Ive been playing L5R since launch, and from the start (and sinc ebefore, with the rpg), crane has been my favored clan. In core I had an amazing crane deck that controlled the opponents hand. With the end of the imperial cycle I began "touring" the other clans. In part because I wanted soem variety, and in part because I felt the other clans concepts was felt better in their playstyle. Scorpion felt scorpiony, phoenix felt phoenixy, unicorn felt unicorny (even if it wasnt competitive, it was flavorful), but crane felt bland. Now Ive returned to crane and dont feel that so much, it feels awesome with the duels and the control and all. But I cant make them work. Is there any advice you guys can gove beyond "play fire ring and honor everyone". I seem to lose wven when having honored people. Are ther combos, dekc building criteria. Etc tha you can recommend?

This is the Shogun, Erik Baalhuis', deck from the Paris Grand Kotei, and he gives some guidance on how to play it.