How to play Imu OP13-079
Black 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, Imu won 14.8% of games against the current meta. Games ran about 5.4 of its own turns.
Under the rules of this game, you cannot include Events with a cost of 2 or more in your deck and at the start of the game, play up to 1 {Mary Geoise} type Stage card from your deck.
[Activate: Main] [Once Per Turn] You may trash 1 of your {Celestial Dragons} type Characters or 1 card from your hand: Draw 1 card.
Go first or second?
Either works; pick by matchup. 14% going first and 15% 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 (16.4%). The cards that matter most in an opening hand are St. Topman Warcury (+5.9 points), The Five Elders Are at Your Service!!! (+5.4 points), St. Jaygarcia Saturn (+3.2 points): hands with them win that much more often than hands without. Hands with Saint Rosward win less often (−3.2 points).
| Early Characters in opening hand | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72 | 11.1% |
| 2 | 660 | 13.9% |
| 3 or more | 444 | 16.4% |
Turn by turn
What the deck plays most often on each of its turns:
- Turn 1:
Saint Shalria (41% of games) or 
Shirahoshi (21% of games) - Turn 2:
St. Jaygarcia Saturn (38% of games) or 
St. Topman Warcury (22% of games) - Turn 3:
St. Marcus Mars (35% of games) or 
St. Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro (21% of games) - Turn 4: St. Marcus Mars (30% of games) or
St. Shepherd Ju Peter (30% of games) - Turn 5:
Five Elders (23% of games) or St. Marcus Mars (21% of games) - Turn 6: St. Shepherd Ju Peter (24% of games) or St. Marcus Mars (17% of games)
Key cards
| Card | Played in | Usual turn |
|---|---|---|
| St. Marcus Mars | 68% | 3.7 |
| Saint Shalria | 63% | 1.7 |
| St. Jaygarcia Saturn | 63% | 2.8 |
 Saint Rosward | 55% | 3.1 |
| St. Shepherd Ju Peter | 54% | 4.4 |
| St. Topman Warcury | 53% | 3.1 |
| St. Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro | 50% | 4.0 |
 The Five Elders Are at Your Service!!! | 42% | 2.6 |
Matchups
Best: Yamato (46.0%), Kaido (40.0%), Monkey.D.Luffy OP13-001 (25.0%). Hardest: Rocks.D.Xebec (2.0%), Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 (2.0%), Luffy & Ace (2.0%).
| Against | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Yamato OP16-079 | 46.0% | 100 |
| Kaido OP17-058 | 40.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP13-001 | 25.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP15-058 | 20.0% | 100 |
| Donquixote Rosinante OP12-061 | 15.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP05-098 | 9.0% | 100 |
| Sabo OP13-004 | 9.0% | 100 |
| Boa Hancock OP14-041 | 5.0% | 100 |
| Portgas.D.Ace OP16-001 | 3.0% | 100 |
| Luffy & Ace ST30-001 | 2.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 | 2.0% | 100 |
| Rocks.D.Xebec OP17-039 | 2.0% | 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.