This NEW Branded Despia combo WINS every time... - Test Hands etc.

[@ravenous14]

Dude, the straight up knowledge and experience you've gotten from this series is next level. I hope you finish this series on a win, it'll be well deserved 👍🏻

[@RevzCards]

Just need to not play like a bozo… Unfortunately I play like a bozo 😂

[@ravenous14]

@@RevzCards bro just use the heart of the cards, EZ clap

[@DarthNash6]

He’s gonna win YCS London, just wait

[@yugoyugo3271]

Revz making so much content for my favorite deck is the greatest thing ever

[@RevzCards]

Keeper gang strikes again 😤 MOST RECENT CHANGES: Techs / format keep changing too rapidly to keep this updated lmao -3 book +3 nib -1 aluber +1 veiler -1 Dragostapelia +1 Sprind -1 Contact C -1 Super Poly -2 Gameciel -2 Eradicator +1 Magnamhut +3 Dark Ruler No More +2 Cyclone

[@mohammedqais6045]

love it because I was gonna run the same deck still play testing it to see where the deck falls short hopefully see you at ycs london

[@BryantPlaysYGO]

Just an opinion but if you're using instant fusion mostly for the predaplant engine since it will already draw a lot of attention why not swap the millennium eyes for rind worm to have an additional target for dusk dragon and mirror jade so that way you have an additional way of interruption on your opponents turn

[@Neg2YGO]

Obvs the crossout in the first hand was just for demonstration purposes but you can use crossout to banish nightmare instead of needing to use guignol to send it, which then if you’ve also banished your other expulsion target means you don’t care about belle or a bystial. List is looking nice 👍

[@TheOfficailTribe]

I love seeing this sort of thing it really holds you over when waiting for the main series, seriously good content 👌 I wouldn't mind seeing you testing this deck and doing refinement on it as content I would really like to see this deck perform a few test matches before the final show down 😀

[@batmaniac4life285]

Love this series and how this deck has come together!! Good luck at YCS, looking forward to more updates in this series and would love a “season 2” start scratch from a different deck.

[@JMoreTCG]

Super helpful!! Appreciate the test hands and playing through potential interruptions

[@MECH_Gaslands]

I'm really digging the deck as well as those master duel sleeves. They look so slick!

[@josepharmstrong6852]

6:06 or and out plus they call prio super poly and then belle crow bystial crossout ect

[@needledealer9971]

I love that Branded keeps evolving this new deck has so many options

[@emmet3690]

It's cool to see a build of this deck that's off the beaten path, really opens up your mind to thinking about new plays

[@EazyYGO]

last combo hand i was thinking instant into ambulance search frog and tribute itself for cobra that's 3rd summon searching deployment and using it to put out dm and then using frog and set keeper for dragoon activating branded fusion and then using albaz cartesia doing the whole thing like that ends on dragoon mirorjade

[@RevzCards]

Gamer! You miss out on Lost/Banishment, but Dragoon/MJade is still v strong, so hard to say which works better. A good player would hold ash with millenium eyes on board and then ash the albion in EP, so your line is probably the safer play overall!

[@EazyYGO]

@@RevzCards probably i was trying to find what could be the best course of action depending on the hand with a cartesia bounce at ep we have a renewed dragoon and if no HT we got ash dragoon and sets for next turn your line was also good

[@MrHellsing1055]

Best way to combat that puppet special summon or on expulsion is to banish it on activation (dd crow, bystial, called by the grave)

[@xenoborg2637]

PLS more of this! If its easy for you even better, this stuff is so important for the Deck

[@Musa12313]

does anyone know how the fusion deployment summons cartesia? wanna know so i cant try it out

[@RevzCards]

Reveal the new Granguignol dragon from PHHY!

[@christianvisperas7438]

Would you prefer Gold Sarc instead of Foolish simply because you can’t proc Mercourier with Foolish. I feel like it’s a decent play going second to bait out something using Cartesia or Albaz from the search.

[@RevzCards]

I think Foolish offers more value as a starter - being able to dump DM if you have a Dragoon line, Ad Lib to set up BiR, gives you the Tragedy GY eff as recursion etc. I’d rather keep merc in deck to search from Lost as an interruption/anti-Nib play and it gets sided out going 2nd anyway. Just my thoughts though!

[@christianvisperas7438]

@@RevzCards thanks for the reply! I’ve been tinkering around and watching deck profiles and DB Grinders tech choices. One thing that’s difficult for Branded in Games 2 and 3 is siding. One 1st place regional list has been maining Allures with 2 mercs and 2 Tragedy and Gold Sarc as part of consistency. It makes it so drawing into side cards and alleviate some consistency. I’m currently testing it right now and if that doesn’t work maybe I’ll tinker around with your list and see results.

[@prairietan]

Can you build an agent/hyperion deck that compares to the branded archetype? I'm trying to but there seems to be a missing piece of the puzzle in the parshath bridge.

[@RoyaltonDrummer922]

My favorite thing about this deck is that it actually plays Yu-Gi-Oh. No stupid milling or locking zones like certain other ones

[@masterjedi1980]

That’s it. I’m putting Keeper in just because Revz is the best.

[@Bird1912]

correct me if i am wrong but in that 1s test hand where you opened dark magician isn't the cartesia the 5th summon and its effect is a quick not an on summon so opponent could activate nib on the summont and you could chain the fusion if you want but either way your board is being tributed away leaving you with just lost, branded set card and cartesia in hand. same with the second one so i don't see how these combos play around nib enough to be good

[@RevzCards]

I miscounted by 1 there, instead of summoning lubellion, you’d normal cartesia and fuse with the albion for dragoon on 5 These aren’t intended to be nib-proof combos, just random test hands and solitaire The list isn’t that different from how normal B.Despia plays, but the Keeper lines are solid and offer additional/alternative ways to play through HTs that the deck struggles with

[@Bird1912]

​@@RevzCards yeah i see that and you get additional interuptions dependant on hands makes the deck not just cry when they ash branded fusion.tbf at least most this deck can search instant for millieum or make dragoon early which regular despia doesn't in order to dodge nib so that is good. weird not to be running at least 1 nib when you are on 3 crossout

[@mikepettipas4350]

2 quick questions: A. Is there any other option besides bystail lubellion (not feeling like spending the 80$ on him just yet) B. Is there anywhere you have this deck list written out?

[@masteryisus6477]

Interesting tech combos, I didn't even thought of the Jinzo against trap match ups

[@JeffryIsTyler]

Future fusion at 1 or so going into alba lenatus to discard sorinir, lubellion, shrouded, and anything else dragon I think is funny and cool too if they don't try and get rid of it on there turn

[@21dondo14]

My homies finna hate my branded even more after these sweet combos , def gonna experiment w/ a build closer to this bc mine is starting to feel outdated & I knew about keeper in branded builds but I always slept on him you showed me the sauce lol appreciate the content Revz ✊🏼

[@th3_j4s35]

I like this deck the only thing I would change is making room for a saronir, retribution and branded in white. Just because if u draw the lubellion u at least get a search

[@dimjournal]

VERY NICE, master duel sleeves. I am very envious. I hope I can find some in a store someday!

[@josepharmstrong6852]

I would suggest bigger light kaijus as these can be popped for 33 DMG with dragoon

[@alealex2646]

Hi, what do you think about bystials engine instead of some handtraps? I only use ash blossom, is it good?

[@alessandrorampa5536]

My man! I love how you can easily play around ash and other interruptions! I know it's a stupid questions but are there cheaper options to lubellion and cartesia? I found an ogdoatic light monster that can tribute albion to special summon(kurse), obv it doesn't set banishment and is kind of a brick in hand but I may add it to my decklist but is there a kind of replacement for cartesia?

[@jobelflacko]

Cartesia is way to important for the deck cause of granguignol but u can dev play without lubellion saronir. you could also make the deck more towards allure of darkness adding the dark kaiju and 2 tragedy merc. in terms of replacing cartesia u might as well replace fusion deployment too. Some people before cartesia came out were playing around with mask change dark law which is worth looking at. would dev recommend doing some research on some pre cartesia deck profiles to see what they were playing around with. dodge edge imp package tho imo there are better options out there.

[@alessandrorampa5536]

@@jobelflacko thanks for the tip! I get cartesia is important, maybe post ycs/banned prices for branded/despia will drop a bit and I'll think about buying one.

[@jobelflacko]

@@alessandrorampa5536 maybe try out some shaddolls winda lock should also mess people up

[@alessandrorampa5536]

@@jobelflacko uh, I didn't think about it, I'm afraid of adding bricks and non archetipal/main strategy stuff but I'll defenitely give it some though, thanks!

[@jobelflacko]

@@alessandrorampa5536 From my testing cards like dragoon are hella worth it or neo spacian aqua since they are 1 card that u can just search to deal woth very hard stuff going second u can just send dark magician and albaz to make lubellion then dragoon and u win vs a lot of decks so stuff like that would be worth looking into

[@fluffyvegans]

If I have a branded lost set up and I activate branded fusion can they negate my branded fusion with their baronne?

[@RevzCards]

They can respond with Baronne to attempt to negate the activation, but Branded Fusion will still resolve anyway with their Baronne negate being wasted

[@averagetrav2566]

You forgot to tribute a fusion monster for Expulsion for the FTK, you can still get game with the branded fusion as long as they don't ash it or anything, but it's not an immediate FTK

[@PrototypePlatform]

you can also use invader of darkness as an expulsion target against runick, book.e/chalice/lance/crossout/superpoly. its also tributable for eradicator

[@verysourdragon]

Great video Rev! Just a question if you can answer it; you mentioned in a previous video playing Branded despia on masterduel, are there many differences and can you do a video on that version of deck?

[@crzzpy7927]

I like to see you adjusting the combo!:D

[@j-soulfilms]

Exactly!! Game 2 I side in dimensional barrier with my cross out!!

[@Silent1fd]

So what happens when they imperm/ effect vieler/ droll and lock the keeper?

[@RevzCards]

You have 3x Fusion Deployment, 3x Crossout, 3x Eclipse, 3x Branded Fusion, 3x Branded Opening, 1x Called By & 1x Instant Fusion as your potential outs vs Imperm/Veiler. Example being the last test hand. It’s no different to Aluber getting negated (minus the discard), except you can’t opening into another aluber. Droll is a weird one - it’s not super popular right now and if u already have branded fusion, it doesn’t really do much vs the deck. You can play around it by just searching BFu if you know they have it and don’t forget Branded Opening in draw phase too

[@Silent1fd]

Awesome, thanks for showing this list off, making me excited to play branded again as I just kept getting ashed/d barrier-d/ impermed at really bad times. I've had a couple spright players droll & lock me, as well as a P.U.N.K player.

[@J-meh2102]

What is the song on expulsion ftk?

[@carlosrodriguezp1449]

question, would be a good idea to add the Despia, Theater of the Branded field spell to the deck too? that spell can also revive Dragoon for what I read so far.

[@Key-A1]

What happened to the dragon link deck? And the updated chaos danger deck?

[@Key-A1]

I like branded but I want to try it in master duel but this deck doesn’t work with the banlist

[@CallieBlader]

dragon link was the first sealed only series and has been retired not sure what happened to his tri bridage "sealed only yugioh challenge mode" though

[@Rosculus]

Having played this deck (Branded Predaplant w/ Keeper) before POTE released, one of the biggest weaknesses I noticed was going 2nd into strong set backrow. Unless you manage to put Dragoon on field before they flip their relevant backrow, Guardian Chimera is the only way for this deck to pop backrow, and that play can be shut off completely by well-timed removal, negates, or floodgates. Do you think there's value in running something like Lightning Storm in the sidedeck to better handle going 2nd into Labrynth and other backrow decks, or do you find that Evenly is enough?

[@RevzCards]

You definitely need to be prepared for those matchups and have some form of backrow hate in the side, which is currently what I’m trying to account for. Those games end up being super grindy since they typically take a minute to kill you, so based on that logic, the plan is to side in Jinzo/Expulsion & Eradicators going 2nd alongside evenly with the idea being that even if it takes a turn or 3 to setup, it’ll eventually blow them out once you’re able to pull the trigger. I wouldn’t be too surprised if I ended up switching the eradicators for another method of backrow hate, but with things like arachnocampa & Hugin protecting sets from destruction, I’m not sure which is the correct way to go. Cyclone is great, but a 1 for 1 usually isn’t enough for those matchups.

[@Rosculus]

@@RevzCards True, between Arachnocampa, Hugin, and Lord of the Heavenly Prison, destruction effects are less likely to resolve. Maybe something like Hey Trunade? It's not as good into Runick as Cosmic, but it could really be a blowout against Labrynth or Traptrix.

[@ichigothespark7625]

@@RevzCards maybe one harpie's could do the work ??

[@sicksyn9646]

Yo, I just went to local with this list and I lost 1 game against grave of the super ancient organism (was a drytron deck). I think the side deck needs more ST outs for floodgates or brander beast package with more bystials

[@sicksyn9646]

5 Swiss round, 3 of them were mirror matches which I won without problems, I lost to drytron bc of this card and lost to mathmech bc I couldn't out the arrival cyberse

[@chriswang8186]

whats the double sleeves used in the video?

[@TheSteffChris]

Babe wake up, a new revz despia combo dropped

[@apple3332659]

More basic combos for dummies please and more hands tests

[@Dooms_Day_King]

I run the Freightful engine (2/2/2) but I’d just side it for for crossout and targets (2/2/2) I’m also running secret village, more than not (in testing) I’d always end up with dragoon or the dusk dragon… I also got mysterion cuz when Cartesia comes back, I could easily make him. I think kashtira will deff get hit on the next ban. Since the albaz lore is still going, I don’t think Konami would want to hit the deck just yet, just so they could make more money… plus we still need a higher rarity for branded fusion.

[@Pendulumnew1]

Would you consider this the best version of the deck currently? What would you change if money and this series wasn’t involved? Thanks !

[@Cloudedwolf07]

Heya Revz, Can you also make a new series where you build the Meta deck explaining their Combos and how to counter them? cause i learned alot of Branded and Despia Cards but sometiomes you mention Deck That i dont know like Tearlaments, Spright, and Kashtira... cause i only play in Master Duel and these cards are not yet in the game so i havent encountered this deck...

[@Cloudedwolf07]

@@philipmcgrath1505 ye ik i just have known it got released in Master Duel when i commented this lol

[@frightful2]

What oversleeves do you use? The transparent larger ones

[@RevzCards]

Dragon Shield standard clear mattes :)

[@michaelriffel8147]

Great vid I have made gate guardian branded taking some inspiration from your deck also what oversleeves do you use

[@joebounds5052]

No storm neos ?

[@andywallace7436]

Doesn't dragoon say one dark dragon?

[@SYMgenshin]

I wonder if we can adapt this deck for Master Duel

[@darkstriker00]

Dragoon is banned there so not the keeper combos.

[@htmhoang2003]

My man!! Serious question: How many keeper is enough?? Never? This is so helpful, helping a noob like me understanding why Branded is literally my favorite (Fusion OP)

[@Silent1fd]

Do you need the second dragoststapelia much? Cause I kind of like Rindbrumm better.

[@animathehallowed1380]

Are there more opening videos in the near future?

[@TheBatmarcus]

Is there anything you would change if you were not in the playing YGO properly restriction of only trades and pulls?

[@RevzCards]

I’d play around more with the idea of Prosperity / Thrusts, but unsure if there’s space for any of that lol

[@theforgermighty]

And this is to go even further beyond! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@1stOptimusPrime]

Great vid, keep it up!

[@jonathonjobron4473]

Hey what sleeves do you use?

[@Savagesaiyan2318]

So decklist ?

[@luscens]

Other test hand plz

[@sharkp8890]

very nice deck and kombos, but you need to harddraw the keeper wich is very difficult for me

[@ichigothespark7625]

You can combo from keeper, aluber, fusion deployment, branded opening or straight up branded fusion which is great about this deck

[@rhysm9709]

That’s a nice Gimmick Puppet👀😂

[@yugoyugo3271]

I haven't taken Keeper out of any of my branded list once since last April 15th. It's too cracked

[@CTshadows]

Is drawing the predaplant cobra a brick? Also, why not play Retribution?

[@RevzCards]

Cobra is a brick in hand, but it doesn’t fully kill your combos as you can just search branded fusion off keeper instead if that’s your only starter Retribution would only be worth playing with Saronir, which is 2 additional non-starters in the deck. Not worth the brick potential playing them alongside the plant engine

[@connorchurchill3313]

Invader of darkness for runick is absolute jokes

[@flickybicky9397]

jo he put in my jinzo recommendation poggers

[@turtleboy2767]

I love branded and dragoon

[@PrototypePlatform]

"they have to have an out + droplet, yeah that isnt happening" every kash deck rn: triple book, triple chalice, double thrust + talents sure buddy, sure xD

[@RevzCards]

BoM, chalice & talents ain’t doing anything in draw phase vs Dragoon, nor do they stop the lock haha

[@darkbpyz]

I would seriously reconsider putting 2 Nib at least in the side. No nib means very likely getting ftked against kashtira

[@RevzCards]

Imperm/Ash typically is fine to stop them ftking & kaijus in the side achieve the same thing but work as the 6th draw too. Engine/Dragoon mops up the rest 😎

[@azcatec.]

Yes! More branded Despia! Keep it coming! I need this knowledge! Edit: Am I first? Edit 2: Nope

[@joebarrett4742]

isnt dragoon banned?

[@darkstriker00]

Only in the ocg and master duel

[@SickPuppy227original]

I enjoy these combo videos to see where the lines go, but holy shit that second brick hand just straight up loses to ash or imperm. I know you’re just showing off what the deck can do, but it would be interesting to see these combo’s through actual interruptions. I was thinking for at least 1 test hand why don’t you make a mock deck of 40 cards on the Yu gi oh neuron app with 6-12 hand traps (seems to be the sweet spot for hand traps) and get it to draw a hand of 5 and you repeat these combos playing through said hand. Just to see what worst case scenario would be instead of speculating what they might have. Or even another option could be have hand traps/interruptions that are common this format in a line face down, and before you start you flip one or two of em up and play through those

[@RevzCards]

Yeah unfortunately hands like that will exist no matter what you do with branded, so all you can do is try to minimize the probability of it happening Interesting concept for testing though!

[@austinh3848]

I still play Ido the supreme magical force.

[@EndlessMalice]

So my brain has been cooking with a way to summon out DPE without Fusion Destiny. Since it is a L8 fusion and Dasher is a Level 6 dark. You can send Dasher with Grannygoogle and Celestial for a Branded Fusion. Then make DPE with Albion/Lubellion. You will have to choose between that or Mirrorjade. But both offer non-target removal so its just a choice between if you want destruction or banishing. I haven't tested anything but I excited to do so.

[@abbousmile]

12:55 that was too fast.. it would be better if you slowed it down a bit

[@melvinehlert5822]

Super Poly can stop it

[@isaacholben7139]

Me after watching this vid and last vid + 3 keeper of dragon magic to cart

[@ak_mayhemp8946]

MORE.

[@huskypal]

Stormforth Erebus ;)

[@Mexit98]

Absolutley insane decklist mate. Keep it up!

[@Lightningslayerz]

Can’t believe he didn’t open branded fusion. Bad branded player smh 😤 Keeper gang though

[@NickSamanos]

I would like to see a branded blue eyes combo deck

[@GexTendies]

using instant fusion as part of your combo going first in game 3 is going to get you free losses to time rules kek id unironically think about siding it out

[@ryanlambert4391]

Why would it make him lose to time?

[@j-soulfilms]

​@@ryanlambert4391 tournament rounds is 40-50 mins long but it's a lot of reading your opponent cards and combos too

[@ryanlambert4391]

​@@j-soulfilms I understand what going into time is, I'm just confused why instant fusion would cause him to go into time

[@j-soulfilms]

@@ryanlambert4391 he probably said it because using instant fusion and doing your combo, time is consuming in game 3. Example, game 3 it's 2 minutes left to play that round and I have instant fusion on my hands, You already lost 1000 Life points just for using instant fusion and make your combo. At the end of your turn it's 30seconds or 1 minute left and it's your opponent turn and they can take their time just waiting on the time to call. It happens to me before when I do combos with Predaplant deck in game 3. My opponent kept asking me questions of my cards. Also,I had to ask his Yu-Gi-Oh cards what's that effect does especially game 1 and game 2 lol that causes for you to lose a lot of time due to reading and thinking your play. Rule of thumb, I need to research and read all those cards my opponent plays so I can be quicker and prepare for future tournaments match up lol

[@ryanlambert4391]

@@j-soulfilms that makes way more sense, I didn't even think about losing life points when activating it

[@davidisaacson6663]

Granny google gang

[@alonsoenriqueduarteperla8480]

The other version was better,, IMO

[@hanihalil2899]

Rev can you like this comment?

[@RevzCards]

No

[@hanihalil2899]

​@@RevzCards BRO NOW WAY I have been watching you since scratch keep up the good content

[@JoeH..]

" Can play through interruption" Me: Flip skill drain or gozen or d barrier or traptrick into d barrier, all of which are a 3 of in the deck im on.

[@johnnycapote9817]

Deck is trash this format. None in top 32 lmao