1st Stage of the Duelist Cup With Branded | Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.

Hai. This is me climbing from dlv12 to dlvMAX with branded. Ive already done a full climb with Kashtira on a different account, but since this account was ranked last season, i can only start with dlv12 for this one.
Decklist - www.masterduel...
Branded is a great deck for the 2nd stage. For sure it is in the top 5 options if you play it well. I think there are better options, but its solid enough to give the 2nd stage a real competitive try. It has good matchup going 2nd against kashtira, and a good matchup going 1st vs Purrely, but can struggle the other way around. It also loses harder to maxx c and ash than the other decks, which makes it less reliable.
If you want more explanations about the specific build of the deck i used, check out the comment section of this video - • Branded (Post Kashtira...
The music is all original soundtracks from the Touhou game series. I just like the music, it's very cool.
Music 1 = Energy Reimei Future Dream.
Music 2 = Last Remote.
Music 3 = Locked Girl.
Music 4 = Flower Soul of Another Dream.
Music 5 = Extend Ash ~ Hourai Victim.
Music 6 = Septette For the Dead Princess.
Music 7 = The Doll Maker of Bucuresti.
Music 8 = Satori Maiden.
Music 9 = Native Faith.
Music 10 = Faith is For the Transient People.
Music 11 = Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom.
Music 12 = Hartmann's Youkai Girl.
Music 13 = Broken Moon.
Music 14 = Walking the Streets of a Former Hell.
Music 15 = Sora no Kaerimichi Sky Dream.
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[@Alan-gt5lr]

Brandeds ceiling is so high but it’s countered by the fact that it’s so much less consistent now. My favorite deck at the moment

[@andreperry7995]

I use polymerization in my Branded deck. I can still do my full combo without Branded fusion. It about how u build your deck.

[@AprilShowerz]

i think the biggest problem is ash and maxx c. not consistency. the deck would be stronger now if they ban ash than if they brought fusion back to three

[@tanle3049]

@@AprilShowerz ocg they ban maxx c, ash is fine as it is, maxx c is the broken one

[@AprilShowerz]

oh for sure. ash is a fine card. maxx c deserves the ban. But taking away either means you half the number of handtraps that beat you. @@tanle3049

[@Alan-gt5lr]

@@AprilShowerz I agree with that but ash is not getting banned.

[@andrewhines8234]

Well done, April! I enjoyed the Kash climb vid you posted and I can't believe you blessed us Branded folks with another entertaining DC! Thanks!!😁

[@AprilShowerz]

☺☺☺

[@NaroTaro]

Finally made it to dlvl20. Watching your videos and using your deck list really helped!

[@mahmoudelbanna1153]

Your build for branded is so good i really recommend it

[@Jotape_NF]

The best

[@TotalSpaceCase]

That Nat Beast revive using Fleur was a sick play, I would’ve rage quit for the day 😭

[@franstamba3442]

thx mom I'm really waiting ur branded post coz I'm stuck on DLV 19 using branded

[@handikaakbar8090]

april ❤

[@fabiopatella4946]

What do you think about adding Nadir servant to the deck?

[@AprilShowerz]

its something im gonna test. the idea of the dogma build is to beat ash better. Itll be really good after we get quem

[@Zeditah]

I really despised Branded as a deck when i was still struggling at gold V around 4 months ago Now that kashtira, and even worse, Purrely, exists... Man, Branded looks very balanced. even with free, searchable, normal summon broken ass super poly effect

[@rexplus2793]

❤❤❤

[@eimanoh]

great match and great video! if you were to swap any cards, what would it be?

[@AprilShowerz]

i wouldnt

[@yegorkolesnyk19]

I have one question, April. It's a been a couple of months since I played Master Duel, but I've still been watching content consistently. I loved playing branded, especially branded tears. Is it even viable at the moment after Merrli and Havnis got slapped that hard?

[@AprilShowerz]

Its not terrible to play branded tear. But like it always was, branded on its own is better. And tear on its own is probably better too. Playing pure branded like the list in this video would give you the best chances out of these options.

[@redkitegg]

lets go brandon

[@user-hz2ov7ci3b]

Shouldn't we be getting guiding quem the virtuous by now?

[@nopeno-s5r]

branded doesn't need it, it's currently one of the best decks besides kash and purrely

[@A7MED3LAA67]

Bro why u surender in labyranth match

[@biscuit5876]

could you make a video tutorial please with the combos etc? 😊

[@AprilShowerz]

eventually i will. !

[@wihalleycarvalho1563]

You're the best! All of those competitive decks are too expensive (ultra crystals etc) I return to Yu-Gi-Oh! 20 years after Forbidden Memories (1 week playing Master Duel) So, is it possible to you make competitive videos for "low ranks" with structure decks for example?

[@AprilShowerz]

well, the structure decks arent even close to being competitive. You are better off trying to just go straight into playing and building a meta deck.

[@wihalleycarvalho1563]

​@@AprilShowerz Sure, i'm building the Kashtira deck, half of the cards yet ^^'

[@AprilShowerz]

good choice. good luck!@@wihalleycarvalho1563

[@nopeno-s5r]

@@wihalleycarvalho1563prob not helpful if you are already building kash, but the dark magician structure deck is semi-playable (still trash tho). I got to plat 5 with 3 of it, but it was not fun, prob not worth the 1500 gems

[@4evertyranitar]

I'm still trying to climb ranked but I can't break past diamond 3. Really the only difference I have is that I run titaniklad and not verte

[@nopeno-s5r]

git gud (this is unfortunately the only solution I can think of. maybe swapping titaniklad for verte would help slightly)

[@4evertyranitar]

@@nopeno-s5rI actually got to master 5 a couple hours ago

[@mohammadabidunnajib4582]

It’s just me, or is this deck actually more interesting when you're the one playing it?❤

[@AprilShowerz]

i play it differently to most

[@hoddtoward8779]

Is Chimera/Branded in red not that good?

[@AprilShowerz]

branded in red is okay. Chimera just isnt worth i think.

[@OverlyCriticalAnime]

No Kaiju? IDK how you get past purrely.

[@AprilShowerz]

herald of the abyss and thrust

[@andrewhines8234]

Thrust searches Herald of Abyss and is the out to towers and many other annoying monsters.

[@OverlyCriticalAnime]

@@AprilShowerz Ah. Ill use that instead.

[@Edward-zq8ld]

Can’t wait for quem 😂

[@AprilShowerz]

same

[@ericpeng1103]

Am I tripping or does it seem like super poly meta is coming to an end i think we will see titaniklad/ nadir servant getting played more, like leaning more towards the tcg

[@xTHEARBITER117]

Super poly can’t be called meta rn, the two most played decks aren’t affected by it

[@AprilShowerz]

super poly is always playable in branded. i think its good right now. Works well against the kash board going 2nd, and its really strong vs purrely going 1st.

[@Laid2Sleep]

This guy probably cherry picked which games to show us. This deck is god awful. Do NOT build. This deck loses to literally everything. Its the poster child deck for "hope your opponent built his deck incorrectly and hope your opponent misplays."

[@AprilShowerz]

skill issue

[@alexjoshuaws]

Skill issue

[@nopeno-s5r]

skill issue

[@Dr-rf3zk]

skill issue