Green Yellow Trafalgar Law is an OP10 Leader that can play aggressively, swarming the field, and creating mid-game threats that go for multiple attacks. It gained a couple of new cards in the OP12 meta, giving the deck an even stronger strategy.
We’re used to decks like Red Purple Law and Green Red Law playing aggressively, and this Leader is no different. The {Supernova} type Characters are a centerpiece of this deck’s game plan, as your Leader effect is tied to them, so you’ll add as many as you can to the list to make use of the Leader effect.
This deck performed well in many East tournaments, and there are different ways to build it. I’ll share the popular list, using Eustass”Captain”Kid as a defensive late-game card to buy you more turns.
Leader
Green Yellow Trafalgar Law is a 4 health Leader who self-damages to enable an aggressive game plan. You have to attach 1 Don to Leader Law and have Characters in play with a total cost of 5 or more to activate his effect. You can then return 1 of your Characters to your hand and reveal the top Life card. If that Life card is a {Supernova} type Character with a cost of 5 or less, you may play it on the field.
This list is heavy with {Supernova} type Characters, so you have high odds of having one at the top of the Life card. However, this list has cards like 1-cost Capone “Gang” Bege and 3-cost Jewelry Bonney that let you place a card from your hand to the top of your Life area, eliminating the luck factor and guaranteeing a strong play from your Leader.
This adds to the aggressive strategy of the deck, putting back a less threatening card into your hand and replacing it with a higher-cost Character that poses offensive pressure. All your {Supernova} type Characters have powerful effects, so by playing them for 1 Don only, you’re gaining a lot of value that makes it a challenge for opponents to catch up. The card we return to our hand can be replayed on the field to activate its effect or used for its Counter effect.
Whenever we activate Leader effect, we’re losing a Life card, so we need to be mindful of our defensive turns and what our opponents are capable of so we don’t end up losing due to low Life cards.
Green Yellow Law Decklist
How to Play
Early low-cost Characters
1-cost Jewelry Bonney and 1-cost Monkey D. Luffy are searcher cards to find {Supernova} type Characters. We’re looking for the 5-cost {Supernova} Characters that we can play on upcoming turns. If we already have what we need, 7-cost Trafalgar Law is a great pick for the late-game, or we can choose a +2,000 Counter Character for defensive turns.
To search with Jewelry Bonney, you have to rest her and use 1 Don. You can reactivate her effect on the upcoming turn, so opponents will prioritize KOing her to prevent the value generation.
Carmel‘s On Play effect draws you a card, a good option to play, and then return her to your hand through your Leader’s effect. We can then either replay her or use her for the +1,000 Counter effect. Carmel‘s trigger effect lets you KO a 2-cost or less Character, which might be useful in certain situations to remove a 2-cost or less blocker.
Leader Combo Synergy
1-cost Capone “Gang” Bege and 3-cost Jewelry Bonney can add 1 card from the top or bottom of your Life cards to your hand, and then add a {Supernova} type Character from your hand to the top of your Life cards. This synergizes with your Leader effect, allowing you to cheat out the 5-cost {Supernova} Character you want in play.
Capone “Gang” Bege has a +2,000 Counter effect, so if you decide to play him, you can return him to your hand through Leader effect to use defensively to protect your Leader or Characters from attackers.
As for 3-cost Jewelry Bonney, she’s a 4,000 Power blocker, which can come in use to protect your Leader, especially in the late-game when you’re at the threat of losing the game. Attaching 1 Don to Jewelry Bonney can turn her into a 5,000 Power attach to force Counter resources from the opponent, but the decision to use her aggressively will depend on the state of the game.
5-cost Super Nova
The 5-cost Supernova Characters play a key role in this deck’s strategy, all having powerful effects that find use in different stages of the game.
5-cost Cavendish is your strongest play in the early game, especially on turn 3 if you’re going first. Playing Cavendish turns 2 of your Don cards as active, allowing you to use those Don to activate Leader effect, play more Characters, or attach them to your attackers for added offensive power. Cavendish activates its effect again when attacking, so make sure to use up Don first before attacking to set up 2 of your Don cards as Active.
If you’re going first, you’ll have 5 Don to work with, so playing Cavendish will give you 2 Active Don, allowing you to activate Leader effect and potentially play another 5-cost Character. We want to protect Cavendish whenever possible and keep it on the field for the extra Don it offers.
As for 5-cost Blocker Trafalgar Law, the 6,000 Power can be used defensively, but in many cases, you’ll use him offensively to take Life cards from the opponent. 5-cost Law’s On Play effect lets you return 1 Character to your hand and play another character in its place with a cost of 3 or less from your hand. 3-cost Roronoa Zoro is the usual play if you want to be aggressive. However, you can also play a 1-cost searcher like Monkey D. Luffy to draw a card you need or play 3-cost Jewelry Bonney for another blocker.
5-cost Jewelry Bonney‘s On Play effect prevents 1 of your opponents or Don from becoming Active on their upcoming turn. This removes one of the opponent’s attackers from the equation for a turn, making it more difficult for them to control the field. Choosing to keep 1 of the opponent’s Don rested means we can prevent them from making certain plays on their upcoming turn, slowing down their strategy.
As for 5-cost Trafalgar Law, he’s a great option for an aggressive turn. His On Play effect sets up 1 of your rested {Supernova} or {Heart Pirates} type Characters with a cost of 5 or less as Active. This means we get to attack twice with one of our Characters, creating an aggressive turn that can win you the game or get you close enough to win on the upcoming turn. You can attach Don to one of your Characters for a heavy attack and then restand them with Trafalgar Law for another heavy attack.
You can combo 5-cost Trafalgar Law with 5-cost Cavendish, letting you attack with it a second time for the extra 2 Don. This sets you up for an extremely aggressive turn if you decide to use the Don aggressively and attach them to your attackers.
7-cost Law
7-cost Trafalgar Law works perfectly with your Leader, allowing you to place a {Supernova} type Character from your hand to the top of your Life card and then attach 1 of your rested Don to your Leader. This lets you activate Leader effect and cheat out that Character you just placed in your Life area. The 9,000 Power Law is a strong upcoming attacker who can be difficult to Counter his attack.
In some cases, you’ll avoid playing out the Character you placed in your Life area if you need that Life card to survive the upcoming turn.
Fortress Strategy
Eustass”Captain”Kid enables your Fortress strategy also known as “Bird Cage”. On Don 8+, we can play Eustass”Captain”Kid rest him, and cheat out a low-cost blocker, 2-cost Capone “Gang” Bege. Attach 1 Don to Eustass”Captain”Kid to activate his effect, preventing the opposing player from attacking any card other than Eustass”Captain”Kid. An 8,000 Power Character isn’t easy to KO through attacks, especially with blockers in play that can protect him from high-power attacks.
This could shut down the opponent’s aggressive turn and force them to attach more Don to their attackers instead of developing Characters.
Capone “Gang” Bege is a low-cost blocker, capable of taking a hit for us to protect the Fortress strategy, a key Character, or our Life card. However, having Capone “Gang” Bege on the field means your opponent has to think twice before removing a {Supernova} type Character from the field through an effect. Once per turn, if a {Supernova} Character is removed through an effect, Capone “Gang” Bege will place them at the top of your Life card face-up, making it harder for the opposing player to close out the game and potentially giving you a Character to cheat out through your Leader effect.
Aggressive Jones
Hody Jones is a Rush attacker, capable of resting 2 of the opponent’s Characters or Don cards, setting the stage for an aggressive turn to either focus down your opponent’s Leader or control the field by resting key Characters. Resting Don can be useful in certain matchups, preventing the opposing player from playing their Counter Events or activaing Leader effect like Jewelry Bonney.
You are taking a Life card and adding it to your hand when playing Hody Jones, so be wary of falling too low on Life cards and putting yourself at risk of losing the game on the upcoming turn.
+2,000 Counters
We have already discussed the 1-cost Capone “Gang” Bege, so I won’t bring him up again. Scratchmen Apoo is a {Supernova} +2,000 Counter Character that can be searched. He can also be used to rest a 2-cost or less Character, useful if there’s a low-cost blocker preventing us from winning the game.
Zeus‘ On Play effect takes a Life card and adds it to your hand to KO a 5-cost or less Character. Losing a Life card can be worth it to remove a key Character or a blocker on your opponent’s side of the field.
General Tips
- You are using your Life card as a resource. Your Leader effect requires you to lose a Life card to add a Character in play. Although you’re developing more units on the field, it can put you in a vulnerable spot to the opponent’s attacks, so make sure you’re capable of surviving the upcoming turn if you take a Life card.
- You don’t have to play a Character when using your Leader effect. You can use your Leader effect to return a low-cost Character to your hand and skip the Life card {Supernova} development. This allows you to use the Character you just added to your hand for its Counter effect or to replay it for the On Play effect.
Mulligan Tips:
Going First: 1-cost Monkey D. Luffy, 3-cost Bonney, 5-cost Cavendish.
Going Second: 1-cost Bonney or 2-cost Carmel, 3-cost Bonney, 5-cost Cavendish.
Turn-Based Gameplay
Going First
- Turn 1 (1 Don): 1-cost Monkey D. Luffy or Jewelry Bonney.
- Turn 2 (3 Don): 2-cost Carmel or 3-cost Jewelry Bonney (if you go, Bonney, protect your Life card as you’ll want to cheat it out on the upcoming turn)
- Turn 3 (5 Don): Cavendish + Leader effect.
- Turn 4 (7 Don): Hody Jones or 7-cost Trafalgar Law + Leader effect.
- Turn 5 (9 Don): Continue developing with 5-cost Blocker Law or 5-cost Bonney. Or 7-cost Trafalgar Law + Leader effect Or Eustass”Captain”Kid.
- Turn 6 (10 Don): Continue developing with 5-cost Blocker Law or 5-cost Bonney. Or you can go for more aggression with the extra attack from ST02 Trafalgar Law.
Going Second
- Turn 1 (2 Don): 1-cost Monkey D. Luffy, Jewelry Bonney, or 2-cost Carmel.
- Turn 2 (4 Don): 3-cost Jewelry Bonney + Leader effect if you have Characters with a total cost of 5.
- Turn 3 (6 Don): Cavendish + Leader effect. If you already have Cavendish from the previous turn, play Blocker Law.
- Turn 4 (8 Don): 7-cost Trafalgar Law + Leader effect. If you have Cavendish in play, you can play Eustass”Captain”Kid and activate his effect.
- Turn 5 (10 Don): 7-cost Trafalgar Law. Or continue developing with 5-cost Blocker Law or 5-cost Bonney. Or you can go for more aggression with the extra attack from ST02 Trafalgar Law.
Other Cards to Include
- Donquixote Rosinante is a 2-cost blockers that add to your defensive game plan. Donquixote Rosinante is a key card in this list since when one of your rested Characters is KO’d, Donquixote Rosinante activates his effect to sacrifice himself and keep that Character in play.
- 3-cost Tashigi is a +2,000 Counter card which we might find ourselves playing through Eustass”Captain”Kid to protect our Fortress strategy. If we’re worried the opponent might remove Eustass”Captain”Kid though an effect and 2-cost Donquixote Rosinante is nowhere to be seen, Tashigi can fill its place. Tashigi‘s effect activates when one of your Green Characters would be removed due to the opponent’s effect, instead, you can rest Tashigi and keep that Character in play.
- 2-cost Killer is a low-cost Blocker that can draw you a card if you attach a Don to it and have 3 or more Characters when it blocks, ensuring you don’t lose on resources when KO’d.
