Concept

Introducing Yamato as a black Leader specializing in making use of your trash.
Start off by playing {Land of Wano} type Characters with effects geared towards gathering cards in your trash. Once you've assembled a bunch, you can then transform your 6-cost Yamato into several different 8-cost versions. You can also use your Leader's effect to give Characters you play from your trash [Rush]. Keep the transformation abilities of your Animal cards in mind, and pick the best one for the situation.

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Products Used in This Deck

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  BOOSTER PACK
  -THE TIME OF BATTLE- [OP-16]

Deck Breakdown

Your Leader, Yamato, can give all Characters you play from your trash [Rush]. Make sure you get any Characters you want to give [Rush] to in your trash early-game to make the most of this effect.
Character cards "OP16-091 Nami" and "OP16-092 Nico Robin" pair particularly well with it, as you can use their [On Play] effects to both manage your hand and increase the amount of cards in your trash.
Aim to secure 6-cost "OP16-098 Yamato" in your hand while gathering 8-cost Yamato cards in your trash to set the stage for the match.

You can use the [On Play] effect of "OP16-082 Kin'emon" to assemble any {Land of Wano} type cards you need while filling up your trash.
Unlike "OP16-091 Nami" and "OP16-092 Nico Robin", its 6000 power makes it a viable attacker even after you've used its [On Play] effect.
It also has an effect that raises its cost while it's on the field, making it harder for it to be K.O.'d by Events and Character effects.

Next, play "OP16-098 Yamato" and use its [Activate: Main] effect. This will allow you to trash it in exchange for an 8-cost Yamato from your trash.
As its [On Play] effect allows you to draw 1 card and trash another, you can trash an 8-cost Yamato from your hand in advance to set up for any future plays.
The Yamato you play from your trash will gain [Rush] due to your Leader's effect. Get a powerful Yamato on your field early in the game and take advantage of [Rush] to deal a blow to your opponent.

There are two 8-cost Yamato cards in this deck that you can swap your "OP16-098 Yamato" with.
The first is "OP16-096 Yamato", a versatile card that allows you to add 1 {Land of Wano} type card with a cost of 6 or less from your trash to your hand with its [On Play] effect, before letting you play another {Land of Wano} type Character card with a cost of 2 or less from your hand.
The second is "OP16-097 Yamato", which not only has [Unblockable], but also allows you to return the "OP16-098 Yamato" you swapped it with to the field with its [On K.O.] effect, making it a tricky card for your opponent to deal with.
Be sure to consider your current situation when deciding which card to transform your "OP16-098 Yamato" into.

Continue playing cards from your trash, and use [Rush] to keep up the offensive on your opponent.
Once you have more than 9 DON!! cards, you can use "OP16-084 Kouzuki Momonosuke" in combination with "OP16-087 Shinobu" to activate its [Activate: Main] effect! This allows you to swap it with a 9-cost "OP16-085 Kouzuki Momonosuke" in your trash.
"OP16-085 Kouzuki Momonosuke" also has an [On Play] effect which allows you to play a {Land of Wano} type Character card with a cost of 6 or less from your trash.
Any cards you play from your trash will gain [Rush] thanks to your Leader effect, so you'll be able to attack as soon as you play them.

"OP16-098 Yamato" is a great card to play with this effect.
Once you've attacked with it, you can use its [Activate: Main] effect to swap it with an 8-cost Yamato in your trash, giving you even more chances to attack your opponent.
If you swapped it with "OP16-096 Yamato", you can then use its [On Play] effect to retrieve "OP16-084 Kouzuki Momonosuke" from your trash or play "OP16-087 Shinobu".
Consider setting up a combo which will allow you to play "OP16-085 Kouzuki Momonosuke" again.