Yoshimitsu - Deck 04

Stopped playing with Kazuya for a while to go back to Old Faithful (Yoshimitsu). Made a new deck that works really well against the current meta. So far no problems versus 3rd card buffing punch deck Lili, or One Hit KO Paul. At the time of writing, I am currently 1270 and in my last 10~12 games, haven't "lost" (I have had a couple draws but no losses). Surprisingly haven't run into many Kazuya's (lol), but I imagine this deck wouldn't fair too poorly as long as it follows this strategy.

The Deck

• 3x Tsuka Splitter: 20 Damage, Punch, Before the attack: Strike & K&P cards owned: 3rd card +15 Hit
• 3x Sakanobori: 12 Damage, Kick, Before the attack: Block: +1 Parry
• 1x Poison Breath: 5 Damage, Punch, After the attack: This card appears: Opp -30 HP
• 1x Kimon Matagi: 20 Damage, Punch, After the attack: Opp HP ≥ 75: +10 HP
• 1x Tobi Ushiwaka: 15 Damage, Kick, After the attack: Block & Opp Focus: +1 card
• 1x Aratama: 5 Damage, Punch, After the attack: Opp Focus: Card +50 Hit
• 1x Kamikaze: 21 Damage, Kick, After the attack: Focus, Cards = 5: Both -5 cards & Opp -45 HP
• 3x Shisetsu Genman: 16 Damage, Kick, After the attack: Cards = Opp cards: +1 card & Opp -1 card
• 1x 1x Magatama: 20 Damage, Kick, After the attack: HP ≤ Opp Hp: +25 HP & Cards concealed
• Power Card: 175 HP First turn: +2 concealed cards & Opp +1 card

This is one of my first decks of the form 3 3 3 and 6 unique cards. At first, I was skeptic
al towards using it, but after 10 games, or so, I felt the consistency is pretty good. The speed of this deck is extremely slow, so it is necessary to make those strikes count. Fortunately Tobi Ushikawa, Shisetsu Genman, and Aratama can aid in getting "safe" card draws and the many defense cards will prevent focus breaks from occuring.

Strategy

Yoshimitsu

The deck draws it strength from defense and card control. The healing cards from Magatama and Kimon Matagi are very important to take note of. If drawn together in 1 hand, it would be wise to do your best to prolong the game till you reach the end of the card cycle. This can be done by playing safe and going for safe draws via Tobi Ushiwaka or Shisetsu Genman. If you need to prolong the game and you have card advantage and Sakanobori, consider blocking till the opponent strikes or 5 cards are discarded. Sakanobori is an amazing defense card for prolonging the game.

Tsuka Splitter is solely for damage as this deck is extremely lacking in damage. I do not advise striking unless you have a good card advantage or a strong life lead. I usually go for 3~5 card strikes, most of the time it is when the opponent has 0 cards or 1. If Tsuka Splitter is not in your deck of 5 cards, it may be a good idea to triple block 5 card discard because the damage you deal with your last 3 cards may not be worth the card advantage your opponent has after the strike.

Do your best to drop opponent's HP to 75+ so Kimon Matagi will always be in effect. Don't be afraid to throw away a 1~2 card advantage in hopes of getting Shisetsu Genman or Aratama off because prolonging the game usually means more heals for you and when Cards = Opp Cards (as it will be after a 5 card discard), you have more chance(s) for Shisetsu Genman to go off. If the opponent blocks and gives you card advantage, you can continue to focus. Again, if you just drew Shisetsu Genman, consider blocking for it's effect to go off.

Conclusion

I think this deck performs quite well in the current metagame of High Damage Paul and Lili. Parries aid extremely well against these 2. Regarding Kazuya, it is important to know WHEN TO STRIKE (not only for this deck) as it is inevitable for this deck to have to fight a berserker Kazuya. A useful tip is to bring them to below 80 only from the result of Kamikaze or when they have 0 cards. I try to drop Kazuya's to 111+ HP and let Poison Breath go to 81. At the high 1200's, good Kazuya's will fish for strikes by blocking attacks that will drop them to 85 +/- 4HP, in this way, I will either get a strong card advantage and can proceed to bring him to below 80, or keep fishing for Poison Breath/Kamikaze.

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