Notes & Combos
Branded ft. Dogmatika, Hecahands & Mitsurugi. OMG, this deck is SO fun.
It usually plays really well into Maxx "C", Fuwalos and Purulia. Giving like 1-2 draws for a ton of disruptions. I usually draw my Hecahands engine, if I don't, it can "skillfully" be accessed through "The Zombie Vampire", (Or you could play Gazelle the King of Mythical Claws with Lubellion the Searing Dragon for Hecahands access via Branded Fusion, though I've found this unnecessary).
Hecahands is really good at baiting interactions, for both going first and second, sometimes hand-ripping a hand-trap. I haven't gotten Elfnotes crafted, but my Hecahands Xeno and Hecahands Godos have stolen an Elfnote June Pride, Junora the Power Patron of Tuning and an Elfnote Tinia before, which kinda gave me a taster, lol. Mitsurugi is amazing, no one really expects it. Branded is Branded, kinda being the "glue" for everything, Dogmatika is a simple bridge into Mitsurugi. This deck does consist of a couple locks to be wary of, this includes the Fallen of the White Dragon and the Dogmatika engine in general. There is no "fixed" combo, it's really dependant on the hand. At first, I was running into a problem where I was having basically no board space, I did end up adjusting my play-style to suit the deck. I was playing Dark Hole at some point, kinda using it as an "extender" and board-breaker. As the deck doesn't really use its normal summon, I tend to tribute summon Dogmatika Maximus or Hecahands monsters at times. This also gives an excuse to run Lava Golem and/or Sphere Mode if you want.
I will say, that at first, this deck is NOT easy to pilot, you've got to be wary of sequencing, potential hand-traps your opponent may have and time. Personally, I have not lost to time-limit yet, but that's probably because I'm a speed demon. Though, I've gotten a couple time-limit wins going second against Elfnotes and Branded if you want to check those out in my replays, lol. Full-combo is lethal.
If you plan on learning this deck, and need help, my DMs are always open on Discord. I was running more breakers at some point, ended up bricking too much. The engines provide enough pushes into boards anyways. Try experimenting with this deck, it's really fun! There are some really niche synergies between the engines, making this deck super fun and interactive.
Alba-Lenatus is a flex-spot, it can be replaced by anything, e.g. a Super Polymerization target.
Replays
ID: 872-122-041
In reference to my past 20 games in this "Duelist Cup", won 16 of them (16/20).
Win-rate: 80% (For both going first & second)
I have a couple replays from the "Duelist Cup" saved, highlighting the deck's versatility going first, and flexibility going second. Outside of the "Duelist Cup", I've got other replays too, which may be worth checking. My personal favourite being the "Duel Room" one, it really shows the potential of this deck going second into multiple hand-traps.