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Welcome to our One Piece Card Game Meta Tier List for OP08! In this meta report, we will look at the best decks of the One Piece Card Game metagame. We will separate the archetypes into four tiers in order of their relevance, from top to bottom in each tier.
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Tier Explanation
To create this Meta Tier list, I used data from tournaments, online ranked play, and my expertise and opinions of respected players. This tier list will hold meta-staple decks that you'll likely encounter in tournament play and will be updated as the meta changes up.
The decklists shared here have found success in tournament events but can be tweaked depending on meta shifts or players' preferences.
Tier 1: The top performers and most represented decks in the meta. They have good matchups in the current meta and can adapt to different game scenarios. Expect to encounter these decks frequently in tournaments, with players strategizing specifically to counter them.
Tier 2: Popular Meta decks that have solid matchup tables. Tier 2 decks can rival Tier 1 decks in performance, but may have weaknesses and less representation, holding them back from joining Tier 1.
Tier 3: Comprising less popular decks or those experiencing a decline in performance, Tier 3 includes options that may still yield respectable results in tournaments. However, they often struggle against certain prevalent matchups. Additionally, this tier encompasses decks with limited data, making it challenging to accurately assess their placement in higher tiers.
Tier 4: The less popular off-meta decks or have fallen out of the meta. They might still show up in tournament top cuts but are less likely to perform against the top meta decks.
Tier 1
Rob Lucci
Black Rob Lucci is one of the best control decks in OP08 meta, capable of going head-to-head with the popular R/P Law. Using OP05-093-rob-lucci as the primary removal tool in this deck, opponents will struggle to keep threats on the field, especially with this deck's capabilities to bring back OP05-093-rob-lucci through cards like EB01-043-spandine and OP06-086-gecko-moria.
OP08 introduces new cards like OP08-084-jack and OP08-091-whoswho that have become staple in Black Rob Lucci decks.
Good Against:Red Zoro, Green Bonney, Black Luffy, Yellow Kalgara.
Bad Against: Black Yellow Luffy, Blue Nami.
Monkey.D.Luffy
Black/Yellow Luffy adopts a unique playstyle, relying on Life Cards to execute its strategy. This deck wants to drop to 0 Life Cards and then use its leader's effect to put the adult three brothers face-up into the Life Area. This lets you activate the kid's three brothers' abilities (Sabo, Portgas.D.Ace, and Monkey.D.Luffy) allowing you to play those face-up cards on the field.
Gaining a +2000 Power on your leader until the end of the opponent's turn makes it challenging for them to close out the game, prolonging matches and setting the stage for devastating, potentially game-ending attacks.
Since you have access to Black color, OP06-086-gecko-moria is included in the deck for the late game value. Gecko Moria can play two of the kid brothers from the trash, letting you play the two face-up cards in your Life Area and gain +4000 Power on the Leader.
The archetype didn't receive new tools in the OP08 expansion, but its ability to beat Black Rob Lucci and still hold its own against Red Purple has made it a popular pick among players in the East.
Good Against: Black Rob Lucci, Purple Blue Reiju, Yellow Kalgara.
Bad Against: Black Luffy, Green Bonney, Purple Yellow Pudding.
Tier 2
Black Luffy
Black Monkey D Luffy is a control deck using cards like EB01-046-brook, ST14-003-sanji, and OP08-084-jack to keep the field in check and remove threats before they get the chance to attack. Some Characters' effects in this list are tied to a cost condition, such as ST14-003-sanji and ST14-007-nico-robin. Luckily, we have Leader effect to increase the cost of all Characters in the deck and multiple high-cost Characters to help fulfill the needed condition.
OP06-086-gecko-moria is the best play to go wider on the field and create an aggressive upcoming turn. If the objective is to KO a Character, we can play OP05-091-rebecca into EB01-046-brook to KO a target.
Good Against: Red Zoro, Green Bonney, Black Yellow Luffy.
Bad Against: Black Rob Lucci and Blue Nami.
Roronoa Zoro
The aggressive Red Roronoa Zoro is making a comeback in the OP08 meta, winning a couple of tournaments in the East so far! This deck is all about aggression, developing multiple low-cost Characters on the field and using Leader Zoro's Power boost effect to turn them into attackers capable of damaging the opponent's Leader.
Rush attackers like OP01-025-roronoa-zoro, ST01-012-monkeydluffy-938, and OP07-015-monkeyddragon create immediate pressure on the turn they're played, threatening the opponent's Life cards.
Good Against: Green Bonney, Blue Nami, Blue Purple Reiju, Yellow Purple Pudding.
Bad Against: Black Rob Lucci, Black Luffy, Yellow Enel.
Jewelry Bonney
Green Bonney is a stall deck, relying on the Leader's effect along with other cards to shut down the opponent's Characters from attacking. This slows down their aggression, buying you time to play your win conditions and creating opportunities to win the game. OP06-035-hody-jones and OP06-118-roronoa-zoro is how this Green deck puts late-game pressure.
Good Against: Black Yellow Luffy, Yellow Kalgara, Blue Purple Pudding, Blue Purple Reiju, Purple Luffy.
Bad Against: Red Zoro, Black Rob Lucci, Black Luffy, Blue Doffy, Yellow Katakuri.
Nami
Nami plays OPTCG with her own rules. Moving away from the standard tactics of controlling the field and attacking the opponent's Leader, Nami's plan is to mill herself, trying to drop to 0 cards in the deck as fast as possible, which automatically wins her the game.
The list runs many Events to Counter out of opponent's attacks, helping you stretch out the game until you get down to 0 cards in the deck. This deck is heavily matchup-dependent, capable of crushing slow matchups, but crumbles against aggressive decks that develop multiple Characters per turn.
Good Against: Black Rob Lucci, Black Luffy, Black Yellow Luffy, Blue Doffy.
Bad Against: Yellow Kalgara, Green Bonney, Red Zoro, Blue Purple Reiji, Purple Yellow Pudding.
Vinsmoke Reiju
Blue Purple Reiju is a competitive meta deck in OP08 meta that you'll likely see in tournaments. With the addition of OP07-072-porche to the list, the deck can adopt a more aggressive gameplay, giving it a shot at beating tough matchups like Black Rob Lucci and Black Luffy by aggroing them down before they get the chance to control your side of the field.
OP06-047-charlotte-pudding is also a key Character to cut down on opponent's resources, which gives you a shot at beating unfavored matchups by simply outvaluing their gameplay, especially with your Leader and OP06-069-vinsmoke-reiju offering additional card draw.
Good Against: Blue Nami, Blue Doffy, Green Purple Yellow Pudding.
Bad Against: Green Bonney, Black Yellow Luffy, Purple Luffy, Red Zoro.
Tier 3
Kalgara
The Yellow Leader Kalgara uses his life resources to put more pressure on the field, capable of creating aggressive attacks that force opponents to take a defensive approach. Through Kalgara's effect, you can cheat out a {Shandian Warrior} type Character with a cost equal to the total number of Don on your field.
This list mainly runs lower-cost Characters, to enable that aggressive game plan with the help of OP05-101-ohm and OP05-110-holly. Rusher ST13-011-portgasdace also adds to that mid-game pressure once you've dropped to two life cards, putting a 7,000 Power attacker on the field can be a nightmare for many decks.
Good Against: Blue Purple Reiju, Blue Nami, Purple Yellow Pudding.
Bad Against: Black Rob Lucci, Black Yellow Luffy, Green Bonney.
Charlotte Katakuri
Renowned for its trigger effects, Yellow Katakuri has won a couple of tournaments so far in OP08 meta. The leader's ability provides invaluable card knowledge and the flexibility to manipulate the top card in your Life Area, creating pressure through trigger field development.
Mid-game pressure is pivotal for Katakuri, leveraging the +1000 ability to deal damage to opposing Leaders while transitioning into late-game plays centered around Big Mom. The inclusion of 10 OP03-114-charlotte-linlin not only grants an additional life card but also threatens opponents' Life cards, placing them at risk of losing to your attacks.
The late-game strength of 7 and 10 Charlotte Linlin is crucial, enabling you to outvalue opponents and eventually go through their blockers for that last one-hit wincon.
Black Gecko Moria
In the OP06 meta, Black Gecko Moria has been achieving notable success by balancing board development and control strategies. It utilizes cost-reduction cards to enable powerful plays with Rob Lucci and Absalom.
This is a difficult deck to pilot as it relies on cards from your trash, getting them back on the board or in your hand through Gecko Moria's leader effect, Doctor Hogback, and 8 Gecko Moria. Capitalizing on Gecko Moria's board development effect, you're able to establish a formidable board presence, launching a barrage of attacks that force opponents to expend their resources.
Black Gecko Moria has a great matchup table against most of the popular meta decks you'll go up against.
Purple Luffy
Purple Luffy is a ramp Leader who sacrificed a Life card to gain 1 Don. This allows you to start playing higher-cost Characters a turn earlier and pose more threat to the opponent. Since we're a ramp deck, this list includes multiple high-cost Characters that can carry the game and will be difficult for opponents to remove.
ST04-002-ulti and ST04-012-page-one create an aggressive early start, forcing players to go for a more defensive playstyle, buying you more time to develop your carry Characters. Multiple blockers in the list to protect your Leader or key Characters.
Good Against: Blue Nami, Yellow Kalgara, Black Luffy.
Bad Against: Red Zoro, Green Bonney.
Doflamingo
Blue Doflamingo puts pressure on the field through the Leader effect, cheating out a {The Seven Warlords of the Sea} type Character card with a cost of 4 or less. This forces opponents to play defensively, focusing on clearing out your rested Characters rather than striking your Leader.
The archetype received a bunch of new {The Seven Warlords of the Sea} type Characters with the release of Starter 17 cards, giving it a boost in performance and quickly seeing more success in the competitive scene.
Good Against: Black Yellow Luffy, Green Bonney, Purple Yellow Pudding.
Bad Against: Black Rob Lucci, Black Luffy, Yellow Enel.
Purple Yellow Pudding
Pudding is a ramp Leader who needs to turn the top 2 Life cards face-up to gain 1 Don. We have cards like EB01-056-charlotte-flampe, ST13-004-edwardnewgate, and OP08-063-charlotte-katakuri that help us reactivate Leader OP08-058-charlotte-pudding's a second time.
The list has multiple high-cost Characters to carry the late-game. OP08-069-charlotte-linlin, OP07-119-portgasdace, OP03-114-charlotte-linlin all give you additional Life cards and are heavy hitters that are challenging for opponents to remove.
Enel
Enel plays a slow game plan, prolonging the game by putting more cards in their Life Area through the Leader effect, Katakuri, Yamato, and Ace making it difficult for opponents to set up the winning turn. With cards like OP05-116-hino-bird-zap, OP05-102-gedatsu, and EB01-059-kingdom-come offer field control to slow down opponent's pace.
In most cases, the Enel player will avoid attacking the opponent's Leader in an attempt to get the most out of their removal cards OP05-102-gedatsu and OP04-112-yamato. This makes it difficult for opponents to establish a threatening board and will end up depriving them of resources as Enel builds up its high-cost threats.
Tier 4:
Red Blue Marco
With Leader OP08-002-marco's effect to draw a card and place a card from your hand at the top or bottom of the deck, you're able to filter your hand for better cards. However, it also synergizes with OP06-119-sanji, ensuring you develop two big bodies on one specific turn.
OP08-002-marco's power reduction effect makes it easier for you to attack rested Characters or KO an Active Character with card effects like ST15-002-edwardnewgate and OP03-018-fire-fist.
RP Luffy
An old archetype that continues to remain a meta deck. Red Purple Luffy runs ramp cards to get access to its high-cost Characters on earlier turns, threatening massive attacks, especially with Leader being a 6,000 Power. OP05-119-monkeydluffy is this deck's strongest play, giving you an extra turn to go all out and win the game.
Green Yellow Yamato
Yamato can be quite bothersome with the Double Attack ability, forcing Counter resources out of the opponent. Onami's Banish synergizes with Yamato's Double Attack, threatening to Trash two Life cards if the opponent doesn't commit Counter cards.
Hody Jones comes in handy to rest the opponent's blockers, creating opportunities to target their Leader and potentially clinch the game.
Boa Hancock
Blue Boa Hancock is a resource Leader, able to draw you a card if a character is removed from the field through an effect. Since you need to have 5 cards or less to activate the effect, you're more than happy to use up your Counter resources, keeping your Leader and Characters safe as you draw more cards.
Kaido
With the introduction of OP08-074-black-maria in OP08, Purple Kaido received a boost in performance, not having to worry about deramping anymore. This deck wants to ramp up quickly and use cards heavy end cards like OP08-069-charlotte-linlin, OP08-119-kaido-linlin, and OP01-094-kaido to carry the game.
