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Pojo's Naruto Card of th Day
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Sasuke
Uchiha
[Power of
the Curse Mark]
Card Number:
N-068
Rarity - Rare
Review Date:
9.01.06
Average Card
Rating: 3
Ratings are
based on a 1 to 5 scale 1 being the worst.
3 ... average. 5 is the highest rating. |
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dust2dust |
Sasuke Uchiha [Power of
the Curse Mark]
Pro:
-fire element
-sharingan eye
Con:
-turn 2
-ability
Yeah, it's a start of a new month, and it seems like
we are back to where we started, with Sasuke again.
This one looks cool, but not so useful.
General-
This Sasuke has the most entrance cost so far, but
there are other copies in the future that has even
more entrance cost, lets stick to this one for now.
Being fire, he is part of one of the best element in
the game so far. He also has Sharlingan Eye so he
can use the card that requires it. For now, that not
very important. When more ninja that has Sharingan
come out, cards that require Sharingan Eye will be
better. Again for now, Sharingan Eye is not that
important.
It is the ability of this card that I really don't
like this card. If you discard a battle award, his
attack increase by 2. This effect basically says "if
you have one battle award, put it in your opponent's
chakra to potentially get 2." That’s pretty sad.
Besides being in a disadvantage, you are also giving
you opponent chakra. It's true that it is only one,
but that could mean a world of difference. He might
just get the one water he needs to play vortex jutsu
and win the game.
I'm not a fan of this card, but if you like it, by
no means, play it for fun.
Conclusion: 2.0/5
Limited: 1.3/5
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Zanarkand
Ace |
Alright. I know I gotta do
it, but here we go again. Today we Review Sasuke
Uchiha [Power of the Curse Mark]
Sasuke Uchiha
Leaf/Genin/Male/Sharingan Eye
2 Turn Cost, 0 Hand Cost
3/0 Healthy
1/0 Injured
[Power of the Curse Mark]
During the Exchange of Jutsu, you can move 1 of your
Battle rewards to it's original owner's Chakra area.
Then, this Ninja gets a +2/+0 during this turn.
Alright, I don't need to go into it, but we all know
that I don't like Sasuke. Emo like whoa. But. I have
to give respect where it is diserved. And this card
diserves respect. While it is a toss up between not
likeing the effect, and liking it, it does have it's
pluses and minuses... Let's take a look.
On the one hand, while you sac the Battle Reward
that you had to earn and was likely not handed to
you on a platter, you do get to boost this shinobi
to a 5/0. That's some hard hitting power. Along with
it, he can use Sharingan Eye, Triple Windmill,
Pheonix Flower Jutsu, and my personal Favorite,
Fireball. Not because of it's fireballness, but for:
Katon! Gokakyu no Jutsu!
The main thing that I don't like about this card is
the fact that his power works on Battle Rewards.
They also can't stack, which would make him broken.
Which is a good thing. The effect also isn't Valid,
which would have made him Super Rare worthy if it
was.
Constructed: 4/5 as long as you are using a Fire
Deck with lots of his Jutsus.
Limited: 3/5 as he needs some support.
Art: It's sasuke. We've been over this too many
times... I won't even go here.
And props to D-Hero for making me actually look at
the card. Damn him.... You just had to make me look
at it, didn't you!
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Beastly Bruin |
Sasuke Uchiha [Power of
the Curse Mark]
Element: Fire
Power: 3/0 (Healthy) 1/0 (Injured)
Turn: 2
Leaf | Genin | Male | Sharingan Eye
Effect: During the exchange of jutsu, you can move 1
of your battle rewards to the owner's chakra area.
Then, this ninja gets +2/+0 this turn.
Ehh...I'm extremely up-in-the-air about returning
hard earned Battle Rewards. If you're playing a
skilled opponent, you probably forfeited a lung for
the BR's that you've amassed (all two of them).
Bottom line, there are better options for Sasuke
users. Heck, I'd run Open Your Eyes over this.
This card is even a hard sell for limited, unless
you absolutely need the extra firepower.
Constructed: 2/5
Limited: 2.5/5
Art: 2/5 (He's eyeing his hand like it has doodie on
it.) (Wait...did I just say doodie?)
(Hey Lois, diarrhea...heh heh heh...)
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Apprentice of Anubis |
Finally, we wrap up the
week with one of my favorite cards, Sasuke Uchiha
[Power of the Curse Mark].
Sasuke Uchiha
Entry Cost: 2 | Hand Cost: 0
Leaf | Genin | Male | Sharingan Eye
[Power of the Curse Mark]
During the Exchange of Jutsu, you can move 1 on your
Battle Rewards to its original owner’s Chakra area.
Then, this Ninja gets +2/+0 during this turn.
“In fact, I’ve never felt better.”
Pros:
Chunin level Offensive power.
Unlike some Sasuke cards, he actually has SOME
attack while Injured.
Decent Entry Cost for his effect.
Excellent Late-Game card.
Sharingan Eye built in.
Cons:
Really is meant to be a lead ninja only.
Need to give up battle rewards for his effect.
No support power
Prime target for Escape Jutsu and Shadow Leaf Dance.
Effect isn’t Valid.
This card can be AWESOME in almost any deck
(Primarily, Fire/Sharingan Control.), plus the fact
that he can become anywhere’s from a 5/0 to a 21/0
(3+[2X18] for those who actually went through
algebra.) is GODLY when you think about the fact
that he can take down a team of the Third, Kakashi
and Zabuza together on his own. (Yes, I did borrow
that example from another reviewer on the Escape
Jutsu review…Just go with it.)
Though, that’s not to say he doesn’t have his down
sides. For one, he as 0 support power, basicly
making him a Lead Ninja by default, and on top of
that, you need to give up some of your win condition
to use him properly. (Battle Rewards) On top of
that, he’s a prime target for Escape Jutsu and
Shadow Leaf Dance, which hurts his playability a
little seeing as, from what I’ve heard now, Escape
Jutsu’s becoming a little more popular because of
Sexy Jutsu and the likes. On top of all that, his
effect isn’t valid, meaning that when he’s injured,
he’s just a useless 1/0 that can be easily
overpowered.
Over-all, the pro’s out-weight the Con’s a little,
so in short, if you have this guy, give ‘em a try.
He can by PRETTY useful in a tight situation.
Limited: 4/5 (For God’s sake, if you get this card
in one of the booster packs that you get, GRAB HIM!)
Constructed: 4/5 (Very good card, but just BARELY
scrapes the Staple region of the card game.)
Art: 5/5 (What can I say…I’m a sucker for evil
looking bad boys.)
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Uberdylan |
Sasuke Power of the Curse
Mark
A well-balanced, very good card. Lose a battle
reward to give him +2; an ability that allows him to
grow powerful enough lategame to conquer almost
anything, with a potential of +18 gain. However, you
do give your opponent chakra, and there are cards to
negate attack bonuses. 2 turn cost for 3/0 1/0 isn't
great, and he has no mental power, but he does have
the sharingan and a flame attribute. This is the
best Sasuke so far.
Constructed/Limited: 4.5/5 Where 5 is a very good
card, but not extremely broken.
Art: 3.5/5 I would have liked him better with a
purple aura or glowing curse mark.
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Rakath |
Sasuke Uchiha [Power of
the Curse Mark]
Well then, Sasuke at Turn 2. Naruto and Sasuke are
starting on the long run up to high turn counts from
now on. 3/0 - 1/0 isn't too good for a Turn 2, Flame
is nothing new, Sharingan built in is nothing new.
His effect is not one you want to overuse. If you're
in a pinch it'll save your behind from death, or
lead you into death.
See, thing is that generally your Rewards are THEIR
cards, so you're not just lowering your winning
edge, but giving them free chakra molding. Sometimes
you'll need +2/+0 per reward, but I wouldn't wanna
rely on this trick as a way to win. You can take
your rewards off your own deck, and then this
ability is basically cutting off your right arm to
save your left arm. You gain chakra but lose winning
edge. If you want to play this risky gambit, go for
it.
Sasuke Uchiha rating - 2/5 (Still there is better
out there.)
Constructed (Fire) - 3/5 (If you really wanna play
the edge, go for it. I run one, it's fun.)
Limited - 4/5 (You got less resources, so any edge
you have, even this death sentence, is worth it.)
Art - 4/5 (Man those tattoos are cool!)
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