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Top 10 New Naruto Cards of 2011

#9:
Naruto Uzumaki (Four Tails)
#N-1062

Reviewed Dec. 27, 2011

Average Card Rating

Limited: 1
Unlimited: 2.5
Block: 3.5

Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale.
1 being the worst.
3 = average.
5 is the highest rating.

9-Naruto Uzumaki (Four Tails)
 
Coming in at #9, we have another Reinforcement that made an entrance this year: Naruto in his Four-Tail version. This version of Naruto requires a bit of a build up to come in. First a Genin version that is discarded when you have three or more Chakra, then two more that have an effect that makes both players move the top three cards from their decks to their Chakra Area. After the last "Human" version is discarded, this guy comes in when you have ten or more Chakra. That's when the fun starts. His Combat in both positions is equivalent to how many cards are in your Chakra Area. This means he'll come in with at least 10/0. In the right deck, this stat has been known to go up to twice that. The second effect (and, by the way, both are Valid) allows you to give one damage to all other Ninjas in play whose Entrance Cost is less than the amount of cards in your Chakra Area at the end of your turn. So, you're effectively cleaning out the field one hit at a time. Granted, he has no protection effect, but if you manage to keep him and your Chakra protected you're set for a win. When players started to make this Deck Water was in for a fight. This sort of deck suffers against Chakra Control. A great card, though only good in his own deck.
 
Ratings:
 
Limited: 1/5 (it requires cards from the previous set)
Unlimited: 2.5/5 (pretty strong, though it might suffer here)
Block: 3.5/5 (in his own deck he's a Monster)
Art: Knucklehead on a rampage!!!/5