Nothing strikes fear into your opponents like winning the coin flip but making them go first!! For all they know you're playing Mikanko and will sometimes play around that deck, sometimes even just passing their turn lol It's going to be a tough season with Arise-Heart around though, but you still have some great cards to deal with them! Thanks for watching
Well, Darklord has been always my favourite archetype. These combos are pretty insane, good job Edy :). Probably i'll buy this deck in real life to have fun :)
Hi Edy, I've been playing this deck some more, meeting more and more meta decks and it's so fun! Thank you for your efforts and giving branded despia the darklord twist, I love it. I've been running into some issues with cards that are "unaffected by card effects" such as Borrelend Dragon, but that card is stupid OP... I don't think I can play around it.
For cards like Borrelend, Expurrely Noir, etc. try to bait them to activate their effects and then remove them with Kurikara! I know that won't always be the case but if you can somehow bring out TFD you'll be protected from targeting effects and then attempt to wall them until you get the cards to out their board. Remember that you can use Mirrorjade to banish Borrelend or set Albaz to remove Borrelend by summoning Alba-Lenatus👍
15:50 Ez, calculated For some reason I might replace Vivid tail (Fun and unexpected tech, think of it as Ret-time on your list) for Boo-Boo game on my Lab deck, can't really point why... As usual, splendid videos, and hey, even Konami recognize Darklord Branded as a legit mix... man, I need more gems
You do have to watch out for Kashtira Scareclaw + Fenrir since Fenrir can still banish you by getting TFD negated with Scareclaw. Learned it the hard way LOL
If it werent for the banlist (within reason) e.g. aluber x3, or branded fusion/opening at 3, etc, not the old always have been and always will be broken yugioh cards. What would be the ideal deck to run so i can determine what are the fillers you are currently running and what are the keepers. I left yugioh for a while now, ive completely forgotten how to play this deck, i have the cards and will rewatch your videos as a reminder for all the brandrd despia stuff, but so much as happened since then itll be nice to know whats changed.
Kurikara for sure, Arise-Heart has a mandatory effect to activate + Noir with sleepy memory will activate to draw so you can tribute them. Nib will work on Kash but you'll rarely see it effectively help you against Purrely.
The closest thing to that is my first videos on the channel, but even then there's still a lot of UR. It's a "fun deck" but you'll definitely need to spend the resources to make something worthwhile.
Hey Edy, just want to hear your thoughts. I've copied and tried out your deck for a bit - 10 or so duels. I'm not finding use for Kurikara, wanted to understand the reasoning behind putting it in there also is there any particular reason that you are not running super poly? P.S. I'm new to Meta YuGiOh.
In ranked I’m usually in Diamond or Master so I run into meta decks all the time and that’s where kurikara shines. Kashtira ariseheart has a mandatory effect to activate so if I have kurikara in hand then I know I can out it immediately. You can swap out kurikara for evenly matched if you want it to be used in more matchups though
I have 2 questions. 1. What does this deck struggle with or what are bad matchups for this deck? 2. Can this deck go 1st? And if you had to go first what is the best strategy or how would you genetically approach going first? Thanks and keep up the good videos as always
1. Labrynth will be a tough matchup, as well as the random Floow player. They don't summon much and don't activate effects for you to take advantage of during your turn (not as reliably at least), so Kurikara etc won't be as useful. You pretty much need to have a really great hand against them. Stun decks are also a bad matchup since backrow removal is very minimal in this deck list. 2. It can go first of course, I do have plenty of Branded Darklord videos on the channel to give you a reference. The strategy is to make TFD to revive Kristya for an untargetable special summon lock, or to play the grind game with the Branded side of the deck. If your opponent wins the coin flip but lets you go first then that's what you'll aim for. If you can't do the kristya lock then that's when you have to decide what would be best, whether its to simply pass turn (assuming that they're on Mikanko or similar) or risk it and attempt to make a board.
@@Elansworldinc Depends on how often you want it to be in your opening hand. If you consistently want to open with it then have 3, otherwise your plan is to use it every once in a while by drawing into it with maxx c etc.
I'm not sure if there's a "definitive" darklord deck since the meta changes the deck list all the time. This deck list will get me to Master V at least if that means anything to you
@@ՓՓՓ I mean I have made it to master 5 with the Adaman deck before they band block dragon but I have already made purrely galaxy kashtira and darklord but I can only use 1 at a time to get back to master 5 but I'm on galaxy right now but will use darklord as my second,I see you was a top duelist so I was checking different options,but thanks my guy keep the contact coming because the meta changes all the time for noreason lol🤦🏽
@@antwonrichardson9324 Unless new cards get announced for us, Branded Darklord is the variant to play if you want to use Darklords in ranked. So as long as you have general board breakers, branded cards, and Darklord cards then you should be good to go. You can make it into Master rank for sure, but of course it’s not going to be as smooth as like with the latest meta decks etc
Omg... When you think you've seen cancer before, think again. There's always worse than worse.. Kash can almost only be countered if you have some cards related to Kaiju cards and that are similar (Ra sphere mode Lava golem Underworld goddess Kurikara) . The more I look, the more I'm studying to counter the Kash's.
You had the cards stacked against you particularly in that first duel. I'm impressed you overcame it with an objectively inferior deck. That other player, though... bothers me. They only know how to play broken decks, and if you pull a fast one on them, they break. Bandwagoners...
Nice, this is much better than my Despia Darklord list. A few suggestions, if you have any opinions: I really like Gold Sarc as it can banish Tragedy to be yet another copy of Aluber. In Branded you can also run Mercourier who will search Albaz with it. I've been considering Darklord Enchantment as well as Thrust/TTT in the Kash mirror to steal a monster and make my own Arise-Heart. What do you think about that?
Yep you can use gold sarc, I've run that in the past. Mercourier/Lost seems like a package better suited for Branded Despia/Bystial, when I last used it in Branded Darklord it gave me a consistency issue so I personally wouldnt recommend it. As for TTT to steal an XYZ to make your Arise-Heart or Zeus, just know that branded opening/fusion wont be usable that turn due to its fusion restriction. So IMO I would avoid that play for Branded Darklord at least, not too sure how good that would be in regular Darklord Despia since that variant is little less restrictive
Wtf is that first game? He make noir and happiness for what? He can just summon another arise damn he doesn't have fast hands losing to time limit with that.
I'm guessing they didn't know that Kash Scareclaw + Fenrir can out TFD and just resorted to ExHappiness to negate my targeting protection, not too sure tbh since I dont play Kash.
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Nothing strikes fear into your opponents like winning the coin flip but making them go first!! For all they know you're playing Mikanko and will sometimes play around that deck, sometimes even just passing their turn lol
It's going to be a tough season with Arise-Heart around though, but you still have some great cards to deal with them! Thanks for watching
They finally showing love to Darklords with that secret pack… Konami been watching your channel 🤫
Lol I was thinking the same thing
That first duel wow 💯 you are the best dark lord player I have seen
Thank you!
You are the true definition of a duelist man. The Labrynth duel felt like watching the anime
Well, Darklord has been always my favourite archetype. These combos are pretty insane, good job Edy :). Probably i'll buy this deck in real life to have fun :)
Hi Edy, I've been playing this deck some more, meeting more and more meta decks and it's so fun! Thank you for your efforts and giving branded despia the darklord twist, I love it.
I've been running into some issues with cards that are "unaffected by card effects" such as Borrelend Dragon, but that card is stupid OP... I don't think I can play around it.
For cards like Borrelend, Expurrely Noir, etc. try to bait them to activate their effects and then remove them with Kurikara! I know that won't always be the case but if you can somehow bring out TFD you'll be protected from targeting effects and then attempt to wall them until you get the cards to out their board. Remember that you can use Mirrorjade to banish Borrelend or set Albaz to remove Borrelend by summoning Alba-Lenatus👍
Mannn. Fire deck! Thank you!! I've been playing with your Purrely variant but I think I like this better.
you gotta love when you revive the opponents floodgate, like when kurikara brings back a tears winda, or a proskenion naturia, just dirty.
Love to see that your channel its growing a lot! Excelent work bro! Best Darklord player Ez.
Slowly but surely!
DAAMM BRO this is now my favorite video ever. Look How ALL kashtira was suffering. That was so amazing, u're awesome dude, for sure.
This was just more than great to watch, it was straight up awesome. Always loving the music drops on the first First Darklord
the first darklord summon on beat with the song goes hard af holy shit 🔥🔥🔥
I though I was a master darklords x Albaz x despia but you just keep making the deck better and better it’s crazy!!!
Idk what’s happening but I see big boards go bye bye and giant beat sticks. This make me happy
nice video as always, still praying for you to get the royal TFD
15:50 Ez, calculated
For some reason I might replace Vivid tail (Fun and unexpected tech, think of it as Ret-time on your list) for Boo-Boo game on my Lab deck, can't really point why...
As usual, splendid videos, and hey, even Konami recognize Darklord Branded as a legit mix... man, I need more gems
Kashtira Kryptonite, being untargetable xd deck looks really solid ill try it in a duelist cup
You do have to watch out for Kashtira Scareclaw + Fenrir since Fenrir can still banish you by getting TFD negated with Scareclaw. Learned it the hard way LOL
Fire video bro. Was a bit stressful to watch at some parts haha, but you played amazing GG'S❤
Great video, also how did you get so many royale cards?
Slowly saving up SR/UR over time, I dismantle anything I can’t use to speed that up. I’ll be making a video on that topic
@@ՓՓՓ Thank you! I'll look forward to it bro
If it werent for the banlist (within reason) e.g. aluber x3, or branded fusion/opening at 3, etc, not the old always have been and always will be broken yugioh cards. What would be the ideal deck to run so i can determine what are the fillers you are currently running and what are the keepers. I left yugioh for a while now, ive completely forgotten how to play this deck, i have the cards and will rewatch your videos as a reminder for all the brandrd despia stuff, but so much as happened since then itll be nice to know whats changed.
7:03 Holy chain
Branded darklords FTW!!
Darklords. Best Archtype ! And with Kurikara for Kashtira, it's always the best
Man, Kastira's are a pain in the ass to challenge. Just waiting for the effects to activate is exhausting to watch.
nib vs kurikara which one do u recommend using against kash and purely ?
Kurikara for sure, Arise-Heart has a mandatory effect to activate + Noir with sleepy memory will activate to draw so you can tribute them. Nib will work on Kash but you'll rarely see it effectively help you against Purrely.
Subscribed...i love dark lords
You are faithful to Dark-Lords,like I am to D/D/D it's gonna be a tough season but it shall pass.
I see the words Kashtira and Blind second in the same sentence and my brain was like I have to watch this
Was thinking of building a darklord deck but too expensive if I add branded. Do you have plays using only darklords?
The closest thing to that is my first videos on the channel, but even then there's still a lot of UR. It's a "fun deck" but you'll definitely need to spend the resources to make something worthwhile.
You are the best player darklord as i know Edy ❤
Hey Edy, just want to hear your thoughts. I've copied and tried out your deck for a bit - 10 or so duels. I'm not finding use for Kurikara, wanted to understand the reasoning behind putting it in there also is there any particular reason that you are not running super poly?
P.S. I'm new to Meta YuGiOh.
In ranked I’m usually in Diamond or Master so I run into meta decks all the time and that’s where kurikara shines. Kashtira ariseheart has a mandatory effect to activate so if I have kurikara in hand then I know I can out it immediately. You can swap out kurikara for evenly matched if you want it to be used in more matchups though
How do you feel about running branded regained as a means to bring back banished cards in the current format?
Might be worth testing I think, haven't tried it out since it came out
I have 2 questions.
1. What does this deck struggle with or what are bad matchups for this deck?
2. Can this deck go 1st? And if you had to go first what is the best strategy or how would you genetically approach going first?
Thanks and keep up the good videos as always
1. Labrynth will be a tough matchup, as well as the random Floow player. They don't summon much and don't activate effects for you to take advantage of during your turn (not as reliably at least), so Kurikara etc won't be as useful. You pretty much need to have a really great hand against them. Stun decks are also a bad matchup since backrow removal is very minimal in this deck list.
2. It can go first of course, I do have plenty of Branded Darklord videos on the channel to give you a reference. The strategy is to make TFD to revive Kristya for an untargetable special summon lock, or to play the grind game with the Branded side of the deck. If your opponent wins the coin flip but lets you go first then that's what you'll aim for. If you can't do the kristya lock then that's when you have to decide what would be best, whether its to simply pass turn (assuming that they're on Mikanko or similar) or risk it and attempt to make a board.
Have you experimented wit triple tactics thrust?
Not yet, haven’t been able to pull it
Ps. How come your recipe doesn't have evenly while in the videos they were there?
It’s what I first tested before ending up with the list in the video, but feel free to swap kurikara out for them if you prefer it instead
@@ՓՓՓ I like Kurikura in the deck. You think if I use 2 it'll be alright or 3 would be better?
@@Elansworldinc Depends on how often you want it to be in your opening hand. If you consistently want to open with it then have 3, otherwise your plan is to use it every once in a while by drawing into it with maxx c etc.
Thank you!@@ՓՓՓ
What do you think about thrust is it not worth playing?
definitely a good card, I just haven't been able to pull it to try it myself.
Darklord powaaa
Arise-Heart looks fun to deal with
😮 is this the best build or can you do a better one,but nice video my guy💯👍🏽
I'm not sure if there's a "definitive" darklord deck since the meta changes the deck list all the time. This deck list will get me to Master V at least if that means anything to you
@@ՓՓՓ I mean I have made it to master 5 with the Adaman deck before they band block dragon but I have already made purrely galaxy kashtira and darklord but I can only use 1 at a time to get back to master 5 but I'm on galaxy right now but will use darklord as my second,I see you was a top duelist so I was checking different options,but thanks my guy keep the contact coming because the meta changes all the time for noreason lol🤦🏽
@@antwonrichardson9324 Unless new cards get announced for us, Branded Darklord is the variant to play if you want to use Darklords in ranked. So as long as you have general board breakers, branded cards, and Darklord cards then you should be good to go. You can make it into Master rank for sure, but of course it’s not going to be as smooth as like with the latest meta decks etc
There's probably Darklord support coming in the next tcg pack
don't play with my emotions
So the final deck is no evenly matched?
That’s what I tested first and then removed it. The deck list at the end is what I’m testing at the moment
@@ՓՓՓOk got it!
I'm using swordsoul for the time being because ranked play has made me frustrated.
Imagine deck zefrath vs darklord.
Kurikara is my worst nightmareeee
Omg... When you think you've seen cancer before, think again. There's always worse than worse..
Kash can almost only be countered if you have some cards related to Kaiju cards and that are similar (Ra sphere mode Lava golem Underworld goddess Kurikara) . The more I look, the more I'm studying to counter the Kash's.
Nice!
You had the cards stacked against you particularly in that first duel. I'm impressed you overcame it with an objectively inferior deck. That other player, though... bothers me. They only know how to play broken decks, and if you pull a fast one on them, they break. Bandwagoners...
Nice, this is much better than my Despia Darklord list. A few suggestions, if you have any opinions:
I really like Gold Sarc as it can banish Tragedy to be yet another copy of Aluber. In Branded you can also run Mercourier who will search Albaz with it.
I've been considering Darklord Enchantment as well as Thrust/TTT in the Kash mirror to steal a monster and make my own Arise-Heart. What do you think about that?
Yep you can use gold sarc, I've run that in the past. Mercourier/Lost seems like a package better suited for Branded Despia/Bystial, when I last used it in Branded Darklord it gave me a consistency issue so I personally wouldnt recommend it.
As for TTT to steal an XYZ to make your Arise-Heart or Zeus, just know that branded opening/fusion wont be usable that turn due to its fusion restriction. So IMO I would avoid that play for Branded Darklord at least, not too sure how good that would be in regular Darklord Despia since that variant is little less restrictive
@@ՓՓՓ ah you're right. I didn't consider the fusion lock. Thanks for the reply. You've earned my sub
Make darklord great again 👏👏👏👏
Wtf is that first game? He make noir and happiness for what? He can just summon another arise damn he doesn't have fast hands losing to time limit with that.
I'm guessing they didn't know that Kash Scareclaw + Fenrir can out TFD and just resorted to ExHappiness to negate my targeting protection, not too sure tbh since I dont play Kash.
Seriously, you always had ways to play around with your deck.
Red Loli jumpscare😅
Cant believe they Made expurrely rnk 7's. I hate Konami sometimes
thank god i quit playing this. Man this is so broken.
It’s definitely annoying for a lot of people, especially when they don’t want to play meta decks ☹️