April is honestly amazing; you going second and breaking broads. Even when the odds are stacked against you’ve gone through the lines to play/win. 🎉❤ Kudos to you. The last game was calculated as heck! I was laughing too hard!📈💶🤣
@CafecitoDuels4 ай бұрын
These videos are so helpful. I started playing Master Duel earlier this year with no clue about what modern yugioh was like and was trying to play Blue eyes for the childhood memories lol. After a while I tried playing a meta deck and branded reminded me of blue eyes a little with all cool dragon monsters 😂 Anyways these kind of videos and your branded guide helped get me started and I finally reached Master 1 recently 🙌 Thanks for sharing the knowledge and making these videos!
@ariesstellar28254 ай бұрын
The amount of GY disruptions in the Top 4 game 2 duel was insane. You did amazing regardless!
@watt-zitt-tooya4 ай бұрын
See that? That's why I always bring Masquerade The Tax Dragon to my decklist
@Phenocrystuwu4 ай бұрын
Nooo, you were supposed to fight against them not join them 😭 (But im glad you are having fun)
@AvalonAMVs4 ай бұрын
What a simp! (Im too)
@angineriz85584 ай бұрын
It's necessary evil lol
@MatheusI74 ай бұрын
Loved the Masquerade play at the end
@johnsonjohnsonson24103 ай бұрын
Watching these games, you make branded look broken. Well played and congrats! Also was wondering what your reasoning was for the Nadir servants and the 1 copy of maximus in decklist; I know that Nadir can search get quem and Maximus can guarantee end phase setup to play on opponent's turn, but is the lock out of extra deck really worth it? How important are they, and would you ever consider anything else over those 3 cards?
@AprilShowerz3 ай бұрын
they are always usable after you are done summoning from the extra. i think they are great. its also important to have enough starters. nadir can play on its own if you haave nothing else
@johnsonjohnsonson24103 ай бұрын
@@AprilShowerz yea after some testing on ladder I really like Nadir in particular cos quem gives so many points of interaction. Quem and pass is a godsend if you have no other starters for sure. I don't know how/when to use maximus though, is it just if you have Nadir as your only starter?
@AprilShowerz3 ай бұрын
@@johnsonjohnsonson2410 with just nadir you would never go for quem and pass. you should get maximus and send garura with nadir. Then sending titaniklad gets you quem anyway, but also albion for branded in red.
@johnsonjohnsonson24103 ай бұрын
@@AprilShowerz okay, that makes sense, I think I'm just scared of sending extra deck stuff because I've played into a decent amount of decks that have punished me on the Maximus send; backrow decks and Lab especially are matchups I rly struggle with and giving them the opportunity to play is scary. Any tips on those matchups? Bystials can be kinda nice but rivalry of warlords and other floodgates feel so hard to out/play around.
@marcmckenzie19834 ай бұрын
Hi April. In your branded guide, you said puppet lock isn't worth it because of the additional brick. Do you still believe that, or do you think having the option is worth running the puppet?
@OmarAhmed-rp6vz4 ай бұрын
In fact, I played branded a lot. Gimm lock gives you an immediate win against 90% of the decks if you do, but it requires you to play and combo in the first place, and if you are able to do that in the first place, the branded end board is very strong on its own. Yes, it does not give you a direct win, but it is strong to win against anything, but unlike pure branded end board , gimm lock loses against called by and byst, and if your opponent is able to stop the gimm lock, your board will be much weaker than usual. In any case, I do not recommend it because it is toxic and not a beautiful way to win. As April said, it is really not necessary. I advise you to play cards that make you play around ash or going second cards. This is better 🥲
@AprilShowerz4 ай бұрын
its needed to beat race and snake. you dont need it in smaller builds to win, but you dont really have a way to beat snake eye's turn 3. so you play it for going 2nd in those matchups. and then whenever you can set up a puppet lock under branded lost window on your first turn it is always worth doing it.
@ferdyoktav4 ай бұрын
It currently needed honestly,i too don't like it but i have no choice with current format and decide to use it
@marcmckenzie19834 ай бұрын
Thanks for the clarity April and friends 🧡
@Zeditah4 ай бұрын
There should be bystials that banish enemy fire monsters as a quick effect, those fire monsters are getting out of hand
@felps_s87524 ай бұрын
i think dd crow is already a option, and you can play 3
@yonathan41944 ай бұрын
Have you tried droplet for branded? I feel like it's a really good board breaker and you can chain it to spell or monster activation and send your first activated spell to the graveyard, and your opponent can't respond to it with monster or spell if you send 1 monster and 1 spell
@yonathan41944 ай бұрын
Somehow I think you should be able to win if you swap crossout, ash, and 1 keeper for 3 droplet
@AprilShowerz4 ай бұрын
i am playing droplet in my recommended built. wasnt playing it this tournament but in general it is pretty good.@@yonathan4194
@yonathan41944 ай бұрын
@@AprilShowerzhi April, big fan, thanks for the reply. Why are you not using droplet? Of course I'm not nearly as good as you in YGO.
@AprilShowerz4 ай бұрын
i didnt want to. Im not sure whether its better or not, but its good in theory which is why i recommend it right now.@@yonathan4194
@yonathan41944 ай бұрын
I just hope that the fire nation get extinguished by the ban list anytime soon
@andrewhines82344 ай бұрын
I cheered for you, but cried for Scar😔 Seriously though, awesome job! They really should rename this even Snake-Eyes cup😅😂
@dulanabeysundara44224 ай бұрын
You opened grass HOW many times!!!?
@AprilShowerz4 ай бұрын
im just like abo fr fr
@AnotherWindaSimp4 ай бұрын
I'm also against puppet lock,but it's r-ace,so more than justified. Also, I liked how you owned that SE player, tho the person was kind of bricked. Anyways, keep it up!
@AprilShowerz4 ай бұрын
do not be afraid. the puppet does not bite
@relaxgaming294 ай бұрын
Top 4 vs bystial snake eyes, that snake purposely bring lots of grave disruption just to counter branded....
@AprilShowerz4 ай бұрын
yes. thats what happens in challenger cup since theres no decklist submission
@yatsmugi26594 ай бұрын
Best of luck april!!!
@GamenderGamer4 ай бұрын
Supa April
@seph26864 ай бұрын
Which version of branded do you think is better on ranked right now 60 or 40?
@AprilShowerz4 ай бұрын
60
@seph26864 ай бұрын
@@AprilShowerz thanks
@swathykrishna43044 ай бұрын
"Branded is not as good as it used to be"... say it ain't so T-T
@kaijulachanly85764 ай бұрын
How can you show your opponent hands?
@AprilShowerz4 ай бұрын
replays from duel rooms always show
@Calendator4 ай бұрын
Why queritis over lulu tho?
@AprilShowerz4 ай бұрын
queritis is much better than lulu. reducing the attack is better for surviving an otk. and queritis can make otks going 2nd. its also an actual fusion monster than can be summoned sometimes.
@mrwooshbait13394 ай бұрын
did you just face someone from your own team in the first match? xD
@AprilShowerz4 ай бұрын
yes! i got the win in time, which is why the match looked like it ended early.
@pongyhipster4 ай бұрын
How is branded against snake eyes?
@AprilShowerz4 ай бұрын
its pretty random. you are not happy about the matchup. but puppet makes it okay. usually you are just hoping your opponent doesnt draw imperm or called by, since those are the strongest cards against you.
@nemessis25564 ай бұрын
May i see ur deck list?
@botboy04 ай бұрын
Its at the end of the vid
@HellRiver924 ай бұрын
Just ban Diabellstar so that we can move on, even if you ash the sinful broken sheet they get a free draw unbelievable
@AprilShowerz4 ай бұрын
i also wish for big snake hits
@ferdyoktav4 ай бұрын
Ban Flameberge and Popar is big hit,or at least if Konami don't want to hit UR cards then ban Oak is also a good hit
@AprilShowerz4 ай бұрын
banning poplar is enough to send snake eye to unplayable at top level.@@ferdyoktav
@HellRiver924 ай бұрын
@@ferdyoktav some decks are prehit before coming to MD but this deck came full power, even Kitkalos was limited but tbh it did nothing lmao
@felps_s87524 ай бұрын
i think limit flamberge to 1 is better, the deck stil playable but so much easier to break just ban that only flamberge and the decks ends. Also nib will works really well going second