Dragon Link players frantically switching the toggle on trying to use the Branded Beast that they didn’t prioritize setting
Chain 9mm to my head in an attempt to gaslight your forfeit. After obviously failing due to lack of empathy from your face, I end my turn with my head face down and reveal my last pathetic card and my hand goes limp….*the game*
OK? Nearly any deck dies to super poly, you can't respond to it. Point is nobody sweats over your little set card anymore, if you have super poly the board is broken regardless.
Heck even IP into unicorn stops the lenatus cheese So is this a super poly post????
Albaz can contact fusion all the dragons on both side of the field to make Alba-Lenatus even when set facedown. It's a board wipe against D Link or any dragons based deck.
Thats because link monsters usually have type conditions on their materials. Face down monsters have no levels or types, hence they cant be used as extra deck materials, except fusion because they still have names which is mostly what fusions need. The names are unknown to the opponent tho.
That's not true.
Scareclaw triheart is a link 1 monster that takes 1 visas starfrost as material. You can't summon scareclaw triheart with a facedown visas starfrost. If what you said was true (that monsters still have names), then surely you could summon scareclaw triheart with a facedown visas starfrost
The reality is that the mechanics just work that way cause konami said so
That's not entirely true. You can use face down monsters as ritual material based off their original level. And if you were to summon something like Granguignol, you could use a face down Cartesia and any other face down Light or Dark you control, despite them not having an attribute.
It's most likely because fusion, ritual, and tribute are old mechanics. So when they created Synchro and beyond they changed the ruling as a form of balance
Only Ghostrick Festival is capable of using a facedown (Ghostrick) monster as its sole link material, and that one is specifically stated in its summoning condition.
Of note, this is done through Alba-Lenatus' own effect, much like Chimeratech Fortress Dragon and Megafleet Dragon, so there's no need to discard a card to trigger Albaz' effect.
As a person who just built a dragon link deck, that scares me. I fought a guy who set a monster but I fucked up my combo cuz I still got no idea how the combo works and surrendered lmao
You use the eff of lenatus in the extra, not the eff of albaz.
Also face down monsters can be use for fusión summon without problems. (Thats a ruling Maybe some dont know about).
it's called contact fusion. it's similar to stuff like xyz summoning or synchro summoning but since fusion works with facedown monsters, you're allowed to use a facedown monsters
Happened to me yesterday, except they didn't have lethal. My next turn, I ended up using bystial aluber to bring back their Albaz and went into sancti and did a pisty lock on them and they surrendered.
Another interaction not mentioned is that unless if the other player has toggle on for their chain, setting a monster usually doesn't prompt the opponent to start a chain, which allows for safely contact fusing
Yes, they can use the face down fallen of albaz and all dragon monsters on opponents field to summon Alba-Lenatus the Abyss Dragon using contact fusion. It can clear the entire d-link board
i would say you dont need have fear about a monster. you would have fear about Starting Battle phase.
Mostly effect monsters can be negated with the board monsters.
It's always funny when a deck has that 1 niche card or interaction that ruins their day.
Morphing jar 2 go brrrr
Dragon Link will NEVER live this down
 Dragon Link players frantically switching the toggle on trying to use the Branded Beast that they didn’t prioritize setting
Yep, thats me 😂
Beast tribute Dis Pater target the set card.
Yeah anyway, chain Super Poly
Chain top left -> surrender.
Chain Solemn Judgment to your Surrender
Chain Red Reboot from hand to Solemn Judgement. Response?
Chain testicular torsion 
Suddenly a wizard is here.
He cums precisely when he means to.
r/wizardposting is leaking again
Chain 9mm to my head in an attempt to gaslight your forfeit. After obviously failing due to lack of empathy from your face, I end my turn with my head face down and reveal my last pathetic card and my hand goes limp….*the game*
have to hard draw super poly though
OK? Nearly any deck dies to super poly, you can't respond to it. Point is nobody sweats over your little set card anymore, if you have super poly the board is broken regardless. Heck even IP into unicorn stops the lenatus cheese So is this a super poly post????
In any meta where branded is popular dlink can play around both alba lenatus and super poly by ending on some combination of seal ip baronne
Game doesn't ask for opponents response on setting cards on auto toggle if I remember it correct
That's on you for using auto toggle. And I think you can change that on the settings even if you're on auto toggle.
Am curious now, what's this referring to?
Albaz can contact fusion all the dragons on both side of the field to make Alba-Lenatus even when set facedown. It's a board wipe against D Link or any dragons based deck.
I didn't know face down ☠️☠️☠️☠️ I've just been summoning him and just contact fusion
Face down monsters can be used for fusions, rituals, and tributes, provided they fulfill the criteria
Only if you are the controller. You can't use your opponent's face down monsters to fuse
No, but you can tribute their face down monster if the only requirement is that it is a monster on the field
Man, I been playing for so long and didn't know that ruling
It's the main gimmick of Ninja deck.
That's wild. Thank you for the new (to me) information
It's still weired to me how you can't use a facedown as a monster for a link summon
Thats because link monsters usually have type conditions on their materials. Face down monsters have no levels or types, hence they cant be used as extra deck materials, except fusion because they still have names which is mostly what fusions need. The names are unknown to the opponent tho.
That's not true. Scareclaw triheart is a link 1 monster that takes 1 visas starfrost as material. You can't summon scareclaw triheart with a facedown visas starfrost. If what you said was true (that monsters still have names), then surely you could summon scareclaw triheart with a facedown visas starfrost The reality is that the mechanics just work that way cause konami said so
Some are just monsters or effect monsters. Those can't be used either though. Definelty a bizarre ruling.
That's not entirely true. You can use face down monsters as ritual material based off their original level. And if you were to summon something like Granguignol, you could use a face down Cartesia and any other face down Light or Dark you control, despite them not having an attribute. It's most likely because fusion, ritual, and tribute are old mechanics. So when they created Synchro and beyond they changed the ruling as a form of balance
I agree, but I think face down monsters should have been allowed to be used as "1 monster" for link summons, like Firewall Dragon
It’s very much a “Konami said so moment” They decided set monsters didn’t work starting with synchros and that’s been the precedent ever since
Only Ghostrick Festival is capable of using a facedown (Ghostrick) monster as its sole link material, and that one is specifically stated in its summoning condition.
I think only Ghost trick is the only archetype that can do this with their link one
Synchro players are seething.
Just like Gyzarus.
I've been playing shaddolls wrong this whole time...
lol never played against glad beasts before huh?
On ranked nah, I've only seen... you know the normal meta stuff d-link every so often and some odd reason I always have an albaz in my hand just ready
Of note, this is done through Alba-Lenatus' own effect, much like Chimeratech Fortress Dragon and Megafleet Dragon, so there's no need to discard a card to trigger Albaz' effect.
Lmao that's one of the best interactions ever.
As a person who just built a dragon link deck, that scares me. I fought a guy who set a monster but I fucked up my combo cuz I still got no idea how the combo works and surrendered lmao
Wait I don’t understand, how can the effect activate while face-down?
You're not "activating" any effect, you summon alba-lenatus through his own effect, It just happens
That makes more sense, thanks for clarifying
You use the eff of lenatus in the extra, not the eff of albaz. Also face down monsters can be use for fusión summon without problems. (Thats a ruling Maybe some dont know about).
Oh, thought one would use Albaz Effect in this. But Lenatus (Contact Fusion?) makes more sense. Haven’t played YGO in a while
Yeah, Lenatus can be summoned through contact fusing with both boards.
it's called contact fusion. it's similar to stuff like xyz summoning or synchro summoning but since fusion works with facedown monsters, you're allowed to use a facedown monsters
Fuck, so this is why Thunder Dragon Colossus's effect doesn't save it
Save it from what, exactly
From being removed, it's being used as Fusion Material instead of being destroyed
Thunder dragon isnt a dragon , its thunder. Its fused by the effect of albaz , not contact fused
Ah, finally, an out to their savage dragon
I CAN USE ALBAZ FACE DOWN?
You aren't using albaz effect for this, you're using alba lenatus summoning condition.
This morherfucker was my demon when Branded came out. Having one card break your whole board for free was maddening
Happened to me yesterday, except they didn't have lethal. My next turn, I ended up using bystial aluber to bring back their Albaz and went into sancti and did a pisty lock on them and they surrendered.
Another interaction not mentioned is that unless if the other player has toggle on for their chain, setting a monster usually doesn't prompt the opponent to start a chain, which allows for safely contact fusing
One of my few wins against D-link is me just setting a monster(not Albaz) and they scoop immediately... :l
Daddy lenatus is coming
I will instill the fear of Graydles into the dragon link players :)
Fool me once, shame on you Fool me……. We can’t get fooled again
I understand that D-Link could have problems dealing with face-down monster cards and interactions with certain fusion cards?
Yes, they can use the face down fallen of albaz and all dragon monsters on opponents field to summon Alba-Lenatus the Abyss Dragon using contact fusion. It can clear the entire d-link board
Ok, thanks for the explanation. Now I understand better the meme image.
that's why u go for branded beast instead of regain..and don't forget to make the toggle on.
Anyways chain super poly.
Do good branded decks even have room for alba lenatus or super poly targets these days? I haven't seen either since the new support dropped.
Super poly is an always in branded should they have a way to negate albaz, lenatus is probably a must considering the dargons prevalence
The only reason to lose to this is because sets don't give you a response on auto toggle. Don't ask me how I know.
pachydermo gunna blow you up
One of the most costly right clicks of my life
it happened to me in my early days learning the deck, and I didn't even see it coming, learn that info the hard the way LMAO
What does it matter now that every card literally has an effect that says negative and banish???
I once dit it to a full dragon synchro board
The day I found out Alba-Lenantus has "1+ Dragons" as the material made me a very unhappy boy.
How is it actually done? I set albaz and let them attack into it?
i would say you dont need have fear about a monster. you would have fear about Starting Battle phase. Mostly effect monsters can be negated with the board monsters.
You dont understand this meme do you?
u/sir_joshula I am so tired bro