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Naruto Mythos TCG – Konoha Shidō and start playing in minutes. An accessible system that rewards timing and foresight, with fast matches and a surprising amount of strategic depth.
Discover the first Naruto Mythos TCG Expansion
Step into Konoha Shidō, the first expansion of Naruto Mythos Trading Card Game.
This official guide reveals every detail of the set — from Common to Legendary cards — including rarities, numbering, and exclusive variants such as Rare ART, Secret, Mythos, and the prestigious Legendary Gold 22K.
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The official collector’s guide: card rarities explained, numbering, variants, and a full set checklist. Perfect to navigate the set and keep track of your collection.
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Your complete guide to correct play, with updated rules and helpful clarifications. Ideal for first games or a quick refresh before a match
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FAQs and clarifications
Missions
How do I choose Missions?
For casual play, you can just shuffle the Missions you want and draw randomly from here. Normally, you bring 3 different Missions you like together with your deck, and 2 per player chosen randomly from those will be used.
In competitive play, whoever has the Edge at the beginning of the match shuffles their 3 Mission cards, chooses one at random and puts it as the bottom of the Mission deck. Then, the other player does the same, putting one of their Mission cards on top of the first one. Repeat this procedure one more time for both players until you have a Mission deck with 4 cards. Do not look at the Mission cards that haven't been chosen.
What happens if you have 2 characters with the same Name in the same Mission?
Normally this isn’t possible because you cannot on purpose play or activate effects to move a Character with the same name as another in the same Mission. If any effect out of your control forces you to have two Characters with the same name in the same Mission, discard the new one without applying the effects.
Can I put a Hidden Character with the same name as another non-hidden in the same Mission?
Yes, but then you can’t play it anymore in that mission as long as the Character with the same name is there.
Can you win a Mission with 0 Power?
No, you need to have at least 1 Power to win and score a Mission.
When I’m considered to be winning a mission?
When you actually have more Power than the opponent in that mission. In case of a tie, the player currently holding the Edge is winning the mission at that moment.
Effects
All Effects are considered optional, does it mean I can choose which parts to apply?
No, you must choose if you want to apply the complete effect or not apply it at all.
If my opponent has the 4 cost Tsunade Mitotic Regeneration in play, and I defeat one of their hidden characters, does the hidden card get revealed before returning to their hand, or not?
No, Tsunade’s effect replaces the normal defeat effects, so the hidden character goes to your hand instead of the discard where it would get revealed.
If I pass and take the Edge and my opponent starts taking multiple turns, and after playing a 3 cost Shikamaru Shadow Possession Jutsu then decides to activate the Ambush effect, does it still move the last card I played several turns ago, or does it not move anything because the previous turn was my opponents?
You count only the last opponent’s turn, so if you take multiple turns, you can’t move anybody with Shikamaru - Shadow Possession Jutsu.
Upgrade
Can I upgrade a Character with one that comes out of Hidden condition?
Yes, you can. Playing a card from Hidden condition is like playing it from hand, but locked to that Mission only.
What happens when an upgraded card leaves play?
Whenever a card leaves play, for example by being defeated or taken back to hand, all cards under that specific card are discarded.
Frendly and Enemy
What do Friendly and Enemy mean?
Enemy means on the the opponent’s side. All opponent’s characters are considered Enemy Character.
Friendly means on your side. Your Characters are considered Friendly to all your other Characters. A character isn't a Friend of itself ;)
Some cards say Friendly characters, some other cards say “ other Friendly characters” or “another Friendly character”. Is there a difference?
No, it has the same effect. The definitions will be aligned in future reprints.
If I take control of an Enemy Character does it become a Friendly Character? If it leaves play, where does it go?
Yes, it becomes Friendly while under your control. If it leaves play, for example being defeated or taken back to hand, it goes back to their owner keeping the current state, for example defeated or in hand.
The weakest and the strongest
What is the weakest character? And the strongest?
The weakest character is the one with the lowest Power, while the strongest character is the one with the highest Power. Most effects target a single weakest or strongest character. If multiple characters are tied, you may choose which one is affected. Other effects target all the weakest or all the strongest characters. In that case, if there are multiple tied targets, the effect applies to all of them.
Alt cards
How do variant - alt art cards work?
Check the number and expansion on the bottom of the card: cards with the same collection number count as the same card so you can’t have more than 2 of the same one in your deck, even if the illustration is different.
Hidden
Can Hidden Characters receive Power Tokens? What happens if a Character with Power tokens becomes hidden?
A Hidden Character is a normal Character with cost 1 and Power 0, without any Keyword or Faction. They can normally receive Power Tokens.
Characters with Power Tokens keep them if they change state between Hidden and not Hidden
