I'm definitely playing the LADD right now and it works very well. Definitely helps alot, you can summon in in lategame to basically seal the deal or even make it turn 1 to slow your opponent down significantly. There are even a few times where it's possible to go for both puppet and have banishment to summon LADD as a backup plan, which is overkill. Not sure about the Winda strategy as a Sanct replacement. Winda is extremely strong but it takes up 2 ED slots to play and the Branded ED is already pretty tight as is. That said I did play around with Winda in the past and it can also steal games.
One thing people forget to consider is banning sanctifire is actually hitting something else too, the 2nd granguignol we run, i always ran the 2nd one to make the puppet lock easier on your resources. But with the lock gone that give additional room for playing cards like dragoon or mudragon/gaura whichever you prefer.
Since it’s once per chain you can technically force your opponent activate a card first. Negate it. Then chain mirror jade or furious to it. Unless they have a quick play like droplets it’s probably an goof way to stop blow out cards
to me, it sounds like LADD brings a lot of strengths, but also always brings conditions with it. That makes it a lot less stable compared to sanctifire. Of course, if sanc does get banned, then there is no convo to be had about who replaces what. but in the time currently with sanc live, i actually chose to add magnum the reliever to my extra deck instead of LADD. What convinced me was the ewcq. It is so nice to see plays of quem fusing away mirror jade after the banish, only for quem to bring it right back, only to banish it with branded in red, only for despia to again bring it right back. It feels like a pure upgrade. Whereas LADD seems like a horizontal move mostly. Can't believe I didn't think about using magnum outside of chimera earlier
I've been playing LADD lord, I didn't have Banishment so my line is usually putting an Albion in the grave and using branded in red targeting Albion and using Lubellion
I don't play competitive right now, because the game is not in a healthy place. I do play casual a lot with my friends. I need to buy a quem still but I play a lot of branded mirrors in my friend group and light and darkness dragonlord is a perfect replacement for the gimmick lock. The lock should be banned
Continous Spell/ Traps and even Field Spells are like this, but basically, when you place lost from your hand on the field, that's when you "activate" it. after that,when you search off of it you're just using the effect. LADD only negates the Activation of cards
Its earned a permanent spot in my branded. The deck doesnt need to be tweaked at all and its not tough to fit into the extra deck. It also works well with theatre after aluber returns to the field to negate something. The trade of Aluber for a fresh LADDL can be hilarious.
Thanks for the great branded videos. As a newer player these help alot.
I'm definitely playing the LADD right now and it works very well. Definitely helps alot, you can summon in in lategame to basically seal the deal or even make it turn 1 to slow your opponent down significantly. There are even a few times where it's possible to go for both puppet and have banishment to summon LADD as a backup plan, which is overkill.
Not sure about the Winda strategy as a Sanct replacement. Winda is extremely strong but it takes up 2 ED slots to play and the Branded ED is already pretty tight as is. That said I did play around with Winda in the past and it can also steal games.
One thing people forget to consider is banning sanctifire is actually hitting something else too, the 2nd granguignol we run, i always ran the 2nd one to make the puppet lock easier on your resources. But with the lock gone that give additional room for playing cards like dragoon or mudragon/gaura whichever you prefer.
I’m hype for the quem and thrust reprint so I can finally finish my branded not getting Sanctfire cause banned list coming soon
Sanct will probably not get banned
@@Epon-vn3trI hope so because he is nice even without gimmick but why do you think he wound get banned ?
@@Tortillaman59 branded is not represented enough for it to be a problem in the meta
Since it’s once per chain you can technically force your opponent activate a card first. Negate it. Then chain mirror jade or furious to it.
Unless they have a quick play like droplets it’s probably an goof way to stop blow out cards
I like book of eclipse as a way to turn off ladd lord. it even resets the attack loss when you flip him back up.
@shitaishiro Destructive Karma Cannon or Book of Lunar Eclipse would also be nice alternatives since they don't let your opponent draw afterwards
to me, it sounds like LADD brings a lot of strengths, but also always brings conditions with it. That makes it a lot less stable compared to sanctifire. Of course, if sanc does get banned, then there is no convo to be had about who replaces what. but in the time currently with sanc live, i actually chose to add magnum the reliever to my extra deck instead of LADD. What convinced me was the ewcq. It is so nice to see plays of quem fusing away mirror jade after the banish, only for quem to bring it right back, only to banish it with branded in red, only for despia to again bring it right back. It feels like a pure upgrade. Whereas LADD seems like a horizontal move mostly. Can't believe I didn't think about using magnum outside of chimera earlier
I've been playing LADD lord, I didn't have Banishment so my line is usually putting an Albion in the grave and using branded in red targeting Albion and using Lubellion
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Could you do a video with LADD combos? @MetaGamesGX
Already have 2! Just go look at my channel...
Do we need any other cards related to it or just the fusion monster?
After LADD burns his negates, just make Dis Pater with Duality
I don't play competitive right now, because the game is not in a healthy place. I do play casual a lot with my friends. I need to buy a quem still but I play a lot of branded mirrors in my friend group and light and darkness dragonlord is a perfect replacement for the gimmick lock. The lock should be banned
Light and darkness dragon lord got me a win at locals, I made it first then got out 3 cards, then used cart to make borreload
Wait, why can’t LADDL negate Branded Lost?
Continous Spell/ Traps and even Field Spells are like this, but basically, when you place lost from your hand on the field, that's when you "activate" it. after that,when you search off of it you're just using the effect. LADD only negates the Activation of cards
Its earned a permanent spot in my branded. The deck doesnt need to be tweaked at all and its not tough to fit into the extra deck.
It also works well with theatre after aluber returns to the field to negate something. The trade of Aluber for a fresh LADDL can be hilarious.