Strategy: This deck utilizes the many power up cards that I have put in here. Charge, Strength of Purity, and Destiny Has no Secrets lend in a huge hand when it comes to munching up enemy provinces. I've also added the followers Ashigaru and Spearmen to help lend a hand as well. Spearmen is my favorite follower due to the fact that the 2 ranged attack can kill most forms of early defense. Use Superior Tactics to move around to avoid a direct conflict. Just beef and watch them fall! Ken'o early is GREAT because the Tactician ability allows every card in your hand to become potential force. Although personally, I don't like packing my deck with Tacticians. Otomo helps a LOT against every Imperial Gift, plus it can stop enlightenment dead in it's tracks. I like my gold scheme because it can all come off the box, which makes it very easy to bring it out first turn. Plus, all that free gold makes using the SH too often very limited. Also, most every personality in this deck comes off the box reduced, so go for it!

Stronghold: Ancient Halls of the Akodo
Sensei: O-Ushi Sensei

Dynasty:
3x Matsu Morishigi
3x Matsu Mori
3x Matsu Yojo
3x Ikoma Ken'o
3x Matsu Agetoki
3x Matsu Gohei
3x Jade Works
3x Copper Mine
3x Merchant caravan
3x Small Farm
3x Large Farm
1x Charter of the Lion Clan
1x Inheritance
1x Imperial Gift
1x Evil Feeds upon Itself
1x Winter Warfare
1x The Enemy of My Enemy
1x One Man's Honor

Fate:
3x Rallying Cry
2x Sneak Attack
3x Strength of Purity
3x Deadly Ground
3x Charge
3x Destiny has no Secrets
2x Refugees
3x Superior Tactics
3x One Koku
3x Ashigaru
3x Spearmen
2x A Test of Courage
2x Counterattack
1x Matsu House Guard
1x Shiryo No Gohei
1x Ancestral Sword of Lion Clan
1x Ancestral Armor of Lion Clan
1x Ring of the Void