How to play Monkey.D.Luffy OP16-022
Green / 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, Monkey.D.Luffy won 31.4% of games against the current meta. Games ran about 5.4 of its own turns.
[Activate: Main] [Once Per Turn] If the only Characters on your field are {Impel Down} type Characters, set up to 2 of your DON!! cards as active.
Go first or second?
Either works; pick by matchup. 32% going first and 31% 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 (32.0%). The cards that matter most in an opening hand are Buggy OP16-048 (+5.9 points), Mr.1(Daz.Bonez) (+3.5 points), Gum-Gum Rain (+3.3 points): hands with them win that much more often than hands without. Hands with Demon Aura Nine Sword Style Asura Blades Drawn Dead Man's Game, Brook, Emporio.Ivankov OP02-051 win less often (−9.5, −7.4, −5.8 points).
| Early Characters in opening hand | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 216 | 28.7% |
| 3 or more | 984 | 32.0% |
Turn by turn
What the deck plays most often on each of its turns:
- Turn 1:
Monkey.D.Luffy OP16-034 (36% of games) or 
Mr.2.Bon.Kurei(Bentham) (22% of games) - Turn 2:
Mr.1(Daz.Bonez) (50% of games) or Mr.2.Bon.Kurei(Bentham) (41% of games) - Turn 3:
Buggy OP16-048 (50% of games) or 
Prisoner of Impel Down (38% of games) - Turn 4:
Boa Hancock OP16-032 (28% of games) or Buggy OP16-048 (19% of games) - Turn 5: Buggy OP16-048 (35% of games) or Prisoner of Impel Down (16% of games)
- Turn 6: Buggy OP16-048 (24% of games) or
Crocodile (19% of games)
Key cards
| Card | Played in | Usual turn |
|---|---|---|
| Buggy OP16-048 | 77% | 3.6 |
| Mr.1(Daz.Bonez) | 76% | 2.0 |
| Crocodile | 61% | 3.0 |
| Mr.2.Bon.Kurei(Bentham) | 59% | 2.1 |
| Prisoner of Impel Down | 58% | 3.7 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP16-034 | 57% | 1.7 |
 Mr.3(Galdino) ST30-014 | 55% | 2.2 |
 Buggy OP02-058 | 38% | 1.8 |
Matchups
Best: Yamato (82.0%), Kaido (61.0%), Donquixote Rosinante (56.0%). Hardest: Rocks.D.Xebec (7.0%), Boa Hancock OP14-041 (8.0%), Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 (8.0%).
| Against | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Yamato OP16-079 | 82.0% | 100 |
| Kaido OP17-058 | 61.0% | 100 |
| Donquixote Rosinante OP12-061 | 56.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP13-001 | 50.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP15-058 | 28.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP05-098 | 24.0% | 100 |
| Sabo OP13-004 | 19.0% | 100 |
| Portgas.D.Ace OP16-001 | 18.0% | 100 |
| Luffy & Ace ST30-001 | 16.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 | 8.0% | 100 |
| Boa Hancock OP14-041 | 8.0% | 100 |
| Rocks.D.Xebec OP17-039 | 7.0% | 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.