Notes & Combos
Really enjoyed playing Branded Synchro this season. It's complex and nonlinear, making it more difficult to pilot than regular Branded, but it's very rewarding and fun. It also doesn't hard lose to Ash. There were times when opponent held onto their Ash while I went full combo bc they were saving it for Branded Fusion.
I usually go for an endboard of Dis Pater, Seal, Beast, Regained, and potentially Mirrorjade. If you don't summon jade turn 1, you can use Seal to summon Albaz and fuse into jade. Deck has a nice grind game and snowballs in turn 3-4. Of course you still have Branded Fusion lines available if you don't go for synchro/link plays.
Played Branded Despia from D5-D2, going 14-2
Then played Branded Synchro from D2-M4, going 20-7
Small sample size but I think the synchro variant is just as good as regular branded