Set 20 Itachi & Sasuke Preview Discussion

[Susano'o the Storm God]

Originally Posted by venkelos

Thankfully, we don't all play Block, and lock 4/5 of our investment into a box labeled "Things From the Good Old Days - What To Do With These?". I understand that many people do Block, and the tournaments do, but I can't justify it, nor can my friends. It's so much more a marketing ploy, and money maker for Bandai than a great framework to play a somewhat expensive card game in a place where the closest store that sells cards is 2 hours away. As for Madara, [RANT] is there a question to it? Are you reading the manga, just out of curiosity, because I don't think there's a question;[/RANT] now, if your statement is "this set's time frame, we still don't know that", then go ahead and ignore, but if this set covers the real fight with Itachi, and hopefully it's immediate aftermath, then we do know, or at least a Tobi with Sharingan Eye is acceptable; he doesn't need an Uchiha name for me to be happy. I'll just get steadily happier as Tobi and Danzo stop hiding the good stuff, and let lose with their A-games, even if that Danzo is probably 4 sets away.

It's not about the fact that those cards aren't block legal. It's the fact that there are far better options in both unlimited and block.

I jumped for joy when I saw that the squad has mental power. But honestly, Itachi deserves mental 3

[Immortal-JyNxX]

Originally Posted by Shino'sDad

So did anyone else notice the 2 Mental Power? Yay for Itachi having Mental Power finally.


Also, Databook 3 confirmed Izuna as KIA on the battlefield. Yes, I know the guy had no eyes, but I guess he kept fighting, heh.

Earlier Madara was confirmed dead. First Data Book said the Kyuubi was a natural disaster.. The Databooks only reveal what in the supposed truth at the current moment in the Manga. Also the fact that Kabuto & Zetsu have yet to call him Madara is enough to cast doubt, also the coffin Kabuto summoned after declaring he knew Tobi's secret that stopped Tobi in his tracks(likely was the real Madara). And Kabuto even spoke of Madara 2 chapters ago in from of Tobi as if he wasn't speaking to Madara himself.. I can go on forever. But I'll stop at the fact that he continues to hide his face..

And Sasuke/Itachi having 2 mental compared to a puppet with 10 is stupid..

[dungo342]

Originally Posted by Immortal-JyNxX

Earlier Madara was confirmed dead. First Data Book said the Kyuubi was a natural disaster.. The Databooks only reveal what in the supposed truth at the current moment in the Manga. Also the fact that Kabuto & Zetsu have yet to call him Madara is enough to cast doubt, also the coffin Kabuto summoned after declaring he knew Tobi's secret that stopped Tobi in his tracks(likely was the real Madara). And Kabuto even spoke of Madara 2 chapters ago in from of Tobi as if he wasn't speaking to Madara himself.. I can go on forever. But I'll stop at the fact that he continues to hide his face..

And Sasuke/Itachi having 2 mental compared to a puppet with 10 is stupid..

I agree . Comparing this very balanced card to that broken card is just idiotic this was meant to be printed the chikamatsu, Andy the OP king made should've never hit the print with 10 mental that's ridiculous .

[soviet]

spoilers I hate them

[Sakuras_Impact]

Originally Posted by Thayli

Lol, your title is basically Female Ninja Ninja.

lol heard that before. I am so ninja, i need double the ninja in my title

[venkelos]

Originally Posted by Immortal-JyNxX

And Sasuke/Itachi having 2 mental compared to a puppet with 10 is stupid..

Yeah, I like their having MP, too. it always surprised me that these veritable "geniuses", individuals who are so smart and gifted, never had any MP (Neji, too), especially being Genjutsu users. Not sure what Kakashi's got that Itachi doesn't, brains-wise. Funny how neither has any alone, but together they crank out 2.

As for Chika's 10, yeah, it's a bit crazy. I know why it does, but it's still goofy. It has it because Chika can only go out with one other ninja at a time (since it says can't attack with non-Secret Skills ninjas, and they both say only with puppets), and they didn't want that to be the gap in its armor, since it is for every other puppet deck. Sasori, Chiyo, and Ebizo all have some MP, but Kankuro has none, and most Chiyos are 1, so they lack there, and mine always gets hammered by my friend's MP Battle deck (since puppets have none, so even a five-ninja team gets beat by Sakura and Shikamaru, or the Fourth Kazekage. It's supposed to represent how well they are built to work as a team, and that their combo attacks are designed with highly evolved strategies, to reflect the craftsmanship of the true puppet master, Monzaemon Chikamatsu. Are you buying that, either? Well, back to the one bit, it needed high MP to not get trounced by that kind of fighting, whether that's cool or not, IMO. Otherwise, it would be even less likely to attack, and blocking would get even more dangerous.

[DeathCall]

Originally Posted by venkelos

Yeah, I like their having MP, too. it always surprised me that these veritable "geniuses", individuals who are so smart and gifted, never had any MP (Neji, too), especially being Genjutsu users. Not sure what Kakashi's got that Itachi doesn't, brains-wise. Funny how neither has any alone, but together they crank out 2.

As for Chika's 10, yeah, it's a bit crazy. I know why it does, but it's still goofy. It has it because Chika can only go out with one other ninja at a time (since it says can't attack with non-Secret Skills ninjas, and they both say only with puppets), and they didn't want that to be the gap in its armor, since it is for every other puppet deck. Sasori, Chiyo, and Ebizo all have some MP, but Kankuro has none, and most Chiyos are 1, so they lack there, and mine always gets hammered by my friend's MP Battle deck (since puppets have none, so even a five-ninja team gets beat by Sakura and Shikamaru, or the Fourth Kazekage. It's supposed to represent how well they are built to work as a team, and that their combo attacks are designed with highly evolved strategies, to reflect the craftsmanship of the true puppet master, Monzaemon Chikamatsu. Are you buying that, either? Well, back to the one bit, it needed high MP to not get trounced by that kind of fighting, whether that's cool or not, IMO. Otherwise, it would be even less likely to attack, and blocking would get even more dangerous.

He I was thinking MP was based off the intelligence of the ninja. Guess I was wrong :/

[Nejifan]

Originally Posted by venkelos

Thankfully, we don't all play Block, and lock 4/5 of our investment into a box labeled "Things From the Good Old Days - What To Do With These?". I understand that many people do Block, and the tournaments do, but I can't justify it, nor can my friends. It's so much more a marketing ploy, and money maker for Bandai than a great framework to play a somewhat expensive card game in a place where the closest store that sells cards is 2 hours away. As for Madara, [RANT] is there a question to it? Are you reading the manga, just out of curiosity, because I don't think there's a question;[/RANT] now, if your statement is "this set's time frame, we still don't know that", then go ahead and ignore, but if this set covers the real fight with Itachi, and hopefully it's immediate aftermath, then we do know, or at least a Tobi with Sharingan Eye is acceptable; he doesn't need an Uchiha name for me to be happy. I'll just get steadily happier as Tobi and Danzo stop hiding the good stuff, and let lose with their A-games, even if that Danzo is probably 4 sets away.

^^this. you sir just went up points in my book. as to madara being madara, why in G-d's name would orochimaru spend YEARS tracking his movement and learning about his plans if he WASN'T madara. he couldn't possibly be anyone MORE threatening. Madara is the only feasable threat left unless it's someone that we have never even remotely heard of yet, in which case it is a dues ex machina event which is super lame.