Naruto CCG CUBE (example with pictures and description! full cube list)

[Vehn]

Okay, so I couldn't get the thumbnails to work so I stopped bothering with it. If you want to pm me a working line that will do that please do.

First I'd like to spend a minute to talk about this cube and the format in general. I originally got the naruto cube list from Andrew(zero) who had the list from Tylar(hungry_nin). This was extremely helpful as I had a good basis of what cards to get and such forth. It also let me know the ratios to strive for to make a balanced cube that would support 8 people with the right amount of ninja(0 drops in particular), jutsu, and missions. Something about the list I was given was interesting though; they used 2-ofs of each card instead of a 1-of like a typical cube. After thinking about this, this was a great idea on Tylar's part seeing how naruto is more combo oriented than games like magic. Where in magic some spells may make things more useful in naruto if you don't have the right user, your jutsu is useless.

After finally putting together the majority of the cube list I was given, I filled in the other cards with cards that I had readily available, hoping to replace those with the original ideas later. The cube list that I received was only updated to set 11 and it was 13 when I got it, so I wanted to update it. I have played magic cubes strong and weak; I love both but I personally like more powerful cubes in magic. So I thought the same would be true with naruto. I kept updating the cube with more powerful cards and combos until I started to think about adding in super rares. Now to keep everything balanced I wanted to add something of nearly equal power for each element. The hokages ended up being a great idea and keeping them at 1-ofs helps make them things to chase for. When you open a pack with baki AB, tobi, and a kage you are left with a tough choice and it makes drafting very fun!

I finished this current list and put it together right after broken promise came out. I have been testing it with people at school and it has turned out to be absolutely amazing. Now yes there are cards that are absolute blowouts, but that is more for standard naruto and is less impacting in a draft. I have seen someone try to go shiz + ton get both ton tons and 3 tsunade's and someone else jacked the platoons just so no one else could get it. This is how drafting can balance out alot of the problems in the game making it even more fun!!! Tobi is multielement because it doesn't matter what element you are because you are never playing him. Baki however I have seen charged for a mission when his opponent had moving ninjas out. Also, to help with the increase of power I have all squads nearby and we play as if we had 3-ofs of all squads in them. We play 40 card minimum, no maximum deck size. No ninja limit and new client rule has been in effect for a while too. Also you may have as many of a particular ninja in your deck (ie you can have 5 sasukes), but uniqueness still applies so only one of them on the field.
> sidenote: fire is the weakest element so any suggestions there will be looked at immediately! Edit: in light of recent previews fire will now be going a mill-uchiha direction and I will post changes as soon as the new set is out!

No cards are for trade from this list especially my foil tobis; this thing is my baby.
All comments and suggestions are welcome, and I hope you like my cube!

tl;dr cubes are fun and thanks Andrew and Tylar! (and everyone who has helped put this together Joe & Jason especially!)

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EARTH
NINJA
0
Shikamaru IQ 200
Koharu
Homura
Choji I
Hinata ss
Choji sotp
Hanabi sped
Ino gwsg

1
Tenten sw
Yoshino
Shika F
Hinata Oint
Haido

2
Ino P
Haido

3
Anbu(foundation)
Choji reliable comrade
Hinata rc

4
Neji Alert
Asuma BBQ
Inoichi aaf
Shikaku aaf

5
Yamato god
Deidara da
Hiashi thotc

6
The first hokage towctv
Elder of the hyuga clan

JUTSU
iron chain
8 trigrams air palm
Disguise jutsu
Shadow strangle jutsu
Detonating kunai
Wood style jutsu four pillars prison jutsu

Missions
Debt
Transmitter
BBQ
AFTBS
Caged bird

SRS
The First hokage MH


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Water
0
Haku
Kin tsuchi rear guard
Shigure
Ranmaru special eyes
Anko
Baiu
Ranmaru glowing eyes
Zaku abumi

1
Dosu SI
Kabuto D
Dosu SI ambush
Isaribi
Kimimaro

2
Yoroi
Kabuto IS

3
Haku camo
Haku creed
Princess dusk

4
Sasuke stb
Renga
Aoi

5
Kisame FM
Zabuza boto
Zabuza docv

6
The second hokage towetf
Orochimaru P

7
Manda O

JUTSU
Snake sword
10k snakes
Water prison pth
Vortex
Water dragon 384
Furious current

Mission
Hiding
Aour
Bingo book
Ninja info card
Secret meeting

SRS
The second hokage MH

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FIRE
0
Giant tiger
Sasuke cts
Kakashi
Sasuke botc
Nawaki
Kiba mbc
Kiba AM 498
Sasuke 547

1
Cham
Haimaru
Akamaru
Sasuke btl
Sasuke Avenger

2
Gatsu
Kotetsu 533

3
Tobi tmom 604
Hayate Dap
Ninja dog squad

4
Fugaku
Kakashi (anbu days)
Danzo

5
Kakashi btl
Kakashi gotp
Kakshi tmsnitl c6
Itachi cbe pr 36

6
Itachi gig
The third hokage VG

JUTSU
Chidori us65
Sharingan eye
Dragon flame jutsu 329
8 trigram divination seal spell formula
Genjutsu 401
Visual jutsu

Mission
Jldc
Shadow in the moonlight
Tsunade’s guess
Browbeater
Surprise

SRS
The third hokage APW


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LIGHTNING
Ninja
0
Rocklee LF
kono IA
naruto gotp
Naruto legacy
Shion
Naruto cop
Kono oot
Sumaru

1
Naruto dc
Shion awakened
Rock lee gotp
Ninja dog squad
Rock lee rtg

2
Iwashi tatami MA
iruka R

3
Naruto invite
Anko chase
Ninja dog squad

4
Sai envoy
Sai HE
Ninja toad
Might guy afro

5
Jiraiya LPS
might guy FW
Might guy 437

6
Jiraiya iotht
Jiraiya P

Jutsu
Shuriken380
Giant shuriken
Rasengan 377
Sexy jutsu
DLLC
Paper bomb

Missions
Group lesson
Recollection
Here comes anko
Incarnation of the 9 tails
Box lunch

SRS
The fourth hokage (younger days)



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Wind
Ninja
0
Sakura adp
Mizura
Gaara
Matsuri
Shino IW
lord sagi
Shino hattv
Tonton

1
Ya***o
Temari ws
Temari am
Toki
Sakura tbhin

2
Gaara tn
Anbu

3
Ebisu rd
Sakura 491
Temari wp

4
Shizune mk
Baki AB
Gaara IP

5
Sasori521
Gaara D
Baki cu

6
Kazekage rfad
Tsunade H
Tsunade towptbt

JUTSU
Gig fan
Breakthrough
Wind scythe 631
Sand tomb
KO blow
Wind scythe 394

Missions
Changes
One morning
Pass permit
Info gathering
Protean



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MULTI-ELEMENT
NINJA
Choji M
Hinata M
Naruto M
Ino C
Tobi MoM
Tsunade
Orochimaru
Jiraiya
Suiko

Platoons
Rock Lee &Tortoise Ninja
Shizune & tonton
Ino & inoichi
Naruto & yamato
Hinata& hiashi

JUTSU
Water Dragon Jutsu

Missions
Pressure
Long awaited reinforcements
Succeeded will of fire

Clients
Emina
Futaba
Emi
Michiru
Hikaru tsuki

[Jack Atlus]

Should change
Water
Sasuke, Snake Waves (Maybe), Current

Wind
Baki AB, One of the Wind Scythes (More Gaara Jutsus probably) to avoid clashing wind scythes in the set, Gaara TN.

Multi
Tobi (Why is this even in Multi?), Water Dragon.

Try to avoid things that are generally broken.

[Zero Master Of Percision]

I just built a new cube using all one ofs (now with 17 sets to work with, especially the past 2 sets having a lot of low drops, it's much easier). Its 450 cards, 50 of which are supers

[Kisame8988]

Stacks is much better IMO.