How to play Monkey.D.Luffy ST21-001
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, Monkey.D.Luffy won 43.8% of games against the current meta. Games ran about 5.2 of its own turns.
[DON!! x1] [Activate: Main] [Once Per Turn] Give up to 2 rested DON!! cards to 1 of your Characters.
Go first or second?
Either works; pick by matchup. 43% going first and 45% 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 (45.2%). The cards that matter most in an opening hand are Jewelry Bonney (+7.8 points), Thousand Sunny (+7.1 points), Sanji ST31-001 (+5.1 points), Monkey.D.Luffy ST21-014 (+3.7 points): hands with them win that much more often than hands without. Hands with Gum-Gum Mole Pistol, Gum-Gum King Kong Gatling, Sanji ST21-003 win less often (−10.7, −9.1, −6.5 points).
| Early Characters in opening hand | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 96 | 36.5% |
| 2 | 636 | 43.9% |
| 3 or more | 456 | 45.2% |
Turn by turn
What the deck plays most often on each of its turns:
- Turn 1:
Jewelry Bonney (31% of games) or 
Nami (27% of games) - Turn 2:
Sanji ST21-003 (39% of games) or 
Monkey.D.Luffy OP12-015 (24% of games) - Turn 3:
Sanji ST31-001 (53% of games) or 
Monkey.D.Luffy ST21-014 (43% of games) - Turn 4:
Monkey.D.Luffy ST31-004 (41% of games) or Monkey.D.Luffy ST21-014 (17% of games) - Turn 5: Monkey.D.Luffy ST31-004 (28% of games) or Monkey.D.Luffy ST21-014 (19% of games)
- Turn 6: Monkey.D.Luffy ST31-004 (19% of games) or Monkey.D.Luffy ST21-014 (18% of games)
Key cards
| Card | Played in | Usual turn |
|---|---|---|
| Sanji ST21-003 | 73% | 2.0 |
| Sanji ST31-001 | 66% | 3.3 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy ST21-014 | 61% | 3.6 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy ST31-004 | 57% | 4.4 |
| Jewelry Bonney | 56% | 1.9 |
| Nami | 54% | 2.1 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP12-015 | 53% | 3.1 |
 Usopp | 46% | 3.8 |
Matchups
Best: Yamato (87.0%), Kaido (79.0%), Donquixote Rosinante (75.0%). Hardest: Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 (10.0%), Rocks.D.Xebec (11.0%), Enel OP05-098 (18.0%).
| Against | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Yamato OP16-079 | 87.0% | 100 |
| Kaido OP17-058 | 79.0% | 100 |
| Donquixote Rosinante OP12-061 | 75.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP13-001 | 65.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP15-058 | 46.0% | 100 |
| Portgas.D.Ace OP16-001 | 44.0% | 100 |
| Luffy & Ace ST30-001 | 42.0% | 100 |
| Sabo OP13-004 | 30.0% | 100 |
| Boa Hancock OP14-041 | 19.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP05-098 | 18.0% | 100 |
| Rocks.D.Xebec OP17-039 | 11.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 | 10.0% | 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.