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Luffy Deck Guide: Straw Hat DON!! in One Piece TCG (OP17 Meta)

By OPTCGMeta · data desk · numbers computed from tournament results and TCGplayer prices

2026-11-04 · data write-up

Numbers as of 2026-11-04: written before snapshots were stored, so its window and n are not recorded. The live metagame is since the 2026-10-12 banlist took effect (2026-10-12 to 2026-11-04), n=822 players in 37 events, and may differ from the figures below.

Overview

Monkey.D.Luffy (OP13-001) is a Red/Green leader from the OP13 "Kingdoms of Intrigue" set. In the current OP17 post-banlist meta (822 registered players across 37 events since the October 12, 2026 banlist), Luffy sits at 9.4% meta share (77 of 822 players) with a 62.0% non-mirror win rate (171-105-4, 276 matches). His ladder win rate on optcg.one across all recorded games is 56.2% (5419-4220), making him the #2 most-played leader in the format after Rocks.D.Xebec and one of the strongest performers by win rate.

Luffy is the franchise protagonist and one of the most recognisable names in all of trading card games. His OP13 incarnation assembles the full Straw Hat crew across multiple sets — drawing on powerful crew members from OP06, OP13, OP14, ST31, ST32, EB01, EB04 and EB05 to build a consistent, wide board. The deck combines Red's aggressive rush pressure with Green's DON!! manipulation to maintain initiative against every archetype in the format.

How Luffy wins

Luffy (OP13-001) is a Red/Green leader with a cross-set Straw Hat Crew package. The deck's power comes from the combination of two engines: Nami (OP14-031) is a universal 4-of across all 50 analysed top-cut lists and functions as the deck's primary value card, drawing into crew members or applying direct pressure. Zoro (EB04-007) is the deck's main aggressive threat, appearing in 29 of 50 lists at an average of 3.8 copies — a near-4-of that provides the attack ceiling the deck needs in later turns.

The supporting package is built from the full Straw Hat roster. Sanji (OP13-027) and Monkey.D.Garp (OP13-016) are OP13 staples; Jewelry Bonney (EB05-001) is a 4-of in 26 of 50 lists, providing a tempo play on entry. Vander Decken IX (OP06-033) appears in 26 of 50 lists as a wide-board enabler. Kouzuki Hiyori (EB01-013) and Kouzuki Oden (ST32-002) round out the top end in roughly half the lists at full 4-of counts.

The result is a deck that generates board presence consistently from turns two through five, presents multiple attackers simultaneously, and closes games faster than the format's midrange strategies. Its 62% paper win rate is the highest of any top-5 meta deck, and the breadth of the Straw Hat package across multiple sets makes the deck highly resilient to targeted hate.

Key cards (50 top-cut decklists)

Counts from 50 top-cut decklists. Market prices from TCGplayer via TCGCSV, updated daily. The highest single-card investment is Zoro (EB04-007) at $18.32; Hiyori (EB01-013) at $17.37 and Bonney (EB05-001) at $13.21 follow. Nami (OP14-031) is a universal 4-of in every analysed list. The leader card (OP13-001) is under $1 at market.

Matchup context

Luffy OP13-001 has one of the broadest favourable matchup spreads in the current meta, winning against the format's other top Tier 1 and Tier 2 decks in most head-to-head lines.

• vs Rocks.D.Xebec OP17-039: 60% win rate (41-27-1, n=69). The marquee matchup of the current format goes to Luffy more often than not. His wide Straw Hat board forces Xebec to spend resources efficiently on Banish; Luffy's DON!! advantage in the mid-game tips close games in his favour.
• vs Buggy OP09-042: 76% win rate (16-5, n=21). Luffy's consistent aggro pressure outpaces Buggy's tempo game. The 76% win rate makes this Luffy's best documented matchup against a top-6 leader.
• vs Sabo OP13-004: 69% win rate (11-5-1, n=17 — small sample). Luffy's Red aggression matches up well against Sabo's tempo lines.
• vs Luffy & Ace ST30-001: 86% win rate (12-2, n=14 — small sample). A dominant matchup; Luffy OP13 runs over the ST30 combination deck consistently in top-cut results.
• vs Enel OP05-098: 33% win rate (10-20-1, n=31). Enel is Luffy's clearest bad matchup in the top 8. Enel's life-to-zero removal lines bypass Luffy's board advantage entirely; this is the matchup most often deciding how far Luffy builds go in Swiss.
• vs Marshall.D.Teach OP09-081 (Blackbeard): 0% win rate (small sample — treat with caution). The limited data signals a rough structural matchup; Blackbeard's discard effects dismantle Luffy's crew package before it can establish board.

See the metagame overview for full standings and the Monkey.D.Luffy OP13-001 (Red/Green) leader page for the complete matchup table against all current leaders.

Is Luffy worth building?

The two largest investments in a competitive Luffy OP13-001 list are Zoro (EB04-007) at $18.32 per copy and Hiyori (EB01-013) at $17.37. At 4-of counts, those two cards account for roughly $142 of a list's total cost. Bonney (EB05-001) at $13.21 and Nami (OP14-031) at $12.41 are the next-largest line items at approximately $53 and $50 respectively for full playsets. Oden (ST32-002) at $11.95 adds another ~$48 for lists running four. All remaining core pieces — Sanji, Garp, Usopp, Trafalgar Law, Vander Decken IX, Thousand Sunny — are under $9 per card.

A full competitive list typically falls in the $280–$320 range at current market prices, in line with other Tier 1 builds. For players who already own Zoro (EB04-007) from other Green or cross-set lists, the deck's effective cost drops substantially; the remaining pieces are well-distributed across sets and not spiking. At 9.4% play rate and a 62% win rate, Luffy OP13-001 is the strongest consistent performer in the format after Xebec — with a wider favourable matchup spread and a lower dependence on a single expensive staple.

Monkey.D.Luffy OP13-001 (Red/Green)

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