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Naruto Card Game First Look: Rules, Gameplay, And Cards Explained

Naruto Card Game launches in Summer 2027, and ahead of its arrival, more details on it have been revealed at Gen Con 2026. https://youtu.be/2AByN4yTij4 Described as a strategic trading card game that features characters from the three Naruto series--Naruto, Naruto: Shippuden, and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations--the game features unique mechanics and original designs. Here's a quick breakdown of how each card works: Leader Card  -- The main card that a deck is built around, as a player's cards and strategies are determined by the card color of their Leader Character Card  -- The frontline of a deck, Character Cards execute attacks and can unleash their unique jutsus on the battlefield Chakra Card -- To pull off ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu attacks, you'll need to spend the Chakra resource with these cards  EX Character Card -- Once certain conditions have been met, these powerful characters can turn the tide of battle   Summon Card  -- To bring those game-changing characters to the battlefield, you'll need to summon them with this special card Naruto Card Game designs Art is the heart and soul of any trading card game, and Naruto Card Game features a terrific selection of original illustrations from a range of artists, artwork from the anime, and even callbacks to the manga source material with illustrations by Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto. Gen Con 2026 (United States, July 30 - August 2) Bandai Card Games Fest (11 Cities Worldwide, from October) New York Comic Con 2026 (United States, October 8 - 11) PAX Australia 2026 (Australia, October 9 - 11) Spiel Essen 2026 (Germany, October 22 - 25) Paris Games Week 2026 (France, October 22 - 25) Lucca Comics & Games 2026 (Italy, October 28 - November 1) Meanwhile, you can also check out what lies in store for Magic: The Gathering, as 2027 is shaping up to be the biggest year yet for the popular TCG.