Howdy, folks! I thought I'd combine a couple of ideas into one, and if y'all have a good time, then I'm open to other goof ideas.
Idea #1 - I'm not a hardcore oldschool Mantis guy, but I like the Mantis cards coming out now. I also noticed that Kyuden Kakita is pretty open-ended. So, I had this idea to build a Mantis-heavy deck out of this stronghold. Why do I think this'll work? Patience, children, patience.
Idea #2 - Often folks will work on deck lists, and then post them here. Which is great, don't get me wrong. But what if the hivemind were to build the deck from the ground up? So, I'm going to post a partial deck list, some parameters and thoughts, and I thought we could all decide what goes into the deck!
Why use Kyuden Kakita to build a Mantis deck? Check out the cards.
- Kyūden Kakita - Honors the character whether they won or lost.
- Armament Artisan - Honors himself after you honor someone else.
- Aspiring Challenger - Built-in duel. See where this is going?
- Kudaka - Loves Air conflicts. Who else loves Air conflicts? Crane!
- Yoritomo - Hey, you know that fate Kudaka just earned you? Yeah.
It's unfortunate that, withe the current roles, we can't include either Mantis Seafarer OR Mantis Tenkinja , because either one of those would also be a pretty cool inclusion for this deck, especially the Tenkinja.
Ok, but why Crab for the splash? Pathfinder's Blade . Crane's rocking a Seeker role either way you go, and it's such a good card it's Restricted. Bummer that other good Crane cards just got pinned to the Restricted board, but it is what it is. And can you really go wrong with Reprieve ? Also, Watch Commander . Spreading the Darkness . The Hiruma brothers, Ambusher and Skirmisher . All good splash cards.
Last, but not least, I love the story implications of this deck. The way the Mantis have been raiding Crane to sell to Crab. I thought it'd be funny if they all got their **** together for the greater good ( the greater good ).
So, those are the rules! Let's all build a Crane/Crab/Mantis deck, just for fun, and see what happens!