RIP, Limited Branded Opening, Next Banlist.

[Exvalcore]

Why, I can't follow this logic, are Despia Cards that powerful, I get it you hate jester, do I just add an extra Kitt/Dragon Keeper Now, I don't even think I needed a 2nd Branded Opening in the deck in the first place, it's just a redundant search card with some fusion protection. Rarity Normal...

I guess Springans Kitt & Tally-Ho! Can be used.


(Event Friend Code 22b48446) to to be for ate for for sex.

[Hoshi]

They refuse to admit that printing Sanctifire was a bad idea.

[Takasaur]

I hope Konami keep going this direction of nerfing consistency instead of banning the trouble cards (unless it was too toxic like Union Carrier or Halq lol)

[HeraldOfOpera]

Originally posted by Hoshi:

They refuse to admit that printing Sanctifire was a bad idea.

They refuse to admit that printing Maxx "C" was a bad idea, more like. But the principle is the same.

[Zelwy]

they refuse to admit many things

[Exvalcore]

I think MAXC would be more fair, if adding "Maximum 7 Cards In Hand", it means you draw 2 cards going 2nd having 8 cards in hand on draw phase which is very fair, but you still fill an entire hands worth if you had nothing.

Sanctifire barely replaces losing Branded Expulsion, & is overall way less effective as a summon negate but still has some minor use, I'd rather have Expulsion thus freeing up an extra deck slot.

[Hoshi]

Originally posted by Exvalcore:

I think MAXC would be more fair, if adding "Maximum 7 Cards In Hand", it means you draw 2 cards going 2nd having 8 cards in hand on draw phase which is very fair, but you still fill an entire hands worth if you had nothing.

Sanctifire barely replaces losing Branded Expulsion, & is overall way less effective as a summon negate but still has some minor use, I'd rather have Expulsion thus freeing up an extra deck slot.

Sanctifire's strength isn't that it's a better Branded Expulsion, it's that it allows the deck to play through Maxx "C" extremely well.

Your BF gets hit with Maxx "C"? Easy. Summon Sanctifire by sending Cartesia/Ecclesia plus Albaz, make Mirrorjade on their turn to super poly their monster away, gaining a banish, a set card off of the Albion you send from ED for it, Cartesia back to hand next turn off the Albion that hit the GY, and a board wipe if they can't continue to play and OTK you.

That's off BF into Sanctifire, nothing else.

[Hoshi]

All that being said, I hate that they're killing Branded.

They designed too good of a deck, basically, and it's going to go the way of Floo both because it's been around too long to continue to be profitable and because it runs contrary to the OCG's preference for solitaire combo decks, negate slop endboards, and Maxx "C".

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Originally posted by Hoshi:

All that being said, I hate that they're killing Branded.

It was around for two whole years. They deserved to die out.

[Vento]

Imma be blunt opening from 2 to 1 in a 50-60 branded despia deck doesn't mean jack. same goes for soulpiercer to 2, the entire deck searches itself and it's toxic as hell. they both are just a slap on the wrist, it's not even consistency hit. no hits on snake-eyes no hits on infernoble. roach still legal: there is literally no reason to play.

[Tunnel Sharks Rule!!!]

Originally posted by Vento:

Imma be blunt opening from 2 to 1 in a 50-60 branded despia deck doesn't mean jack. same goes for soulpiercer to 2, the entire deck searches itself and it's toxic as hell. they both are just a slap on the wrist, it's not even consistency hit. no hits on snake-eyes no hits on infernoble. roach still legal: there is literally no reason to play.

Snake-Eyes just got cards released of course they aren't gonna hit it, and Infernoble isn't even meta so why would they ever hit that

[Hoshi]

Originally posted by Tunnel Sharks Rule!!!:

Snake-Eyes just got cards released of course they aren't gonna hit it, and Infernoble isn't even meta so why would they ever hit that

They should kill Isolde just for the fact that she sends from deck to GY for cost.

What an absolutely ridiculous card.

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Originally posted by Hoshi:

Originally posted by Tunnel Sharks Rule!!!:

Snake-Eyes just got cards released of course they aren't gonna hit it, and Infernoble isn't even meta so why would they ever hit that

They should kill Isolde just for the fact that she sends from deck to GY for cost.

What an absolutely ridiculous card.

Why do you have hope?

Just uninstall like I did.

[Terminal Desolation]

Originally posted by Tunnel Sharks Rule!!!:

Originally posted by Vento:

Imma be blunt opening from 2 to 1 in a 50-60 branded despia deck doesn't mean jack. same goes for soulpiercer to 2, the entire deck searches itself and it's toxic as hell. they both are just a slap on the wrist, it's not even consistency hit. no hits on snake-eyes no hits on infernoble. roach still legal: there is literally no reason to play.

Snake-Eyes just got cards released of course they aren't gonna hit it, and Infernoble isn't even meta so why would they ever hit that

I mean it's arguable that Infernoble is one of the best strategies to combine with Snake Eyes right now, probably the only real contender vs SE Pure anyway.

TCG doesn't have the issue because they JUST banned Isolde, but do remember that Pak was topping YCSes without all the Snake Eye support... Theoretically it's stronger in MD than it was before the Isolde ban in TCG.

[JuataLinuxGamer]

Originally posted by Vento:

Imma be blunt opening from 2 to 1 in a 50-60 branded despia deck doesn't mean jack. same goes for soulpiercer to 2, the entire deck searches itself and it's toxic as hell. they both are just a slap on the wrist, it's not even consistency hit. no hits on snake-eyes no hits on infernoble. roach still legal: there is literally no reason to play.

They didn't even kill Superheavy FTK and King Calamity Turbo.

What a joke of a banlist: it did exactly nothing. Seriously, I would have been content if it was King Calamity or Auroradon banned and no other changes.

[Silyon]

Originally posted by Garbage:

Why do you have hope?

Just uninstall like I did.

Bah, no one ever permanently leaves YGO. Might take months or years, but something will catch your eye and drag you back in. Case in point, you claim to have uninstalled yet still waste your time visiting these forums. Just because you're not actively playing doesn't mean you're out.

Far as the Opening hit, outright ban it or it does nothing. If you happen to draw it it's a starter to fetch Aluber, and if you don't you end up milling it for it's actually relevant GY effect anyway. Either scenario is still live with one copy, and Branded is perfectly fine with a bunch of one-ofs thanks to how much search and recycling they have. Limits do nothing to the deck, Ban or bust.

It's a transparent af pity hit from Konami, literally "we know Branded is a problem, but actually hitting the deck means putting too much CP back into circulation". Anything they could hit of consequence in Branded is a UR, and we all know they're violently adverse to banning any UR because of the dust refund. You want Branded hit, you're not getting dust back for it.