Mirumoto Daini

Dragon Clan Tournament Deck

Greetings. This is a slight variation of the deck I used in the San Diego ComicCon International '96 L5R Tournament. In one of the greatest games of L5R I have ever played, I upset the tournament favorite Ben Peck (yes the same one that does the art for L5R cards) and his 'Crab deck from Hell' to win my first sword.

The reason it is not posted in it's original form is that I have forgotten it's exact contents. Over time, different expansions were released and I wanted to add new cards and so forth. However, I found that the deck really didn't need any help with new sets. At most, I only ever added 3-4 new cards from exansion sets following Shadowlands. These were mostly to satisfy my urge to play with cool new Dragon Clan toys such as Shiryo no Togashi.

I am now retiring this deck and trying to come up with a new stategy to play Dragon under (it's been almost 2 years now). This deck is a good deck, but it does require some skill to play. I find that it's toughest opponent is a Lion Speed Deck because of its high honor personalities. This deck is meant to be played as a reactionary deck. This means that you do your thing and gain honor as fast as you can while observing your opponent and preparing to deal with the specific threat that he/she is presenting. Wait to interfere with your opponent until after he/she has done something, and only Walk the Way after you see what you opponent is doing and need to have the proper tools in hand.

Dynasty Deck- 44 cards

Fate Deck- 39 cards

Alternate Cards

To many players, this deck may look weak. In some instances this is correct. Two of my most valuable cards for the deck design have been reworded so as to make them not function as I originally planned. Also, this deck incorporates only cards from Shadowlands and before (exception- Togashi Yokuni). New cards present new strategies that this deck was never designed for. You will notice a big lack of followers as well as the tendency to have big personalities. This opens the deck up to cards like Stand Against the Waves and Narrow Ground. One year ago, this deck was a powerhouse that I rarely lost with. Now, it is time for it to be retired (for me at least) in order that I might persue new strategies with my clan.

Dragon Mon