Ratings are
based on a 1 to 5 scale 1 being the worst.
3 ... average. 5 is the highest rating.
The
First
Hogake
Shikamaru[The Only One to
Move Up]
Yay! Quest for Power Released on Friday and so far
I've only boughten 5 packs, which is way below
average for me. I should have 6 boxes by this
weekend. :) On another note, Yay for Shikamaru
becoming a Chunin. This actually messes things up a
bit though because now that he's a Chunin, he won't
have the 0 or
1 drop slots anymore like he used to, so hopefully
he will have a decent effect. He's obviously an
Earth Ninja. His stats are pretty nice for a turn 2
Ninja giving 3 support on turn 2 is nice, which I
think is above the average for turn 2. Although,
when he is injured he only provides one support. Now
his effect looks kind of nifty in my opinion.
Shikamaru has two effects, one when his team is
blocking and one when his team is attacking. When he
has a Genin as a head ninja that's attacking, that
Genin gets +1/0, which is good because then you can
have Sasuke AoC moving up to 5 power against another
all Genin team or Naruto having a real threat on the
competition. His other effect gives a Genin +0/+1
when sent out to block during the turn. So look at
Temari, Sakura, or any other of the support ninja's,
Temari could have a possible 4 support with
Shikamaru in the team. I personally think this
Shikamaru has potential to be really good, but right
now, I prefer the lower drops for Shikamaru as you
need to hold onto as many lower drops as possible to
hit your curve. Just think about this in the early
game, a team with Sasuke AoC as head, Shikamaru and
Temari support. When attacking they could have a
power of 11 by turn 2. And when blocking they would
also have 11 power, which is a lot by turn 2
especially if you hit your drops. Just my long
opinion on Shikamaru.
My ratings:
Constructed: 4/5 He has potential, it just depends
on where people will put him in their decks.
Limited: 4.5/5 3 support in this format is god, and
on top of that getting other Genin's as well can put
you above the rest of the competition
saurabh dubey
Shikamaru Nara ( the only
one to move up)
We used to like shikamaru for his huge support, even
if he was a turn 1. Finally, shikamaru is a chunin
and is now a turn 2. He still has all of that sweet
mental power. As for stats, he has 3 support, which
is huge support for a turn 2. Usually, you will get
that much support at around turn 4. He has only one
combat, but at least something. In injured he has
only 1 support, instead of zero like the usual. I'm
not sure if it is a substitute for the earlier
shikamarus, but you may like to run 1. Try it and
see.
My ratings:
Constructed: 4
Limited: 2.5
Mark
Howard
Woohoo! Series 7!
Okay, so, w-h-a-t-e-v-e-r!!! Shikamaru Nara [The
only one to move up] is today's carp. Wait no,
carp's a fish. Quack quack. It's a moo. He's the
average Shika, but with better stats and effects and
aww what the crap. We have [Formation] and
[Flexibility]. We don't need this!
