Shinobi Labs

[Jin]

Hi my name is Jin and im a Subleader of Team Shinobi.
This is my thread to post all the janky happenings and such of our group, and to post of course, my own decks, advice, reports, and opinions on many things. Most opinions and stuff are always welcome and friendly banter is always enjoyed! also feel free to post a link to your deck if you feel it needs sometinkering and aren't getting any response or want a second opinion. one of the shinobis who gets on the forums will jump on it when they can.

All decks past number one i post will be undergoing changes rapidly as i get aholf of more cards from the Coils of the Snake. check up on it weekly as thats when ill be doing it.

But first agenda of business:
My deck(s) from Origins Jonin qualifier and sundays throwdown

The first deck, i called The Bouncy Heated Waterbed, is a steam variant involving a lot of opposing ninja removal.
DECK#1: Bouncy Heated Waterbed(which is the prototype before editing for deck#2 Jincuzzi make sure to check it out)
the ninjas i played in this variant, were slow but strong, and that kinda hurt sowhen the final cut was announced and they told us we could tinker our decks, i did so quickly.
Ninjas
i type shorthand to conserve time, so don't jump on my case, i make it clear what i'm talkin about.
3x Kiba Inuzuka (shoulda played akamaru main deck with this build)
3x Sasuke non-sr w/ sharingan
3x Kakashi copy ninja
2x 3rd hokage
3x Meizu
3x Gouzu
3x Haku non-sr 3rd turn
3x Zabuza with the deadly touch
1x Kurenai
1x Ebisu (who was quickly removed although good cause he couldnt play all my actions i found out a little later)

my jutsus were very high cost and definately hurt me in the long run although saved me many times when going for my the comeback win. and the jutsus is where the name came from for the deck itself
Jutsus
3x Shared Instinct assasination Bouncy
3x 8 trigram Bouncy
3x Giant vortex BOUNCY
3x Sharingan cancel fun fun fun
and the most wonderful thing about steaming is... im never the only one. lol

i only played one mission due to space, but that was changed also...
Missions
3x Bingo Book

the sideboard wasnt that helpful being it was ill prepared...
Sideboard
3x Akamaru
3x Quadriped beast technique thing...
2x Missing pet tora
2x unwanted child
the deck got me the 6th slot in the top 8 but only narrowly with my strength of schedule vers others. The change up for the top 8 and the next day tourney will be posted soon.

The Changeup: Jincuzzi (a play on words with my name and a Jacuzzi for those who didnt get the joke name lol)
DECK#2: Jincuzzi
the ninjas were faster hardier and more supportive in the quick AND long end of the game.
Ninjas
1x Shikamaru Nara
1x Naruto with the hand size ability ;P
3x Kiba inuzuka
2x Sasuke open dem eyes
1x Sasuke the SR i pulled that day
3x Kakashi 4th turn no ability
1x 3rd hokage
2x Meizu
2x Gouzu
2x Haku non-sr 3rd turn
2x Zabuza with the deadly touch.
1x Kurenai
the ninja build proved faster, and more resistant to swarm rush in the sunday throw down.

My jutsus got a serious makeover, which imploded the waterbed name. lol
Jutsus
3x Sharingan (not the promo thats out now lol)
3x 8 trigram i had to keep some bounce in the cuzzi
2x fire ball mmmmm heat
2x Water dragon mmmm bubbles
2x water prison have you ever BEEN trapped in a cuzzi? lol
the Jutsus were more effective giving me unpredictability and flexibility in adjusting my strategy in this set up.

my missions generally followed their previous path but more of them. all giving cards to me.
Missions
3x Bingo book
3x Missing Pet Tora
1x Revive, Sharingan what? am i not allowed to like having a sharingan user in play lol...

my sideboard was much more useful then before providing ample counteractions to many strategies thatwere in place in the sunday throwdown but i didnt really use it against Prince.
Sideboard
2x Akamaru just in case i need a little more blitz support
3x Hidden mist jutsu cuz i dont like other peoples jutsus.
1x water prison just to fill out the playset in deck in case i run into a taijutsu monkey*
1x An Accident cuz i dont like jutsus generally when im winning lol
1x Lone avenger cause i hate Exhaustion
1x worst for last cause a free jonin IS all that and a bag of chips
1x Exhaustion of stamina cause i hate enemy jutsus more then i hate exhaustion. lol

that was the decks change, Didnt help me in the Jonin as i went against a near mirror in my friend Prince and got smushed once he took control both games. my sideboard didnt completely get used but a few people i did not face would have made me use those cards. potentially. although in princes Theorem "If you HAVE to use your sidedeck, you HAVE to build a new deck."

thats was the general Synopsis of it. First Day Jonin Qualifier i went 4-2 and lost in first round of finals to prince, and on the sunday bouts, i went i forget how many wins and one draw which was in the first round and was not ID it was due to time being called. so i dont want any of those arguments in here take em to the petition thread ;)

This next one is a new deck for me i've been working on the last couple days, finished the base skeleton of the deck, havent devised a potential sideboard or whatnot so this is still in the testing stages although i feel it has a good bearing on what i want it to do. It's a earth water aggro control.
DECK#3: MUD Ver 1.5 has undergone many changes over the past couple weeks
The ninjas are still a little etchy as i'm workin on giving a good drop rate to my ninjas...
Ninjas

Ninjas:
3x Choji Akimichi #006 Chubby
3x Nara Shikamaru #005 Lazy Bum (yeah he cant be alone but i aint playing inoso he fits better)
3x Haku #016 Ninja Hunter turn 0 mixup
1x Iruka Umino #022 Scapegoat
1x Tonbo Tobitake #051
2x Meizu
2x Gouzu
1x Asuma Sarutobi #012 deck is notorious for being behindearly game so he applies pressure solo quick.
1x Ebisu #010
1x Kurenai Yuhi #038
1x Kakashi Hatake #011
3x Zabuza Momochi #024
the ninjas play strongly of the jutsus but can still apply wide spread team pressure and reward speed.

Missions:
3x Bingo Book #011 i had to keep the missions simple as the jutsus were aplenty for what i wanted.

Jutsus:
3x Shadow Possession Jutsu #023
3x Headhunter Jutsu #021
2x Shared Instinct Assasination Jutsu #011
3x Water Prison Jutsu #032
2x Hidden Mist Jutsu #013
2x Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu #033

The deck has a no turn 1 ninja but it doesnt pose much of a problem with my 9 turn 0 ninjas. im playing the quick haku to counter alot of the i wann play non sr 4 strength sasuke cause hes not a genin so sasuke doesnt get the +1/+0 my jutsus are kinda round about but can provide ampel ninja control that can help me make a comeback or secure control with 5 strength team trios going out at once with jutsus to back them should a big team block one.

the sideboard isnt even thought up yet. but im working on something have to play it this week and see what it may need as a buffer if not main deck then sidedeck.
thats the Mud bomb. hope you like it.
anything anyone wants to add let me know. as stated questions/comments(which includes suggestions but not slandar or flaming) is more then welcome.

[Sasori]

Im confused. Why Shared Instinct Assassination? It only bounces ninja in there village. Any ninja that blocks or attacks cant be bounced.

Theres a difference between Back-Up and Stand-By.

[Jin]

Thread updated: as in i actually compelted the first post without timing out and losing it. although i did copy and paste onto a text file just in case lol

[Jin]

Im confused. Why Shared Instinct Assassination? It only bounces ninja in there village. Any ninja that blocks or attacks cant be bounced.

Theres a difference between Back-Up and Stand-By.
Shared instinct was more of a penalty card, i only played it when they attacked me with one strong team while there second that couldnt get through sat back and waited, so i bounced there ninja and on my turn have a potential character advantage.

edit: or while i attacked them with one team while they had 2 teams and SOMEONE has to sit at home.

[Jin]

brb have to attend the cat, the dog, and my nicotine fit.

[Sasori]

Shared instinct was more of a penalty card, i only played it when they attacked me with one strong team while there second that couldnt get through sat back and waited, so i bounced there ninja and on my turn have a potential character advantage.

edit: or while i attacked them with one team while they had 2 teams and SOMEONE has to sit at home.

Well, if they attack with 1 strong team, to play that jutsu you have to block to get the turn advantage. Which means your probally going to lose that character to a crit, or your team will die because you dont have enough chakra to hold your own.

Again im not seeing the usefulness of this card. Even if they have 2 teams, one is surely weaker then yours, so its practicly not even worth them having that team, since i wouldnt send a 7 power team up against a 13 power team.

[Jin]

and it was cut for that reason, it proved little use except for the early game rush which i was unable to do with this deck. maybe in a earth/water but that specific build was to slow. my idea of how i woould use the card in that deck, didnt exactly pan out.

[Jin]

updated for those who wish to ask for advice here. but do read how i stated to go about it. ^.^

[Jin]

:p thats it going to bed, be back later to check on things and toss myself around like a sack of potatoes like im somebody lol.

May the Jank be with you,
Jin

[Jin]

ok i posted a new deck in the main post, called Mud Bomb or just MUD one of the two. check it outlet me know what you think. or comment on the other decks if you want. go ahead and read the whole post if you haven't before.

[Ignatious]

hey jin, this is austin, the little dude that pulled 5th at the jonin event. ur fire/water list is wierd, u have too many gouzu/meizu. i run 2 gouzu and 1 meizu with an Iruka [S]. that set-up is better IMO. y shared instict? and y 3 8 trigram? lose a trigram for a hidden mist jutsu, lose vortex for water dragon, lose shaered instinct for fire ball jutsus.

[Jin]

Ya i know who ya are ^.^ your already on my buddy list! any luck recovering your deck?

yeah, remember i said that deck was my first day of jonin qualifier, i realized all those flaws and changed the deck into the deck#2 jincuzzi where i veritably did exactly like you just said and it does work much better. scapegoat is something i hadn't thought of putting into my second version though... it may find a place soon at this rate although his support number is low his effect is big.

[Jin]

BTW im still jealous of you guys and the Jonin jackets you two have. there is almost nothing id want more right now lol...

[Ignatious]

BTW im still jealous of you guys and the Jonin jackets you two have. there is almost nothing id want more right now lol...
if it makes u feel any better... im wearing mine right now :D

[Jin]

if it makes u feel any better... im wearing mine right now :D
no, no it doesn't. at ALL. how's that supposed to make me feel better!?!?!?!

so did you recover your deck or can we put it down as officially ganked? and if ganked let me know if your missing anything to rebuild it for gencon and i'll make sure to assist. or help you revamp it.

[Jin]

*runs off to official bandai site to look for jonin jackets*

[Ignatious]

no, no it doesn't. at ALL. how's that supposed to make me feel better!?!?!?!

so did you recover your deck or can we put it down as officially ganked? and if ganked let me know if your missing anything to rebuild it for gencon and i'll make sure to assist. or help you revamp it.
nope, its 100% ganked, but idc the only card worth while thats gone is the SR Haku. btw thats only for naruto, im still moaning in agony that my 400$ pokemon deck got jacked. i dont need to rebuild the deck, wut i have now is so much better and i have already spent so much time on it

[Jin]

i hate to say it, cause im sure you've heard it already, but with the god knows how many pokemon kids that were there... i'd never leave my things unatended. i wouldn't have even brought a trade binder during the tourney. which is technically my fault for convincing you to play and siding with your ma ><
sew sawree!

[Jin]

and this site...
http://www.toysnjoys.com/narutocosplay2.html seems to have a lot of cosplay and such material. including Akatsuki cloaks and Jonin jackets.

im so gonna get one with my check coming soon, and i'll hopefully have it by Gencon... yay for overnight delivery!

[Jin]

any opinions on the mud bomb im working on? right nows it just mud but when its complete itll be the BOMB. lol. its listed as Deck#3 on the first post.

[Jin]

back in a bit, store run.

[Jin]

any suggestions what i might run in a earth water sideboard like in deck#3 MUD? im thinking of a few things, Escape is definately one of them, vortex is also a idea, water dragon maybe... but i cant pop out any missions in my head for this aside from unwanted child...

[Jin]

I posted in the main post what i thought up for a sideboard for the Earth Water deck... but its very iffy...

[Ignatious]

in ur mud deck u have 6 2 drops... id take out a meizu and a gouzu for 2 hinata and dis a shadow possesion and a mist jutsu for 2 byakugan.

[Jin]

thats seems like a valid idea, although it might hurt my water chakra flow.
looking at it right now most likely will g owith something along that basis.
and i actually have 8 turn 2 right now with the nejis...

[Jin]

ive went with:
-1 Kakashi
-1 Zabuza
-1 Hidden mist
-1 Headhunter
these are going to my sideboard til i find something better.

+2 hinata
+2 byakugan main deck
and these are going to maindeck from my sideboard.

[Jin]

the Mud deck has been modified from its previous state with the above suggestions. check it out and give some feedback.

more time for munchies.

[Aray!]

Dude, you can just edit older posts for all the rantings that you post in your own thread.. I'm fairly sure bumping this much turns into spam when you're only talking to yourself and one other person.

[Jin]

Aray i understand what you say, and i edited a post just to let you know that.
forget im just gonna edit it out, not worth my time.

you know what, i'll make time. I've looked at your posts and you harass me about spam potential? why don't take your urge to burn everything and go elsewhere. all i've seen in your posts is deragative, undermining, opinionated and basically flamer posts.

How about you go back and edit yourself. at least i put all my junk in one spot.

[Ignatious]

Aray i understand what you say, and i edited a post just to let you know that.
forget im just gonna edit it out, not worth my time.

you know what, i'll make time. I've looked at your posts and you harass me about spam potential? why don't take your urge to burn everything and go elsewhere. all i've seen in your posts is deragative, undermining, opinionated and basically flamer posts.

How about you go back and edit yourself. at least i put all my junk in one spot.
oooooooooooooooooooo! GG! idk i just had to say it :D DOES IT!

[HeavyC31190]

good night and itachi isnot is series 2
dont reply back

[Sasori]

Ive been testing some of the decks. Ill post an indepth review tommorow...

[Jin]

ive been away for a while as ive had a broken Netgear router for undisclosed reasons.

But i'm mostly back and will be doing what posting i can on weekends in here with a lot of new deck ideas and analysis.

but for now ive been working with Earth/water and Fire/wind with some of the others from my area and they are looking like formidable decks, mostly due to some newfound power in alot of the Coils cards. Temari, that wind scythe card, twin snake, dosu... theyre all just dirty fun.

i guess for now ill post my current under the weather Earth/water deck.
ill post most of it here and edit the original one in the first post. itll be posted in about 10-15 mins as i type it up. itll be in this post.

Mud 1.5

Ninjas:
3x Choji Akimichi #006 Chubby
3x Nara Shikamaru #005 Lazy Bum (yeah he cant be alone but i aint playing inoso he fits better)
3x Haku #016 Ninja Hunter turn 0 mixup
1x Iruka Umino #022 Scapegoat
1x Tonbo Tobitake #051
2x Meizu
2x Gouzu
1x Asuma Sarutobi #012 deck is notorious for being behindearly game so he applies pressure solo quick.
1x Ebisu #010
1x Kurenai Yuhi #038
1x Kakashi Hatake #011
3x Zabuza Momochi #024
the ninjas play strongly of the jutsus but can still apply wide spread team pressure and reward speed.

Missions:
3x Bingo Book #011 i had to keep the missions simple as the jutsus were aplenty for what i wanted.

Jutsus:
3x Shadow Possession Jutsu #023
3x Headhunter Jutsu #021
2x Shared Instinct Assasination Jutsu #011
3x Water Prison Jutsu #032
2x Hidden Mist Jutsu #013
2x Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu #033

The deck has a no turn 1 ninja but it doesnt pose much of a problem with my 9 turn 0 ninjas. im playing the quick haku to counter alot of the i wann play non sr 4 strength sasuke cause hes not a genin so sasuke doesnt get the +1/+0 :) my jutsus are kinda round about but can provide ampel ninja control that can help me make a comback or secure control with 5 strength team trios going out at once with jutsus to back them should a big team block one.

its been a good bit effective aside against the guys at the store except against my brothers F/W but i helped him build that and hes been playing me almost every night for about a month so he knows my decks almost inside out and he keeps sneeking cards out of my binder into his deck to surprise me. and it works. lol.

but this new set is gonna shift deck building base decks a good bit. i dont have a whole lot of the new cards but i update as i find ones i plan on using, like earth wind mental battle ninja tofu. its creepy how well it works from what weve been working with.

[garrakillu]

oldest competive deck thred is back

[bones13]

oldest competive deck thred is back

no you tried to bring it back and are ost likely to fail. everyone is trying to do something original now which let me tell you is bad. things like kank tact and sasuke Ch and puppets are the meta cause they're amazing. people running meta decks dont bother posting anymore cause they basically all look the same and the ones that are different dont want that to be revealed.

[Bantroid]

Hay guys! I heard necro'ing threads was whats hip and happening these days.

[Bozu4u]

I heard banning people for doing so was also hip and going to happen.