How to play Monkey.D.Luffy ST37-001
Blue / Red 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, Monkey.D.Luffy won 46.2% of games against the current meta. Games ran about 5.6 of its own turns.
Under the rules of this game, you may only include {Alabasta} type cards in your deck.
[When Attacking] Draw 2 cards. Then, at the end of your turn, trash cards from your hand until you have 7 cards in your hand.
Monkey.D.Luffy decklist (ST-37/38)
ST-37/38 The Desert Princess and the Pirates · Baroque Works (starter decks) comes out Dec 18, tournament legal from December 26, 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 (aggro) is shown. Over 1,200 games it won 46.2%. Expect it to change as more cards are revealed.
| Qty | Card | Type | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Eyelashes | Character | 1 |
| 4 |  Pell | Character | 5 |
| 4 |  Chaka | Character | 5 |
| 4 |  Roronoa Zoro | Character | 4 |
| 4 |  Nefeltari Vivi OP13-012 | Character | 1 |
| 4 |  Nami | Character | 5 |
| 4 |  Terracotta | Character | 2 |
| 4 |  Nefeltari Vivi EB03-024 | Character | 5 |
| 4 |  Koza | Character | 3 |
| 4 |  Pincers OP18-012 | Character | 1 |
| 4 |  Monkey.D.Garp | Character | 1 |
| 3 |  Bad Manners Kick Course | Event | 0 |
| 3 |  Pincers OP15-013 | Character | 4 |
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Go first or second?
Go first. Wins 54% going first vs 39% going second.
Mulligan: what to keep
Hands with 3 or more early Characters (cost 1–4) won most often (46.9%). The cards that matter most in an opening hand are Koza (+5.0 points), Pell (+4.6 points), Bad Manners Kick Course (+3.9 points), Nefeltari Vivi OP13-012 (+3.1 points): hands with them win that much more often than hands without. Hands with Nami win less often (−6.8 points).
| Early Characters in opening hand | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 324 | 44.1% |
| 3 or more | 876 | 46.9% |
Turn by turn
What the deck plays most often on each of its turns:
- Turn 1: Nefeltari Vivi OP13-012 (43% of games) or Monkey.D.Garp (31% of games)
- Turn 2: Koza (30% of games) or Roronoa Zoro (20% of games)
- Turn 3: Nami (40% of games) or Nefeltari Vivi EB03-024 (28% of games)
- Turn 4: Chaka (29% of games) or Nami (26% of games)
- Turn 5: Chaka (35% of games) or Pell (31% of games)
- Turn 6: Pell (41% of games) or Nami (32% of games)
Key cards
| Card | Played in | Usual turn |
|---|---|---|
| Pell | 73% | 4.2 |
| Nami | 73% | 3.9 |
| Chaka | 71% | 4.1 |
| Nefeltari Vivi EB03-024 | 71% | 4.1 |
| Nefeltari Vivi OP13-012 | 63% | 1.7 |
| Monkey.D.Garp | 55% | 2.1 |
| Koza | 45% | 2.8 |
| Pincers OP15-013 | 40% | 3.2 |
Matchups
Best: Yamato (90.0%), Kaido (74.0%), Donquixote Rosinante (72.0%). Hardest: Rocks.D.Xebec (15.0%), Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 (19.0%), Sabo (21.0%).
| Against | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Yamato OP16-079 | 90.0% | 100 |
| Kaido OP17-058 | 74.0% | 100 |
| Donquixote Rosinante OP12-061 | 72.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP15-058 | 63.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP13-001 | 61.0% | 100 |
| Boa Hancock OP14-041 | 44.0% | 100 |
| Enel OP05-098 | 42.0% | 100 |
| Luffy & Ace ST30-001 | 28.0% | 100 |
| Portgas.D.Ace OP16-001 | 25.0% | 100 |
| Sabo OP13-004 | 21.0% | 100 |
| Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 | 19.0% | 100 |
| Rocks.D.Xebec OP17-039 | 15.0% | 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.