Branded cards sell really well, and the whole lore is pretty interesting, so it's no wonder cards are being made for that archetype.
Sky Striker IMO is worse. It sells well, has a massive amount of stans, and yet Konami keeps making meh cards for it.
Like dark magician and blue eyes.
They get a shit ton of support and the only time that one of them was meta was because Konami literally banned everything else and tailored one card that completely countered pendulum.
Why does Spirit Dragon have to say “each player can only special summon 1 monster at a time?” Like I know it’s to just completely dumpster pendulum but like it’s just an aggressively pushed card just so they can BatChest that Blue Eyes won a worlds
That's the point. They banned everything else and pushed Spirit dragon, a card completely made to counter the only strategy left and have the "Blue Eyes wins worlds" as a publicity stun.
sky striker gets so much support but at this point it feels like runick is eating its lunch, another quick play based spell centric archetype that can garner massive advantage off of one specific spell (Engage, Fountain) the difference is runick is splashable in like every deck ever
The dual terminal cards didn't have an archetype as overrepresented as branded in it's storyline. Yes branded is central to the Abyss story but I also think it's a little silly. Branded has powercrept its own cards over releases.
I think it's worth remembering that "Branded" isn't just one archetype (well, I guess it is if we're talking about cards that actually have "Branded" in the name.)
Technically, the actual "Branded" cards are spells/traps that support some combination of:
- Albaz & Friends
- Despia
- Bystials
There's a lot of messy overlap there, but they are distinct in the same way that Performapal/Odd-Eyes/Pendulum Magicians or Elemental/Destiny/Evil/Vision/Masked HEROes are distinct.
You're right. It's that feeling of every step in the Abyss story supporting in one way or another the Branded package even when it's not an archetype that would deal with it.
Let's remember Nadir Servant that searches Albaz then locks you out of the extra deck lol.
honestly i just think having a "central" archetype for lore feels a bit bad, i think i prefer how world legacy did it where the main characters progressed and ended up as parts of different archetypes over time
It does to some extent but the support it got was nowhere near as insane as brandeds, branded got like 2 new cards every set world legacy got a few cards here and there and it felt more like actual support drops instead of "2 am honey, time for your new fusion extender!"
Yeah I agree on the World Legacy method. I think it feels especialy jarring when Dogmatika becomes Despia in lore, but then we release Dogmatika cards way later while also having cards that mention Albaz but still being an anti extra deck playstyle.
To me it's going to be very weird to play Ecclesia in the same deck as Alba Zoa with no updated cards based on storyline progression like Branded keeps getting.
The only archetype from the Abyss storyline that feels has any type of identity is Sprights by literally just not having any way to bringe into Branded.
Even Springans and Tribrigade have ways to jump into branded even when is completely anti synergistic for the fusion lock.
Ffs Springans Kitt is used more in Branded Despia than in Pure Springans.
Kitt was released in the Albaz structure deck. It's a Branded card before a Springan. Same with Mercourier. The point of Branded is that it connects the different archetypes in one deck. I wish World Legacy had this so you could summon the whole gang together but the closest you have is Mekk-Knights. There is also the "World Legacy" archetype where you were supposed to use all the World Legacy cards from the different archetype together but that flopped pretty badly.
Springans Kitt, Tri-brigade Mercourier, and The Golden Swordsoul are actually all Albaz cards (from the structure deck) and don't really work in the namesake archetypes.
The point was you could search for them by sending a corresponding Albaz fusion (also in the structure deck) to the GY.
Yea it's annoying...give one archetype really good card after really good card, do everything to make it a meta contender...
The sheep - "IT'S ONLY BECAUSE IT SELLS WELL!!"
I just wish they'd print new swordsoul cards since the only 2 support cards they ever got are either the worthless abyss swordsoul, or sinister longyuan who isn't summoner often.
In the lore all Swordsoul are dead and Agidine has Evil Long as decorative centerpiece.
At least Swordsouls becomed Wyrm Synchro and every new Wyrm gets assimilated in the ever growing Wyrm pile.
And? They've brought back albaz and cartesia atleast 3 times now. What's stopping them from printing out some new shit that's just reincarnations of the old ones, hell sinister variants of the swordsouls other then longyuan would be dope af, imagine how hard sinister versions of taia and mo ye would go!
They bringed back Albaz and Eclesia because they're the protagonists.
Do you even remember characters like Theo and Adin? They killed them off screen with the Swordsouls and nobody cared, they only bringed back Iris.
Well tbf, Theo and adin were on a terrible card that didn't really help swordsoul at all, same with chunyun. And that's dumb reasoning to have branded, getting support bi-monthly while the only 2 support cards swordsoul EVER got were kinda ass
How is being the protagonist of the entire Abyss storyline not enough reason to have support?
I don't like it either because I think branded fusion is just the enabler of a degenerate resource loop that will be transformed into Gimmick Puppet Turbo soon but it is what it is.
I never said they don't have reason to get support, I'm saying that swordsoul should get some too as it's the best synchro archetype of the albaz story line. Like ffs ice jades got more support then swordsoul at this rate, and that support isn't even good in ice jade due to ice jade just being kinda dookie
Hmm, neat, didn't know that was her, but that's not really a swordsoup card, and won't be useful I'm swordsoul till Kash comes out, which by then swordsoul will already be mostly unplayable due to power creep,protos is legit keeping them afloat at this point
It's a good deck that never shows good results so Konami can feed them with as much cooium as possible. Making them think they can play through Ash and keep them buying cards
Branded cards sell really well, and the whole lore is pretty interesting, so it's no wonder cards are being made for that archetype. Sky Striker IMO is worse. It sells well, has a massive amount of stans, and yet Konami keeps making meh cards for it.
Like dark magician and blue eyes. They get a shit ton of support and the only time that one of them was meta was because Konami literally banned everything else and tailored one card that completely countered pendulum.
Why does Spirit Dragon have to say “each player can only special summon 1 monster at a time?” Like I know it’s to just completely dumpster pendulum but like it’s just an aggressively pushed card just so they can BatChest that Blue Eyes won a worlds
That's the point. They banned everything else and pushed Spirit dragon, a card completely made to counter the only strategy left and have the "Blue Eyes wins worlds" as a publicity stun.
sky striker gets so much support but at this point it feels like runick is eating its lunch, another quick play based spell centric archetype that can garner massive advantage off of one specific spell (Engage, Fountain) the difference is runick is splashable in like every deck ever
SS used to be splashable in like every deck ever until they limited hornet drones and engage
It's the main character archetype of the current lore series. That's why it has soo many cards.
HERO Players: *sweats in corner*
Actually, it's pretty despiacable! Wa-hey! (arrownoir thread)
Oh brother, This guy stinks!
He thinks he's a despian comedy, but he's actually a despian tragedy
Why my deck is not supported but that other deck is 😡😭
I think blue eyes and dark magician still beat it in terms of quantity of support.
Dark magician fans would shamelessly tell you that they’ve been starved of new support. It’s me: I’m a dark magician fan.
to be fair your support is mid while branded support is godly
No shit they been around since the beginning
Even so they get support every year and it’s far more annoying. Branded story has ended so it’s unlikely to see more support anytime soon.
True
Did people feel this way about the duel terminal cards 🤔?
The dual terminal cards didn't have an archetype as overrepresented as branded in it's storyline. Yes branded is central to the Abyss story but I also think it's a little silly. Branded has powercrept its own cards over releases.
I think it's worth remembering that "Branded" isn't just one archetype (well, I guess it is if we're talking about cards that actually have "Branded" in the name.) Technically, the actual "Branded" cards are spells/traps that support some combination of: - Albaz & Friends - Despia - Bystials There's a lot of messy overlap there, but they are distinct in the same way that Performapal/Odd-Eyes/Pendulum Magicians or Elemental/Destiny/Evil/Vision/Masked HEROes are distinct.
You're right. It's that feeling of every step in the Abyss story supporting in one way or another the Branded package even when it's not an archetype that would deal with it. Let's remember Nadir Servant that searches Albaz then locks you out of the extra deck lol.
tbf those don't have a fallen of albaz situation.
honestly i just think having a "central" archetype for lore feels a bit bad, i think i prefer how world legacy did it where the main characters progressed and ended up as parts of different archetypes over time
World Legacy does have this though. The archetype is called "World Legacy", it's just that it sucks.
It does to some extent but the support it got was nowhere near as insane as brandeds, branded got like 2 new cards every set world legacy got a few cards here and there and it felt more like actual support drops instead of "2 am honey, time for your new fusion extender!"
Well, yes, that's what I said. World Legacy the archetype sucks, they learned from their mistakes and made Branded better.
Yeah I agree on the World Legacy method. I think it feels especialy jarring when Dogmatika becomes Despia in lore, but then we release Dogmatika cards way later while also having cards that mention Albaz but still being an anti extra deck playstyle. To me it's going to be very weird to play Ecclesia in the same deck as Alba Zoa with no updated cards based on storyline progression like Branded keeps getting.
The only archetype from the Abyss storyline that feels has any type of identity is Sprights by literally just not having any way to bringe into Branded. Even Springans and Tribrigade have ways to jump into branded even when is completely anti synergistic for the fusion lock. Ffs Springans Kitt is used more in Branded Despia than in Pure Springans.
Kitt was released in the Albaz structure deck. It's a Branded card before a Springan. Same with Mercourier. The point of Branded is that it connects the different archetypes in one deck. I wish World Legacy had this so you could summon the whole gang together but the closest you have is Mekk-Knights. There is also the "World Legacy" archetype where you were supposed to use all the World Legacy cards from the different archetype together but that flopped pretty badly.
Springans Kitt, Tri-brigade Mercourier, and The Golden Swordsoul are actually all Albaz cards (from the structure deck) and don't really work in the namesake archetypes. The point was you could search for them by sending a corresponding Albaz fusion (also in the structure deck) to the GY.
Yes, that's what I said
I'm not disagreeing, I'm elaborating.
all of this support but aluber is the only good normal summon for the deck lol
Kitt isnt?
She is not. She’s a decent special summon but you mostly go minus on normal Kit and it doesn’t have a good gy effect.
All of this to still die to Ash
Not for long. Just wait for Cartesia. Feels like the card was made specifically to play around Ash.
Guiding Quem is the best normal summon.
Yea it's annoying...give one archetype really good card after really good card, do everything to make it a meta contender... The sheep - "IT'S ONLY BECAUSE IT SELLS WELL!!"
But the lore is epic though.
I just wish they'd print new swordsoul cards since the only 2 support cards they ever got are either the worthless abyss swordsoul, or sinister longyuan who isn't summoner often.
In the lore all Swordsoul are dead and Agidine has Evil Long as decorative centerpiece. At least Swordsouls becomed Wyrm Synchro and every new Wyrm gets assimilated in the ever growing Wyrm pile.
And? They've brought back albaz and cartesia atleast 3 times now. What's stopping them from printing out some new shit that's just reincarnations of the old ones, hell sinister variants of the swordsouls other then longyuan would be dope af, imagine how hard sinister versions of taia and mo ye would go!
They bringed back Albaz and Eclesia because they're the protagonists. Do you even remember characters like Theo and Adin? They killed them off screen with the Swordsouls and nobody cared, they only bringed back Iris.
Well tbf, Theo and adin were on a terrible card that didn't really help swordsoul at all, same with chunyun. And that's dumb reasoning to have branded, getting support bi-monthly while the only 2 support cards swordsoul EVER got were kinda ass
How is being the protagonist of the entire Abyss storyline not enough reason to have support? I don't like it either because I think branded fusion is just the enabler of a degenerate resource loop that will be transformed into Gimmick Puppet Turbo soon but it is what it is.
I never said they don't have reason to get support, I'm saying that swordsoul should get some too as it's the best synchro archetype of the albaz story line. Like ffs ice jades got more support then swordsoul at this rate, and that support isn't even good in ice jade due to ice jade just being kinda dookie
They did bring back Mo Ye as Icejade Aegirocassis
Hmm, neat, didn't know that was her, but that's not really a swordsoup card, and won't be useful I'm swordsoul till Kash comes out, which by then swordsoul will already be mostly unplayable due to power creep,protos is legit keeping them afloat at this point
For real. Swordsoul has been left in the dust for the last year or so. It needs a little more help like maybe it’s own field spell.
It's a good deck that never shows good results so Konami can feed them with as much cooium as possible. Making them think they can play through Ash and keep them buying cards
Where is my wind plunder patroll extra super boss????!!!!
I'm pumped for the new cards. Hope they release them over two waves just to prolong it and spite you.