Ashened (Fusion Control)

Work in progress. Basically this is what happens when I try to figure out how to make Ashened work.

• v1.0: Pure Ashened
  By God it doesn't work. Don't let those YouTube videos with all their bombastic titles fool you. Cross my heart, this deck when run pure is just Dark Hole Dragon with extra steps. You'll wonder why the field is empty, then you'll realize you did all that yourself in the first place... on turn 1. Just don't.
  
  
• v2.0: Ashened Gaia (engine moved to Side Deck)
  Fusion Armament from Duelist Nexus gave the deck a nice tech:  Gaia Prominence, the Fierce Force. For some reason both it and its named material  Gaia Blaze, the Force of the Sun are both Pyro monsters. That's a monster negate in 4 summons, insulating you from a certain space rock. However, it trades with your main Ashened line, resulting in a weaker Veidos due to being summoned with less materials.
  
  
• v3.0: Ashened Despia
  When I think of Fusion-centric decks, Branded is the first thing that comes to mind. Obviously we can't fit the entire arsenal in here, but with what few cards that fit in, it does wonders for the deck. God bless Albaz. It gives you powerful interactions and plays around your locks. You can even apply two locks (Fusion and Pyro) and still play through if you know what you're doing, but most importantly: it gave the deck an objective to build towards. Basic gameplan is to make sure you always have an access to a Fusion Summon. Where the materials come from is a secondary concern- come on, it's Branded. They fuse from anywhere.
  
  
• v4.0: Ashened Despia + Volcanic Package
  Compressed the Branded engine to 7 Main Deck cards. Now that staple prices are down thanks to Quarter Century Bonanza, Bonfire is finally an affordable playset, so staple ratios change as well. Tried running Necro Fusion to get a bit more mileage in spent field resources, but didn't really take off. Replaced it with Volcanic Emperor and Volcanic Emission. This also results in a better use of Infernal Flame Banshee since now it can use its 2nd effect to revive itself then be linked off into something else, essentially giving you this deck's version of Dotscaper.