Yan Lo getting Chi from his own Wastrel

[Mazin1]

ive seen a bat rep and read posts but the Yans card seems to  contradict what I've seen. Can someone explain the interaction?  

[Rathnard]

I'm a rusty on the specifics, but I believe the idea is that you charge the Wastrel with Yan Lo to hit him twice with Spirit Barrage, hitting the trigger to gain a Chi on Severe damage or death, for 2 Chi total. You won't get a third Chi when he dies (since he wasn't killed by a model he considers an enemy), but he will leave a corpse to summon off of with Toshiro. 

People specifically choose the Wastrel for this because he can use use Swagger to get up the board and gain defensive stance, making it easier to lose the duels by enough for a straight damage flip. Taking a Clockwork Trap would be cheaper, but they don't drop corpses and you might need to cheat their defense flip down to make sure Yan wins the attack duel by enough. 

 

Card-wise, for this to work you at least need a severe in hand, plus up to four cards (2 high, 2 low) if you get really unlucky with the attack flips. Then Toshiro will want a high enough tome (?) to summon an Ashigaru off of. 

 

I've never tried it myself (not a big fan of summoning, or dithering around on turn 1!), but after writing it out I might have to give it a run some time.

[InvokeChaos]

I dig into some meat of this tactic here. 

But what Rathnard said is exactly what the trick is. It's fun and gimmicky, with the emphasis on the gimmicky. Check out the post if you'd like a more detailed breakdown.

[Anung Un Rama]

If i want to get quick Chi i just bash Izamu....his armour mitigates half of the damage and then I can do it again i then heal with Yan Lo then he can attach his 2 ss upgrade straight away.....if i really want i can use Izamus self heal as well...