How to play Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079
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, Monkey.D.Luffy won 72.6% of games against the current meta. Games ran about 5.6 of its own turns. Fill the trash, land a 12-cost giant, then your 12-costs block while 2-cost Straw Hats attack for 5K. Patient and grindy.
All of your Characters with a cost of 12 or more gain [Blocker].
(After your opponent declares an attack, you may rest this card to make it the new target of the attack.)
Go first or second?
Go second. Wins 77% going second vs 68% going first.
Mulligan: what to keep
Hands with 3 or more early Characters (cost 1–4) won most often (72.6%). The cards that matter most in an opening hand are Brook (+8.8 points), Tony Tony.Chopper (+6.0 points), Usopp (+5.5 points), Thousand Sunny (+3.5 points), Nami (+3.2 points): hands with them win that much more often than hands without. Hands with Sanji, Rodo, Gerd win less often (−9.5, −5.7, −4.4 points). Tournament advice: Brook and Tony Tony.Chopper in the opening hand; go second (77% vs 68%).
| Early Characters in opening hand | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 192 | 72.4% |
| 3 or more | 1008 | 72.6% |
Turn by turn
What the deck plays most often on each of its turns:
- Turn 1:
Usopp (22% of games) or 
Sanji (14% of games) - Turn 2:
Rodo (24% of games) or Usopp (24% of games) - Turn 3:
Pirates Docking Six (33% of games) or 
Jaguar.D.Saul (25% of games) - Turn 4:
Loki (36% of games) or 
Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-093 (25% of games) - Turn 5: Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-093 (35% of games) or Loki (22% of games)
- Turn 6: Loki (28% of games) or Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-093 (26% of games)
Key cards
| Card | Played in | Usual turn |
|---|---|---|
| Loki | 67% | 4.0 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-093 | 60% | 4.7 |
| Jaguar.D.Saul | 58% | 3.0 |
| Usopp | 57% | 2.1 |
| Pirates Docking Six | 54% | 3.8 |
| Rodo | 48% | 2.1 |
 Nico Robin | 43% | 3.0 |
 Gerd | 39% | 2.3 |
Matchups
Best: Yamato (97.0%), Donquixote Rosinante (93.0%), Monkey.D.Luffy OP13-001 (91.0%). Hardest: Sabo (38.0%), Rocks.D.Xebec (54.0%), Luffy & Ace (59.0%).
| Against | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Yamato OP16-079 · matchup | 97.0% | 100 |
| Donquixote Rosinante OP12-061 · matchup | 93.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP13-001 · matchup | 91.0% | 100 |
| Kaido OP17-058 · matchup | 87.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP15-058 · matchup | 82.0% | 100 |
| Trafalgar Law OP01-002 · matchup | 75.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP05-098 · matchup | 68.0% | 100 |
| Portgas.D.Ace OP16-001 · matchup | 64.0% | 100 |
| Boa Hancock OP14-041 · matchup | 63.0% | 100 |
| Luffy & Ace ST30-001 · matchup | 59.0% | 100 |
| Rocks.D.Xebec OP17-039 · matchup | 54.0% | 100 |
| Sabo OP13-004 · matchup | 38.0% | 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.