Crab Clan Deck Archive:

Shady Naga

Deck Name: Shady Naga
Format: 40/40 Open
Date of Construction: May-June 2000
Stronghold: The Heart of Shinomen Forest

Dynasty (42)

3 Forest
3 Deep Forest
3 Black Market
3 Jade Works
1 Retired Advisor

1 Palace of the Emerald Champion
1 Golden Sun Plain

4 Naga Warlord
4 Purusha
4 Issut
3 Damesh
1 Shahadet
1 Balash exp.
1 Dashmar exp.

Inheritance
Tao of the Naga
Winter Warfare
Retirement
Kolat Duplicate
Desperate Measures
Enlistment
Final Words
As the Shadow Falls
Fate (43)

Ring of the Void

Nio Sensei
Kisada Sensei
Hantei Sensei

1 Ancient Spear of the Naga
1 Armor of Earth

4 Naga Bushi
4 Naga Guard
3 Ashigaru Archers
1 Shahadet's Legion

2 Frenzy
2 Destiny has no Secrets
3 Ambush
3 Rallying Cry
3 Shady Dealings
3 Sneak Attack
2 Arrows from the Woods
2 Test of Courage
3 Avoid Fate
2 Storms of War

Strategy:
This deck plays like a cross between old-school LSD and a midrange control deck. Most of the Naga are there for blunt force, and Purusha controls the battlefield like nothing before. Ambush gives you targeted removal, especially in combination with Purusha. Shady Dealings allow early-game speed plays, with a peppering of force pumps (Frenzies are primarilly used for sacrificial defenses to strip followers from an opponent). It runs event heavy, but they are the strength of the deck. ATSF and Final Words are metagame; change them to suit your area. Desperate Measures speeds up the game. Retirement is a cool piece of Naga tech, since it'll never hit your personalities.
Be aware of the deck's capabilities; in the long game, gain card advantage through Enlistment and Ashigaru followers. Avoid Fates are best played with care, and don't tie your stronghold up with Shady on turn two unless you've got a good province-busting plan worked up. Dishonor is one of the deck's biggest weaknesses, and it is prone to stall starts. I'll keep working and let everybody know what I come up with...

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