Blue Donquixote Doflamingo is crushing OP08.5 and OP09 metas! If you’re playing in tournaments, you’re likely going up against multiple Doffy players, swarming the field and taking an aggressive approach.
The main challenge when going up against Doflamingo is Leader value, playing the {The Seven Warlords of the Sea} Character from the top of the deck. It also can run control events such as Gum-gum Red Roc and Gravity Blade Raging Tiger.
I’ll list decks that have a fighting chance against the popular Blue Doffy, ranking them from best to worst.
Yellow Enel
1xOP05-098
4xEB01-056
3xEB01-057
4xOP03-123
4xOP04-100
4xOP04-112
3xOP05-100
4xOP05-102
3xOP06-101
2xOP07-107
4xOP07-119
3xOP08-105
4xOP08-106
4xEB01-059
4xOP06-115If you’re aiming to counter Blue Doffy, Yellow Enel is one of your best options. As a competitive deck in the OP08.5 and OP09 metas, Yellow Enel is designed to outlast opponents until they’re out of gas.
Key cards like 5-cost Gedatsu and 5-cost Nami give you control over Doffy’s Characters, keeping their mid-game aggression in check so they can’t take over the board. The plan is simple: starve the Doflamingo player of resources and use your high-power Characters like Yamato and Ace to carry the late game.
Enel’s Leader ability gives him an extra Life card when he drops to zero, which forces the Doffy player to go wide on the board and hit you with multiple attacks to get through. Keeping the opponent’s board in check and reducing their attackers makes it much harder for them to break past Enel’s ability and set up the winning attack.
Yamato and Ace play a big role here—they give your Leader an extra Life and KO an opponent’s Character, swinging the game in your favor and making it nearly impossible for the Doffy player to come back.
Black Rob Lucci
1xOP07-079
2xEB01-043
3xEB01-046
2xOP02-096
2xOP02-106
2xOP03-080
3xOP03-081
3xOP03-086
2xOP04-083
4xOP05-091
4xOP05-093
4xOP06-086
2xOP08-079
3xOP08-084
3xOP08-091
2xST06-010
4xOP02-117
1xOP03-097
4xOP07-096Black Rob Lucci is a great choice to bring to tournaments, not only because it can beat the popular Blue Dolamingo, but also because it has an overall great matchup table. The strategy when playing Rob Lucci is to KO the opponent’s Characters before they get the chance to attack. So using Brook, 4-cost Rob Lucci, and Kaku to KO the Doflamingo player’s Characters and lower down their aggression.
Rebecca and Sabo can block attacks, demanding fewer counter plays from you. Gecko Moria is your strongest play here, getting Rebecca from the Trash and playing a Spandine to play Rob Lucci from the Trash. You’re developing multiple Characters while KOing at least one Character on the opponent’s side, helping you slowly combat Doffy‘s aggression.
Red Shanks
1xOP09-001
4xOP01-006
2xOP02-015
4xOP07-015
2xOP08-118
4xOP09-002
4xOP09-004
2xOP09-005
4xOP09-009
4xOP09-011
4xOP09-013
4xOP09-014
4xOP09-015
2xOP09-118
2xOP04-016
4xOP09-020If you’re playing OP09 meta, then Red Shanks is a consideration to beat Blue Doffy. Leader Shanks‘ effect can lower the Power of one of the opponent’s Characters by -1,000 when they attack, saving you from playing as many Counter cards. This will help you during your defensive turns and combined with control cards like Silvers Rayleigh and Benn.Beckman.
10-cost Shanks will drop the Power of all of the opponent’s Characters by -1,000, and since most of their Characters are at 5,000/6000 it will be difficult for them to strike down your Leader.
Yellow Vegapunk
1xOP07-097
4xEB01-056
4xOP03-123
4xOP04-112
4xOP07-100
4xOP07-101
4xOP07-104
4xOP07-107
4xOP07-109
4xOP07-111
4xOP08-106
2xST07-010
2xEB01-059
2xOP07-114
4xOP07-115Want to move away from the popular meta choices we say day and night? Then Yellow Vegapunk is your deck to play, capable of matching the Doffy player’s value and board development. Using Vegapunk‘s effect, you can play an {Egghead} type card at the top of your deck, this forces more attacks from the opponent to win the game.
Lilith, Shaka, Franky, and Edison can be played through their Trigger effects, so you won’t have to use up your Don to develop them. They can then attack the opponent’s rested Characters, weakening their side of the field. Nami and Monkey.D.Luffy can also KO one of the opponent’s Characters, helping you drop down their aggression. Charlotte Linlin, Katakuri, and Yamato are the carries in this deck, difficult for the opponent to remove them through mere attacks.
Games will be long as you’re betting on the Doffy playing running out of resources and then using your high Power Characters to start putting pressure on their Leader.
Green Bonney
1xOP07-019
4xEB01-012
3xEB01-015
2xOP01-051
2xOP04-021
3xOP04-031
4xOP04-032
4xOP05-030
4xOP05-034
3xOP06-035
2xOP07-021
4xOP07-029
2xOP07-031
4xOP08-023
4xST02-007
3xST16-004
2xOP05-037The Stall Bonney deck can slow Doffy’s aggression using Leader effect to rest attackers, allowing you to attack them on the upcoming turn. 5-cost Carrot is great for shutting down one attacker, weakening the opposing player’s aggression.
You’ll try to preserve Life cards and use 7-cost Hody Jones to rest two Characters and go for the Rush attack, helping you KO one Character and shift the field presence in your favor. 9-cost Shanks can also help control the field, KOing one rested Character and acting as a high-power attack, almost impossible to shut down its attack.
This list is running the Birdcage strategy with 8-cost Eustass”Captain”Kid and 2-cost Rosinante. The Birdcage can be an indestructible wall to the Doffy player if they don’t have 6-cost Gum-gum Red Roc as an answer. However, if you’re playing OP09, most lists opt to cut out the birdcage strategy for 5-cost Jewelry Bonney and 9-cost Roronoa Zoro.