The Swift Sword

Anata wa gohan o tabemashita ka?
"Have you eaten rice?" -Common Rokugani greeting.

Having returned to the game I am still attempting to get the feel of a good deck. Working off of my EE Lion Clan deck I just wanted to know a manner to create a suitable Lion Deck, considering I don't have access to a great many cards...

1. Is there any manner for a Lion Deck that just pummels provinces early on?
2. Ikoma Sugo is nasty in terms of force, has anybody figured a way to bring him out the first turn of combat?

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Here's something you can build starting out of the Lion Starter from Emperor Edition. I've modified it to run without Forgotten Legacy cards. It does benefit from Border Keep XP and some good Strategies from Forgotten Legacy if you can lay hands on them.

Eternal Victory Dojo

3x Matsu Hachiro (EE - Starter)
3x Ikoma Shika (EE - Starter)
3x Akodo Suoh (EE - Common)
3x Qalyar (EE - Common)
3x Jahan (Promo)
3x Akodo Kamina (SC - Uncommon)
3x Akodo Makotai (EE - Rare / Dawn of the Empire Fixed)
3x Akodo Ashiko (BtD - Uncommon)
1x Second City (FL - Fixed)
1x Shinden Shorai (SC - Rare)
1x Akodo’s Guidance XP (Starter)
1x Traveling Peddler (Kyuden Tonbo - Fixed, EE - Rare)
3x Copper Mine
3x Remote Village
3x Archery Range (Second City - Common)
3x Small Farm

3x Akodo Regulars (War of Honor)
3x Veteran Skirmishers
3x Burn the Towers
3x Caught In The Act (EE Rare / Emerald and Jade Championships Fixed)
3x Know No Fear
3x At Any Cost (EE Rare)
4x Brothers in Battle
3x Disrupting Communications
4x Reckless Rush
3x Ancient Feud
3x The Honor of the Lion
3x Costly Opportunity
1x Ring of Earth
1x Ring of Fire



One Koku or Twisted Fate (an Event, promo) are the only ways to get Sugo out for a Turn 2 attack as far as I can see. His 8 Gold Cost is deliberately awkward to use in a blitz.

- Marty Lund

Domo arigato Mlund-san! m( _ _ )m

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Hm, I guess you'll need to find something else to replace Second City in there too, if you're running without Forgotten Legacy. 1x Akodo's Grave couldn't hurt, though I'd run Venerable Master (EE - Rare) if you can find it.

- Marty Lund