How to play Portgas.D.Ace ST13-002
Blue / Yellow 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, Portgas.D.Ace won 24.8% of games against the current meta. Games ran about 5.4 of its own turns.
[DON!! x2] [Activate: Main] [Once Per Turn] Look at 5 cards from the top of your deck and add up to 1 Character card with a cost of 5 to the top of your Life cards face-up. Then, place the rest at the bottom of your deck in any order.
[End of Your Turn] Trash all your face-up Life cards.
Go first or second?
Either works; pick by matchup. 23% going first and 26% 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 (26.8%). The cards that matter most in an opening hand are Portgas.D.Ace P-103 (+6.8 points), Monkey.D.Garp (+3.1 points): hands with them win that much more often than hands without. Hands with Zeus, Thank You...for Loving Me!! win less often (−4.5, −3.7 points).
| Early Characters in opening hand | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 396 | 20.5% |
| 3 or more | 780 | 26.8% |
Turn by turn
What the deck plays most often on each of its turns:
- Turn 1:
Monkey.D.Garp (21% of games) or 
Monkey.D.Luffy ST13-014 (20% of games) - Turn 2:
Zeus (33% of games) or 
Portgas.D.Ace P-103 (25% of games) - Turn 3:
Portgas.D.Ace OP07-053 (36% of games) or 
Borsalino (21% of games) - Turn 4: Borsalino (29% of games) or Portgas.D.Ace P-103 (24% of games)
- Turn 5: Borsalino (30% of games) or
Portgas.D.Ace ST13-011 (26% of games) - Turn 6: Portgas.D.Ace ST13-011 (35% of games) or
Monkey.D.Luffy OP15-119 (33% of games)
Key cards
| Card | Played in | Usual turn |
|---|---|---|
| Borsalino | 65% | 4.1 |
| Portgas.D.Ace P-103 | 64% | 3.5 |
| Monkey.D.Garp | 62% | 2.5 |
| Zeus | 61% | 2.5 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy ST13-014 | 59% | 2.3 |
| Portgas.D.Ace OP07-053 | 55% | 3.6 |
| Portgas.D.Ace ST13-011 | 55% | 4.5 |
 Thank You...for Loving Me!! | 55% | 2.4 |
Matchups
Best: Kaido (62.0%), Yamato (58.0%), Donquixote Rosinante (45.0%). Hardest: Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 (2.0%), Portgas.D.Ace OP16-001 (3.0%), Rocks.D.Xebec (4.0%).
| Against | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Kaido OP17-058 | 62.0% | 100 |
| Yamato OP16-079 | 58.0% | 100 |
| Donquixote Rosinante OP12-061 | 45.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP13-001 | 40.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP15-058 | 35.0% | 100 |
| Luffy & Ace ST30-001 | 15.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP05-098 | 13.0% | 100 |
| Sabo OP13-004 | 12.0% | 100 |
| Boa Hancock OP14-041 | 8.0% | 100 |
| Rocks.D.Xebec OP17-039 | 4.0% | 100 |
| Portgas.D.Ace OP16-001 | 3.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 | 2.0% | 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.