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From the Plains of the Void - Antwerp #freetheroles

Dynasty (40)

Character (33)

3 Brash Samurai

3 Callow Delegate

3 Cautious Scout

3 Doji Challenger

3 Doji Hotaru

3 Doji Whisperer

3 Guest of Honor

3 Kakita Asami

3 Kakita Kaezin

3 Kakita Yoshi

3 Savvy Politician

Holding (7)

3 Artisan Academy

3 Favorable Ground

1 The Imperial Palace

Conflict (40)

Character (4)

3 Goblin Sneak

1 Political Rival

Event (36)

3 A Legion of One

2 Admit Defeat

3 Banzai!

3 Court Games

3 For Shame!

2 Game of Sadane

3 Noble Sacrifice

3 Policy Debate

3 Ready for Battle

3 Soul Beyond Reproach

2 Spies at Court

3 Voice of Honor

3 Way of the Crane

by Severijn ● 1 hour ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (5) ● ● Combo Driven ● Experimental ● Combos

1 0 0 0 0 0

Province (5)

From the Plains of the Void - v2

Dynasty (40)

Character (29)

3 Asako Maezawa

3 Asako Tsuki

3 Ethereal Dreamer

3 Fearsome Mystic

3 Isawa Atsuko

2 Isawa Kaede

3 Isawa Ujina

3 Keeper Initiate

3 Righteous Delegate

3 Solemn Scholar

Holding (11)

3 Ancestral Shrine

3 Favorable Ground

3 Imperial Storehouse

1 Kanjo District

1 The Imperial Palace

Conflict (40)

Attachment (22)

2 Adorned Barcha

2 Cloud the Mind

3 Embrace the Void

3 Fine Katana

3 Finger of Jade

3 Force of the River

3 Magnificent Kimono

3 Ornate Fan

Character (6)

3 Feral Ningyo

3 Isawa Tadaka

Event (12)

3 Against the Waves

3 Censure

3 Clarity of Purpose

3 Court Games

by Severijn ● 6 days ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (5) ● ● Combo Driven ● Experimental ● Combos

0 0 0 0 0 0

Province (5)

From the Plains of the Void

Dynasty (40)

Character (29)

3 Asako Diplomat

2 Asako Maezawa

2 Asako Tsuki

3 Ethereal Dreamer

3 Fearsome Mystic

3 Isawa Atsuko

1 Isawa Kaede

3 Isawa Ujina

3 Keeper Initiate

3 Righteous Delegate

3 Solemn Scholar

Holding (11)

3 Ancestral Shrine

3 Favorable Ground

3 Imperial Storehouse

1 Kanjo District

1 The Imperial Palace

Conflict (40)

Attachment (22)

2 Adorned Barcha

3 Cloud the Mind

3 Embrace the Void

3 Fine Katana

3 Finger of Jade

3 Force of the River

3 Magnificent Kimono

2 Ornate Fan

Character (6)

3 Feral Ningyo

3 Isawa Tadaka

Event (12)

3 Against the Waves

3 Censure

3 Clarity of Purpose

3 Court Games

by Severijn ● 1 week ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (5) ● ● Combo Driven ● Experimental ● Combos

0 0 0 0 0 0

Province (5)

Elemental Fury

ASIMO, but this time with Earth

Dynasty (40)

Character (29)

3 Asako Diplomat

2 Asako Maezawa

2 Asako Tsuki

3 Ethereal Dreamer

2 Fearsome Mystic

3 Isawa Atsuko

2 Isawa Kaede

3 Isawa Ujina

3 Keeper Initiate

3 Righteous Delegate

3 Solemn Scholar

Holding (11)

3 Ancestral Shrine

3 Favorable Ground

3 Imperial Storehouse

1 Kanjo District

1 The Imperial Palace

Conflict (40)

Attachment (21)

2 Adorned Barcha

2 Cloud the Mind

3 Embrace the Void

3 Fine Katana

2 Finger of Jade

3 Force of the River

2 Jurōjin's Curse

3 Magnificent Kimono

1 Pacifism

Character (7)

3 Feral Ningyo

1 Isawa Eju

3 Isawa Tadaka

Event (12)

3 Against the Waves

3 Censure

3 Clarity of Purpose

3 Court Games

by Severijn ● 5 weeks ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (8) ● ● Balanced ● Mobility ● Honor/Glory Boost

0 0 0 1 0 0

Province (5)

Guardians of the Seikitsu

A samurai of resolute will can sway 10.000 men

Dynasty (40)

Character (30)

3 Asako Maezawa

2 Asako Tsuki

3 Ethereal Dreamer

2 Fearsome Mystic

2 Isawa Atsuko

3 Isawa Ujina

3 Sage of Gisei Toshi

3 Shiba Tsukune

3 Shiba Yōjimbō

3 Solemn Scholar

3 Valiant Oathkeeper

Holding (10)

3 Ancestral Shrine

3 Favorable Ground

2 Forgotten Library

1 Kanjo District

1 The Imperial Palace

Conflict (40)

Attachment (16)

2 Adorned Barcha

3 Embrace the Void

3 Favored Mount

3 Fine Katana

2 Finger of Jade

2 Magnificent Kimono

1 Ofushikai

Character (5)

3 Feral Ningyo

2 Isawa Tadaka

Event (19)

3 Against the Waves

2 Censure

3 Clarity of Purpose

3 Court Games

2 Earth Becomes Sky

1 Fallen in Battle

3 Gaijin Customs

2 Purity of Spirit

by Severijn ● 5 weeks ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (8) ● ● Balanced ● Defense/Attrition ● Kill/Fate Removal

0 1 4 9 0 0

Province (5)

Gazing some more into that void

Dynasty (40)

Character (29)

3 Asako Maezawa

2 Asako Tsuki

3 Ethereal Dreamer

1 Isawa Atsuko

3 Isawa Ujina

3 Prodigy of the Waves

2 Sage of Gisei Toshi

3 Shiba Tsukune

3 Shiba Yōjimbō

3 Solemn Scholar

3 Valiant Oathkeeper

Holding (11)

3 Ancestral Shrine

3 Favorable Ground

1 Forgotten Library

1 Kanjo District

3 Secluded Shrine

Conflict (40)

Attachment (16)

2 Blade of 10,000 Battles

2 Cloud the Mind

3 Fine Katana

2 Finger of Jade

3 Heroic Resolve

3 Magnificent Kimono

1 Ofushikai

Character (5)

3 Feral Ningyo

2 Isawa Tadaka

Event (19)

3 Against the Waves

3 Censure

3 Clarity of Purpose

3 Court Games

1 Fallen in Battle

2 Purity of Spirit

3 Ready for Battle

1 The Path of Man

by Severijn ● 1 month ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (6) ● ● Balanced ● Defense/Attrition ● Experimental

0 0 2 1 0 0

Province (5)

Dynasty (40)

Character (29)

3 Acolyte of Koyane

3 Asako Maezawa

2 Asako Tsuki

3 Ethereal Dreamer

3 Isawa Ujina

3 Prodigy of the Waves

3 Shiba Tsukune

3 Solemn Scholar

3 Valiant Oathkeeper

Holding (11)

3 Ancestral Shrine

3 Favorable Ground

3 Forgotten Library

1 Kanjo District

1 The Imperial Palace

Conflict (40)

Attachment (19)

3 A New Name

2 Cloud the Mind

3 Embrace the Void

3 Fine Katana

2 Finger of Jade

2 Magnificent Kimono

1 Ofushikai

3 The Mirror's Gaze

Character (5)

3 Feral Ningyo

2 Isawa Tadaka

Event (16)

3 Against the Waves

3 Censure

3 Clarity of Purpose

3 Court Games

2 For Shame!

2 Purity of Spirit

by Severijn ● 3 months ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (8) ● ● Balanced ● Honor/Glory Boost ● Defense/Attrition

0 3 10 18 0 0

Province (5)

Dynasty (40)

Character (29)

3 Asako Maezawa

2 Asako Tsuki

3 Ethereal Dreamer

2 Fearsome Mystic

1 Isawa Atsuko

3 Isawa Ujina

3 Sage of Gisei Toshi

3 Shiba Tsukune

3 Shiba Yōjimbō

3 Solemn Scholar

3 Valiant Oathkeeper

Holding (11)

3 Ancestral Shrine

3 Favorable Ground

3 Forgotten Library

1 Kanjo District

1 The Imperial Palace

Conflict (40)

Attachment (18)

2 Adorned Barcha

2 Cloud the Mind

3 Embrace the Void

3 Favored Mount

3 Fine Katana

2 Finger of Jade

2 Magnificent Kimono

1 Ofushikai

Character (5)

3 Feral Ningyo

2 Isawa Tadaka

Event (17)

3 Against the Waves

3 Censure

3 Clarity of Purpose

3 Court Games

3 Gaijin Customs

2 Purity of Spirit

Smuggling the emperor

by Severijn ● 4 months ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (4) ● ● Combo Driven ● Kill/Fate Removal ● Honor/Glory Boost

0 0 0 2 0 0

Province (5)

Completing the cycle - Horse-powered courtiers, attempt 2

Dynasty (40)

Character (29)

3 Asako Maezawa

2 Asako Tsuki

3 Ethereal Dreamer

3 Fearsome Mystic

3 Hantei XXXVIII

3 Isawa Ujina

3 Naive Student

3 Prodigy of the Waves

3 Radiant Orator

3 Solemn Scholar

Holding (11)

3 Ancestral Shrine

3 Favorable Ground

3 Forgotten Library

1 Kanjo District

1 The Imperial Palace

Conflict (40)

Attachment (14)

2 Cloud the Mind

3 Embrace the Void

3 Fine Katana

3 Magnificent Kimono

2 Ornate Fan

1 Pragmatism

Character (5)

3 Feral Ningyo

2 Isawa Tadaka

Event (21)

3 Against the Waves

1 Assassination

3 Censure

3 Clarity of Purpose

2 Consumed by Five Fires

3 Court Games

2 For Shame!

1 Karmic Twist

3 Smuggling Deal

by Severijn ● 4 months ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (6) ● ● Balanced ● Honor/Glory Boost ● Card Choke

0 0 0 1 0 0

Province (5)

Completing the cycle - The Barcha build

Dynasty (40)

Character (29)

3 Asako Maezawa

2 Asako Tsuki

3 Ethereal Dreamer

3 Fearsome Mystic

3 Hantei XXXVIII

3 Isawa Ujina

3 Naive Student

3 Prodigy of the Waves

3 Sage of Gisei Toshi

3 Solemn Scholar

Holding (11)

3 Ancestral Shrine

3 Favorable Ground

3 Forgotten Library

1 Kanjo District

1 The Imperial Palace

Conflict (40)

Attachment (18)

1 Adorned Barcha

2 Cloud the Mind

2 Favored Mount

3 Fine Katana

2 Finger of Jade

3 Magnificent Kimono

2 Ornate Fan

3 Spyglass

Character (5)

3 Feral Ningyo

2 Isawa Tadaka

Event (17)

3 Against the Waves

3 Censure

3 Clarity of Purpose

3 Court Games

2 For Shame!

2 Karmic Twist

1 The Path of Man

by Severijn ● 4 months ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (4) ● ● Balanced ● Defense/Attrition ● Honor/Glory Boost

0 0 0 0 0 0

Province (5)

If thou gaze into the void...

Dynasty (40)

Character (29)

3 Asako Maezawa

2 Asako Tsuki

3 Ethereal Dreamer

3 Hantei XXXVIII

3 Isawa Ujina

3 Naive Student

3 Prodigy of the Waves

3 Radiant Orator

3 Shiba Tsukune

3 Solemn Scholar

Holding (11)

3 Ancestral Shrine

3 Favorable Ground

3 Forgotten Library

1 Kanjo District

1 The Imperial Palace

Conflict (40)

Attachment (20)

2 Adorned Barcha

2 Cloud the Mind

3 Embrace the Void

3 Fine Katana

2 Finger of Jade

2 Invocation of Ash

3 Magnificent Kimono

1 Ofushikai

2 Ornate Fan

Character (5)

3 Feral Ningyo

2 Isawa Tadaka

Event (15)

3 Against the Waves

3 Censure

3 Clarity of Purpose

1 Consumed by Five Fires

3 Court Games

2 For Shame!

by Severijn ● 4 months ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (6) ● ● Balanced ● Stall Tempo ● Experimental

0 0 0 3 0 0

Province (5)

Elemental Fury

Dynasty (40)

Character (29)

3 Asako Maezawa

2 Asako Tsuki

3 Ethereal Dreamer

3 Hantei XXXVIII

2 Isawa Masahiro

3 Isawa Ujina

3 Naive Student

3 Prodigy of the Waves

1 Radiant Orator

3 Solemn Scholar

Holding (11)

3 Ancestral Shrine

3 Favorable Ground

3 Forgotten Library

1 Kanjo District

1 The Imperial Palace

Conflict (40)

Attachment (19)

3 A New Name

2 Cloud the Mind

3 Embrace the Void

3 Fine Katana

3 Magnificent Kimono

2 Ornate Fan

3 The Mirror's Gaze

Character (5)

3 Feral Ningyo

2 Isawa Tadaka

Event (16)

3 Against the Waves

3 Censure

3 Clarity of Purpose

1 Consumed by Five Fires

3 Court Games

3 For Shame!

Bad times for towers

by Severijn ● 6 months ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (6) ● ● Political ● Stall Tempo ● Defense/Attrition

0 0 0 0 0 0

Province (5)

Midnight Revels

Spying for a better Tomorrow

Dynasty (40)

Character (32)

2 Asako Diplomat

3 Asako Maezawa

3 Asako Tsuki

2 Chikai Order Protector

3 Ethereal Dreamer

3 Isawa Ujina

3 Keeper Initiate

2 Meddling Mediator

3 Miya Satoshi

3 Naive Student

2 Radiant Orator

3 Shiba Tsukune

Holding (8)

1 Ancestral Shrine

3 Favorable Ground

2 Forgotten Library

1 Kanjo District

1 The Imperial Palace

Conflict (40)

Attachment (12)

3 Fine Katana

3 Mark of Shame

3 Ornate Fan

3 Pacifism

Character (3)

3 Feral Ningyo

Event (25)

3 A Fate Worse Than Death

2 Against the Waves

1 Assassination

3 Banzai!

2 Censure

3 Clarity of Purpose

3 Court Games

3 For Shame!

1 Gift of Amaterasu

3 The Path of Man

1 Way of the Phoenix

by Severijn ● 7 months ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (8) ● ● Balanced ● Experimental ● Card Choke

0 0 2 8 0 0

Province (5)

Dynasty (40)

Character (32)

3 Asako Diplomat

3 Asako Maezawa

3 Asako Tsuki

Cavalry-powered Courtiers

3 Ethereal Dreamer

3 Fearsome Mystic

3 Keeper Initiate

3 Kudaka

2 Meddling Mediator

3 Naive Student

3 Prodigy of the Waves

Holding (8)

2 Favorable Ground

3 Forgotten Library

2 Imperial Storehouse

1 Kanjo District

Conflict (40)

Attachment (17)

2 Cloud the Mind

3 Fine Katana

2 Magnificent Kimono

3 Ornate Fan

2 Pacifism

3 Spyglass

2 Talisman of the Sun

Character (6)

3 Feral Ningyo

3 Iuchi Wayfinder

Event (17)

3 Against the Waves

2 Banzai!

1 Censure

3 Clarity of Purpose

3 Court Games

2 Karmic Twist

3 Policy Debate

by Severijn ● 8 months ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (7) ● ● Political ● Card Choke ● Honor/Glory Boost

0 0 0 1 0 0

Province (5)

Dynasty (40)

Character (30)

3 Asako Diplomat

3 Asako Maezawa

3 Asako Tsuki

3 Ethereal Dreamer

3 Fearsome Mystic

3 Naive Student

3 Prodigy of the Waves

3 Radiant Orator

3 Sage of Gisei Toshi

Holding (10)

3 Favorable Ground

3 Forgotten Library

3 Imperial Storehouse

1 Kanjo District

Conflict (40)

Attachment (17)

3 Embrace the Void

2 Favored Mount

3 Fine Katana

2 Magnificent Kimono

3 Ornate Fan

1 Pacifism

3 Spyglass

Character (2)

2 Iuchi Wayfinder

Event (21)

3 Against the Waves

2 Banzai!

2 Censure

3 Clarity of Purpose

3 Court Games

3 For Shame!

2 Karmic Twist

3 Policy Debate

Invitation only

by Severijn ● 8 months ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (4) ● ● Political ● Card Choke ● Mobility

0 0 0 2 0 0

Province (5)

Midnight Revels

Dynasty (40)

Character (31)

3 Asako Diplomat

3 Asako Maezawa

3 Asako Tsuki

Outpost Elemental Championship IMS - Scoprion splash

3 Ethereal Dreamer

2 Haughty Magistrate

3 Naive Student

3 Radiant Orator

3 Sage of Gisei Toshi

3 Shiba Tsukune

2 Solemn Scholar

Holding (9)

2 Ancestral Shrine

3 Favorable Ground

3 Forgotten Library

1 Kanjo District

Conflict (40)

Attachment (12)

3 Fine Katana

2 Formal Invitation

2 Magnificent Kimono

3 Ornate Fan

2 Pacifism

Character (3)

3 Feral Ningyo

Event (25)

2 Banzai!

2 Censure

3 Clarity of Purpose

3 Court Games

3 For Shame!

2 Game of Sadane

3 Outwit

3 Policy Debate

2 Spies at Court

2 Subdue the Spirits

by Severijn ● 8 months ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (6) ● ● High Glory ● Defense/Attrition ● Honor/Glory Boost

0 0 0 0 0 0

Province (5)

Warriors Seeking the Plains

Dynasty (40)

Character (35)

2 Asako Diplomat

3 Asako Maezawa

3 Asako Tsuki

3 Ethereal Dreamer

2 Haughty Magistrate

3 Isawa Atsuko

3 Isawa Kaede

3 Isawa Ujina

3 Naive Student

3 Radiant Orator

2 Shiba Peacemaker

2 Shiba Yōjimbō

3 Solemn Scholar

Holding (5)

2 Favorable Ground

2 Forgotten Library

1 Kanjo District

Conflict (40)

Attachment (14)

3 Embrace the Void

3 Fine Katana

2 Magnificent Kimono

3 Mark of Shame

3 Ornate Fan

Character (4)

3 Feral Ningyo

1 Unassuming Yōjimbō

Event (22)

3 Against the Waves

2 Assassination

2 Banzai!

2 Calling in Favors

2 Censure

2 Clarity of Purpose

3 Court Games

2 For Shame!

3 Policy Debate

1 Waning Hostilities

by Severijn ● 9 months ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (9) ● ● High Glory ● Defense/Attrition ● Honor/Glory Boost

0 0 0 2 0 0

Province (5)

Sanpuku Seidō

Dynasty (40)

Character (32)

3 Asako Tsuki

3 Ethereal Dreamer

2 Fushichō

3 Henshin Disciple

3 Isawa Ujina

3 Keeper Initiate

3 Naive Student

3 Prodigy of the Waves

3 Serene Warrior

3 Shiba Tsukune

3 Solemn Scholar

Holding (8)

1 Ancestral Shrine

3 Favorable Ground

1 Kanjo District

3 Secluded Shrine

Conflict (40)

Attachment (12)

1 Cloud the Mind

3 Fine Katana

2 Magnificent Kimono

3 Ornate Fan

3 Talisman of the Sun

Character (5)

2 Ishiken Initiate

2 Iuchi Wayfinder

1 Shinjo Ambusher

Event (23)

3 Against the Waves

2 Assassination

2 Banzai!

3 Censure

3 Charge!

1 Clarity of Purpose

3 Court Games

2 Defend Your Honor

3 Gaijin Customs

1 Subdue the Spirits

Path of Fury

by Severijn ● 9 months ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (5) ● ● High Glory ● Defense/Attrition ● Stall Tempo

0 0 0 5 0 0

Province (5)

Blood of Onnotangu

Dynasty (40)

Character (29)

2 Asako Diplomat

3 Asako Maezawa

3 Asako Tsuki

Warriors seeking Enlightenment

3 Ethereal Dreamer

3 Henshin Disciple

3 Naive Student

3 Radiant Orator

3 Shiba Tsukune

3 Solemn Scholar

Holding (11)

3 Bustling Academy

3 Forgotten Library

1 Kanjo District

3 Secluded Shrine

1 The Imperial Palace

Conflict (40)

Attachment (11)

3 Embrace the Void

3 Fine Katana

2 Magnificent Kimono

3 Ornate Fan

Character (3)

3 Kaito Kosori

Event (26)

2 Against the Waves

2 Assassination

2 Banzai!

3 Censure

2 Consumed by Five Fires

3 Court Games

3 For Shame!

2 Let Go

3 Mirumoto's Fury

1 Subdue the Spirits

3 The Path of Man

by Severijn ● 10 months ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (10) ● ● High Glory ● Defense/Attrition ● Honor/Glory Boost

0 1 5 5 0 0

Province (5)

Midnight Revels

Dynasty (40)

Character (33)

3 Asako Tsuki

3 Ethereal Dreamer

3 Fearsome Mystic

3 Henshin Disciple

3 Isawa Ujina

3 Keeper Initiate

3 Naive Student

3 Prodigy of the Waves

3 Serene Warrior

3 Shiba Tsukune

3 Solemn Scholar

Holding (7)

1 Ancestral Shrine

2 Bustling Academy

1 Kanjo District

3 Secluded Shrine

Conflict (40)

Attachment (8)

3 Fine Katana

2 Guard Duty

3 Ornate Fan

Character (6)

3 Feral Ningyo

3 Goblin Sneak

Event (26)

3 A Legion of One

3 Against the Waves

1 Assassination

1 Banzai!

2 Benten's Touch

3 Censure

3 Court Games

2 Defend Your Honor

3 Hand to Hand

3 Policy Debate

2 Ready for Battle

Phoenix IMS classic

by Severijn ● 10 months ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (5) ● ● Balanced ● Card Choke ● Stall Tempo

0 0 1 0 0 0

Province (5)

Dynasty (40)

Character (32)

3 Asako Maezawa

3 Asako Tsuki

3 Ethereal Dreamer

3 Fearsome Mystic

2 Haughty Magistrate

2 Isawa Atsuko

2 Isawa Kaede

2 Meddling Mediator

3 Naive Student

3 Radiant Orator

3 Shiba Tsukune

3 Solemn Scholar

Holding (8)

3 Favorable Ground

3 Forgotten Library

1 Kanjo District

1 The Imperial Palace

Conflict (40)

Attachment (10)

2 Cloud the Mind

2 Embrace the Void

3 Fine Katana

3 Ornate Fan

Character (7)

3 Feral Ningyo

2 Kaito Kosori

2 Tattooed Wanderer

Event (23)

3 Against the Waves

2 Assassination

2 Banzai!

2 Censure

2 Clarity of Purpose

3 Court Games

3 For Shame!

3 Let Go

3 Policy Debate

Firesting

by Severijn ● > 1 year ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (7) ● ● Political ● Control ● Defense/Attrition

0 1 2 7 0 0

Province (5)

Dynasty (40)

Character (30)

3 Adept of the Waves

2 Asako Azunami

3 Asako Tsuki

3 Ethereal Dreamer

3 Fearsome Mystic

2 Haughty Magistrate

2 Isawa Kaede

3 Meddling Mediator

3 Naive Student

3 Radiant Orator

3 Solemn Scholar

Holding (10)

3 Favorable Ground

2 Forgotten Library

1 Kanjo District

3 Magnificent Lighthouse

1 The Imperial Palace

Conflict (40)

Attachment (14)

2 Cloud the Mind

3 Embrace the Void

3 Infiltrator

3 Mark of Shame

3 Ornate Fan

Character (3)

3 Feral Ningyo

Event (23)

3 Banzai!

2 Benten's Touch

3 Clarity of Purpose

3 Court Games

1 Display of Power

3 For Shame!

1 I Can Swim

3 Policy Debate

2 Taryū-Jiai

2 The Path of Man

Go Crab No Sho

by Severijn ● > 1 year ago

Isawa Mori Seidō ● (9) ● ● Balanced ● Experimental ● Tempo

0 0 0 2 0 0

Province (5)

Seeking the Truth

Dynasty (40)

Character (34)

3 Asako Diplomat

3 Asako Tsuki

Shiro Shinjo first attempt: Shugenja focus.

3 Fushichō

3 Isawa Atsuko

2 Isawa Kaede

2 Isawa Tadaka

3 Keeper Initiate

3 Meddling Mediator

3 Naive Student

3 Radiant Orator

3 Solemn Scholar

Holding (6)

3 Favorable Ground

2 Forgotten Library

1 Kanjo District

Conflict (40)

Attachment (10)

2 Cloud the Mind

2 Fine Katana

3 Ornate Fan

3 Reprieve

Character (7)

3 Feral Ningyo

2 Hiruma Skirmisher

2 Stoic Gunsō

Event (23)

1 Assassination

3 Banzai!

1 Benten's Touch

2 Censure

3 Charge!

3 Clarity of Purpose

3 Court Games

2 Fight On

3 For Shame!

2 Harmonize

by Severijn ● 6 months ago

Shiro Shinjo ● (7) ● ● Balanced ● Experimental ● Mobility

0 0 0 0 0 0

Province (5)

Border Fortress

Endless Plains

Khan's Ordu

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Dynasty (40)

Character (32)

2 Aranat

3 Border Rider

3 Hantei XXXVIII

3 Iuchi Daiyu

3 Iuchi Shahai

3 Keeper Initiate

3 Master of the Swift Waves

3 Minami Kaze Regulars

3 Moto Youth

3 Outskirts Sentry

3 Utaku Tetsuko

Holding (8)

3 Favorable Ground

2 Shiotome Encampment

1 The Imperial Palace

2 Windswept Yurt

Conflict (40)

Attachment (16)

3 Curved Blade

2 Favored Mount

3 Invocation of Ash

2 Ornate Fan

2 Pacifism

3 Spyglass

1 Utaku Battle Steed

Character (8)

3 Iuchi Wayfinder

3 Shinjo Ambusher

2 Shinjo Haruko

Event (16)

3 Against the Waves

3 Banzai!

1 Captive Audience

2 Cavalry Reserves

2 Court Games

2 Display of Power

1 I Am Ready

2 Speak to the Heart

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Righteous Delegate

Added: 4 weeks ago

Card Review: Rated: : 3.5
Righteous Delegate has a nice frame for a courtier at 2/3/2. Her ability is similar to core set Isawa Atsuko, though with different conditions. Shrinking bushi and improving everything else makes her better in military conflicts. [continue reading]In addition, she can break most unopposed provinces in a political conflict by herself. This makes her pretty powerful and allows phoenix to run up to 6 3-cost courtiers capable of that feat between her and Maezawa.

Now, her ability is at its best when you are defending because your opponent has to decide which bushi he commits first, before you have to decide whether the delegate will oppose them.

To get your mileage out of her, play her in a deck that has many cheap non-bushi characters. You can even consider adding in Atsuko and have a list that goes pretty horizontal with up to 6 dynasty characters that can provide an anthem-like effect.

She wants you to focus on courtiers and shugenja, but does not need much support outside of this. Run her with feral ningyo and/or force of the river if you really want to add support her ability.

Hantei Sotorii

Added: 1 month ago

Card Review: Rated: : 2.75
The royal brat has a very nice statline, but he needs to win his conflicts if he is to matter. Playing him with military boosts or a bushi support card like Purity of Spirit makes him a very good card to siege provinces with.
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You will find him in clans that don't have access to many great bushi in-faction like phoenix or scorpion. In the scorpion lists, he gets a new lease on life as his ability works well with the way of the scorpion.

All in all an alright bushi.

Hantei Sotorii

Added: 1 month ago

@Vash108, he can in fact use his ability on himself for that cool 10 military.

Shiba Tsukune

Added: 1 month ago

Card Review: Rated: : 4
Tsukune is a very powerful character with issues that left her in the shade for a long time. Dishonor her and she has no strength. She is a bushi, which means the best cards of Phoenix don't work with her. Cloud her and now you just [continue reading] have a middle-of-the-road 5 cost character that's still pretty soft to dishonor. Even while online, your opponent still gets to decide which rings won't happen by starting conflicts on those. Even so, her ability is not to be understated. Up to this day, she still has one of the most powerful abilities printed on a character.

Times have changed for the better. Phoenix has ancestral shrine which can put rings you've won on defense back on the table for Tsukune. The latest cycle had Purity of Spirit, a support card that is just perfect for Tsukune. And the cycle before that one had Ofushikai which makes her silly (and is still pretty good without the champion ability). The card Strength in Numbers is seeing more play, and Tsukune is pretty immune to that.
As of this writing, Kyuden Ikoma is coming, giving you another reason to play Tsukune as she is immune to that stronghold's effects.

If you build your deck right and have the support she needs (finger of jade, 1 ofushikai, Magnificent Kimono, Purity of Spirit), she will pretty much always be a force to be reckoned with. Give her a try. I'm sure I will continue to feature her for the months to come.

Ofushikai

Added: 2 months ago

Card Review: Rated: : 3.5
Expensive, unique and with restrictions on whom this can be attached to.

The effect of giving +2/+3 is not trivial. This is similar to honoring someone. Is this better than a fan or a katana? That depends. Do you use [continue reading] your character in multiple conflicts and multiple conflict types? If so, then maybe it is. It is definitely worse if you only use your character in one conflict per turn, or only use them during one type.

The targetting restriction is actually not as restrictive as you would think. Many of Phoenix's characters that you buy with fate on them are unique.

If you can play this on Tsukune (or some other champion with the seal), then this becomes a fairly ridiculous card. The ability is back-breaking.

To me, this card comes down on how many eligible targets you have and how much you value fate compared to cards and how many attachments you run overall. It is pricy, but when you don't draw many cards per turn, having a stronger card will be more useful than the budget fantanas. Note that you want to run this in a list that has many attachments to begin with, so that let go is overburdened with targets. As a nice bonus, it might not even cost the card if you can regain it with its ancestral text.

Even with all the silver linings, I am hard-pressed to put this in my lists. The expense is real. You need to play a rich deck to use it consistently. It is also unique, which limits the amount of copies you want to run of this. Still, I like this as a singleton when the conditions are met.

Sage of Gisei Toshi

Added: 4 months ago

Card Review: Rated: : 3
This card has a lot going for it as it is a scholar (and can thus be honored by Asako Tsuki), 3 cost (so no assassination), good stats for a courtier and a powerful ability. The real issue is however that you need to be more honorab [continue reading]le. This is still doable, but it means you will need to warp your deck and stop playing cards that lose you honor. In addition, you will need a source of card draw, because people love to turn off this card's ability by lowering their bid.

The other issue is that Radiant Orator does similar things, and overall Radiant is easier to use. I still believe there is a world where you pick one over the other.

Play this with Spyglass or other dedicated sources of card advantage. Play it with 3 ancestral shrines. It is worth it.

Grasp of Earth

Added: 4 months ago

Also, as a reminder. This doesn't stop effects like charge, a spiritcaller or Cavalry Reserves. Sadly, this card is not only clunky and expensive, but it doesn't do enough on top of all that. It is just too narrow.

Embrace the Void

Added: 4 months ago

Well, it is restricted for a reason. This card is dirt cheap to play. Even without any shenanigans, this lets you play with a higher income per turn, allowing you to deploy another body down the line. The only requirements are that you play with enou [continue reading]gh shugenja, and that you plan to play a 3+ cost character with 3 fate or more, preferably.

The aforementioned shenanigans is the card Consumed by five fires. You can attach this on your opponent and blast their fate away, gaining all the fate from the character that had the embrace the void. Another example is Student of Esoterica, a character that you can spend fate from to pay for spell cards. Embrace the void will refund the fate that you are spending from the student.

The final way of using this is on a 2 drop. Many 2 drops in the game are excellent cards, all hampered by the existence of Assassination. Embrace the void lets you get away with buying a Asako Tsuki with three fate. If you get assassinated, you will have at least recoup that fate on Tsuki. Still, be wary of Let Go into Assassination!

Magnificent Kimono

Added: 4 months ago

Magnificent Kimono quickly fell out of favor even during core set days, because this card has "risky" written all over it. And to be fair, if you're marginally winning a conflict, this card is raising the stakes. Even so, this is by far the best card [continue reading] with the pride keyword in the game. You get to decide when to use this after all.

There are a couple of ways how you can mitigate or avert the risk altogether. The first option is to play this on your character that already became dishonored, in which case this is pure upside. The second option is to play this on a character that participates in multiple conflicts, like Prodigy of the waves or a Chikai Order Protector. These characters are commonly getting dishonored as the preferred solution to them anyway. The third option is to play this when you are running into your opponent's province with an on-break ability like Upholding Authority or when you are running into a Display of Power. In those cases you're at least getting some equity from the exchange beyond a broken province.

Now, with Bonds of Blood, this card has a bit of extra life added to it in the shape of Conflict Isawa Tadaka. It is very easy to find a board state where you can play Isawa Tadaka and find a conflict that he will win. This card very obviously synergizes with that situation, too.

Note that all of the above assumes that you are running Isawa Mori Seido.

Pacifism

Added: 4 months ago

Pacifism has a couple of extra uses beyond the obvious one of handicapping that militarily-slanted character: You can use it as pseudo-covert in case your opponent is keeping back a powerful character like Toshimoko or Ujiaki for a critical defense. [continue reading]The second use is with Kuroi Mori. You put this on any big character, and you can switch back to military with kuroi mori to send them home bowed. This card excels against any deck that attempts to lean heavily on one or two characters.

Seal of the Phoenix

Added: 4 months ago

One addition: This can also be used to make someone a Phoenix character. This isn't particularly useful in most cases, since the cards this enables is a Benten's Touch which requires a Phoenix shugenja. The one other use case is to import a champion [continue reading]into Phoenix. Slap this on the neutral Akodo Toturi, and you have an extra phoenix champion, capable of bearing and using Ofushikai. One reminder: If they let go the seal from Toturi, and it was the only seal, then Toturi will discard Ofushikai as he is no longer an eligible target.

Mark of Shame

Added: 5 months ago

Card Review: Rated: : 4
The card for which I would select an air role. The double dishonor is costly, but that's needed too, since you'll easily take away 4/4 worth of stats. It also offers a fair bit more: One extra pol less is a neat bonus, but what's re [continue reading]ally great here is that it plays like an event, but is still an attachment. This is very difficult to stop. No cancellation helps. Finger of jade does nothing against this. Your options of dealing with this card are either discarding it from their hand before you give them a juicy target, having a character that is immune to its effect, like an army, or having a niche card like Pragmatism. The other options are just damage control like Purity of Spirit.

Of note: This is also very cheap to splash. It absolutely shines in Isawa Mori Seido, where the extra glory really powers up this effect.

Asako Maezawa

Added: 7 months ago

Card Review: Rated: : 5
This is a contender for the best courtier in the game. It is easily the best courtier that Phoenix has, and they're no slouch with the likes of Asako Diplomat, Naive Student, Radiant Orator and Meddling Mediator. With the Isawa Mori [continue reading] Seido stronghold, this is a 2/6 in most cases. It gets even better when there is a character with higher base political like a Fearsome Mystic or even Fushicho.

There are other contenders as well, of course, but this one has the compromise of a relative low cost for 6 and upwards of political strength. Its strength is that it wins conflicts like no other for that price. When you play this character, you want to focus on grabbing a fire ring with this and get it honored if the situation presents itself. A 4/8 or 6/10 is not something most decks can deal with without spending several cards and/or fate.
Thinking about support, Maezawa is great all by himself. You don't need anything to help him, though I would recommend running a couple of Magnificent Kimonos. It is easy to get these to work in your favor. If there is any other card that you want to put in there as support, it would be Clarity of Purpose, so that you can project his power twice.

Fearsome Mystic

Added: 11 months ago

Card Review: Rated: : 4
The rating applies only when playing this in the Isawa Mori Seido stronghold. Without it, it hits about 20% of all characters (i.e. the proportion of characters with 0 glory), and 94% of all characters during air conflicts. With Isa [continue reading]wa Mori Seido's bonus, she hits 94% of all characters, and 100% during air. Note that the overall percentage isn't really representative of the characters you see in the game itself. Some clans prefer 0 glory across the board, whereas others will hover around 1.6 glory per character.

In IMS, Fearsome mystic is a house of a card. Dishonoring her doesn't hurt much with her 1 glory, so you do want to confront her with characters or with remote bow or send home effects. These latter two are few and far between, plus bow isn't all that useful considering that against the waves won't be far behind. This makes fearsome mystic an excellent attacker, because blocking her is painful. When she gets honored, you can also just throw 7 to 9 skill into an air conflict, which is clan champion levels.

Generally, you will want to attack with her on the void ring if there aren't many characters without fate on them on the opposing side. If you put her in your deck, it is a good idea to also run favorable grounds so that you can throw her into whichever challenge has the best target.

In the near future, when Isawa Ujina enters the card pool, she will be even better at pursuing the void ring and demand her prize.

Way of the Phoenix

Added: 11 months ago

Card Review: Rated: : 2.75
This card is a far cry from some of the other "way of..." cards, but it has its uses. Your main mode for this card should be setting up the scenario where a ring accumulates two fate and denying that your opponent gets to take it [continue reading] so that you can capitalize on this ring the next round and take up 3 fate (or 2 if you need it during the next dynasty phase). The second mode is to deny the ring that your opponent needs to trigger keeper initiates, or a ring effect that hurts the current board state way too much. A niche application is that you can deny the HMT players from declaring a fifth conflict.

Overall, an unexciting card since it does nothing during a conflict, which is the type of card you can't run in significant numbers. That said, if your deck is very fate-hungry, consider playing this as a singleton together with other "gain fate" phoenix cards like Embrace the void and Path of man.

The Path of Man

Added: 12 months ago

Card Review: Rated: : 4
There's a good reason why this has a lot of influence printed on it. This card is magnificent and pretty easy to pull off. It is especially nice how you can play all of them in your hand in one conflict where you end up over-defendi [continue reading]ng or breaking a province.

Naive Student

Added: > 1 year ago

Edited: > 1 year ago

Card Review: Rated: : 4
Worse than Bayushi Liar, but still great. Most useful in contesting the imperial favor. Also strong if you can get him honored with Asako Tsuki. Good traits, nice cost, good ability.

Recent Deck Comments

Definetely new and surprising deck that was Top Crab in Worlds (Top 8 and 6-0 during swiss)

Added: 3 weeks ago

Edited: 3 weeks ago

I was rooting for you at the top 8 game and thought you had it when I left for sleep. (Poogin doing the 5 bid versus your 4, forcing out Duty for Poogin to live)

At any rate, thanks a lot for your write-up. Your play of turn 1 action 1 [continue reading]in draw of Mono No Aware was one of the highlights when I watched that on stream. This time I thought you were crushing it and even if the deck wasn't exotic, it was very well played.

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My First Pony Build

Added: 3 weeks ago

Just a thought: Why not adorned barcha with Earth becomes sky? The two go very well together.

Also, have you considered unfulfilled duty?

Winter Court 2019 - Third Place - SoV Phoenix / Five Fires

Added: 4 weeks ago

Congratulations, and thanks for the write-up!

My First Pony Build

Added: 4 weeks ago

Overall, this looks pretty solid to me. The main thing would be trimming that conflict deck to 40 cards (I think you can easily toss the Scavenger or defend your honor).

As another shugenja player that doesn't play Kyuden Isawa, I would [continue reading]recommend finding room for Finger of Jade if you see that you are keeping your big characters in play for a couple of turns. It solves a lot of problems when you need to maintain big characters.

Dynasty-wise, I would think about cutting a couple of characters for the Shinjo Gunso (Example -1 Kudaka, -1 Blackadder, -1 Master of the Swift waves). The Gunso's second body helps flipping provinces face-up and as a side effect it enables your recursion. As for Shinjo Yasamura, I think it is fine to just play 2 copies of a cheap unique, since flipping up a duplicate of a cheap character isn't something you want.

Province-wise, I would give appealing to the fortunes a chance instead of pilgrimage. Pilgrimage isn't very good when you are playing display of power. As a stronghold province it is okay, but I imagine Khan's Ordu is an even better stronghold province.

Overall, looks nice!

Winter Court 2019 - 1st Place

Added: 4 weeks ago

Edited: 4 weeks ago

Very nice and streamlined list. Congratulations on your victory! I hope you will do a write-up to show us why some of the cards made it in here. Tournament reports are of course also welcome. :)
If I am making some guesses, I would assume the [continue reading]2 Hantei are to make the Crane matchup easier for Phoenix (as well as a bunch of other matchups), The split between katana and ornate fan favor ornate fan due to policy debate and you're running three tadaka because you want to maximize your odds of drawing him early even if you risk having dupes. I like the one display of power. It makes your opponent have to respect the card while not flooding on that effect yourself.

Are there any changes you would make based on your recent experience? Personally I'd go with +1 ancestral shrine, -1 imperial storehouse for example.

Smokesword

Added: 1 month ago

I rarely play two drops that are not my standard two copies of Asako Tsuki, but he's been the next in line if I am planning to play a couple of cards to support Tsukune. He's a fine as a second string bushi.
The times I have played him, he was [continue reading]alright. Nothing spectacular, but he did good work drawing me a card or two over its lifespan. Sometimes you get to honor him with purity of spirit or Tsuki and he'll shine pretty brightly.

Smokesword

Added: 1 month ago

Fair enough. One last thing: You have 9 conflict cards that are fire, and 9 conflict cards that are water. Have you considered playing Shiba sophist? He should be able to fish cards in those two types roughly 3 out of 4 times.

Smokesword

Added: 1 month ago

I feel this is way, way better out of Dragon than it is out of Phoenix. The Agatha line of shugenja has multiples that can go find katana of fire and some others that are just good out of the box like fire alchemist or doomed shugenja. On top of that [continue reading], you have access to Niten Master who likes Katana of Fire for being a weapon to unbow with.

A samurai of resolute will can sway 10.000 men

Added: 1 month ago

Thanks for the nice comments. In order:
- I will mulligan away the attachments as much as I can as I am often spending my fate on buying a character on the first turn and think the events and feral ningyo are more important to find (doesn't hur [continue reading]t to improve illustrous forge). Dynasty mulligan depends on the opposition. I will try to find solemn scholar/prodigy of the waves and Secluded shrine if I happen to find one of the two in the flip. If I don't have either, I'll go with a 3 drop plus a 1 drop opening.
- I will pretty much always go first given the option. Ethereal dreamer and Ujina benefit from it pretty significantly.
- As mentioned above, I am frequently buying a 3 drop and a 1 drop on turn one, or a prodigy of the waves with 3 fate. I am also a fan of buying a couple of 1 drops with 2 fate each.
- When I own smuggler's Cove, I will definitely try it in this list. I want more movement options available to me.

This was just a fun idea I was working with, partially inspired by a local phoenix player who goes way more all in than I do. I have been playing a couple of games with it and think there are many improvements to make here.
Idea 1: Drop one ready for battle. It's not needed. Run the third Magnificent kimono instead.
Idea 2: Though it pains me, I think you could cut 1 of the fallen in battle for a card that helps my conflicts. I could see the same for the censures. You could probably lose one and play another card over it that helps me win conflicts.
Idea 3: I want the third ancestral shrine and think I should shave off a forgotten library for an ancestral shrine.

While I think my previously posted deck is much stronger, this one is quite fun. Between the two of them, adorned barcha is a stronger card by a lot, in particular because it helps me win conflicts beyond the stat boost. Not having access to embrace the void really hurts too. The fate situation is worse than in the other list, and I do feel that 2-3 fate you would gain from it by the third turn.

Gazing some more into that void

Added: 1 month ago

I am not so sure about including Uona. The five air cards in question are expensive and are not cards you can spew off for Uona's effect. The mirror's gaze wants a body that sticks around for a couple of turns. Cloud the mind is an important tool aga [continue reading]inst a select number of characters. These are limits that are put on Uona's ability.
There's also the question on what card you take out to add Uona in. I don't like her over any of the 1 cost characters in there because those are just better deals for your fate investment. You could perhaps play her over an acolyte, but that card is very powerful in its own right and dodges assassination.

Overall, I don't think she's a good fit here. I could see playing her if I had air cards like Benten's touch to work with. Perhaps for a different deck?

Glory test v2

Added: 1 month ago

Edited: 1 month ago

There are many ways you can build with the Crane splash. It depends on what you plan to do, and how you want to win the game.

The main draw of Shugenja is that they can participate in multiple conflicts. If we want to keep them, we shou [continue reading]ld play Against the Waves. If not, I think there are other dynasty choices that have better stats and/or abilities.
Phoenix Bushi are good in both conflict types nowadays thanks to purity of spirit. The courtiers are predominantly good at political, but they have more disruptive effects for your opponent’s characters.

At any rate, if you are intent on using multiple traits, we should ensure that we use cards that complement all three, so that we limit the amount of bad draws if we lack one of the traits.

You should start on the question of how you plan to win the game.

We can try to block participation of the opponent’s good characters. In that case, I would look for Formal invitation, Political Rival or Try again tomorrow, Radiant Orator, Sage of Gisei Toshi and Pacifism. This only needs Courtiers and leaves us with room for other things to do.
We can try to go over the top with bushi and use their send-home to remove opposition, and potentially threaten our opponent’s characters with A New Name along with For Shame to bow them out. If they dishonor instead, we follow up with Duel to the Death if it is a valuable character.

We can try to re-use honored characters, in which case Shugenja are the way to go. Crane does not have much to help us for this plan. They only provide Voice of Honor, which offers limited protection. Their unbow card is curry favor, which is very situational. The things I do like to do with Crane is to play their The Mirror’s Gaze, but I also believe Pillow Book is a really good card to splash from Crane.

I do not have the time to build a list for each of these suggestions, but I recommend that you look around and see what other IMS decks do. The main suggestions I have beyond all of the above is to trim your 2 cost characters to only the essentials. I usually run just two copies of Asako Tsuki for instance. Next, decide on how you will win and focus your build on that. Be sure to play enough support for each big character that you put in the deck. For example, if I play 3x Shiba Tsukune, you can be assured I will add a 1 and 3 cost bushi, two purity of spirit and two Finger of Jade to support her.

Glory test v2

Added: 1 month ago

I am a firm believer that expensive characters need adequate support cards to make them shine. Currently, you are playing 5 big shugenja and 5 big bushi. You are running 5 support cards for bushi and 2 dynasty cards for your shugenja. Granted, the bu [continue reading]shi cards are easier to play courtesy of A New Name.

I think your shugenja need more support. Against the waves is such an easy card to fit, plus it takes advantage of your stronghold. The strongest thing to do with Isawa Mori Seido is to apply the glory to an honored character and unbowing that one so that you get the bonus multiple times.

The other potential issue is that you do not have many ways to honor your characters in the long-term in the conflict deck. I would always recommend a pair of Magnificent Kimono; They even like your steward of law.

Finally, Most of your cards are about just increasing stats on your characters. I have found that they will combat you with cards that bow, covert or send you home. I recommend taking either cards that allow for more movement (like the third favorable grounds) and cards that prevent messing with your big characters (like finger of jade). You should likely look into playing more of these effects yourself. Pacifism, Taryu-Jiai, Radiant Orator, Sage of Gisei Toshi and Ofushikai are each with significant downsides, but I feel like I need some of effects these offer. You may want to take some of the better effects out of Crane to complement your overall strategy, like duel to the death, issue a challenge, try again tomorrow and so on.

Righteous Courtiers of Regal Bearing

Added: 1 month ago

The main comment I have is that your deck might lack on the power front. Not many powerful characters in here, which is intentional given those who serve. There is also a potential issue in that Regal Bearing is not enough of a game plan. I think you [continue reading]r deck's plan does not include a powerful endgame.

Furthermore, I do not think this deck can take advantage of those who serve. You need to play 3 characters to break even (and even then your opponent still has one more fate most likely). You need 4 characters played to make a profit compared to getting the passing fate. I don't think that is a likely scenario with 11 holdings.

In light of the above comment, I would look into playing bigger characters. There is a large range of shugenja, but even Daisetsu could make for a compelling courtier choice. You could even play Tsukune and just enough bushi to warrant some support cards.

I recommend switching out some ornate fans for Magnificent Kimonos so that you have non-event ways to honor your own characters. It's very easy on the back of a Maezawa or a Tadaka you drop into play.

Your deck is a little too skewed towards political conflict in the conflict deck. You don't need all that to win those conflicts. The offer testimony in particular don't have many cards to key of.

You have about as many shugenja as courtiers. You should run Against the Waves.

With regal bearing, you are putting pressure on the common bidding strategy. I think this kind of deck needs its cards to be very impactful towards conflicts on a card to card basis. Cards that need other cards to function or that are by their nature very reactive should be used rarely. You will want cards that do a lot by themselves.

Going away from the feedback, I think there's definitely a couple of new courtier paths to explore by either going to the Crane for A new Name, or to Dragon for Justiciar's approach.

Added: 1 month ago

Haughty Magistrate is an interesting idea. Rather than utilizing movement, he's more a good target for Gajin Customs because I don't have that many characters that have 3 or more base glory.

The reason why he's not in here is because of [continue reading] a couple of factors:
- He is a poor defender.
- The deck has enough ways to win conflicts as the attacker.
- Feral Ningyo and Haughty Magistrate don't get along.

I think you can definitely try this by swapping one Shiba Yojimbo for a haughty magistrate. I think the better statline of Shiba Yojimbo and her protective effect are overall better. This is mainly because Haughty Magistrate is more replaceable with other powerful offensive tools than the Yojimbo's bubble shield.

Added: 3 months ago

@NikolaP, I have now been playing a couple of games with Ofushikai in there instead of the last ornate fan, and I have liked it quite a bit. It is expensive, but I felt it was worth it every time. You do not get the champion ability frequently, but g [continue reading]etting the flat +2/+3 bonus with ancestral was actually good enough to break several conflicts my way. Thank you for the suggestion!

Added: 3 months ago

I think Magnificent Kimono is pretty important for this deck. It is often a card that breaks open the match-up against Crane and Scorpion because it is a non-event that can honor my characters and does so multiple times per round. Crane especially do [continue reading]esn't like it because this is the card that can turn off their cancellation from when they have the voice of honor shields up. I would not like to dismiss the second copy and believe it is more important than the singleton ornate fan is.

As for Tadaka, I think he is brings a lot to certain matchups, like the matchup versus scorpion, unicorn and Crab. In each of those matchups you are sniping cards that are essential to their gameplan. I run two copies to increase the odds of drawing him early enough in those matchups. I play him for full retail the majority of the time. Often, all it takes is just passing my dynasty phase to buy him with 3 fate later. I did this in the game against Wouter described above. My flip versus his flip made it clear I would be better off banking fate to buy him. Wouter wasn't going to break any province, I only cared about the imperial favor and defending Shameful Display. I decided Tadaka is the better buy because I can play him after Wouter's options to mess with him are over and just grab the favor. If he went for shameful display I could honor Tadaka there.

I definitely think Tadaka in this style of deck is an important card. Disrupting hands is important, and on the other hand, I often can just break a province by dropping him late in the turn, attacking versus no defenders, attach a kimono and end up with an honored Tadaka for next round.
As for disguise: You are only occasionally doing this from a Fearsome Mystic. I think these two play well together. Fearsome mystic is usually also not something people defend against, so she often carries the magnificent kimono on her way in. Then, after I won the conflict, I disguise over her and have a 7/5 (or 9/7) ready monster at the ready.

Simply put, I go out of my way to play him when I think I need his effect or uniqueness. Other than that I just save up enough to buy him.

Added: 3 months ago

I always try to look for a spot to play Ofushikai. Usually you will want a second champion and tools to make the champion Phoenix. In here, it would frequently be a generic +2/+3 bonus, which is not nothing, but it sure is pricy.
So in short: [continue reading]It is a cool card to play in here given the density of uniques. The question is more on what to take out. I feel it is very greedy to play this over the singleton Ornate Fan, but that is the first card I would look at.