How to play Portgas.D.Ace OP13-002
Red / Blue 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, Portgas.D.Ace won 72.7% of games against the current meta. Games ran about 6.6 of its own turns.
[On Your Opponent's Attack] [Once Per Turn] You may trash 1 card from your hand: Give up to 1 of your opponent's Leader or Character cards −2000 power during this battle.
[DON!! x1] [Once Per Turn] When you take damage or your Character with 6000 base power or more is K.O.'d, draw 1 card.
Go first or second?
Either works; pick by matchup. 71% going first and 74% 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 (75.7%). The cards that matter most in an opening hand are Monkey.D.Garp (+6.8 points), Gol.D.Roger (+5.8 points), Otama (+4.2 points): hands with them win that much more often than hands without. Hands with I Am Whitebeard!!, Jozu win less often (−6.8, −3.7 points).
| Early Characters in opening hand | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 144 | 62.5% |
| 2 | 600 | 72.8% |
| 3 or more | 456 | 75.7% |
Turn by turn
What the deck plays most often on each of its turns:
- Turn 1:
Monkey.D.Garp (45% of games) or 
Otama (35% of games) - Turn 2: Otama (28% of games) or
Marco (25% of games) - Turn 3:
Jozu (37% of games) or 
Yamato OP13-054 (32% of games) - Turn 4: Jozu (45% of games) or
Roronoa Zoro (32% of games) - Turn 5: Jozu (39% of games) or Monkey.D.Garp (26% of games)
- Turn 6:
Edward.Newgate (32% of games) or Jozu (26% of games)
Key cards
| Card | Played in | Usual turn |
|---|---|---|
| Jozu | 89% | 3.9 |
| Monkey.D.Garp | 81% | 2.2 |
 Izo | 70% | 2.4 |
| Otama | 68% | 1.9 |
| Roronoa Zoro | 56% | 4.8 |
| Edward.Newgate | 52% | 5.9 |
| Marco | 50% | 3.3 |
| Yamato OP13-054 | 47% | 4.0 |
Matchups
Best: Yamato OP16-079 (100.0%), Donquixote Rosinante (98.0%), Luffy & Ace (90.0%). Hardest: Portgas.D.Ace (38.0%), Sabo (51.0%), Enel OP05-098 (53.0%).
| Against | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Yamato OP16-079 | 100.0% | 100 |
| Donquixote Rosinante OP12-061 | 98.0% | 100 |
| Luffy & Ace ST30-001 | 90.0% | 100 |
| Kaido OP17-058 | 83.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP13-001 | 80.0% | 100 |
| Rocks.D.Xebec OP17-039 | 79.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP15-058 | 76.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 | 66.0% | 100 |
| Boa Hancock OP14-041 | 58.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP05-098 | 53.0% | 100 |
| Sabo OP13-004 | 51.0% | 100 |
| Portgas.D.Ace OP16-001 | 38.0% | 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.