Reinforcing the Only Gateway

A silly attempt at a clever title, but it's still valid. In about two weeks, we'll see the new ban list, which will hopefully have Gateway of the Six being Limited. Under that assumption, Six Samurai decks will have to adapt to reduce their reliance on Gateway. It may force them to be more of a control deck, because they won't have Gateway to make up for the cards that they dump on the field recklessly.

So, here's my attempt at a Synchro-based Six Samurai build for the next format:

Monsters: (17)

Grandmaster of the Six Samurai x2

Legendary Six Samurai - Kizan x3

Legendary Six Samurai - Mizuho

The Six Samurai - Yaichi

Legendary Six Samurai - Kageki x3

Kagemusha of the Six Samurai x3

Shien's Footsoldier x3

X-Saber Pashuul

Spells: (14)

Monster Reborn

Dark Hole

Giant Trunade

Mystical Space Typhoon x2

Mind Control

Gateway of the Six

Six Samurai United x3

Shien's Smoke Signal x3

Reinforcement of the Army

Traps: (10)

Mirror Force

Bottomless Trap Hole x2

Call of the Haunted

Double-Edged Sword Technique x3

Reinforce Truth x3

The Extra Deck is up to you(r budget), but you'll need at least two Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En. Feel free to use Red Nova Dragon, because it's completely plausible that you could summon it. It could even act as another win condition.

It can be almost as explosive as Six Samurai are now, but it doesn't rely heavily on Gateway of the Six. The main idea is to give you access to a Tuner (Kagemusha or Pashuul) as soon as possible. Seeing as how there are 14 cards that give you access to a Tuner, you'll get one fairly easily. Fortunately, most of those cards also give you access to non-Tuners that you can pair with your Tuner.

Reinforce Truth lets you Special Summon Shien's Footsoldier to possibly search out a Six Samurai non-Tuner, such as Yaichi, which you could use to clear the way for a Synchro. In dire situations, you could stall behind X-Saber Pashuul. I shouldn't have to say this, but make sure that you use Reinforce Truth on your opponent's turn so you don't lose your Battle Phase...

Much like it's being used for now, Double-Edged Sword Technique can be a one-card Synchro when you have a Kagemusha and another Six Samurai in the Graveyard. Seeing as how there are 13 ways to get Kagemusha, that shouldn't be too difficult.

Obviously, this deck isn't as competitive as it could be. I just threw it together in a few minutes, so there's room for improvement. If you want, you could replace the Mystical Space Typhoons with Musakani Magatamas. You could also find room for Junk Synchron and Book of Moon if you feel the need to do so.

If your budget is low, then you can replace the Kizans with a combination of Zanji and Irou. Probably two Zanji and one Irou. With the Special Summoning provided by Reinforce Truth, their effects will be live fairly often, even if you don't have Grandmaster.

So yeah, feel free to suggest improvements or other ideas for the deck.