We had interesting tournaments this weekend in the OP08.5 One Piece card game. Yellow Vegapunk fought tooth and nail to win first place in the Carta Magica’s November Online Treasure Cup. We don’t see many off-meta decks manage to win a whole tournament, but we’re all for it when it happens!
The Carta Magica’s November Online Treasure Cup had 900 players participating, so this was no walk in the park for the Vegapunk player! I’ll share the top 8 decks in this tournament and honorable mentions of other decks that made it far as well.
Tournament Deck Breakdown:
| Deck Name | Number of Decks | Meta Share |
| Blue Doflamingo | 240 | 26.67% |
| Black Rob Lucci | 155 | 17.22% |
| Black Yellow Luffy | 104 | 11.56% |
| Green Bonney | 75 | 8.33% |
| Purple Luffy | 61 | 6.78% |
| Yellow Enel | 58 | 6.44% |
| Black Smoker | 26 | 2.89% |
| Blue Nami | 23 | 2.56% |
| Red Blue Marco | 21 | 2.33% |
| Purple Blue Reiji | 11 | 1.22% |
| Red Zoro | 11 | 1.22% |
| Other | 98 | 10.89% |
1st Yellow Vegapunk
1xOP07-097
3xOP07-098
4xOP07-100
4xOP07-101
3xOP07-105
4xOP07-107
4xOP07-109
4xOP07-111
4xOP08-105
4xOP08-106
3xOP08-112
2xST13-011
4xST20-005
2xOP07-114
3xOP07-115
2xOP07-117Yellow Vegapunk won first place in Carta Magica’s November Online Treasure Cup, beating Black Rob Lucci in the finals. This deck doesn’t usually perform on the SIM or tournament scene, so seeing it grab first place from the top meta deck is outstanding.
Yellow Vegapunk only has 2 Life cards, so he might seem vulnerable to aggressive attacks. However, using Vegapunk’s effect you can add {Egghead} type cards in your Life area, adding to your defensive game plan. Multiple Characters you add to your Life area can be played on the field without having to spend any Don.
This list is running the new Starter 20 Charlotte Linlin, which forces opponents to make a rough decision, either trash 2 cards from their hand or 1 Life card.
2nd Place Black Rob Lucci
1xOP07-079
2xEB01-043
4xEB01-046
1xOP02-106
2xOP02-114
1xOP03-080
3xOP03-081
3xOP03-086
1xOP04-083
4xOP05-091
4xOP05-093
4xOP06-086
4xOP08-084
4xOP08-091
1xST06-008
2xST06-010
4xOP02-117
2xOP03-095
4xOP07-096In second place, Black Rob Lucci is one of the most consistent decks in OP08.5 meta and it definitely proved it in this tournament. We have multiple Rob Lucci decks in the top 8, so I’ll share them all and highlight the different cards players are including in their lists.
Black Rob Lucci is a control deck, that lowers the cost of the opponent’s Characters to KO them with Characters like Brook, Rob Lucci, and Jack. 4-cost Rob Lucci is the strongest card in your deck since it synergizes with your combo pieces, Spandine and Gecko Moria. Through Gecko Moria, you’re able to bring back Rebecca, which brings back Spandine, and then you get to cheat our Rob Lucci. You’re developing multiple Characters in one turn and KOing two Characters on the opponent’s side of the field. The 1-cost Soap Sheep isn’t too popular in the Rob Lucci lists anymore, but the double cost reductions seems to have worked in this tournament.
3rd Place Black Rob Lucci
1xOP07-079
2xEB01-043
3xEB01-046
2xOP02-096
2xOP02-106
1xOP03-080
4xOP03-081
3xOP03-086
3xOP04-083
4xOP05-091
4xOP05-093
4xOP06-086
4xOP08-084
3xOP08-091
1xST06-008
2xST06-010
4xOP02-117
4xOP07-096Black Rob Lucci makes it into third place, this version seems like the standard one we see all the time. The two Kuzan can be great value plays in the early game, especially if you manage to attack with the Kuzan and make use of his cost reduction effect.
4th Place Black Rob Lucci
1xOP07-079
2xEB01-043
4xEB01-046
4xOP02-106
2xOP03-080
2xOP03-081
4xOP03-086
3xOP04-083
4xOP05-091
4xOP05-093
4xOP06-086
1xOP08-079
3xOP08-084
2xOP08-091
1xST06-008
2xST06-010
4xOP02-117
4xOP07-096Three Rob Lucci players took 3 spots in the top 4, again, proving Rob Lucci is the best deck to play for consistency. This version has 1 copy of 9-cost Kaido, giving you a late-game removal play that also forces opponents to trash 1 card from their hand.
5th Place Green Bonney
1xOP07-019
4xEB01-012
4xEB01-015
3xOP01-051
4xOP04-031
4xOP04-032
4xOP05-030
3xOP05-034
3xOP06-035
1xOP06-118
3xOP07-021
3xOP07-029
4xOP08-023
2xST02-004
4xST02-007
2xST16-004
2xOP05-037Green Bonney makes it into the 5th place, a deck that struggles against Rob Lucci, so making it this far is a remarkable achievement on its own. This is a stall type of deck, using Leader Bonney to rest one of the opponent’s attackers, slowing down their aggression. 5-cost Carrot helps you out with your stall tactics, keeping one of the opponent’s Characters from becoming Active on their upcoming turn.
This list prioritizes the Fortress game plan, using Eustass”Captain”Kid to prevent opponents from attacking your Leader. This adds to your defensive strategies, forcing more resources from the opposing player and changing up their play style.
1 copy of 9-cost Roronoa Zoro to have a late-game win condition option. The triple attack in one turn can be devastating for opponents, so if they don’t have an answer to remove him from play, they’re in a tough spot.
6th Place Blue Nami
1xOP03-040
4xOP03-044
4xOP04-041
1xOP04-050
3xOP07-041
2xOP07-050
4xOP07-054
4xOP01-088
4xOP02-066
4xOP03-054
4xOP03-055
4xOP03-056
4xOP06-059
4xOP07-055
4xST03-017Blue Nami is in 6th place! This is an anti-meta deck that beats most of the top decks you’ll see in tournaments like Black Rob Lucci and Yellow Enel. However, the popularity of Blue Doflamingo has kept Nami players from dominating the tournament scene.
The Blue Nami deck plays the game differently than what we’re usually used to. Instead of focusing on attacking the opponent’s Leader, its strategy revolves around drawing and trashing cards from their deck. The plan is to play defensively, prolong the game, and drop to 0 cards in your deck. With Leader Nami’s ability, the second you drop to 0 cards in your deck you’ll automatically win the game.
7th Place Blue Doflamingo
1xOP01-060
4xEB01-023
2xOP01-077
1xOP05-118
4xOP06-047
4xOP07-045
4xOP07-046
2xOP07-047
4xOP08-047
4xST03-004
4xST03-005
4xST17-002
4xST17-003
4xST17-004
4xST17-005
1xOP07-057Blue Doflamingo saw a massive rise in popularity with the addition of the Starter 17 cards. This deck mainly focuses on playing aggressively, using Leader effect and Jinbe to help develop more than one Character on the field, go for multiple attacks, and force Counter cards from the opponent.
It doesn’t run out of resources easily and the list has one copy of 10-cost Kaido for the mirror matchup. This list also cuts out all control cards like Gravity Blade Raging Tiger and shifts its main focus to the aggressive game plan.
4-cost Trafalgar Law and 6-cost Jozu are two options to interact with the opponent’s field and weaken their presence.
8th Place Black Rob Lucci
1xOP07-079
2xEB01-043
4xEB01-046
4xOP02-106
2xOP03-080
4xOP03-081
3xOP03-086
2xOP04-083
3xOP05-091
4xOP05-093
4xOP06-086
1xOP06-092
1xOP07-080
2xOP07-091
3xOP08-084
2xST08-002
4xOP02-117
1xOP03-097
4xOP07-096Another Black Rob Lucci list makes it to the 8th place in this tournament. This one though looks a lot different than the other lists. It has 2 copies of Uta, 2 copies of Monkey D. Luffy, and 1 copy of 6-cost Brook.
This list is more tailored to beating Black Yellow Luffy players.
Other Decks
10th Place Yellow Enel
1xOP05-098
4xEB01-056
1xEB01-057
2xOP03-116
4xOP03-123
4xOP04-100
4xOP04-112
3xOP05-100
4xOP05-102
4xOP06-101
3xOP07-107
4xOP07-109
4xOP07-119
4xOP08-106
2xEB01-059
3xOP06-115Yellow Enel is seeing play again in tournaments, mostly because it beats the popular Blue Doflamingo. This deck wants to prolong games and control the opponent’s side of the field. One during your turn, if Leader Enel falls to 0 Life cards, he’ll gain a Life card, forcing more attacks from the opponent. So, if you manage to lower the number of attackers your opponent has, it can be almost impossible for them to win the game.
The list has multiple control options, like Gedatsu, Luffy, and Nami. 10-cost Protagas.DAce and 9-cost Yamato give your Leader an extra Life card, adding to your resource value and Leader protection.
11th Black Yellow Luffy
1xST13-003
4xOP02-096
4xOP04-083
4xOP06-086
4xEB01-056
4xOP06-106
4xOP07-109
2xST13-005
4xST13-007
2xST13-010
2xST13-011
1xST13-012
4xST13-013
4xST13-014
4xST13-015
3xST13-019Black Yellow Luffy is in the 11th spot in this tournament. This deck uses the Leader effect to place adult brothers in the Life area and then cheat them out using the kid brothers. This also gives your Leader extra Power that sticks during your defensive turn, making it difficult for opponents to get attacks through.
Gecko Moria is a key part of this deck’s game plan, letting you play two kid brothers from the trash and then cheat them out by using the Leader effect. So you need to be at 10 Don and 0 Life cards for the strategy to work.