8 Branded SECRETS You Need to Know (2024 Yu-Gi-Oh Nationals)

[@UnknownOwl65]

With the shrouded and high spirits/opening combos, does shrouded not go back to deck cause it is no longer in hand on resolution?

[@zeldapadawan5634]

Yeah, thats exactly right. It counts as a different card as it left the hand

[@UnknownOwl65]

@@zeldapadawan5634 thanks, that makes sense and that's a pretty neat little interaction.

[@babrad]

@@UnknownOwl65 the same applies to using Shrouded as CL1 in the GY then Branded in Red as CL2. Still sends to GY as cost (even considered Albaz for a card like Screams etc) while you get it in the hand for a potential discard (note thought it isn't considered Albaz in the hand)

[@re_united]

I once used furious dragon to target titaniclad on the turn it was summoned since it is unaffected.

[@YamiElut]

Shoutout to Borreload Furious, love that card. The tip here is super fun in the Synchro variant when paired with Branded Beast if Furious targets your Druiswurm, then tribute Druis with Beast for basically 3 pops in one

[@babrad]

Using Quem's (or Guignol's) both effects on the same chain effectively chainblocking the most important one is always hilarious to me. For Quem you can use something like Branded Fusion (or Cartesia) as CL1 (to remove a monster from the extra) then summon her as CL2. When this chain resolves, Quem will be on the field to "see" the monster leaving the extra deck but at the same time its on summon trigger effect can activate. So you can do CL1 send from deck then CL2 revive something (if you fear Ash) or the opposite (if you fear Belle) Guignol takes this one step further by removing itself from the field as cost, allowing it to bypass Skill Drain and dodge Veiler/Imperm. However my favorite "weird" interaction is between Mirrorjade, Kitt, and Rindbrum. If I don't want to give up a card in my hand, I can chain Mirrorjade's effect to banish as CL2 on Kitt's search effect that is CL1. Then Rindbrum can negate Mirrorjade as CL3 to prevent me from banishing a monster (along with gy setup + Mirrorjade will be live on the opponent's turn anyway) then use the optional bounce effect to return Kitt in my hand so on resolution the card returned to the deck is Kitt herself. I love recycling a banished Retribution that way

[@unamusedwaffle]

That’s really funny. I can’t imagine myself getting to a point where I could do that but I’ll keep that in the back of my mind

[@JeiceW]

Yo that's pretty neat

[@mrg6991]

How do you summon Quem as CL2? Maybe I missed smth but I don't see a way where you pull that off except by chaining Opening for example :o

[@babrad]

@@mrg6991 Chain Opening, use CL2 Guignol to summon CL1 to send something from the extra (then in the new chain Quem can activate both effects as well)

[@babrad]

@@unamusedwaffle tbh the guignol one happens frequently, quem sometimes and Rindbrum/Kitt happened a lot when I played more bystials and 3 High Spirit but now with 2 bystials and 1 Spirit I don't remember if I ever did that play.

[@epa1590]

Hres a tip that i use when playing branded solo, NEVER USE BRANDED FUSION. This is because if it gets ashed, that your entire play done, so my tip to everyone practicing, play like they have ash blossom in hand, and try to bate it out, OR just play branded fusion last. As when i play branded, it was more helpful to set up an board then play branded fusion last. And in other cases when you have crossout or called by. Send it. But in other ways. Make sure that you get branded fusion last. It really helps (It also prepares you for the branded fusion ban, you’ll never know)

[@mrg6991]

I use Branded Fusion to bait out the ash since there more than enough ways to play around. I main one Branded in White to be fair 😂

[@andrejv.2834]

Playing brafu first or last is basically the same against ash, you can't bait her since brafu is by far the biggest target But playing it last is good in general If you have quem you can send cartesia and revive her immediately to extend further (into the puppet lock) If you have cartesia using her fusion effect before brafu allows you to fill the gy with material, so you can go for albion into whatever and do the yoinky sploinky with the bystial lubellion and get a mp3

[@e_m4n_]

Just wanted to say you literally taught me how to use this deck from the ground up, and I was able to get first place at a locals cause of it, thank you man 🙏

[@galzo]

Proud of you my dude, so happy to hear

[@jujubeanz009]

Don’t forget Brigrand the Glory Dragon that says other monsters can’t be targeted by card effect and itself can’t be destroyed by battle creating a cheeky lock if you summon 2. And grabs the best hand trap in Mercourier during the end phase it hit the grave.

[@K2llerTV]

This Video was really helpfull!❤

[@Sun7838]

Thanks man, I'm coming back to the game after being outta it for over a decade and decided to go with Branded as my deck, your videos really help me out a ton, much appreciated.

[@saitougin7210]

Ah, yeah, Borreaload Furious Dragon - the Spyral Sleeper of the Branded Deck. Cool that he can pop to cards and the can be protected from poking himself. Alsmost like Spyral Sleeper, just with one can less. Cool interactions. Didnn't know them. However, with the Allure+Opening you would play into droll. I don't know, if I wouldn't simply prefer to go Opening in draw phase into Aluber into Branded Fusion. (which would play into Imperm) I guess, it is nice to know, that this combo exists. Thanks man.

[@mattorostcg]

Great stuff as always! Branded's in a really solid place right now but you definitely have to pilot it well to succeed, and videos like this help a ton with that. Another neat thing with the Zealantis interruption is since it's their turn, even if they try to Promethean Princess pop your Albaz, they'll be cl1 and Albaz will be cl2, so it can still fuse.

[@galzo]

MY GOAT.

[@wesleyspelkens3665]

With borreload you can also target a monster on the field you control and later in the chain activate cartesia or branded in red fusing the monsters so it doesnt get destroyed and you get value of it

[@5ar.s955]

Superpoly and dropplet also works

[@Liminal_Unlimited]

@@5ar.s955so would you do chain 1 drop then 2 cart?

[@dragon-id5uj]

thats hype tyvm

[@diaha4398]

Really cool interactions. I was never a big fan of high spirits but I'm beginning to like it a lot more now.

[@6210classick]

This will sound out of left field but could ya do a video of Branded deck with the assumption that Branded Fusion is now banned and maybe even test it against actual players?

[@TheAz0680]

That would be great, i've been labbing something like this for a while now. Thought i was the only one who would think of it haha

[@mitchwilk793]

I've been experimenting with Alba-Lenatus as a board breaker not just against dragons but as a whole board wipe when summoned.

[@neotemporal]

16:01 can't use alba lenatus actually but I think u know that

[@GabrielS45309]

Just got in to using branded super fun, and your videos have really helped me a lot

[@jobejacobs62]

Dogmatika/Branded also now works with Shining Sarcophagus.

[@MrGates]

And w Boreload dragon if u have Cartesia on field u can target it and 1 cards from ur opponent, and then active cartsia to fuse into something and only ur opponent card gets destroy and u save ur cartsia that way

[@genm4827]

Hey, regarding Zealantis and Quaeritis, if the Snake-Eye player has Salamangreat Raging Phoenix in grave, which they often do, isn't it CL1 Raging Phoenix, CL2 Quaeritis summon, which gives the Snake-Eye player a chance to pop Albaz (or whatever else you summon) before its effect activates?

[@kennypk]

The phoenix triggers when a fire monster pops on your field so its after princess resolves on a separate chain. Cl1 princess cl 2 quaritis. If they wait. Then cl 1 princess cl 2 albaz. If they wait again and you dont fuse off their only fire monster. Then cl1 princess cl2 mirrorjade?(most likely). Im not 100% but i think thats how it would go. But in all likelihood they probably just push your quaritis to s/t zone with berge or something

[@genm4827]

@@kennypk Oh right yeah I forgot it's the Princess that triggers, not Phoenix (my mind skipped a step). Either way, it's a cool interaction but it just seems unlikely to resolve in your favor.

[@kennypk]

@@genm4827 well if it gets to the point of zealantis activating with quaritis on field you win that play everytime i believe. i just think they easily clear it beforehand unless they just dont realize

[@genm4827]

@@kennypk Oh right, because Princess targets, so they can't target the Albaz summoned on CL2. I gotcha.

[@mynameizvin]

bruh i totally missed that borreload w/ opening interaction, cant wait to do that.

[@thomash6853]

There's a way to play through Ash on Branded Fusion with Nadir that just requires Sprind in the Extra Deck. Very useful if you can't afford Thrust. Activate Nadir to dump Sprind and add Albaz. In the End Phase special Kitt with Sprind, search High Spirits, activate it to dump Albaz and Albion the Branded Dragon and search for Mercourier. Then set Branded in Red with Albion. In the Draw Phase, activate Branded in Red to add Albaz, fuse into Lubellion with Albaz and Kitt and then use Lubellion to make Mirrorjade with Albaz and Albion

[@5ar.s955]

Also a realy cool thing about copying Superpoly with duplication is that you dont need to play the cost!

[@stormq8868]

Only normal spell which super poly not one if them

[@5ar.s955]

@@stormq8868 normal or quick play spell

[@5ar.s955]

@@stormq8868 No, quick play spells too

[@somehowrockingfloor3395]

Hello! amazing video, I have a guy at locals selling Branded Despia deck and Im looking into it, is it worth it buying it now? Like future proof? Sorry if it sounds silly but would like to get a competitive viable deck thats is not getting axed if possible LOL. Thanks ❤

[@YourWaterBoii]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, does Branded Retribution need to shuffle back a fusion monster that lists Fallen of Albaz to negate a monster/spell/trap effect to special summon? From the wording it's a little hard to tell but from what I'm understanding, it has to be a fusion monster that lists Fallen of Albaz.

[@andrejv.2834]

Yeah it has to be an albaz fusion

[@brentmayfield501]

Alba contact fusion is huge, people look at me funny when I do that lol

[@remylordski]

Can contact fusion happen during your opponents turn? Also broski when you activate Albion in hand and chain high spirt or opening wouldn’t Albion go to the bottoms of the deck and you draw a card after chain link 2 resolves from the spell card?

[@galzo]

You can not contact on your opponent’s turn, Albion will not be out back and draw a card.

[@remylordski]

@@galzo so no draw or yes draw sorry

[@galzo]

@@remylordski no draw, not put back, just goes to graveyard.

[@remylordski]

@@galzo got you thank you for making that clear

[@johnkiggs108]

If you're playing against branded and they have a full field of dragons and albaz, could you just send their whole field to grave to contact fuse? And if so, would that trigger mirajade?

[@AbyssShark6991]

Mirrorjade isn’t a dragon but if they control albaz and 1+ dragons then yeah you can just use all of their stuff the same way you can just fuse only opponents monsters with super poly

[@johnkiggs108]

@@AbyssShark6991 cool, thanks. I'm new to the deck and didn't realize most of the fusions aren't dragons

[@florianschmidt5869]

So can alba lenatus attack 4 times? Or does it count a 3 attacks?

[@galzo]

In this case it was 4 attacks but only on monsters

[@AbyssShark6991]

If alba is negated by smth would it be able to use it for a fusion summon

[@galzo]

I don't think so, I think it's a condition like Rusty Bardiche. It also applies in the GY if I recall...

[@MattLoi-g5x]

Do you mind sharing the decklist you're on atm? great content

[@galzo]

Keeping it for after nationals atm :)

[@martytappets]

Regarding the Branded in high spirits / Shrouded Albion combo. Isn’t shrouded Albion considered “revealed” by card verification mechanics thus you can not ”reveal” shrouded again with High spirits in the same chain?

[@AbyssShark6991]

No it’s not the effect doesn’t require you to reveal it You can activate shrouded under clear world with a light which makes you play with hand revealed but you can’t activate couplet

[@ordelmorris3382]

does fusion duplication copys the cost of the fusion card it is copying

[@galzo]

Nope.

[@BackreapYGO]

i really like your Vid´s and Combos + Explainations Pure thing is , if you want to play Branded Despia on maximum Level, you need Expensiv Crads like Thrust :/ for Budget players like me , its not affortabel . . . still waiting for the Day this Deck comes comeplet Budget :D then i pick it up ^^ because its a cool Deck

[@WholsShyShen]

Yesss leak the guu!

[@maitrependule428]

Dumping rétribution for evading droplet 🤷‍♂️

[@unamusedwaffle]

I know Branded Lost is such a shitty card to argue about, but I’m gonna fire a question about it because I wanna see if I’m wrong… You say that Fusion Dup being CL1 means that the next chain won’t be protected by Lost, but I don’t think that’s true. Lost’s protection kicks in on the next chain when the last thing to resolve was the fusion summon of a monster. If fusion dup targets a BF in the GY, then the last thing to happen on that chain is the fusion summon off of BF, and therefore Lost protects it. I’m like 10,000% percent sure that’s how that works…

[@AbyssShark6991]

The first thing in the chain is the copying of branded fusion

[@unamusedwaffle]

@@AbyssShark6991 so the last thing to resolve is that fusion summon

[@Deathbane_123]

@@unamusedwaffleI think you may be right. I also was confused when he said it wouldn’t be protected. The only thing I can assume is that maybe the last thing to occur was a copy effect and not a fusion effect. I could see this go either way and I haven’t had luck finding verified answers.

[@unamusedwaffle]

@@Deathbane_123 yeah, it’s definitely a copy effect on activation - same reason you can’t ash it, but it takes on the effect on res, and regardless the last thing to resolve is the monster’s fusion summon…

[@Deathbane_123]

@@unamusedwaffleupon further investigation, Galzo is correct. It will not be protected. The reason, is that branded lost doesn’t just check for a fusion summon, it checks for an effect to fusion summon. Due to duplication not having its own effect to fusion summon (but rather an effect to copy) Lost will not protect the summon window if its chain link one.

[@redeemer18]

Sure just buy me thrust and I'll play it ❤

[@dragon-id5uj]

cant, spent my thrust money on my own playset. have you tried entering "job application" phase?

[@redeemer18]

@@dragon-id5uj lol I have a job,thrust here cost 2k an up in my currency which is a 6th of my pay

[@redeemer18]

@@dragon-id5uj it's almost impossible to acquire unless you are rich here

[@UTA-go2ix]

Bro no offense but more than half of these are no-brainer interactions, i think for a video like this you should do something more specific. I enjoy watching your content, please take this as constructive criticism rather than an insult.

[@galzo]

First of all, glad that half of these are good. Did you consider that some people, newer or otherwise, don’t know the other half?

[@brandogg974]

Honestly didn’t know about the skill drain or borreload one and I’ve been playing branded for a year

[@mitchwilk793]

These are tips that most Branded players know, but i doubt they knew all the tips mentioned in this video. The allure of darkness chained to branded opening sparked a light bulb in my head😅. However as a player that not necessarily plays Branded all the time but rather competes against the deck i find the video helpful to strategize against Branded. If you find these as no brainers, then you are probably topping the Nats right?😂

[@galzo]

@@mitchwilk793 deleting this video now >

[@Eung-Homie]

No brainer! Since you’ve mastered the deck surely you dominate your locals every week and have some YCS tops?