How to play Edward.Newgate OP17-001
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, Edward.Newgate won 50.3% of games against the current meta. Games ran about 6 of its own turns.
[On Your Opponent's Attack] [Once Per Turn] You may trash 1 card from your hand: Up to 1 of your Leader or Characters gains +4000 power during this battle.
Go first or second?
Either works; pick by matchup. 50% going first and 51% going second: too close to matter, so choose for the matchup.
Mulligan: what to keep
Hands with 1 early Character (cost 1–4) won most often (52.2%). The cards that matter most in an opening hand are Haruta (+13.4 points), Portgas.D.Ace OP16-118 (+12.2 points), Gol.D.Roger (+12.2 points), Atmos (+11.6 points), Jozu ST30-005 (+5.4 points): hands with them win that much more often than hands without. Hands with Inuarashi & Nekomamushi, Thatch, Whitebeard Pirates win less often (−10.7, −10.2, −8.4 points).
| Early Characters in opening hand | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 84 | 46.4% |
| 1 | 180 | 52.2% |
| 2 | 564 | 51.8% |
| 3 or more | 372 | 47.8% |
Turn by turn
What the deck plays most often on each of its turns:
- Turn 1:
Izo OP16-002 (25% of games) or 
I Don't Have Time to Chat with Snot-Nosed Brats (21% of games) - Turn 2:
Inuarashi & Nekomamushi (25% of games) or I Don't Have Time to Chat with Snot-Nosed Brats (14% of games) - Turn 3:
Portgas.D.Ace OP16-118 (46% of games) or 
Jozu OP17-008 (23% of games) - Turn 4:
Kingdew (26% of games) or Jozu OP17-008 (24% of games) - Turn 5: Portgas.D.Ace OP16-118 (21% of games) or I Don't Have Time to Chat with Snot-Nosed Brats (19% of games)
- Turn 6:
Edward.Newgate (22% of games) or Portgas.D.Ace OP16-118 (17% of games)
Key cards
| Card | Played in | Usual turn |
|---|---|---|
| Portgas.D.Ace OP16-118 | 72% | 3.7 |
| I Don't Have Time to Chat with Snot-Nosed Brats | 65% | 3.0 |
| Jozu OP17-008 | 58% | 4.0 |
 Izo OP03-003 | 55% | 2.7 |
| Inuarashi & Nekomamushi | 51% | 3.4 |
| Izo OP16-002 | 49% | 2.3 |
| Kingdew | 43% | 4.6 |
| Edward.Newgate | 40% | 5.3 |
Matchups
Best: Yamato (87.0%), Kaido (76.0%), Donquixote Rosinante (70.0%). Hardest: Rocks.D.Xebec (17.0%), Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 (21.0%), Boa Hancock (37.0%).
| Against | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Yamato OP16-079 | 87.0% | 100 |
| Kaido OP17-058 | 76.0% | 100 |
| Donquixote Rosinante OP12-061 | 70.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP15-058 | 66.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP13-001 | 57.0% | 100 |
| Luffy & Ace ST30-001 | 48.0% | 100 |
| Sabo OP13-004 | 47.0% | 100 |
| Portgas.D.Ace OP16-001 | 39.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP05-098 | 38.0% | 100 |
| Boa Hancock OP14-041 | 37.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 | 21.0% | 100 |
| Rocks.D.Xebec OP17-039 | 17.0% | 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.