How to beat Portgas.D.Ace OP16-001
Red Leader · from simulated games with tournament decklists · updated November 2, 2026
Portgas.D.Ace wins 67.7% of its games against the current meta. These are the decks that beat it most often, the cards it wins with, and what answers them.
[Activate: Main] [Once Per Turn] Up to 1 of your [Monkey.D.Luffy] Characters or up to 1 of your Characters with a type including "Whitebeard Pirates", with 8000 power or more, gains [Rush] during this turn.
Decks that beat Portgas.D.Ace
| Deck | Wins vs Portgas.D.Ace | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Silvers Rayleigh OP12-001 | 70.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 · matchup | 63.5% | 200 |
| Shirahoshi OP11-022 | 61.0% | 100 |
| Boa Hancock OP14-041 · matchup | 51.5% | 200 |
| Jewelry Bonney OP13-100 | 51.0% | 100 |
Cards you have to answer
When these cards stay on the board, Portgas.D.Ace wins a lot more often than when they're removed the turn they land. Plan to remove them.
LittleOars Jr. OP16-017: answered by Charlotte Pudding
What to expect
The cards Portgas.D.Ace plays most: Edward.Newgate (usually turn 5), Monkey.D.Garp (usually turn 2), Vista (usually turn 4), LittleOars Jr. (usually turn 3), Monkey.D.Luffy (usually turn 4).
Go first or second against it?
Portgas.D.Ace wins 62% going first but 74% going second, so if you win the die roll, make it go first: choose to go second yourself.
From the site's game engine: full games between tournament decklists with the same AI on both sides. "Answered by" comes from 16,320 games between top decks: the cards that most often removed that card in games their side went on to win.