Since the role change, I've been having quite a bit of luck with my Honourable Lion. Still has issues vs honour drain duel decks though.

Honourable Lion w/Crane

Yōjin no Shiro (Core)
Seeker of Air

Stronghold: Midnight Revels (Children of the Empire)
Before the Throne (The Chrysanthemum Throne)
Kiku Matsuri (Children of the Empire)
Public Forum (Into the Forbidden City)
Shameful Display (Core)

Dynasty(40)
Character (35)
3 Obstinate Recruit (Core)
3 Ikoma Prodigy (Core)
3 Matsu Berserker (Core)
3 Steadfast Samurai (Core)
2 Tactician's Apprentice (All and Nothing)
2 Akodo Toshiro (The Chrysanthemum Throne)
2 Armament Artisan (Masters of the Court)
2 Gifted Tactician (Tears of Amaterasu)
2 Ikoma Tsanuri (Disciples of the Void)
2 Miya Mystic (Core)
3 Tireless Sōdan Senzo (The Ebb and Flow)
3 Venerable Historian (Core)
3 Kitsu Spiritcaller (Core)
2 Honored General (Core)

Holding (5)
3 Imperial Storehouse (Core)
2 Staging Ground (Core)

Conflict (40)
Attachment (6)
2 Cloud the Mind (Core)
2 Honored Blade (Core)
2 Unveiled Destiny (Children of the Empire)

Character (2)
2 Kami Unleashed (Disciples of the Void)

Event (32)
3 A Legion of One (Meditations on the Ephemeral)
3 Contingency Plan (Core)
3 Court Games (Core)
2 Even the Odds (Breath of the Kami)
2 Hand to Hand (Children of the Empire)
2 Ready for Battle (Core)
2 Stay Your Hand (Children of the Empire)
3 Way of the Lion (Core)
2 Noble Sacrifice (Core)
2 Soul Beyond Reproach (The Ebb and Flow)
3 Waning Hostilities (Fate Has No Secrets)
3 Way of the Chrysanthemum (The Chrysanthemum Throne)
2 Festival for the Fortunes (Masters of the Court)

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