Another week, another set of decklists from Kotei season. As usual, we’re skipping the first- and second-place decklists since AEG itself is collecting and posting those. And also as usual, make sure to click-through the links (usually) see more than the decklists, especially commentary by the player on how to play the deck and how their tournament matches went.
Decklists this week come from Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Mantis, Phoenix, and Scorpion – almost a full set.
Crab Smash – Dan Jacobson – Sterling Kotei T4
The Impregnable Fortress of the Crab
Dynasty (40)
Events (1)
1x Dark Audience
Personalities (23)
3x Hida Iguchi
3x Hida Toranosuke
3x Hida Saiyuki
3x Hida Kurabi
3x Myuken
1x Nishoji, the Steel-Eyed
1x Hiruma Nikaru, the Flesh Eater
1x Tsi Hayamizu
1x Hida O-Ushi inexp
1x Kuni Renyu xp2
1x Zansho xp
1x Shakash xp
1x Iuchi Wattu
Holdings (16)
3x Productive Mine
3x Nexus of Lies
3x Iron Mine
3x Famous Bazaar
2x House of Exotic Goods
1x Bamboo Harvesters xp
1x Oracle of the Void xp
Fate (40)
Rings (3)
1x Ring of Air
1x Ring of Earth
1x Ring of the Void
Followers (3)
3x Elephant Cavalry
Items (5)
2x Khalimpeh-Jiak
2x Tiger Claw
1x Koan’s Staff
Strategies (29)
3x The Crystal Tears
2x Sudden Movement
2x Back to the Front
2x Unholy Strike
2x Fall Back!
2x Entrenched Position
2x Suffer the Consequences
2x Breaking the Rhythm
2x Unsettling Gathering
2x Planted Evidence
2x Deliberations
3x Advance Warning
1x Creating Order
1x Lakeside Retreat
1x Ritual Preparation
Dragon Dueling Military – Corey Beahon – Sarasota Kotei T4
The Remote Monastery of the Dragon
Hojatsu Sensei
Dynasty (40)
Events (2)
1x Journey’s End Siege
1x Military Alliance
Holdings (18)
3x Ashigaru Fort
1x Bamboo Harvesters • Experienced
1x Counting House
3x Productive Mine
3x Gold Mine
3x Nexus of Lies
3x Vast Paddy Fields
1x Oracle of the Void
Personalities (20)
3x Mirumoto Hatsuto
1x Mirumoto Kalen • Experienced
3x Mirumoto Niwa
2x Mirumoto Nokkai
1x Mirumoto Shikei, the Laughing Dragon • Experienced
3x Mirumoto Tsukazu
1x Mirumoto Yasushi
2x Togashi Korimi
1x Togashi Mitsu • Inexperienced
1x Togashi Noboru • Experienced 2
1x Kimura, Forgiver of Sins
1x Moto Ming-Gwok
Fate (40)
Items (10)
2x Akodo Kaiken
3x Family Sword
2x Justice of the Crane
3x Utaku’s Destiny
Rings (2)
1x Ring of Air
1x Ring of Earth
Strategies (28)
2x Back to the Front
1x Creating Order
3x Demonstrating Technique
2x Do Not Delay!
1x Elemental Adroitness
3x Entrenched Position
3x Iaijutsu Dojo
3x In Stillness, Forge the Soul
2x Reprisal
3x Sudden Movement
2x The Turtle’s Shell
3x Weakness Exposed
Phoenix Dishonor – James Donnithorne-Tait – Sterling Kotei T4
Eternal Temple of the Phoenix
Dynasty (40)
Holdings (22)
3 Silver Mine
3 Jade Pearl Inn
3 Brilliant Cascade Inn
3 Exquisite Silk Works
3 Merchant Atoll
3 Famous Bazaar
1 Bamboo Harvesters – exp
1 Counting House
1 Family Library
1 Yukihime’s Hot Springs
1 The Ivory Dojo
1 Oracle of the Void – exp
Personalities (18)
1 Bayushi Kachiko – expCOM
2 Asako Ifukube
3 Asako Misora
3 Shiba Tsurao
2 Isawa Koizumi
2 Isawa Kamiko
2 Yotsu Shinzai
1 Tonbo Inuyama, the Eye of Tomorrow
1 Asako Kaitoko – exp
1 Isawa Shunryu, the Infinite Eye
Fate (40)
Strategies (32)
3 Dying Remonstration
3 Demonstrating Technique
3 Tactical Setback
3 Faint Praise
3 Strategic Withdrawal
3 Thoughtless Sacrifice
3 Breaking the Rhythm
3 Merchant Patronage
3 Wrath of Osano-Wo
2 The Company You Keep
2 Imperial Summons
1 Lost in Transit
Followers (3)
3 Kamelakar’s Harem
Spells (4)
3 Secrets on the Wind
1 Walking the Way
Items (1)
1 Blood of the Preserver – exp
Mantis Military – Daniel Ramos – Madrid Kotei T8
The Fruitful Port of the Mantis
Dynasty (40)
Events (1)
1 Dark Audience
Holdings (18)
1 Oracle of the Void – exp
3 Nexus of Lies
3 Kobune Port
2 Shrine to Hachiman
1 Bamboo Harvesters – exp
2 Jade Pearl Inn
2 Yukihime’s Hot Springs
3 Secluded Outpost
1 The Emerald Dojo
Personalities (21)
1 Yoritomo Yashinko – exp
1 Tsuruchi – inexp
1 Moshi Sasako – exp
2 Yoritomo Ichido
1 Yoritomo Minori – exp
3 Tsuruchi Kaito
1 Tochiko, the Jagged Tusk of Death
1 Okazaki, Breaker of Wills
3 Yoritomo Teihiko
2 Tsuruchi Shusaku
1 Zansho – exp
1 The Shakash – exp
1 Yoritomo Hiromi – exp
1 Hida Tadama
1 Moshi Rukia – exp
Fate (41)
Strategies (24)
2 The Turtle’s Shell
3 Unholy Strike
2 Unsettling Gathering
3 Back to the Front
2 A Champion’s Strike
1 Creating Order
3 Breaking the Rhythm
2 Lakeside Retreat
2 Reprisal
2 Sudden Movement
2 Planted Evidence
Followers (6)
3 Expert Archers
3 Elephant Cavalry
Items (7)
1 Koan’s Staff
1 Ancestral Armor of the Mantis Clan
3 Storm-Forged Blade
2 Khalimpeh-jiak
Rings (4)
1 Ring of Water
1 Ring of the Void
1 Ring of Earth
1 Ring of Air
Scorpion Dishonor – David Lapp – Sterling Kotei T8
The Shadowed Estate of the Scorpion
Dynasty (41)
Events (3)
3 A Fever in the Blood
Holdings (14)
3 Small Time Bully
3 Jade Pearl Inn
3 Exquisite Silk Works
3 Brilliant Cascade Inn
1 Counting House
1 Bamboo Harvesters Experienced
Personalities (24)
3 Armed Rice Farmer
3 Shosuro Hotaka
3 Bayushi Akane
3 Shosuro Takazaki
3 Bayushi Shizuka
3 Yogo Takashi
1 Bayushi Nitoshi Experienced 2
1 Bayushi Kachiko Experienced CoM
1 Bayushi Nitoshi Experienced
1 Shosuro Kameyoi Experienced
1 Iuchi Wattu
Fate (40)
Strategies (36)
3 Flashy Technique
3 Unseemly Alliance
3 Delicate Gamble
3 Strategic Withdrawal
3 Mercantile Conflict
3 Encircled Terrain
3 Tactical Setback
3 Block Supply Lines
3 Ramifications
3 Inexplicable Challenge
3 Oppression
2 Favors
1 A Game of Dice
Items (2)
1 Ancestral Armor of the Scorpion Clan
1 Heart of Fudo Experienced 2
Rings (2)
1 Ring of Earth
1 Ring of the Void
Crane Dishonor – Will Abbott – Sterling Kotei T8
The Exquisite Palace of the Crane
Akagi Sensei
Dynasty (40)
Holdings (18)
3 Brilliant Cascade Inn
1 Counting House
2 Jiramu’s Court
3 Small-Time Bully
3 Jade Pearl Inn
3 Exquisite Silk Works
1 The Ivory Dojo
1 Bamboo Harvesters Experienced
1 Coastal Pearl Bed
Personalities (22)
3 Daidoji Soken
3 Bayushi Shizuka
3 Doji Soeka
2 Daidoji Kinta
1 Yoritomo Yashinko Experienced
3 Yasuki Jiro
1 Doji Shirarou
1 Bayushi Kachiko ExperiencedCoM
3 Otomo Demiyah
1 Bayushi Nitoshi Experienced
1 Iweko Shibatsu
Fate (40)
Rings (2)
1 Ring of the Void
1 Ring of Earth
Items (2)
1 The Egg of P’an Ku Experienced
1 Heart of Fudo Experienced
Followers (2)
2 Kamalakar’s Harem
Strategies (34)
2 Uncertainty
3 Thoughtless Sacrifice
3 Ramifications
3 Favors
2 Inexplicable Challenge
3 Oppression
2 Delicate Gamble
3 Mercantile Conflict
3 Imperial Summons
3 Dying Remonstration
3 Planted Evidence
3 The Company You Keep
1 A Game of Dice
Lion Military – David Hayes – Sterling Kotei T8
The Honorable Garrison of the Lion
Satoru Sensei
Dynasty (40)
Holdings (19)
3 Suana Dojo
3 Copper Mine
3 Jade Pearl Inn
3 Famous Bazaar
1 Deep Harbor
1 Secluded Shrine
3 Traveling Market
1 Yukihime’s Hot Springs
1 Bamboo Harvesters – exp
Personalities (21)
2 Matsu Misato
3 Matsu Miura
1 Morito Inoue, Scourge of the Plains
3 Matsu Agai
3 Ikoma Ichimoko
1 Jikoji, Fist of Stone
3 Akodo Kenaro
1 Akodo Uehara – exp
1 Akodo Dairuko, the Steel Lion – exp2
3 Matsu Ryohei
Fate (40)
Strategies (28)
3 Incapacitated
3 Soul’s Sacrifice
3 Back to the Front
3 Contentious Terrain
3 Unholy Strike
2 Sudden Movement
2 Determined Challenge
1 Creating Order
1 Unsettling Gathering
3 Coward!
1 For the Fallen
2 Advanced Warning
1 A Game of Dice
Followers (9)
3 Sparrow Clan Aide
3 Spearmen
3 Ashigaru Spearmen
Items (1)
1 Ancestral Armor of the Lion Clan xp
Rings (2)
1 Ring of Earth
1 Ring of Air
Crane Honor – David Winner – Sterling Kotei T8
Exquisite Palace of the Crane
Dynasty (40)
Holdings (19)
3 Kabuki Theater Troupe
3 Marketplace
3 Nexus of Lies
3 Productive Mine
1 Counting House
1 Turquoise Court
2 Jiramu’s Court
1 Oracle of the Void
2 Poorly Placed Garden
Personalities (21)
3 Daidoji Soken
3 Doji Dainagon
3 Daidoji Kinta
3 Daidoji Gensai
3 Doji Katata
2 Daidoji Ujirou
2 Doji Kurohime
1 Doji Hakuseki – exp3
1 Doji Makoto, the Smiling Blade
Fate (40)
Strategies (32)
3 Flashy Technique
3 Unseemly Alliance
3 Strategic Withdrawal
3 Encircled Terrain
3 Block Supply Lines
3 Unholy Strike
3 Inexplicable Challenge
3 Oppression
2 Favors
2 Delicate Gamble
2 Thoughtless Sacrifice
1 A Game of Dice
1 Creating Order
Followers (3)
3 Sparrow Clan Aide
Items (3)
3 Blessed Sword
Rings (2)
1 Ring of Earth
1 Ring of the Void