How to play Sanji OP12-041
Blue / Purple Leader · deck guide from 1,200 simulated games against the 12 most-played decks · updated November 2, 2026
Played with its most common tournament list, Sanji won 21.4% of games against the current meta. Games ran about 6 of its own turns.
[Activate: Main] [Once Per Turn] DON!! −1: Activate up to 1 {Straw Hat Crew} type Event with a base cost of 3 or less from your hand.
[When Attacking] If the number of DON!! cards on your field is equal to or less than the number on your opponent's field, add up to 1 DON!! card from your DON!! deck and rest it.
Go first or second?
Either works; pick by matchup. 20% going first and 23% going second: too close to matter, so choose for the matchup.
Mulligan: what to keep
Hands with 3 or more early Characters (cost 1–4) won most often (23.1%). The cards that matter most in an opening hand are Sanji OP12-070 (+4.2 points), Vinsmoke Reiju EB03-031 (+3.4 points): hands with them win that much more often than hands without. Hands with Gum-Gum Jet Culverin, Vinsmoke Reiju EB05-031 win less often (−9.2, −6.8 points).
| Early Characters in opening hand | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 192 | 22.9% |
| 1 | 348 | 23.0% |
| 2 | 552 | 19.6% |
| 3 or more | 108 | 23.1% |
Turn by turn
What the deck plays most often on each of its turns:
- Turn 1:
Osome (46% of games) or 
Luffy Is the Man Who Will Be King of the Pirates!!! (17% of games) - Turn 2:
Sanji OP07-064 (36% of games) or Osome (16% of games) - Turn 3: Sanji OP07-064 (38% of games) or
Vinsmoke Reiju EB03-031 (35% of games) - Turn 4: Vinsmoke Reiju EB03-031 (40% of games) or Sanji OP07-064 (29% of games)
- Turn 5: Vinsmoke Reiju EB03-031 (32% of games) or Sanji OP07-064 (24% of games)
- Turn 6: Sanji OP07-064 (26% of games) or Vinsmoke Reiju EB03-031 (26% of games)
Key cards
| Card | Played in | Usual turn |
|---|---|---|
| Sanji OP07-064 | 90% | 3.1 |
| Vinsmoke Reiju EB03-031 | 81% | 3.8 |
| Osome | 73% | 2.0 |
| Luffy Is the Man Who Will Be King of the Pirates!!! | 68% | 3.4 |
 Sanji OP12-070 | 67% | 4.1 |
 Vinsmoke Reiju EB05-031 | 48% | 4.1 |
 I Heard the Sound...of a Lady's Teardrops Falling | 47% | 3.1 |
 Mamaragan | 42% | 4.9 |
Matchups
Best: Yamato (52.0%), Kaido (50.0%), Donquixote Rosinante (48.0%). Hardest: Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 (1.0%), Luffy & Ace (3.0%), Boa Hancock (5.0%).
| Against | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Yamato OP16-079 | 52.0% | 100 |
| Kaido OP17-058 | 50.0% | 100 |
| Donquixote Rosinante OP12-061 | 48.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP13-001 | 26.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP15-058 | 19.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP05-098 | 19.0% | 100 |
| Rocks.D.Xebec OP17-039 | 18.0% | 100 |
| Sabo OP13-004 | 11.0% | 100 |
| Portgas.D.Ace OP16-001 | 5.0% | 100 |
| Boa Hancock OP14-041 | 5.0% | 100 |
| Luffy & Ace ST30-001 | 3.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 | 1.0% | 100 |
How these numbers are made: the site's game engine plays full games (DON!!, attacks, blockers, counters, triggers and card effects) between tournament decklists, with the same AI on both sides. They show how the deck plays on average, not how a top player would pilot it. Differences under about 3 points are within noise.