How to play Saint Gunko OP18-060
Purple / Black Leader · deck guide from 1,200 simulated games against the 12 most-played decks · updated November 2, 2026
Played with the simulator-tested list below, Saint Gunko won 25.3% of games against the current meta. Games ran about 6 of its own turns. Draw 2, trash 1 whenever a character is played from trash; ramps with a 8000+ power character out. Pairs with Saint Shamrock OP18-119.
[Once Per Turn] When a Character is played from your trash, draw 2 cards and trash 1 card from your hand.
[Activate: Main] [Once Per Turn] You may trash 1 card from your hand: If you have a Character with 8000 base power or more, add up to 1 DON!! card as active from your DON!! deck.
Saint Gunko decklist (OP-18)
OP-18 The Dominance of God (booster pack) comes out Nov 20, tournament legal from November 27, so there are no tournament lists yet. This list was made by our deck builder from the cards revealed so far, in 6 styles; each was played 480 times against the 12 most-played decks and the best one (control) is shown. Over 1,200 games it won 25.3%. Expect it to change as more cards are revealed.
| Qty | Card | Type | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  St. Marcus Mars | Character | 6 |
| 4 |  I Will Be Late!!! I Won't Make It! | Event | 1 |
| 4 |  Sanji | Character | 6 |
| 4 |  Abyss | Stage | 1 |
| 4 |  St. Shepherd Ju Peter | Character | 7 |
| 4 |  Donquixote Doflamingo | Character | 5 |
| 4 |  Saint Rosward | Character | 3 |
| 4 |  Saint Sommers | Character | 6 |
| 4 |  St. Topman Warcury | Character | 4 |
| 4 |  Saint Gunko | Character | 10 |
| 4 |  Sabo PRB02-014 | Character | 6 |
| 3 |  Saint Mjosgard | Character | 2 |
| 3 |  Black Maria | Character | 3 |
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Go first or second?
Either works; pick by matchup. 26% going first and 25% going second: too close to matter, so choose for the matchup.
Mulligan: what to keep
Hands with 0 early Characters (cost 1–4) won most often (30.8%). The cards that matter most in an opening hand are Sanji (+9.4 points), Saint Gunko (+6.6 points), Abyss (+5.9 points), Donquixote Doflamingo (+4.3 points): hands with them win that much more often than hands without. Hands with Sabo PRB02-014, Saint Rosward, St. Marcus Mars win less often (−9.8, −5.3, −4.1 points).
| Early Characters in opening hand | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 120 | 30.8% |
| 1 | 372 | 28.2% |
| 2 | 540 | 24.1% |
| 3 or more | 168 | 19.0% |
Turn by turn
What the deck plays most often on each of its turns:
- Turn 1: I Will Be Late!!! I Won't Make It! (26% of games) or Saint Mjosgard (14% of games)
- Turn 2: Sanji (49% of games) or Black Maria (24% of games)
- Turn 3: Donquixote Doflamingo (26% of games) or Saint Sommers (25% of games)
- Turn 4: St. Marcus Mars (41% of games) or I Will Be Late!!! I Won't Make It! (22% of games)
- Turn 5: Saint Gunko (36% of games) or Saint Rosward (14% of games)
- Turn 6: St. Marcus Mars (22% of games) or Saint Gunko (21% of games)
Key cards
| Card | Played in | Usual turn |
|---|---|---|
| St. Marcus Mars | 70% | 4.1 |
| Sanji | 67% | 2.8 |
| I Will Be Late!!! I Won't Make It! | 61% | 3.0 |
| Saint Sommers | 60% | 4.1 |
| Donquixote Doflamingo | 55% | 4.0 |
| Saint Gunko | 50% | 5.3 |
| Black Maria | 47% | 3.1 |
| Saint Rosward | 43% | 4.0 |
Matchups
Best: Yamato (68.0%), Kaido (48.0%), Donquixote Rosinante (36.0%). Hardest: Rocks.D.Xebec (4.0%), Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 (5.0%), Portgas.D.Ace (8.0%).
| Against | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Yamato OP16-079 | 68.0% | 100 |
| Kaido OP17-058 | 48.0% | 100 |
| Donquixote Rosinante OP12-061 | 36.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP13-001 | 36.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP15-058 | 27.0% | 100 |
| Luffy & Ace ST30-001 | 26.0% | 100 |
| Sabo OP13-004 | 19.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP05-098 | 14.0% | 100 |
| Boa Hancock OP14-041 | 13.0% | 100 |
| Portgas.D.Ace OP16-001 | 8.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 | 5.0% | 100 |
| Rocks.D.Xebec OP17-039 | 4.0% | 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.