Crate Rat Kurobo

A turn-one discard-pile filler that puts Weapons where Surge Gate can return them on later portals.

IKZ cost
1Attack
1Health
Lightning Entity
Beanz
Black Jade

On Play: Put 3 cards from the top of your deck into your discard pile. If you have no Weapon cards in your discard pile when you activate this ability, put 5 cards instead.

Errata. Printed: “Subtypes: Black Jade.” Official errata

How to play it

Play it before any Weapon reaches your discard pile to put 5 cards there instead of 3. Play it before Black Jade Recruit, whose Weapon discard would cut it to 3.
On Play works in the Alley, where its 1-health body is safe. Later it is a Gate Power 1 portal that lets Surge Gate return a 1-cost Weapon.
Failing a required draw loses the game. In long games, count your deck before adding more cards to the discard pile.

From The Gate

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The author poses as an open question whether Crate Rat Kurobo is good with Drunken Brewmaster for Charge in Raizan.

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Details

Card number: STT01-003
Rarity: Common
Released in: Starter Deck 1
Gate Power: 1
Illustrator: Pandart Studio
Tournament status: Legal

Printings

Common · Pandart Studio
Common ★ · Tomugi
Common ★ · Tomugi

Questions

What does Crate Rat Kurobo do in the Azuki TCG?

On Play: Put 3 cards from the top of your deck into your discard pile. If you have no Weapon cards in your discard pile when you activate this ability, put 5 cards instead. A turn-one discard-pile filler that puts Weapons where Surge Gate can return them on later portals.

How much does Crate Rat Kurobo cost?

Crate Rat Kurobo costs 1 IKZ to play.

Is Crate Rat Kurobo legal in tournaments?

Yes. Crate Rat Kurobo is not banned, but it has official errata: use the updated text.

Does Crate Rat Kurobo have errata?

Yes. Gains the Beanz subtype. Printed: "Subtypes: Black Jade." Now: "Subtypes: Beanz, Black Jade."

What decks play Crate Rat Kurobo?

Top 8 Raizan by BaconM, YQ · Peoria by YQ, NoahBrews · Peoria by NoahBrews, ducky · Peoria by ducky, Raizan Starter by Azuki. You can play any of them free at IkuzoClash.

Who illustrated Crate Rat Kurobo?

Pandart Studio and Tomugi, across its 3 printings.