Branded Deck Breakdown

DARK 4

If this card is in your hand or GY: You can send 1 other card from your hand or field to the GY; Special Summon this card, also you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except DARK Dragon Synchro Monsters. You can target 1 face-up monster you control that has a Level; send 1 Fiend Tuner from your hand or Deck to the GY, and if you do, increase or decrease that monster's Level by 1. You can only use each effect of "Bone Archfiend" once per turn.

DARK 6

You can target 1 LIGHT or DARK monster in either GY; banish it, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand. This is a Quick Effect if your opponent controls a monster. If this card is sent from the field to the GY: You can target 1 Special Summoned monster your opponent controls; send it to the GY. You can only use each effect of "Bystial Druiswurm" once per turn.

DARK 6

You can target 1 LIGHT or DARK monster in either GY; banish it, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand. This is a Quick Effect if your opponent controls a monster. If this card is Special Summoned: You can activate this effect; during the End Phase of this turn, add 1 Dragon monster from your Deck or GY to your hand, except "Bystial Magnamhut". You can only use each effect of "Bystial Magnamhut" once per turn.

WIND 1

If a card(s) is added from the Main Deck to your opponent's hand, except during the Draw Phase (Quick Effect): You can send this card from your hand to the GY; for the rest of this turn, cards cannot be added from either player's Main Deck to the hand.

DARK 5

If there is a card in a Field Zone, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). You can only Special Summon "Earthbound Prisoner Stone Sweeper" once per turn this way. You can discard this card; add 1 Level 3 or lower Fiend Tuner from your Deck to your hand, also you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except Fusion or Synchro Monsters. You can only use this effect of "Earthbound Prisoner Stone Sweeper" once per turn.

WIND 4

If you control no cards (Quick Effect): You can discard this card; apply these effects this turn. ● Each time your opponent Special Summons a monster(s) from the Deck and/or Extra Deck, immediately draw 1 card. ● Once, during this End Phase, if the number of cards in your hand is more than the number of cards your opponent controls +6, you must randomly shuffle cards from your hand into the Deck so the number in your hand equals the number your opponent controls +6. You can only activate 1 other "Mulcharmy" monster effect, the turn you activate this effect.

DARK 5

A "Red Dragon Archfiend" that was Synchro Summoned using this card as material cannot be destroyed by battle. You can only use each of the following effects of "Power Vice Dragon" once per turn. If you control no monsters, or all monsters you control are DARK Synchro Monsters: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card is Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Resonator" monster from your Deck to your hand, also you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except DARK Synchro Monsters.

LIGHT 8

Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned (from your hand or GY) by Tributing 1 Level 6 or higher DARK Dragon monster. You can only Special Summon "The Bystial Lubellion" once per turn this way. You can send this card from your hand to the GY; add 1 "Bystial" monster from your Deck to your hand, except "The Bystial Lubellion". During your Main Phase: You can place 1 "Branded" Continuous Spell/Trap from your Deck face-up on your field. You can only use each effect of "The Bystial Lubellion" once per turn.

DARK 10

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner Dragon monsters You can target 1 banished LIGHT or DARK monster; Special Summon it to your field. When your opponent activates a monster effect (Quick Effect): You can target 1 banished card; shuffle it into the Deck, then if you shuffled it into your Deck, destroy that monster, or if you shuffled it into your opponent's Deck, negate that activated effect. You can only use each effect of "Bystial Dis Pater" once per turn.

DARK 10

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner LIGHT or DARK monsters For this card's Synchro Summon, you can treat 1 LIGHT or DARK monster you control as a Tuner. If this card is Special Summoned: You can target 1 card on the field; banish it. This card gains these effects based on the original Attributes of materials used for its Synchro Summon. ● LIGHT: Synchro Monsters you control are unaffected by monster effects activated by your opponent. ● DARK: Monsters you control cannot be destroyed by battle.

DARK 7

1 "Resonator" Tuner + 1+ non-Tuners (This card is always treated as "Crimson Blader".) If this card is Synchro Summoned: You can take 1 Level 8 or higher monster that cannot be Normal Summoned/Set from your Deck or GY, and either add it to your hand or Special Summon it, but negate its effects. You can only use this effect of "Crimson Blade Dragon" once per turn. At the start of the Damage Step, if this card battles a Level 5 or higher monster: You can destroy that monster.

DARK 9

1 Tuner + 1 non-Tuner DARK Dragon Synchro Monster (Quick Effect): You can target 1 face-up card your opponent controls; negate its effects until the end of this turn. When this card inflicts battle damage to your opponent: You can target 1 Tuner in your GY; Special Summon it in Defense Position. You can only use each effect of "Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss" once per turn.

DARK 8

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters After damage calculation, if this card attacks a Defense Position monster your opponent controls: Destroy all Defense Position monsters your opponent controls. During your End Phase: Destroy all other monsters you control that did not declare an attack this turn. This card must be face-up on the field to activate and to resolve this effect.

DARK 12

4 Tuners + 1+ non-Tuner Synchro Monsters Must first be Synchro Summoned with the above materials. Gains 500 ATK for each Tuner in your GY. Your opponent cannot target this card with card effects, also it cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can banish this card, also banish as many cards in your opponent's field and GY as possible, then you can Special Summon 1 "Red Nova Dragon" from your Extra Deck (this is treated as a Synchro Summon).

DARK 12

2 Tuners + "Red Dragon Archfiend" This card gains 500 ATK for each Tuner monster in your Graveyard. Cannot be destroyed by an opponent's card effects. When an opponent's monster declares an attack: You can target the attacking monster; banish this card, and if you do, negate that attack. During the next End Phase: Special Summon this card banished by this effect.

DARK 6

1 Fiend Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters When this card is Synchro Summoned: You can target 1 "Resonator" monster in your GY; Special Summon it. You cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck the turn you activate this effect, except DARK Dragon Synchro Monsters. During your Main Phase, except the turn this card was sent to the GY: You can banish this card from your GY, then target 2 Level 1 "Resonator" monsters in your GY; Special Summon both.

DARK 8

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters This card's name becomes "Red Dragon Archfiend" while it is on the field or in the GY. Once per turn: You can destroy as many Special Summoned Effect Monsters on the field as possible with ATK less than or equal to this card's (other than this card), then inflict 500 damage to your opponent for each monster destroyed.

DARK 8

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner DARK monsters This card's name becomes "Red Dragon Archfiend" while on the field or in the GY. If this card is sent from the Monster Zone to the GY: You can Special Summon 1 "Red Dragon Archfiend" from your Extra Deck (this is treated as a Synchro Summon), then, if this card was sent to the GY as Synchro Material for a DARK Dragon Synchro Monster, you can destroy all Attack Position monsters your opponent controls. You can only use this effect of "Scarred Dragon Archfiend" once per turn.

DARK 8

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner DARK monsters If this card is Synchro Summoned: You can add 1 card that mentions "Red Dragon Archfiend" from your Deck to your hand. When your opponent activates a monster effect (Quick Effect): You can banish this card you control; Special Summon 1 "Red Dragon Archfiend" from your Extra Deck (this is treated as a Synchro Summon), and if you do, its ATK becomes doubled, also it cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects. You can only use each effect of "The Crimson King" once per turn.

LIGHT 6

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters If this card is Special Summoned: You can increase or decrease its Level by 1. If this card is sent to the GY: You can target 1 face-up card your opponent controls; return it to the hand. You can only use this effect of "Golden Cloud Beast - Malong" once per turn.

DARK 7

1 Tuner + 1+ Synchro Monsters If this card you control would be used as Synchro Material, you can treat it as a non-Tuner. When a card or effect is activated in response to another card or effect activation (Quick Effect): You can activate 1 of these effects; ● Negate the first effect, and if you do, destroy that card. ● Negate the second effect, and if you do, destroy that card. You can only use this effect of "Zalen the Shackled Dragon" once per turn.

FIRE 3

When a card or effect is activated that includes any of these effects (Quick Effect): You can discard this card; negate that effect. ● Add a card from the Deck to the hand. ● Special Summon from the Deck. ● Send a card from the Deck to the GY. You can only use this effect of "Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring" once per turn.

DARK 2

If you control no monsters: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. If the only other monster you control is exactly 1 DARK Dragon Synchro Monster: You can Special Summon up to 2 "Resonator" monsters from your hand or Deck, except "Crimson Resonator". You can only use each effect of "Crimson Resonator" once per turn. You cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck, except DARK Dragon Synchro Monsters, the turn you activate either of this card's effects.

DARK 3

You can reveal 1 "Red Dragon Archfiend" in your Extra Deck; Special Summon this card from your hand, also you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except Synchro Monsters. If this card is Special Summoned: You can activate this effect; during your Main Phase this turn, you can Normal Summon 1 "Resonator" monster, in addition to your Normal Summon/Set (you can only gain this effect once per turn). You can target any number of Tuners you control; change their Levels to 1. You can only use each effect of "Darkness Resonator" once per turn.

DARK 7

When a monster your opponent controls activates its effect (Quick Effect): You can reveal this card in your hand and up to 5 Synchro Monsters in your Extra Deck; apply all of these effects in sequence, based on the number revealed, also you cannot activate the effects of monsters Special Summoned from the Extra Deck until the end of your next turn after this effect resolves, except Synchro Monsters. ● 2+: Special Summon this card. ● 4+: Send 1 revealed Synchro Monster to the GY. ● 6: Destroy 1 monster your opponent controls. You can only use this effect of "Fydraulis Harmonia" once per turn.

EARTH 3

When a card or effect is activated that includes any of these effects (Quick Effect): You can discard this card; negate that activation. ● Add a card(s) from the GY to the hand, Deck, and/or Extra Deck. ● Special Summon a Monster Card(s) from the GY. ● Banish a card(s) from the GY. You can only use this effect of "Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion" once per turn.

LIGHT 3

When a monster on the field activates its effect, or when a Spell/Trap that is already face-up on the field activates its effect (Quick Effect): You can send this card from your hand or field to the GY; destroy that card on the field. You can only use this effect of "Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit" once per turn.

FIRE 3

If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 Level 4 or lower Fiend monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Soul Resonator", also you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except DARK Synchro Monsters. If a card(s) you control would be destroyed by card effect, while you control "Red Dragon Archfiend" or a Synchro Monster that mentions it, you can banish this card from your GY instead. You can only use each effect of "Soul Resonator" once per turn.

DARK 1

If a Synchro Monster is on the field, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). You can only Special Summon "Synkron Resonator" once per turn this way. If this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: You can target 1 "Resonator" monster in your Graveyard, except "Synkron Resonator"; add it to your hand.

DARK 2

If a Level 5 or higher DARK monster is on the field, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). You can only Special Summon "Vision Resonator" once per turn this way. If this card is sent to the GY: You can add 1 Spell/Trap that mentions "Red Dragon Archfiend" from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Vision Resonator" once per turn.

Spell Quick

Target 1 "Red Dragon Archfiend" you control; if it battles an opponent's monster this turn while you control it, apply these effects until the end of the Damage Step. ● It gains 1000 ATK. ● Your opponent cannot activate cards or effects. ● If it attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent. ● Any battle damage your opponent takes from that battle is doubled.

Spell Quick

Change all face-up monsters on the field to face-down Defense Position. During the End Phase of this turn, change as many face-down Defense Position monsters your opponent controls as possible to face-up Defense Position, then your opponent draws cards equal to the number of monsters changed face-up by this effect.

Spell Continuous

If a LIGHT or DARK monster(s) is banished (except during the Damage Step): You can target 1 of those monsters; place that monster on the bottom of the Deck, and if you do, draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Branded Regained" once per turn. Once per turn, if your opponent Normal or Special Summons a monster (except during the Damage Step): You can target 1 "Bystial" monster in your GY; Special Summon it. You can only activate this effect of "Branded Regained" once per Chain.

Spell Quick

Target 1 monster in your opponent's GY; banish it, and if you do, until the end of the next turn, its effects are negated, as well as the activated effects and effects on the field of monsters with the same original name.

Spell Normal

Add 1 Level 4 or lower Fiend monster from your GY to your hand, or if you control "Red Dragon Archfiend" or a Synchro Monster that mentions it, you can add 1 such monster from your Deck instead. At the end of the Damage Step, if your "/Assault Mode" monster or "Red Dragon Archfiend" attacked: You can banish this card from your GY; the attacking monster can make a second attack in a row. You can only activate 1 "Crimson Call" per turn.

Spell Continuous

During your Main Phase: You can add 1 "Red Dragon Archfiend" or 1 card that mentions it from your Deck or GY to your hand, except "Crimson Gaia". When your "Red Dragon Archfiend" declares an attack: You can change all monsters your opponent controls to face-down Defense Position. If a monster(s) on the field is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can Special Summon 1 "Red Dragon Archfiend" from your GY. You can only use each effect of "Crimson Gaia" once per turn.

Spell Normal

Send 1 monster from your Deck to the GY.

Spell Normal

If you control no face-up cards: Activate 1 of these effects; ● Destroy all Attack Position monsters your opponent controls. ● Destroy all Spells and Traps your opponent controls. You can only activate 1 "Lightning Storm" per turn.

Spell Normal

If your opponent has activated a monster effect during your Main Phase this turn: Activate 1 of these effects; ● Draw 2 cards. ● Take control of 1 monster your opponent controls until the End Phase. ● Look at your opponent's hand, and choose 1 card from it to shuffle into the Deck. You can only activate 1 "Triple Tactics Talent" per turn.

Trap Normal

If your opponent controls a card, you can activate this card from your hand. When a card or effect is activated that includes an effect that Special Summons a monster(s): Negate that effect, then if you have a Trap in your GY, destroy that card. If you activated this card from your hand, you cannot activate the effects of LIGHT, EARTH, and WIND monsters for the rest of this Duel. You can only activate 1 "Dominus Impulse" per turn.

Trap Continuous

During either player's turn, you can: Immediately after this effect resolves, Synchro Summon 1 Synchro Monster, using monsters you control as material, including a Dragon monster. You can only use this effect of "Etude of the Branded" once per turn. While you control a "Bystial" monster, banish any monsters that would be sent to your opponent's GY as Tributes for their Ritual Summon, or as material for their Fusion, Synchro, or Link Summon.

Trap Normal

During the turn in which your opponent has Special Summoned 10 or more monsters, neither player can activate cards or effects in response to this card's activation. Apply the following effects in sequence, based on the number of monsters your opponent Special Summoned this turn. ● 1+: Special Summon 1 DARK Synchro Monster from your GY or banishment. ● 3+: Every "Red Dragon Archfiend" in your Monster Zone is unaffected by your opponent's activated effects, until the end of your next turn. ● 5+: Change all your opponent's monsters to face-down Defense Position. You can only activate 1 "King's Resonance" per turn.

Trap Continuous

When your opponent activates a card or effect while you control "Red Dragon Archfiend" or a Synchro Monster that mentions it: You can target 1 card on the field; destroy it. You can target 1 of your banished DARK Dragon Synchro Monsters; Special Summon it. You can only use each effect of "Red Zone" once per turn.

Trap Counter

You can activate this card the turn it was Set, by revealing 1 other face-down Trap you control. When a Spell/Trap Card is activated: You can activate 1 of these effects; ● Pay 1500 LP; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy it, and if you do that, neither player can activate cards, or the effects of cards, with the same original name as that destroyed card for the rest of this turn. ● Pay 3000 LP; negate the activation, and if you do, banish it, then your opponent banishes all cards from their hand and Deck with the same original name as that banished card.

Trap Counter

When a monster(s) would be Summoned, OR a Spell/Trap Card is activated: Pay half your LP; negate the Summon or activation, and if you do, destroy that card.