THE FUTURE OF BRANDED IS VERY GOOD ft. Murat Erginay | Yu-Gi-Oh! Chaos Origins

My friend Murat Erginay (Top 16 North America WCQ Branded Despia in 2024) joins me to break down the state of Branded after the 2026 NAWCQ in Minneapolis and the European WCQ, where Branded Despia put two pilots — Paul-Robert Goß and Francesco Simoncelli — into the Top 4 and Top 16 at the NAWCQ with Tom Paine. Today we discuss how our events went, how we prepared for them, what worked and what didn't, and what Branded should do going forward to win in Chaos Origins Format, including the best techs and strategies for Branded at the moment. If you're planing on playing Branded this format - this video is for you! We go over all of the topping decklists as well. 0:00 Intro — 2:17 Shoutouts 3:53 What this video covers 4:39 The Rolad fear going into the event 6:10 How Murat prepped (Sam's predictions, testing theory) 7:39 Murat's decklist logic (Crown, Lava Golem, MSC engine) 9:33 Was his build worth it? 10:50 Trend: top lists ran heavier engine ratios 12:19 Pot of Sloth discussion 15:35 Radiant Typhoon package vs Sloth 16:27 Mistaken Arrest is broken 18:48 Murat's Day 1, round by round 21:16 Mixousia + AEON was AMAZING 25:47 Murat's Day 2 27:26 Takeaway: build closer to 40 cards 31:39 Side deck tech: Evenly Matched vs Sparks 35:35 Breaking down the winning decklists 39:29 Michael Gregory's list + the Magnum debate 41:12 Droplet vs Sloth 43:12 Deployment over Nadir 45:01 Why Mixousia is mandatory 49:00 The AEON extra-deck-rip 51:29 Cutting the 2nd Granguignol 54:59 Borreload vs Chaos Angel vs AEON 57:56 Proskenion debate vs Queritis 59:54 Blitz Clique did nothing? 1:02:52 Is Illusion Gate worth it? 1:06:30 Should you main Phara? 1:10:01 Final takeaways 1:13:17 Will Konami hit Branded next? 1:16:39 Outro Grab the full 220+ Combo Branded spreadsheet: www.metagamesgx.com (updated weekly) #yugioh #brandeddespia #chaosorigins #yugiohtcg #wcq Subscribe for competitive Branded content, deck profiles, and Master Duel gameplay Check out these links if you'd like to support my content! ► Spreadsheet https://metagamesgx.com/products/yugioh-spreadsheet ► Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/metagamesgx ► X / Twitter https://twitter.com/metagamesgx ► Discord https://discord.gg/pvuCRZGGSA ► Classroom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8M7OtpSbtdU4DQQv9AoRXA/join ► Merch https://www.metagamesgx.com ► Main Channel https://www.youtube.com/@MetaGamesGX ► TCGPLAYER Affiliate link https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/Pyg4EQ ► Instagram https://www.instagram.com/metagamesgx/ ► whatnot affiliate https://www.whatnot.com/invite/metagamesgx ► JUNGCards 10% off OCG Accesories using code "Branded10" https://www.jungcards.com/ HOW TO PLAY BRANDED IN 2026 - https://youtu.be/Es0OPdftmdo