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Shanks OP17-020 leader card

Shanks OP17-020 Leader

Green · 5 Life · 5,000 power · Slash · Standard

Tier 3Either: choose for the matchupBest style: midrange1.3% of tournament entries
Leader effect

[Activate: Main] [Once Per Turn] You may trash 1 card from your hand or rest 1 of your DON!! cards: Up to 1 of your opponent's rested Characters will not become active in your opponent's next Refresh Phase.

How to play Shanks

Rest their characters, keep them rested with your leader, then remove them. Race instead against Xebec and Luffy & Ace.

Beats: Rosinante, Kaido, Luffy (OP-13)

Struggles against: Elbaph Luffy, Sabo, Luffy & Ace

Mulligan: Perona and Kin'emon in the opening hand.

Go first or second?

Either: choose for the matchup. 47% going first and 46% going second: too close to matter, so choose for the matchup.

From 1,200 simulated games.

Shanks decklist

QtyCardTypePrice
1I Think He's Seen an Ugly Future... OP17-038Event$0.07
4Crone Oli OP17-021Character$0.11
4Limejuice OP17-032Character$0.10
4Are You That Afraid of the New Era?!! OP17-037Event$0.16
3Withdraw Now and Allow Me to Save Face OP17-036Event$0.10
4Hongo OP17-029Character$0.11
4Lucky.Roux OP17-033Character$0.18
4Kouzuki Oden ST32-002Character$13.24
4Yasopp OP17-031Character$0.49
2Jewelry Bonney OP07-026Character$1.06
4Trafalgar Law OP13-031Character$1.37
2Fisher Tiger OP11-035Character$0.06
4Benn.Beckman OP17-027Character$0.10
2Shanks ST16-004Character$4.37
4Shanks OP17-022Character$3.85

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Tournament results

48 tracked entries, 1 win, 7 top-8 finishes, 46.0% match win rate (107-126-4).

EventDatePlaceRecord
[OP17]Win a Box - Aegean Pirate Cup #6 (33 players)2026-10-2215-0
Tenju Cup #1 (Beta Version) (21 players)2026-10-2124-1
[EB05] Win a box | Rumble league #14 (24 players)2026-10-2233-1-1
[OP17 NEW BANNED] Win a box | Rumble league #11 (27 players)2026-10-0144-1
[OP17.5] Win a box | Rumble league #12 (26 players)2026-10-0863-2
Rumble league #6|OP17 | FREE (18 players)2026-08-2772-2-1
[OP17.5] Win a box | Rumble league #13 (21 players)2026-10-1583-2
Tenju Cup #1 (Beta Version) (21 players)2026-10-21102-2
[OP17] ChinoizeCup #101 Tuesday (64 players)2026-08-25114-2
[OP17]Win a Box - Aegean Pirate Cup #6 (33 players)2026-10-22133-2

5 recent tournament lists for this leader are in the app's Tournaments tab.

Best cards for Shanks

Every card in Green checked against this Leader: what its effect and the card's effect do together, what 18 tournament lists for it play, and how strong the card is on its own. Cards whose "If your Leader…" text wouldn't work with Shanks are left out.

Built for Shanks

CardWhy it fits
Benn.Beckman OP17-027its text needs a Leader with the {Red-Haired Pirates} type
in 100% of its tournament lists (4.0 copies)
Fugar OP17-026its text needs a Leader with the {Red-Haired Pirates} type
in 47% of its tournament lists (3.3 copies)
Rockstar OP17-034its text needs a Leader with the {Red-Haired Pirates} type
in 23% of its tournament lists (2.6 copies)
Perona OP12-034its text needs a Leader with the <Slash> attribute
in 38% of its tournament lists (4.0 copies)
Building Snake OP17-025its text needs a Leader named [Shanks]
Kin'emon ST32-001its text needs a Leader with the <Slash> attribute
in 29% of its tournament lists (3.7 copies)
Roronoa Zoro ST32-005its text needs a Leader with the <Slash> attribute
Dracule Mihawk ST32-003its text needs a Leader with the <Slash> attribute
Silvers Rayleigh ST32-004its text needs a Leader with the <Slash> attribute
Kuina EB03-014its text needs a Leader with the <Slash> attribute
Ipponmatsu OP12-021its text needs a Leader with the <Slash> attribute

Strongest other cards in its colors

CardWhy it fits
Withdraw Now and Allow Me to Save Face OP17-036{The Four Emperors} like your Leader
in 95% of its tournament lists (3.1 copies)
Yasopp OP17-031{Red-Haired Pirates} like your Leader
in 100% of its tournament lists (4.0 copies)
Shanks OP17-022{The Four Emperors} like your Leader
in 100% of its tournament lists (3.7 copies)
Limejuice OP17-032{Red-Haired Pirates} like your Leader
in 89% of its tournament lists (4.0 copies)
Lucky.Roux OP17-033{Red-Haired Pirates} like your Leader
in 92% of its tournament lists (3.8 copies)
Hongo OP17-029{Red-Haired Pirates} like your Leader
in 82% of its tournament lists (3.9 copies)
Are You That Afraid of the New Era?!! OP17-037{The Four Emperors} like your Leader
in 81% of its tournament lists (3.5 copies)
Trafalgar Law OP13-031in 95% of its tournament lists (3.1 copies)
Kouzuki Oden ST32-002in 92% of its tournament lists (3.7 copies)
I Think He's Seen an Ugly Future... OP17-038{Red-Haired Pirates} like your Leader
in 59% of its tournament lists (1.0 copies)
Crone Oli OP17-021in 73% of its tournament lists (3.9 copies)
Bonk Punch & Monster OP17-028{Red-Haired Pirates} like your Leader
in 23% of its tournament lists (1.5 copies)

See all of Shanks's combos in the app

Win rate by format (simulator meta)

FormatDecksWin rateShare
OP-172546.5%1.63%