Semi-Budget Branded Despia

Light and Darkness Dragonlord (don't use it if you have hand traps to use):

1)

Your turn (requires 1 dark monster in hand or Aluber that searches Branded Fusion):

Branded Fusion fuse into Albion (Albaz + B. Lubellion) fuse into Lubellion (dark monster + Albaz) fuse into Mirrorjade (Lubellion + Albaz)

Bystial Lubellion sac Albion to summon. Activate Branded Lost

Opponent's turn:

(end step) Albion set Banishment

(draw phase) Banishment summon Albion and fuse into Light and Darkness Dragonlord (Albion + B. Lubellion)

Lost search Mercourier or Albion Shrouded

(You can respond to Dragonlord with Mirrorjade without being negated since it can only negate once per chain)

2)

Your turn (requires Aluber and Cartesia):

Aluber search Branded Opening summon Quem.

Quem send Albion Shrouded.

Special Cartesia

Albion Shrouded send Branded Fusion

Cartesia fusion Granguignol (Aluber + Cartesia)

CL2 Quem special Cartesia CL1 Granguignol send Saronir

Saronir send Retribution

Retribution add Branded Fusion

Branded Fusion repeat combo 1)

Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon:

1)

Your turn: if Cartesia is already available, Fusion Deployment to summon Dark Magician for Cartesia fusion, or if Dark Magician in hand, can also make Dragoon with Cartesia on field.

Opponent's turn:

Cartesia on field (after Light and Darkness is used)

When the opponent activates Mulcharmy Fuwalos:

1)

Your turn:

Aluber search Branded Fusion, fuse into Lubellion (Albaz + Albion Shrouded), fuse into Mirrorjade (Lubellion + Albion Shrouded)

Opponent's turn:

Mirrorjade send Rindbrumm

Rindbrumm banish effect summon Albaz

Albaz effect fuse into Albion (or Lubellion, Titaniklad, etc.) into Khaos, Dragostapelia, etc. (if possible)

2)

Your turn:

Aluber search Branded Fusion fuse into Sanctifire (Albaz + Cartesia)

Opponent's turn:

Sanctifire summon Cartesia/Albaz, then fuse into Dragostapelia, Khaos, etc.

3)

Your turn (requires aluber, cartesia and albion shrouded):

Aluber search Branded Fusion fuse into Sanctifire (Albaz + Golden Swordsoul)

Opponent's turn:

Sanctifire summon Golden Swordsoul/Albaz, then fuse (discard Cartesia) into Albion

CL1 Lubellion (Albaz + Aluber) CL2 Golden Swordsoul summon Cartesia

Lubellion fuse into Mirrorjade (Albion + Albaz)

Cartesia fuse into Darkness (Lubellion + Albion shrouded)

4)

Your turn (requires Saronir, branded in high spirits):

Branded in high spirits send saronir, albion then search albion shrouded.

Saronir effect send retribution.

Albion shrouded send branded fusion.

Retribution grab Branded Fusion.

Branded Fusion fuse into Sanctifire (Albaz + Cartesia)

Opponent's turn:

(end step) Cartesia add to hand. Albion set Branded in Red.

Branded in red fuse into Granguignol (Cartesia + Albaz)

Granguignol send lock monster.

Sanctifire lock.

When the opponent activates Shifter (or Lancea, etc.):

1)

Your turn (must have Cartesia or Fusion Deployment, and Branded Fusion or Aluber):

(You can only normal summon one, so you need either Fusion Deployment and Aluber or Cartesia and Branded Fusion)

Fusion deployment summon Cartesia

Branded fusion fuse into Lubellion (Albaz + Mercourier) 

CL1 Lubellion CL2 Mercourier

Mercourier search Albion Shrouded

Lubellion fuse into Rindbrumm (Albaz + Mercourier)

Cartesia fusse into Light and Darkness (Albion Shrouded + Lubellion)

Opponent's turn:

When Darkness is used, Cartesia fuse into Dragostapelia (Cartesia + Light and Darkness)

When the opponent activates Ash Blossom on Branded Fusion:

Not much you can do, if you have Fusion Deployment and have normal summoned Aluber or have Cartesia and special summoned Aluber, etc. You can use Cartesia to fuse into Granguignol if you have Branded in Red or Branded in White if usable, or Dragoon if you have Dark Magician.

Saronir and Albion Shrouded are useful to grab Branded in White or Branded in Red if necessary. 

Rindbrumm + Mirrorjade:

(Bystial in hand and using branded fusion to summon rindbrumm, mercourier to search branded in white)

1)

Your turn:

Branded Fusion fuse into Rindbrumm (Albaz + Mercourier)

Bystial banish Mercourier to special summon.

Mercourier search Cartesia

Cartesia special summon, fuse into Granguignol (Bystial + Cartesia)

CL1 Granguignol CL2 Saronir

Saronir send Retribution

Granguignol send Albion Shrouded

Albion Shrouded send Branded in White

Branded in White fuse into Mirrorjade (Granguignol + Albaz)

Mirrorjade send Albion, negate with Rindbrumm

Opponent's turn:

(end step) Albion set Banishment, Cartesia back to hand

Banishment can be used to special Granguignol and then fuse into Dragostapelia, or super poly the opponent's field.

Ways to search/recover Branded Fusion:

- Saronir grave eff + Albion Shrouded/Quem

- Opening/Gold Sarc/Foolish to grab Aluber

- Springans Kitt

- Branded in High Spirits send Saronir search Albion Shrouded/Quem

Cartesia uses on opponent's turn:

- Dragoon if Dark Magician in hand or field

- Predaplant Dragostapelia after Light and Darkness is used

- Khaos if 2 dragons on field to pop 2

- Albaz fusion toolbox if albaz on hand or field

- Quaeritis or Proskenion if despia on field

Fusion Deployment usages:

- Dark Magician for Dragoon plays with Cartesia

- Albaz if second turn, not ideal

- Cartesia if nothing else