This means no negating Branded in Red, no negating Fusion Destiny, no Solemn Judgment-ing Titaniklad the Ash Dragon or anything like that (though it doesn’t stop them from just dealing with the fusion monster itself, or negating the effects directly with Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring). While it’s on the field, Branded Lost prevents your opponent from negating your fusion summon effects and responding to your fusion summons. Those who’ve lost games to Magical Meltdown might not be a fan of today’s card, Branded Lost, a continuous spell from the Albaz Strike structure deck. The protection is VITAL, but even if you only get a Monster or two off of this, you’re still coming out on top.Īrt: 3.5/5 Nothing wrong with this, but a little busier than I’d like. The Continuous part means obviously this card needs protection to work at peak, but that protection for your Fusions is awesome. Fallen of Albaz is only 1 (or 3) cards in 40, but I still feel the non-Fallen part of this card makes this a potential winner for many Themes. You net a Fallen of Albaz (or a Monster mentioning it) when you Fusion Summon in this manner, if you so choose, once per Turn. That, alone, should be enough to warrant playing in any build or Theme that is Fusion heavy, at least in my opinion.

Except wait…your opponent (also like Super Poly) can’t activate cards or Effects in response to that Monster hitting the Field. Nothing not to like about that, although that doesn’t protect the Monster itself when it hits the Field, it’s still a really great benefit to the card here. It’s an overall pretty nice card for Branded, highly searchable, so 1 might be all you need, but it certainly has its benefits to being ran in most builds.Īrt: 5/5 The art on these Branded Spells and Traps are usually top notch, especially for the lore.īranded Lost is a fun Continuous Magic Card, one that starts off with a Super Poly type Effect where your cards and Effects involving Fusion Summoning for yourself can’t be negated. Hard once per turn on the search, since you aren’t really limited to how many times you could Fusion Summon a turn, might as well prevent too many searches. Get a Fusion Summon and search for a hand trap, more searchers, or a copy of Fallen of Albaz himself if you really needed it. More ways to search Albaz and friends is always nice, this one might be more reliable in a pure Branded Deck with the Despia monsters. Wouldn’t be enough of a reason alone to play the card, but it’s a good bonus for the second effect, as when you Fusion Summon a Fusion, you get to search for a Fallen of Albaz or any monster that mentions him in the text from the Deck to your hand. Easy enough, ensure your Fusion Summons go off. Last week we looked at a pretty bad Continuous Spell for the Branded archetype, to make up for that we have Branded Lost.īranded Lost is a Continuous Spell that prevents the activation of your cards and effects that include an effect to Fusion Summon from being negated, also your opponent cannot activate cards or effects when a monster is Fusion Summoned this way. The strategy for Branded Lost Fusion Summons a lot, and Branded Lost helps protect Fusion Summoning, the card is made to increase the chances your strategy in this archetype works and that is a good thing. Had it gone further and searched a Spell/Trap that named Fallen of Albaz in its effect(s) it would have been better since Branded Lost is a Continuous Spell, or even been restrictive to only a Spell, but that is okay, we do appreciate a good search that can span multiple turns.īranded Lost gets you a search each turn it’s on the field as long as you can Fusion Summon. As previously mentioned, the Albaz strategy is to Fusion Summon a lot, so you won’t be lacking in an opportunity to get your Albaz or otherwise search. Cost-free protection is a good thing and while Continuous Spell/Trap cards are sitting ducks for negation/destruction, this card helps protect your strategy without using up a summon and is now less likely to be destroyed during the turn you play it.Īnother Fallen of Albaz or card that mentions it searcher like yesterday, but this one can be every turn it is on the field as long as you Fusion Summon that turn. Branded Lost makes sure that the main purpose of the Branded archetype happens: Fusion Summon a monster involving Fallen of Albaz and get effect(s) off that Fusion Summoned monster.

Not only that, if your Fusion Summoned monster has an effect that activates upon its summon that as well cannot be negated.

Branded Lost is a new Albaz support card out of the Structure Deck that is both protection and search power for you.Ĭontinuous Spell, Branded Lost locks your opponent out of negating your Fusion Summoning effects.

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