So, lots of people have said the Life does not really have reliable enough aggro potential. I disagree. Although Tira can be pretty hawt, I like Cassandra. I like to thought of giving all my attacks +2-3 speed inherently, in addition to Drossel for free +2 more. I built the deck with Death Nako in mind (attack attack Tiamat's) using Siegfried's Earth Divide, but have changed it up a bit. Not sure how it'd fair, but it's definitely got some aggro tricks.

Cassandra* - Life

Assets: 6

3x Eiserne Drossel 3/5 +2-MID [unique] [Weapon]
3x Ostrheinsburg Castle – Gay Vampires 3/5 +3-MID [Terrain]

Attacks: 17

3x Wrath of Heaven 8/2
3x Striking Thunder 5/3
4x Yi Shan's Tiger Claw 4/3 +3-HIGH
3x Dragon Punch 4/2 +2-MID
4x Yi Shan's Dragon Tail Leg Sweep 3/3 +2-LOW

Foundations: 40

4x Atoning for the Past 2/5 +3-MID
4x Regretful Existence 2/5 +3-MID
4x Recon 2/5 +3-MID
4x Perfect Sense of Balance 2/5
4x Genius Alchemist 2/5
4x Flexible Body 2/4 +3-MID
4x Researching the Past 2/4
4x Hunt for Jin 1/5 +2-LOW
4x Know When to Talk... 1/5 +3-LOW
4x Torn Hero 1/5

Assets scream aggro, are 5 checks with blocks in other cases =)

Attacks are all quite synergistic. Idea, of course, is to continually reveal 2-3 and hopefully back it with a Drossel for unblockable speeds. Once I'm dealing damage, I can Atoning a Leg Sweep, hit with Stirking Thunder, hit with something else, Leg Sweep the Thunder into momentum, give that 2nd attack +2 damage, Genius Alchemist it, Wrath of Heaven. If I know they can't block, I'll likely go ftw, using +2 damage on Striking Thunder, +2-3 from Cassandra, and if I have any Regretful Existences are out, pop as much as possible.

Life is rather toolboxy. Atoning is instant momentum generation (in case they reverse with a Gut Drill I can Torn Hero them) and works with the majority of my attacks. Regretful Existence is anti Intimidating Presence and +2 damage stylez. Recon is Hunt for Jin or otherwise CC assurance and fights cocky War Between Sisters. Balance-Torn Hero are given. Genius Alchemist is one of the most reliable cards in the game. Flexible Body helps protect my already relatively high 20 vitality (high for a 7 hander). Researching is just great, works well with passing checks and Hunt for Jin tutors. Know when to Talk + Flexible Body = lol.

So yeah, Life.deck

Thoughts?

If you're going with the whole too much speed thing, why not play 2 of Tira's weapons and 2 Robes of the Grandmaster?

Not sure I'd want to play 6 2's in the deck. It might be easier to just stick with the easier to pass attacks than try using Yi-Shan's stuff to make things over complicated. Something like having Swing Kick* and also Reborn Slasher can turn into a 3H7 damage attack w/ a block (better than a 4M6 w/ a 2cc and no block) and going ahead with Siegfried's Earth Divide should be more consistent.