Notes & Combos

Relatively budget version of Branded Despia.

Staples: Only 2 "C" and Ash because UR dust is tight. Called By is a must, bite the bullet and craft them if you don't have them yet. MDM lists it as the most used card in their deck database. You have to protect Branded Fusion from Ash. 2 Cyclone was for Runick but they always got banished before I could use them. Super Poly has won me games against full-combo Spright, Swordsoul, and Adamancipator that I would have lost otherwise. Evenly is a great equalizer but you sometimes have to bait a S/T negate first.

Engine: 1 Ecclesia because I wanted a deck with all three of Ecclesia, Albaz, and Kitt in it for lore reasons. But she's actually not bad; she's great going second to bait or break boards, and going first as a fallback. No Lost engine, it seems too bricky and win-more. I think Banishment is underrated; you can often go into an extra Branded S/T and this is extra disruption/recursion. You basically have six "Super Polys" thanks to Banishment, Ecclesia, and Albaz. More blinged-out decks run more multiple Fusions, but IMO Albion is the only one you need at 2. Titaniklad, Brigrand, and Sprind have actually come up, especially Titan when I need a big bungus to beat over a Towers or attack for game.

Improvements: 3 Ash and "C" might be nice. If Cosmic doesn't deliver against Runick I might cut it (but it does hit other relevant backrow). I'll experiment with a different version with the Lost and Expulsion engine. I might like another Masquerade as double Masq is a nice alternate endboard if you can't get an Albaz Fusion.