How to play Portgas.D.Ace OP16-001
Red 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 67.7% of games against the current meta. Games ran about 5.4 of its own turns.
[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.
Go first or second?
Go second. Wins 74% going second vs 62% going first.
Mulligan: what to keep
Hands with 0 early Characters (cost 1–4) won most often (77.8%). The cards that matter most in an opening hand are Portgas.D.Ace (+9.2 points), Edward.Newgate OP17-005 (+7.7 points), Thatch (+4.3 points), Ga Ha Ha Ha!! (+4.0 points), Vista (+3.4 points): hands with them win that much more often than hands without. Hands with Rakuyo, Curiel, Monkey.D.Luffy OP16-015 win less often (−12.3, −8.0, −7.9 points).
| Early Characters in opening hand | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 72 | 77.8% |
| 1 | 216 | 70.4% |
| 2 | 636 | 68.1% |
| 3 or more | 276 | 62.0% |
Turn by turn
What the deck plays most often on each of its turns:
- Turn 1:
Monkey.D.Garp (38% of games) or 
Izo (16% of games) - Turn 2:
LittleOars Jr. (24% of games) or 
Monkey.D.Luffy OP16-015 (15% of games) - Turn 3:
Portgas.D.Ace (27% of games) or 
Vista (23% of games) - Turn 4:
Edward.Newgate OP16-003 (26% of games) or Vista (20% of games) - Turn 5: Edward.Newgate OP16-003 (45% of games) or
Edward.Newgate OP17-005 (23% of games) - Turn 6: Edward.Newgate OP17-005 (27% of games) or Edward.Newgate OP16-003 (27% of games)
Key cards
| Card | Played in | Usual turn |
|---|---|---|
| Edward.Newgate OP16-003 | 68% | 4.7 |
| Monkey.D.Garp | 67% | 2.1 |
| Vista | 49% | 3.8 |
| LittleOars Jr. | 48% | 2.7 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP16-015 | 40% | 3.5 |
| Edward.Newgate OP17-005 | 36% | 5.1 |
 Marco | 35% | 4.0 |
| Portgas.D.Ace | 34% | 3.4 |
Matchups
Best: Yamato (98.0%), Monkey.D.Luffy OP13-001 (92.0%), Donquixote Rosinante (91.0%). Hardest: Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 (37.0%), Boa Hancock (43.0%), Sabo (46.0%).
| Against | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Yamato OP16-079 · matchup | 98.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP13-001 · matchup | 92.0% | 100 |
| Donquixote Rosinante OP12-061 · matchup | 91.0% | 100 |
| Kaido OP17-058 · matchup | 88.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP05-098 · matchup | 69.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP15-058 · matchup | 68.0% | 100 |
| Luffy & Ace ST30-001 · matchup | 63.0% | 100 |
| Rocks.D.Xebec OP17-039 · matchup | 60.0% | 100 |
| Trafalgar Law OP01-002 · matchup | 57.0% | 100 |
| Sabo OP13-004 · matchup | 46.0% | 100 |
| Boa Hancock OP14-041 · matchup | 43.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 · matchup | 37.0% | 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.