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The 1st Hokage
[Resurgence]
#N-1370

Reviewed Feb. 7, 2012

Average Card Rating

Limited: 1.5
Unlimited: 2.5
Block: 3

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

The First Hokage

Whoa... I really like this version of The First!

Coming in at T6 with some impressive Healthy stats and quite decent Injured ones, as well as the usual Mental Power of 2 plus Satoosa in the Characteristics and "Tree" as his Combat Attribute. His effect allows for a lockdown. If you have 3 or more cards in your Discard Pile players can only attack with teams that have at least one "Tree" Ninja. If you're running The First then you're probably also running Yamato, which allows for you to have two teams out with the attacking requirements. There's also a good chance that you're facing an Opponent that isn't running any "Tree" Ninjas. At the turn he comes in, you'll probably have a few cards in your Discard Pile. Now, his effect doesn't actually last forever. At the Start of your Turn, if you have 3 or more cards in your Discard Pile, you move 3 to the bottom of your Deck in any order. This effect isn't optional. While this can kill the lockdown a bit, it helps you recover against Milling or simply recovering resources.

Ratings:

Limited: 1.5/5
Unlimited: 2.5/5
Block: 3/5
Art: Fear the trees.../5