damage.
Flavor: The Dragons feel the loss of Jack and Mad Dog in every running gun battle and every wild fight.
Cost	Requires: Cost: 0
Artist	Ron Rousselle
Set	10,000 Bullets
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	operation, killdeer

1x Realpolitik

Realpolitik
Event
Target an Edge or State :: Smoke target.
Flavor: The Ascended can - and will - do nearly anything to maintain their power over our world.
Cost	Requires: Cost: 1
Artist	Mike Kimble
Set	Combat in Kowloon
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	realpolitik

State (6 cards)

2x .44 Kincaid Magnum

.44 Kincaid Magnum
Gun State
Not Cumulative. Weapon. Play on a Character. Subject gains +3 combat damage.
Flavor: "Who am I kidding? They're both for fun."
Cost	Cost: 1
Artist	Dion Harris
Set	Year of the Goat
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	44, kincaid, magnum, gun
Keywords	Keywords: Weapon, Not Cumulative

2x Shadowy Mentor

Shadowy Mentor
State
Play on any Character. You take control of subject Character. Subject gains the designator Pledged.
Flavor: I have done you many favors in the past, my young friend. Now I have one to ask in return...
Cost	Requires: Cost: 4
Artist	Dennis Detwiller
Set	Critical Shift
Rarity	Common
Designators	shadowy, mentor
Errata	January 2012

2x SWAT Van

SWAT Van
Cop State
Vehicle. Play on a Character. Subject gains +2 Fighting and Tactics. When this card enters play, you may play up to 2 Cop or Police cards from your hand or smoked pile at -1 cost each.
Flavor: Five tons of urban justice.
Cost	Requires: Cost: 2
Artist	Diego Candia
Set	Queens Gambit
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	swat, van, cop
Keywords	Keywords: Vehicle

Feng Shui Site (12 cards)

1x Balancing Stones

Balancing Stones
Feng Shui Site
Reveal this card :: Search your deck for a non-Feng Shui Site, reveal it, put it in your hand, then shuffle your deck.
Flavor: Only a righteous person can maintain the balance between Chaos and Order.
Body	Body: 8
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Peter Trudell, Jr.
Set	Year of the Goat
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	balancing, stone
Comments	Comments: This allows you to search for any Site that is not a Feng Shui Site, not any card that is not a Feng Shui Site.

2x Bustling Metro Station

Bustling Metro Station
Feng Shui Site
When this site is revealed, you may choose an Event targeting a card you control :: Cancel the chosen event.
Flavor: "It's amazing what you can miss when the crowds get big enough."
Body	Body: 8
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Fabian Cobos
Set	Year of the Goat
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	bustling, metro, station

1x Catacombs

Catacombs
Feng Shui Site
When an opponent turns one or more Characters to attack this card, that player draws a card.
Flavor: You never know what you'll find here.
Body	Body: 14
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Diego Candia
Set	Endgame
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	catacomb

2x City Center

City Center
Feng Shui Site
Immediately place a counter on this card when it is revealed. Remove the counter and target an attacking Character :: Target unturns and ceases attacking.

Body	Body: 9
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Peter Trudell, Jr.
Set	Back for Seconds
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	city, center

2x Inner Sanctum

Inner Sanctum
Feng Shui Site
If Inner Sanctum is revealed, you may not place another Feng Shui Site at this location.
Flavor: Too great a chi flow can be as hazardous as too little.
Body	Body: 11
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Jeff Menges
Set	Year of the Dragon
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	inner, sanctum

1x LaGrange Four

LaGrange Four
Orbital Feng Shui Site
Unique. Turn and target a non-attacking Character :: Unturn target.
Flavor: An entire city in space, designed to the principles of feng shui.
Body	Body: 4
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Matt Hughes
Set	Back for Seconds
Rarity	Rare
Designators	la, grange, four, orbital
Keywords	Keywords: Unique

1x Rainforest River

Rainforest River
Feng Shui Site
You may play Rainforest River face up into a location that contains a single face-up feng shui site. Rainforest River becomes the new front-row site. The other site moves to the back row.
Flavor: I swear there was a road here yesterday.
Body	Body: 8
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Douglas Shuler
Set	Flashpoint
Rarity	Uncommon
Designators	rainforest, river

2x Whirlpool of Blood

Whirlpool of Blood
Netherworld Feng Shui Site
Turn :: Cancel an effect generated or maintained by the turning of a Feng Shui Site.
Flavor: When the pirates pushed us in, we found out it wasn't real blood. But by that point being grossed out was the least of our worries.
Body	Body: 5
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Mark Poole
Set	Combat in Kowloon
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	whirlpool, blood, netherworld
Comments	Comments: Some early printings in Combat in Kowloon lack the designator "Netherworld" in the subtitle. All versions of this card are Netherworld Feng Shui Sites.

Site (5 cards)

3x Family Estate

Family Estate
Site
Turn to play a Pledged Character at -1 cost. When a Lodge Character is smoked, inflict 2 damage on Family Estate.
Flavor: The Pledged do the Lodge's dirty work.
Body	Body: 5
Power	Power: 1
Cost	Cost: 2
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Andi Rusu
Set	Year of the Dragon
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	family, estate
Keywords	Keywords: Foundation

2x Police Station

Police Station
Cop Site
Turn and maintain and target a Cop Character :: target gains +2 Fighting. Turn and target a Hood Character or Site :: inflict 2 non-combat damage on target.

Body	Body: 10
Power	Power: 0
Cost	Cost: 1
Artist	Mark Poole
Set	Red Wedding
Rarity	Uncommon
Designators	police, station, cop
Errata	January 2021