Sabo OP13-004 Leader
Red / Black · 5 Life · 5,000 power · Special · Standard
If you have 4 or more Life cards, give this Leader −1000 power.
[DON!! x1] If you have a Character with a cost of 8 or more, your Leader and all of your Characters gain +1000 power.
How to play Sabo
Go wide with 2-cost Elbaph Straw Hats, keep a 12-cost giant out, and pump everything with 1 DON on Sabo.
Beats: Kaido, Rosinante, Luffy & Ace
Struggles against: Luffy (OP-13), Yellow Enel, Rocks.D.Xebec
Mulligan: Gerd and Nami in the opening hand; go second (70% vs 62%).
Go first or second?
Go second. Wins 70% going second vs 62% going first.
- The extra card going second becomes defense: it plays 5.6 counters a game instead of 5.0.
- Its Leader ability needs [DON!! x1], and going second you start with 2 DON!! instead of 1, so it is live a turn sooner.
From 1,200 simulated games.
Sabo decklist
| Qty | Card | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bad Manners Kick Course OP04-016 | Event | $0.55 |
| 2 | Tony Tony.Chopper OP17-084 | Character | $0.19 |
| 2 | Nami OP17-086 | Character | $0.18 |
| 2 | I'm Luffy!! The Man Who Will Be King of the Pirates!! OP17-096 | Event | $0.25 |
| 4 | Usopp OP17-080 | Character | $0.99 |
| 4 | Sanji OP17-082 | Character | $0.12 |
| 4 | Nico Robin OP17-087 | Character | $0.25 |
| 4 | Roronoa Zoro OP17-095 | Character | $0.10 |
| 2 | Brook ST01-011 | Character | $1.89 |
| 2 | Jinbe OP17-083 | Character | $0.12 |
| 4 | Jaguar.D.Saul OP17-089 | Character | $0.34 |
| 4 | Ripley EB05-047 | Character | $1.49 |
| 2 | Yamato EB05-046 | Character | $13.81 |
| 4 | Pirates Docking Six OP15-088 | Character | $6.71 |
| 4 | Loki OP17-119 | Character | $16.86 |
| 4 | Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-093 | Character | $1.94 |
paste into OPTCGSim's deck import
Tournament results
338 tracked entries, 2 wins, 31 top-8 finishes, 49.2% match win rate (773-799-8).
| Event | Date | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| [OP17] ChinoizeCup #109 Monday (64 players) | 2026-09-14 | 1 | 6-0 |
| [OP17] ChinoizeCup #97 Monday (128 players) | 2026-08-17 | 1 | 7-0 |
| [EB05] ChinoizeCup #124 MONDAY (128 players) | 2026-10-19 | 2 | 6-1 |
| [EGB] ChinoizeCup #111 Wednesday (63 players) | 2026-09-16 | 2 | 5-1 |
| [OP17]Win a Box - Aegean Pirate Cup #6 (33 players) | 2026-10-22 | 3 | 4-1 |
| [EGB + EB05] ChinoizeCup #126 WEDNESDAY (69 players) | 2026-10-21 | 3 | 5-1 |
| [OP17.5] ChinoizeCup #122 Tuesday (64 players) | 2026-10-13 | 3 | 5-1 |
| [OP17.5] ChinoizeCup #118 Monday (64 players) | 2026-10-05 | 3 | 5-1 |
| [GER] Dressrosa Tournament-OP17 (17 players) | 2026-08-27 | 3 | 3-1 |
| Rumble league #5|OP17 | FREE (19 players) | 2026-08-20 | 3 | 3-1-1 |
5 recent tournament lists for this leader are in the app's Tournaments tab.
Best cards for Sabo
Every card in Red/Black checked against this Leader: what its effect and the card's effect do together, what 42 tournament lists for it play, and how strong the card is on its own. Cards whose "If your Leader…" text wouldn't work with Sabo are left out.
Built for Sabo
| Card | Why it fits |
|---|---|
 Monkey.D.Dragon OP12-094 | your Leader turns on with Characters costing 8+ |
 Pirates Docking Six OP15-088 | your Leader turns on with Characters costing 8+ in 100% of its tournament lists (3.5 copies) |
 Loki OP17-119 | your Leader turns on with Characters costing 8+ in 100% of its tournament lists (3.7 copies) |
 Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-093 | your Leader turns on with Characters costing 8+ in 100% of its tournament lists (3.7 copies) |
 Jaguar.D.Saul OP17-089 | your Leader turns on with Characters costing 8+ in 100% of its tournament lists (3.9 copies) |
 Ripley EB05-047 | your Leader turns on with Characters costing 8+ in 42% of its tournament lists (3.8 copies) New set |
 Koala OP12-086 | its text needs a Leader with the {Revolutionary Army} type |
 Hack OP12-089 | its text needs a Leader with the {Revolutionary Army} type |
 Bartholomew Kuma ST35-005 | your Leader turns on with Characters costing 8+ |
 Morley OP12-093 | its text needs a Leader with the {Revolutionary Army} type |
 Karasu OP12-085 | its text needs a Leader with the {Revolutionary Army} type |
 Issho OP12-082 | your Leader turns on with Characters costing 8+ |
Strongest other cards in its colors
| Card | Why it fits |
|---|---|
 Roronoa Zoro OP17-095 | in 100% of its tournament lists (4.0 copies) |
 Tony Tony.Chopper OP17-084 | in 100% of its tournament lists (2.2 copies) |
 Nico Robin OP17-087 | in 100% of its tournament lists (3.8 copies) |
 Usopp OP17-080 | in 100% of its tournament lists (4.0 copies) |
 Sanji OP17-082 | in 99% of its tournament lists (3.8 copies) |
 Nami OP17-086 | in 98% of its tournament lists (2.6 copies) |
 Brook ST01-011 | in 92% of its tournament lists (2.9 copies) |
 Bad Manners Kick Course OP04-016 | in 100% of its tournament lists (2.0 copies) |
 Jinbe OP17-083 | in 97% of its tournament lists (2.0 copies) |
 I'm Luffy!! The Man Who Will Be King of the Pirates!! OP17-096 | in 50% of its tournament lists (2.3 copies) |
 Yamato EB05-046 | in 42% of its tournament lists (2.2 copies) New set |
 Sabo OP04-083 | {Dressrosa} like your Leader |
See all of Sabo's combos in the app
Win rate by format (simulator meta)
| Format | Decks | Win rate | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| OP-17 | 181 | 55.3% | 11.73% |
| EB-4 | 11 | 58.6% | 6.71% |
| EB-3 | 5 | 49.5% | 3.94% |
| OP-13 | 14 | 47.8% | 3.3% |
| OP-16 | 21 | 46.9% | 1.43% |
| OP-14 | 7 | 46.4% | 1.24% |
| OP-15 | 8 | 45.6% | 0.51% |