I'm looking to build a janky Dragon deck that starves its opponents of fate, but don't think it's got enough of an edge or consistency to it. Any thoughts are welcome. Current decklist is:
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Dragon: Seeker of Fire
Mountain's Anvil Castle
Restoration of Balance
Pilgrimage
Rally to the Cause
Fertile Fields
Meditations on the Tao
3x Secluded Temple
3x Imperial Storehouse
3x Doomed Shugenja
3x Togashi Initiate
3x Agasha Swordsmith
3x Seeker Initiate
3x Miya Mystic
3x Niten Adept
3x Seeker of Enlightenment
1x Wandering Ronin
3x Enlightened Warrior
3x Kitsuki Investigator
3x Niten Master
3x Togashi Yokuni
3x Let Go
3x Mirumoto's Fury
3x Togashi Kazue
3x Stone of Sorrows
3x Ancestral Daisho
2x Kitsune's Method
3x Written in the Stars
3x Jade Masterpiece
3x Censure
3x Goblin Sneak
3x Good Omen
3x Rout
3x Embrace the Void (6 influence)
2x Consumed by Five Fires (4 influence)
The idea is that you land a Stone of Sorrows on Enlightened Warrior (or anyone else, really, but the warrior would stick around the longest), put lots of fate on rings, get really strong Seeker of Enlightenments, and use those to break provinces. Or, use the fate on rings to cast Consumed by Five Fires to wipe their board, and swing in next turn.
Combos:
- Enlightened Warrior can stick around for as long as opponents keep attacking, pretty much, if he's carrying the Stone of Sorrows.
- Embrace the Void on Enlightened Warrior can funnel that fate back to you.
- Good Omen helps keep your Stone of Sorrows guy around longer.
- Obvious plays like paying fate to rings to pump Seeker of Enlightenment. Written in the Stars is especially hilarious turn one, and also makes it impossible to attack into Enlightened Warrior without giving him fate.
Splash possibilities:
- Phoenix of course gives you extra fate return with Embrace the Void, and enables huge resource swings with Consumed by Five Fires. There are enough shugenja to make it happen sometimes, I feel, but it might be iffy.
- Crane give you Voice of Honor, Perfect Gift, and Test of Skill for more consistency. Raitsugu could even get in there for some Duelist trait action
- Lion gives you Time for War. Normally I wouldn't like this card, but the deck is so dependent on a few attachments that it might be worth it for the consistency.
Problems:
- Is this deck just entirely a Stone of Sorrows combo deck? If so, how do you get Stone of Sorrows consistently? Is there a good way to recycle the Seeker of Enlightenments if they get assassinated or otherwise answered?
- Is there another way to apply Fate pressure? I like Goblin Sneak for the fate theft, but the only similar card is Levy, and this deck doesn't pressure honor enough to make them give you the fate instead of honor. Maybe Raitsugu's not a bad option with Banzai for attacking fate.
Basically, if you have ideas for how to maximize this 'fate bank' style of deck, I'd love to hear them. Currently, this is super janky and inconsistent, so it needs a lot of work, and I don't know if there's a way to make it viable.