Are you considering joining an OPTCG tournament? Unsure what the meta decks are? Which lists are winning those major events? Don’t fret, I’ve got you covered! The decklists I’ll share in this article have top-cut major tournaments in OP08.5 meta!
Donquixote Doflamingo
1xOP01-060
4xST03-005
4xST03-004
2xOP01-073
1xOP05-118
2xOP06-047
4xEB01-023
4xOP07-040
4xOP07-045
4xOP07-046
4xOP07-047
4xST17-001
4xST17-002
4xST17-003
4xST17-004
1xOP07-057Blue Doflamingo gained new {Seven Warlords of the Sea} cards in the Starter 17 deck, giving the deck a better performance in the OP08 meta. This is one of the best decks for tournaments and has been crushing the East’s scene with the value it creates.
How does the deck work?
This deck uses Leader Doffy‘s effect to play out a {Seven Warlords of the Sea} Character from the top of your deck. You’re using 3 Don to play a 4-cost Character, and two of those Don are used to increase your Leader’s attack Power. We’re creating a high-power attack with the Leader and playing out a Character at the same time.
To make sure we have the right 4-cost {Seven Warlords of the Sea} Character at the top of our deck, Perona or Buggy can rearrange the top cards in our deck, gaining the most out of our Leader Doffy‘s attack. Jinbe lets us go wide on the field, developing an extra Character that creates opportunities for more aggressive turns.
Many lists are still running 10-cost Kaido, mostly for the draw power and a high-cost threat, difficult to remove from the field.
Black Rob Lucci
1xOP07-079
3xEB01-043
3xEB01-046
2xOP02-096
2xOP02-106
4xOP03-081
3xOP03-086
4xOP04-083
4xOP05-091
4xOP05-093
4xOP06-086
3xOP07-080
2xOP08-079
3xOP08-084
1xST06-010
4xOP02-117
4xOP07-096
Black Rob Lucci is still a consistent deck in OP08 meta, mainly because it can go head-to-head with the popular Blue Doflamingo deck. The control Black deck has a great matchup table, only truly struggling against Black Yellow Luffy.
How does the deck work?
The Rob Lucci deck uses cost-reduction cards to put Characters in range for your KO cards to remove them. 4-cost Rob Lucci is the main control card you’ll rely on in this deck, capable of KOing two targets. You can also play Rob Lucci from Trash through Spandine or Geko Moria. 3-cost Brook and 7-cost Jack are other ways you can KO Characters.
Gecko Moria is the strongest play for this deck, developing multiple Characters on the field that synergize with one another to control the opponent’s side.
Black Yellow Monkey D.Luffy
1xST13-003
4xEB01-056
4xST13-013
2xST13-012
4xOP06-106
4xST13-007
4xST13-014
2xST13-010
1xST14-006
1xST13-005
3xOP02-114
4xOP04-083
4xOP07-109
4xST13-015
2xST13-011
4xOP06-086
3xST13-019Black Yellow Luffy is still holding its own in OP08 meta, even though the deck didn’t receive any new support in OP08’s release. This is a tough deck to fully master, minor mistakes will cost you the game or ruin your combo turn. It’s capable of crushing Black Rob Lucci and can keep up with the popular Blue Doflamingo.
How does the deck work?
The Black Yellow Luffy deck wants to drop to 0 Life cards to activate the Leader effect, placing two Adult brothers (Luffy, Ace, or Sabo) in your Life area, faceup. Afterward, you want to play the kid brothers and activate their effects, letting you play their older versions from the Life area and onto the field. This builds up a stronger field and boosts the Power of your Leader for offensive and defensive value.
Gecko Moria is this deck’s strongest play and the main reason it remains a competitive meta choice. You need to be at 0 Life cards when you’re at 10 Don, putting two adults from the trash in your Life Area and using Gecko Moria to bring back two kid brothers, basically developing three Characters in one turn.
Green Jewelry Bonney
4xEB01-012
4xEB01-015
3xOP01-051
2xOP04-021
4xOP04-031
4xOP04-032
4xOP05-030
4xOP05-034
3xOP05-037
4xOP06-035
1xOP07-019
1xOP07-026
3xOP07-029
4xOP08-023
2xST02-004
4xST02-007Green Bonney deck is a defensive wall, forcing games to stretch out where both players will be relying on their late-game win conditions. It’s a great deck to combat the Doffy and Enel players but will struggle against Black Lucci.
How does the deck work?
This is a stall deck that uses Leader Bonney‘s effect to rest the opponent’s Leader or one of their Characters from attacking, slowing down their aggression. This requires you to save 1 Don for your defensive turn to activate Bonney’s effect. Cavendish gives you extra Don, making it easier for you to activate Leader effect and maintain your field development.
Hody Jones is the main aggressor resting two of the opponent’s Characters, letting you choose between either KOing those Characters or attacking the Leader. This list has the Fortress strategy with 8-cost Eustass”Captain”Kid and 2-cost Rosinante, which has become a popular choice among players in tournaments.
Yellow Enel
3xEB01-056
3xEB01-059
4xOP03-123
4xOP04-100
4xOP04-112
1xOP05-098
2xOP05-100
3xOP05-102
4xOP06-101
4xOP06-115
4xOP07-107
4xOP07-109
4xOP07-119
3xOP08-105
4xOP08-106If you’ve been a Yellow Enel player since OP05 days, then you’re in luck, the Yellow deck continues to perform in OP08 meta. The main reason Yellow Enel gained popularity again is the dominance of Blue Doffy and Black Yellow Luffy, two decks Yellow Enel can crush.
How does the deck work?
Yellow Enel is a control deck that tries to starve opponent and KO their Characters with Gedatsu, Monkey.D.Luffy, Nami, Kingdom Come, and Yamato.
Leader Enel, Yamato, and Portgas.D.Ace giving you a Life card creates more resource value and forces more attacks from the opponent to win the game. The longer the game takes the more likely the opposing player will run out of steam, eventually not having the attack power to pose any threat.
Purple Monkey D.Luffy
2xEB01-061
4xOP02-085
3xOP03-072
1xOP05-060
4xOP05-070
4xOP05-074
4xOP07-064
3xOP08-069
3xST04-003
3xST10-010
4xST18-001
4xST18-002
4xST18-003
4xST18-004
4xST18-005Purple Luffy had a great OP08 start but it’s been struggling to keep up with the popular Blue Doffy and Black Rob Lucci decks. It remains a popular bring to tournaments but has a lower overall win rate.
How does this deck work?
This deck uses Leader Purple Luffy‘s Ramp effect to play high-cost Characters as early as possible. So by turn 2, you can start developing a formidable field presence to put pressure on the opponent.
Son-Gorou, Zoro-Juurou, and Queen offer resource value through their effects, making sure you can continue to make big plays. 7-cost Luffy-Tarou is a strong addition to the list, cheating out a 5-cost or less {Straw Hat Crew} type Character to go wide.
For the late game, you’ll rely on 9-cost Kaido and 9-cost Charlotte Linlin. 9-cost Kaido KO’s a 6-cost Character and goes for a Rush attack, creating pressure on the turn he’s played. 9-cost Chalotte Linlin removes one of the opponent’s Characters from play, lowering their field presence. You can run cards like 10-cost Monkey D.Luffy and 10-cost Kaido & Linlin.
Blue Nami
1xOP03-040
4xOP03-044
4xOP04-041
2xOP07-041
2xOP03-048
1xOP04-050
4xOP07-054
1xOP03-047
4xOP01-088
4xOP02-066
4xOP03-054
4xOP03-055
4xST03-017
4xOP06-059
4xOP07-055
4xOP03-056Blue Nami is a great budget tournament deck to beat the likes of Black Rob Lucci, Yellow Enel, Black Yellow Luffy, and Green Bonney. However, it struggles against the popular Blue Doflamingo and PLuffy as they’ll aggro it down before it mills itself.
How does the deck work?
Blue Nami plays the One Piece card game differently, instead of focusing on damaging the opponent’s Leader, it takes a defensive stance, countering attacks with the many protection Events it has in the list. At the same time, Nami players are trying to fulfill Leader Nami‘s win condition, which reads “
When your deck is reduced to 0, you win the game instead of losing, according to the rules.”
So the longer the game takes, the better the odds are for you to win the game as you draw and trash cards, aiming to get your deck empty as fast as possible.
Black Smoker
4xEB01-046
3xEB01-049
1xOP02-093
4xOP02-106
3xOP02-114
4xOP02-117
4xOP03-089
2xOP04-083
4xOP05-091
4xOP06-086
2xOP08-084
2xST06-006
4xST06-008
2xST06-010
4xST19-002
4xST19-003Black Smoker is holding up decently in OP08.5 meta and you should expect players to bring this deck, although it won’t be as popular as Black Rob Lucci. The control deck can keep up with Blue Doflamingo, making it a solid choice among players.
How does this deck Work
Black Smoker is a control deck that can KO one Character each turn. 5-cost Tashigi is the strongest play in the mid-game, allowing you to shift the game in your favor. The list also has Brook and Jack as other KO options to keep control of the field. 8-cost Gecko Moria is one of your strongest plays, offering extra value by playing Characters from the trash and developing multiple Characters in one turn.
Leader Smoker has a built-in cost-reduction effect, but the list has tons of cost-reducers like Helmeppo, Hina, and Ice Age, to help you set up your KO effects.
Black Monkey D.Luffy
4xEB01-046
4xEB01-049
4xOP02-096
3xOP02-106
4xOP02-117
2xOP03-078
4xOP03-089
3xOP04-083
4xOP05-091
4xOP06-086
4xOP08-084
3xST06-006
2xST06-010
1xST14-001
3xST14-003
2xST14-007Black Luffy has quickly become one of the most-played decks in OP08 meta and is finding success in tournament settings. This deck beats most of the meta-field but struggles against the popular Black Rob Lucci deck and Blue Nami.
How does the deck work?
Using Leader Luffy‘s effect, you can give all your Characters +1 cost, making it difficult for certain decks to deal with your Characters. Also, as long as you have an 8-cost+ Character in play, Leader Luffy will gain +1,000 Power, adding to your offense and defense game plans.
This deck uses Brook, Sanji, and Jack to KO opponent’s Characters to weaken their development. If left on the field, Brook and Jack can continue to activate their effects and KO more Characters.
Gecko Moria is a popular inclusion in black decks, offering value by playing Characters from the Trash. You want to bring back Rebecca from the trash, which in turn lets you play Brook to KO a Character.
Red Zoro
4xEB01-003
4xEB01-006
4xEB01-009
1xOP01-001
4xOP01-016
3xOP01-025
4xOP02-015
2xOP04-009
4xOP04-010
2xOP07-015
4xOP08-007
4xOP08-010
3xOP08-013
2xOP08-015
2xOP08-118
2xST01-012
2xST01-016Red Roronoa Zoro is seeing more play in the OP08 meta with the new Tony Tony Choppers cards added to the list. Unfortunately, the aggressive Red Zoro deck has a bad matchup against the Black Rob Lucci and Black Luffy matchups, making it difficult for the deck to go too far in tournaments. Still, players have managed to top 8 with Red Zoro, so it’s a consideration to bring.
How does the deck work?
The Red Roronoa Zoro develops multiple Characters a turn and with the +1,000 Power your Characters gain through Leader effect, you can initiate attacks and force Counter cards from the opponent. The deck also has Rush attacks to keep the aggression going, to ensure the opponent doesn’t get the time to breathe.
