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Uberdylan
Naruto Uzamaki and Jiraiya
Here we have the newest play mechanic, Platoons. One
of the greatest strengths of platoons is that you
can deploy them in addition to a normal ninja; if
you happen to have an injured Naruto and Konohamaru,
you can get out this guy and Kakashi or another
jonin on the same turn; forming multiple, powerful
teams of ninjas early is always a good strategy.
It doesn't get much of a stat increase over normal
Jiraiya, but it does have the same stats healthy and
injured. There's also the possibility of combining
it with jutsus and missions that say "Genin or
lower" and abusing them, but remember, if it says "Genin
only," you can't use it. As a bonus, it even has
clone status.
Limited/Constructed: 4/5
meb9000
6/11
Naruto Uzumaki & Jiraiya (Lightning/Earth)
Leaf/Genin/Sannin/Male/Clone Status/Platoon
Turn Cost 6, Hand Cost 1
Combat/Support: 7/2, 7/2 injured
[Master and Pupil]: While this ninja is in your hand
and your village has Naruto Uzumaki in injured
status, this gets -1 entrance cost.
Sorry for my lack of reviews in the last weeks, but
summer vacay is finally here and you can expect a
lot more activity from me. Let's get started with
another week of dream legacy!
Here we have one of the several new platoon cards to
be released, and it is a powerful one for sure.
Naruto and Jiraiya are useful in that for a
potential turn 3 ninja (Effect+Konohamaru+Battle in
Extreme Conditions), you can have a 7/2 ninja that
keeps those stats even when injured. Being a Sannin
allows access to any tasty jutsu one could want, and
its Oil attribute allows Toad summoning action if
need be. The Earth attribute added on doesn't help
this Platoon much, as Lighting/Earth is a rare
combination, especially when running Narutos. That
said, it is definitely wise to platoon off a naruto,
as he would be much easier to get out that a Turn 6
Jiraiya would be. I'd say that this card is surely
useable, but only in the right deck. Fortunately,
this card is a starter deck super and is thus easy
to obtain.
Constructed: 3/5: Powerful, but needs the right deck
to be spawned first.
Limited: 4/5: If you manage to grab one of the
narutos in the set, you're golden!
Until Next Time-Meb9000
Swordmaster
13
Monday's card is the
Starter deck Naruto Uzumaki and Jiraiya, one of
three Platoon Ninja in the new set. This one
basically combines all of Jiraiya's and Naruto's
stats which include Clone Status for Uzumaki
Barrage, Sexy Jutsu and others and Sannin to use any
and all Jutsu that requires ninja rank. This ninja
has beefy stats at 7/2 which stay the same if
injured and can use Summoning Jutsu since it has the
Oil attribute and Toad Flame Bullets since it
technically has Jiraiya in it. The effect may not
really matter since it gets -1 entrance cost if you
have an injured Naruto Uzumaki, who may not last
until Turn 5 if you played him early. Platoon ninja
have to be "Growthed" into play, but usually they
are worth it in my opinion. This card should be
included in any deck that runs Naruto and Jiraiya
(or at least Naruto) especially a Toad deck. I
personally like the Platoon mechanic and hope there
are more Platoon ninjas out there. This one is a
good one.
Limited: 4/5(if you get the Naruto starter, you'll
find him useful as a big ninja)
Constructed: 4/5(he's especially good if you run a
Toad deck)
Beastly Mage
Naruto
Uzumaki & Jiraiya (n204)
Hello there, fellow Pojo-ers. Today's card is from
the latest Naruto starter deck. This Platoon Ninja
has decent stats. Its effect is also pretty good. If
you have an injured Naruto in the village it gets -1
entrance cost. With [Hokage's Grandson] out too,
this platoon can hit the field in turn 4 (if you're
lucky). It also has the Sannin, Clone Status, and
Oil characteristics. It can work in a Ninja Toad
deck, as well as one that uses Rasengan (when it
comes out).
Ratings:
Limited: starter/5
Constructed: 3/5
Art: 4/5
MeGaMaRiK
Naruto Uzumaki & Jiraiya
[MASTER AND PUPIL]
While this Ninja is in your hand and your Village
has "Naruto Uzumaki" in injured status, this Ninja
gets -1 Entrance cost.
Hello fellow Pojo'ers! Today we have the famous
platoon, Naruto Uzumaki & Jiraiya! His effect isn't
that bad, but Pervy Sage is better. His stats are a
solid 7/2; healthy and injured. According to the
Rasengan card picture that has been released, it
wouldn't hurt this guy since he has the same stats
both ways.
This card is basically only good if you platoon it
from Naruto.
Limited: 1/5
Constructed: 3/5
Ajj
Naruto COTD 6-11
Today we look at the first Naruto/Jiraiya platoon
and one of the first starter deck exclusive Super
Rare’s. Though it’s a solid card, N/J platoon will
see very little play for a couple of reasons. 1.
It’s just not that good. Though it has good stats
and a mediocre effect, most people would rather keep
the naruto they have in play, in play, and just play
a new jiraiya straight up. 2. The effect isn’t
anything special. You don’t gain anything new with
this card. It’s lightning/ earth which, for now, is
an almost a completely useless chakra combination,
and the effect, as with every platoon up to date,
isn’t very good. You get to platoon it a turn
earlier, the same turn you would be able to play a
regular Jiraiya, and platooning is inherently
inconsistent. If your run R/J platoon, your not
going to be running any Jiraiya’s because that would
be incredibly stupid, so if you don’t draw a naruto,
this card becomes useless. Overall, the effect is
just not worth it and most players would rather have
a naruto and Jiraiya in play than this.
Limited: 4/5 (You’re only going to get this from the
starter deck in which case you have all the Narutos
you need).
Constructed: 2/5 (Nothing special and inherently
inconsistent)
Art: 4/5 (I like the picture, and the flavor text is
Hilarious!)
