Ratings are
based on a 1 to 5 scale.
1 being the worst.
3 = average.
5 is the highest rating.
Beastly Mage
Naruto
Uzumaki & Jiraiya
For the last card of this week we have the Naruto/Jiraiya
tin promo. With 7/2 both healthy and injured, this
card is pretty strong for Lightning Decks. He's got
a combination of all Jiraiya and Naruto stats,
including Clone Status and Oil combat attribute. The
effect... it's valid! You can do one of two things
with the effect (and a Rasengan): either play it for
free and have this platoon not be removed from play
by Jutsus during this turn OR pay for it and not
have it (the Rasengan) negated. That can be just
crazy for some people, but I like it. In the right
deck, this can be simply brutal.
Ratings:
Limited: Promo/5
Constructed: 4.5/5
Art: A balance of perversion and Dattebayo!/5
Wyatt
Naruto Uzumaki &
Jiraiya(Ultimate Training). A new Naruto & Jiraiya
platoon, this time with a really good effect. This
platoon can use Rasengan for no cost, and the
platoon can't be removed from play by your
opponent's jutsus that turn. Or, you can pay the
cost and the jutsu can't be negated. This is really
nice, since either way makes it easier to get
Rasengan off, and by the time you play the platoon
you'll know which type of jutsus your opponent is
running, so you'll be able to decide which way to
play the jutsu accordingly. Also, even if your
opponent runs straight negation, if you choose not
to pay for the jutsu, that leaves you chakra to
negate their negation jutsu. These effects are also
VALID, and on a 7/2,7/2 Sannin. This ninja alone
can make Rasengan decks playable, maybe not highly
competitive, but definitely more so.
Constructed:4.5/5(Rasengan deck)
Limited:1.5/5(Tin tournament, I participated in one,
chose this tin, and pulled not only zero Rasengans,
but zero Narutos and Jiraiyas.)
