Branded Basics Ep8 - Back to Branded (in Dec. 2023) - What's Changed?

[@SnMcCall]

#Bottoms4Branded

[@RuneSlashersPrime]

Solid list, I may give it a test. I had something very similar to it, just took out the crossouts for 1 more saronir and mag to at least try and beat tear since that's a bad matchup for me and I played veilers over fenrirs. I also agree with little knight for the turn 3 plays cuz it's really strong. Also you can do some disgusting shit like make little knight with mirrorjade and something else, use quem to revive mirrorjade for a fresh banish, then on next turn if they're still not dead you can little knight away the mirrorjade to refresh it again.

[@ericcartman3485]

Not playing puppet is definitely competitively incorrect. The one card puppet lock with nadir after getting ashed is just to strong. Also thrust plus fusion dup is better if you have the cards. I agree with you on cutting superpoly though, you don't have enough cards for an additional discard and also not tge dxtra deck space if you're playing the nadir puppet lock combo. Adding Fenrir is also a great idea here i think.

[@phantomsygo]

Yea i’m siding puppet for going first. I havent learned the nadir stuff but i feel like this format you need all the nonengine you can fit and nadir conflicts with that. In board breaker formats it feels better

[@ericcartman3485]

@@phantomsygo Oh that kinda makes sense, but imo its worth playing the single brick even when it's only a 50/50 chance of going first, at least together with the nadir stuff (which increases your rate of puppet locking dramatically). I agree with your statement, that non engine is needed right now, which is why I'm really torn on my current deck list....If you're interested, i would love to discuss the one card nadir combos and other deck options with you.

[@bollokmonkey]

Has your opinion of super poly changed going into the fire king/snake eye match up?

[@phantomsygo]

Yea it’s a bit better this format

[@DoctorDucky250]

Nice to see the decklist updated! Super Poly put in some work for me at locals where there's 2 other Branded players but I see your argument where it doesn't do much against the real top decks. I had a hard time against my friend's Unchained when all I had was a Super Poly in hand.

[@phantomsygo]

yea that's how I feel about it, it's either great or useless, and I tend to stay away from those types of cards

[@liam7liam7]

No gimmick puppet?

[@phantomsygo]

@@liam7liam7 I'd play it in the side

[@cubbagepatchkids]

I took branded despia to my locals last weekend and went x-1, only losing to tear horus due to a very bad super poly back and forth game 1. Ended up taking 3rd place. I think this deck has potential out of the Kash format.

[@phantomsygo]

Nice work man, yea i like the potential

[@guitarhero4564]

I've got 2 thrusts to play with, do you think putting 1 talents with that would be good? Or put another handtrap like 1 more nib or 1 more veiler?

[@phantomsygo]

Yeah i think you should add the thrusts if you got em plus a copy of fusion duplication. Set that off the thrust if you get ashed and then you can fusion again on your opp’s turn

[@juliangaleano1]

No dragoon? You will die against shifter

[@phantomsygo]

Thats a fair point. Just worried that everyone is playing ty-phon which outs dragoon immediately. But it might buy you a turn i guess