How to play Kaido OP17-058
Purple 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, Kaido won 23.7% of games against the current meta. Games ran about 6 of its own turns. Ramp to 10 DON on time with Yamato and King, then stabilize behind 12K Kaido blockers. Streaky if the ramp misses.
[When Attacking]/[On Your Opponent's Attack] [Once Per Turn] DON!! −1: Give up to 1 of your opponent's Characters −2000 power during this turn.
Go first or second?
Either works; pick by matchup. 25% going first and 22% going second: too close to matter, so choose for the matchup.
Mulligan: what to keep
Hands with 2 early Characters (cost 1–4) won most often (29.6%). The cards that matter most in an opening hand are Yamato OP17-074 (+10.8 points), Mamaragan (+8.3 points), Kaido EB04-030 (+8.2 points), Charlotte Linlin (+6.9 points), King (+6.6 points): hands with them win that much more often than hands without. Hands with Slow-Slow Beam Sword, We're Going to Claim the One Piece!!!, Kaido OP17-063 win less often (−11.5, −8.4, −6.9 points). Tournament advice: Yamato and Mamaragan in the opening hand.
| Early Characters in opening hand | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 96 | 19.8% |
| 1 | 216 | 14.4% |
| 2 | 564 | 29.6% |
| 3 or more | 324 | 20.7% |
Turn by turn
What the deck plays most often on each of its turns:
- Turn 1:
Queen EB04-032 (50% of games) or 
We're Going to Claim the One Piece!!! (23% of games) - Turn 2:
Yamato OP17-074 (50% of games) or 
Basil Hawkins (30% of games) - Turn 3: Basil Hawkins (33% of games) or
King (33% of games) - Turn 4:
Mamaragan (21% of games) or King (20% of games) - Turn 5:
Kaido OP17-062 (17% of games) or Mamaragan (15% of games) - Turn 6:
Charlotte Linlin (19% of games) or 
Lead Performers (18% of games)
Key cards
| Card | Played in | Usual turn |
|---|---|---|
| Queen EB04-032 | 80% | 1.9 |
| We're Going to Claim the One Piece!!! | 71% | 2.6 |
| Yamato OP17-074 | 69% | 2.6 |
| King | 67% | 3.9 |
| Basil Hawkins | 63% | 2.7 |
| Mamaragan | 54% | 4.2 |
| Kaido OP17-062 | 38% | 5.1 |
 Black Maria | 38% | 3.2 |
Matchups
Best: Yamato OP16-079 (56.0%), Enel OP15-058 (40.0%), Donquixote Rosinante (37.0%). Hardest: Sabo (8.0%), Portgas.D.Ace (9.0%), Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 (10.0%).
| Against | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Yamato OP16-079 · matchup | 56.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP15-058 · matchup | 40.0% | 100 |
| Donquixote Rosinante OP12-061 · matchup | 37.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP13-001 · matchup | 32.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP05-098 · matchup | 24.0% | 100 |
| Trafalgar Law OP01-002 · matchup | 23.0% | 100 |
| Luffy & Ace ST30-001 · matchup | 17.0% | 100 |
| Rocks.D.Xebec OP17-039 · matchup | 17.0% | 100 |
| Boa Hancock OP14-041 · matchup | 11.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 · matchup | 10.0% | 100 |
| Portgas.D.Ace OP16-001 · matchup | 9.0% | 100 |
| Sabo OP13-004 · matchup | 8.0% | 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.