Ridiculous question?
I'm guessing the question would go around these poles:
- What clans am I trying to answer to? Pheonix / Crane tend to have key characters with 2-3-4 fates on them while the military ones usually 0-1-2. I'm having more trouble on the Crane side; and AFWTD doesn't work on Guest of Honor.
- Conflict deck price list. 2 Fate more and a card less; even with City of Lies it's not cheap. Let's say I ran AFWTD, CB5F, Ambush and Kachiko, that's 8 very expensive cards in my deck even if I run Favored Niece to cycle them out as needed
- Strategy? If I'm going «drop-bears» I might not care to have no fate on my guys when I play Mono no Aware. If I'm going for a heavy board presence and invest more in characters than I guess CB5F would help me gain board advantage.
- Splash options. Going 2x CB5F is already 4 Influence, which leaves room for let's say 2x Clarity of Purpose. Mono let's me splash anywhere, even 3x Clarity of Purpose
What do you think? Is Mono no Aware just better? Or is CB5F a good answer to a heavy board presence? Am I mad for even considering it?