A Short Guide to Branded | Master Duel.

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Published 2024-01-20
Hai! I finally got around to making a branded guide. I tried my best to explain my personal takes on the deck, and tailor those explanations to all different levels. Sorry if the text-to-speech is off-putting, i was experimenting with something new.

I dont have any plans to make this style of video regularly, i still prefer my usual format.

This video took a long time to script, plan, create, record, and edit, so i'd really really appreciate if you subscribed :)

Originally, i wanted to do a much deeper guide that covered twice as many combos, way more matchups, synchro branded, playing through handtraps, and full game analyses. It would have been almost 8 hours most likely. In the end i decided to cut it short as i had been away from uploading for too long!

Heres the main decklist - www.masterduelmeta.com/saved-decks/64cdb84dd06e89e…

00:00:00 - 00:00:50 = Hai.
00:00:50 - 00:02:00 = Introduction to Branded.
00:02:00 - 01:36:33 = Deck Profile.
01:36:34 - 01:51:48 = Deck Theory.
01:51:49 - 03:23:33 = Combos.
03:23:34 - 03:51:01 = Matchups.
03:51:02 - 03:57:00 = Wind God Girl.

I was able to record custom hands in master duel using something called YgoMasterClient.

The lofi background music was all created by Handanu. You can find him on Fiverr. - www.fiverr.com/handanu?source=inbox

Text-to-speech created with genny.lovo.ai

Song at the end is from Touhou. Its called Wind God Girl.

All Comments (21)
  • @raptorjesas2177
    -- Standard Combos -- 01:53:42 Aluber + FD 02:03:44 Aluber + FD + Quem 02:05:32 Aluber + FD (Puppet lock) 02:09:22 Aluber + FD + Druiswurm (vs backrow) 02:12:24 Gold Sarc + FD 02:14:18 Foolish Burial + FD 02:19:45 Aluber + FD + BO 02:25:12 Aluber + FD + BO (Branded Fusion Ash'd) 02:26:39 Aluber + FD + BO (Puppet lock) 02:28:46 Saronir + FD 02:30:32 Branded Fusion + FD 02:33:17 Test hand: FD + Gold Sarc + Quem + Branded Retrib + Branded Banishment 02:38:07 Test hand: Aluber + FD + BO + Mercourier + Droll -- Bystial Combos -- 02:41:28 Aluber + Bystial Lubellion 02:46:02 Aluber + Saronir 02:48:35 Aluber + Saronir + search target (Cartesia) 02:51:54 Aluber + Bystail Lubellion (Puppet lock) 02:53:40 Aluber + Saronir + Bystial Lubellion (Magnahut in deck) 02:56:23 Saronir x2 + Bystail Lubellion x2 02:58:55 Test hand: Bystial Lubellion + Albaz + Foolish Burial + Super Poly + Thrust -- Branded in High Spirits Combos -- 03:03:25 BiHS + Bystial Lubellion 03:05:47 BiHS + Bystial Lubellion + Normal summon 03:08:02 BiHS + Albaz (no Ash respect) 03:09:27 BiHS + Albaz (respect Ash) 03:10:43 Aluber + Albaz 03:11:53 BiHS + Bystial Lubellion (Puppet lock) 03:14:30 Test hand: BiHS + Bystial Lubellion + Cartesia + Droll x2 03:16:40 Test hand: BiHS + Albaz + Foolish Burial + Super poly x2 -- One Card Combos -- 03:19:47 Aluber 03:20:55 Branded Opening 03:22:40 Branded Fusion
  • @kayne_vk
    Why did I just watch 4 hour Branded... I am not even a Branded Player
  • @iShokan
    I just now finished crafting a Branded deck and I search everywhere on yt for a guide, THIS IS BY FAR THE MOST DETAILED GUIDE FOR BRANDED!! Thank you and you have gained a new sub 👍👍👍
  • @TheDeathstar2000
    After watching the video in its entirety I can confidently say this is the best Branded guide one could ever wish for. I have been playing TCG Branded for about 2 years now and you managed to cover even the smallest details and interactions that generally are only learnt with a lot of experience. It was clear, well explained and cohesive. You really touched every little aspect and reported it in the best way possible. Despite being a Master Duel format guide, it mostly adapts to TCG and OCG and it is so well made that this is the one guide to recommend overall. I have been a big fan of your videos for many months now, since before the Bystials were added to Master Duel and Branded support had not been fully released. The best Branded guide coming from my favourite Master Duel Branded player, and one of my favourites in general. Keep up the amazing content, you deserve much more!
  • @Jimsiepops
    I'm mid 30's coming back to the game after 20 years away and I can't explain how much this has helped me. I'd moved onto Branded Despia from a very simple DM deck to find my feet and was completely lost. I've had this on repeat in the background while working from home and I'm now managing to steadily climb the ranked ladder so thank you. I've picked up the real cards for most of this deck to try a real game with some friends, and fairly confident i'm going to get blown to bits when the activations don't light up gold for a handhold but I actually feel like I can play because of your video. As feedback, you mentioned the ai voice was an attempt at something new, I didn't find it distracting in the slightest and it came off very naturally most of the time - I wouldn't hesitate to use it if you found it of value it definitely doesn't detract from the video. Thanks again April
  • @hamedjabbari5883
    Someone on MasterDuelMeta commented mentioning this guide under a Branded decklist. When I opened it and saw it's 3:57:00 long, my eyes immediately went 😍since I love long, detailed, almost book-esque explanations. So far I've watched 20:35 minutes of it but I've already saved the video, and, to be honest, this level of explanation is something I have been searching for since I first started Master Duel (after being away from the game for over 15 years). I'm now going to go through your channel to find such guides on my favorite archetypes, namely Blackwings, Vanquish Soul, Labrynth, Synchrons, and Generaiders. If I find any guide like this on those, April, I'll watch every video you post. Thank you so so so much. Remember, the effort you put in making this video, has created an effect that's going to impact the Yu-Gi-Oh! community. Keep on
  • @nlm84dev
    This is what I'm looking for my whole life! I've recently come back to the game and being very confuse by the META, but your depth, informative guide is just perfect!!! TYSM, keep it up bro <3
  • @dude-e
    This is SO GOOD! And I don't even play Branded, yet. Just starting looking into the deck to see if its for me and you covered A LOT of what i needed to know. Thanks!
  • @ssutton142
    New subscriber here! This is truly an amazing guide. I originally picked up branded before the Bystials were released, and it was my first deck returning to the TCG after a 10 year hiatus. I kept my deck updated on MasterDuel, but focused on other decks until recently. Coming back to the deck after so much time was overwhelming! Your video is helping me relearn the deck, and has given me a huge appreciation for the strategy as a whole! I feel like every time I think of a question, your video pauses and answers it for me. It's like it's reading my mind! I'm going to need a lot of practice to get familiar with all these cards and the combos, and your video is an invaluable companion for doing so! Thank you for your hard work!
  • @Gleech
    finally a guide to branded by april!! i’ve been waiting for this for ages thank you so much for doing it! ❤
  • @Alma-kz4zo
    Impressive video, very informative and I love how you kept it nice and short.
  • @lob-119
    3 hours and 57 minutes is a lot of video for get ashed and scoop but I'm here for it
  • @KozarrX
    I’ve been following your build on Master Duel Meta for a while since I like the same playstyle. I just realized this was you I’m so glad I came across your channel such a wealth of knowledge on Branded. Great video!
  • @SleepyLain
    I'm not a branded player, but this guide is so well made. It's very informative even for a rogue player like myself who has to understand the different lines Branded can go for. 10/10 video.
  • @akamatsu3448
    Another thing to mention is that quem + lubellion is full combo (banish mercourier, setup early lost, get brafu -> standard albion combo dumping cartesia), so theres some justification for more quems as a pseudo starter (and in grind) when paired with the 3 shrouded or 3 lubellion you might see in higher card counts
  • @isaac3252
    Liked, subbed and commented. Appreciate all the work you put into this, I've been playing branded a while now, but im sure I'll still learn a lot from this video
  • @HasturrX
    Muchas gracias por tu dedicación! I build this deck as a beginer as my main deck and its complexity almost made me quit the game since i spend all my gems in it. But now after playing 2 weeks i think ill give it a chance again since you made this guide. Greetings from Mexico homie 🤙🏾🇲🇽