🔋 OP12 Weekly Power Rankings - September 25th🏴‍☠️

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OP12 Meta Power Rankings

After another week of 1B+ data, the OP12 metagame is continuing to take shape. The frontrunners are becoming clear, while other strategies rise or fall as players adapt to shifting pressures. With Blue Purple Luffy making a strong resurgence, the format is increasingly defined by how well decks can either challenge or endure it. This week’s Top 10 Power Rankings reflect those dynamics, though the landscape remains largely stable, with only minor adjustments compared to last week.

1. Blue/Purple Luffy – Back on the Throne

Blue/Purple Luffy has reclaimed its crown, not just edging past rivals but defining the format. The most played deck at the 1B+ level, it’s proven resilient to banlist concerns and once again sets the pace of the meta. With its mix of tempo swings, disruption, and relentless pressure at every stage, B/P Luffy forces every other contender to measure itself against it.

2. Red Rayleigh – The Tempo Titan

Rayleigh locks in the #2 slot, continuing to showcase how strong it is in the current meta. It may not dominate any one matchup outright, but its mostly favorable spread and consistent play patterns make it a constant threat. With strong popularity backed by a high win rate, Rayleigh edges out Zoro to hold the runner-up position this week.

3. Green Zoro – Still Setting the Pace

Zoro slips to third, but its presence remains as strong as ever. Its blistering speed and aggressive curves keep slower decks on the defensive from the start. While players are experimenting with tech to blunt its explosiveness, the fundamentals haven’t changed: quick games, punishing openers, and unrelenting aggression that ends matches before stabilization.

4. Green Bonney – High Ceiling, Higher Rewards

Bonney stays near the top, fueled by growing confidence from top pilots. One of the most skill-intensive decks in the format, it rewards precise sequencing, reactive play, and mastery of resource loops. As more players refine it, Bonney is transitioning from niche pick to serious contender, with both popularity and results trending upward.

5. Green/Purple Luffy – Explosive but Unstable

GP Luffy lands at #5, boasting massive upside but volatile results. Its explosive swings can dismantle many decks, yet it struggles against the format’s very best. Still, in the hands of skilled pilots, its tempo and combo potential allow it to overperform expectations and post strong tournament finishes.

6. Blackbeard (Teach) – Meta Breaker or Meta Victim?

Teach holds steady at #6, embodying one of the most polarized profiles in the game. Against some leaders it can be suffocating, cutting off entire lines of play, while in others it folds quickly under pressure. For pilots who know when and how to deploy it, Teach remains a dangerous — if unpredictable — meta breaker.

7. Yellow Enel – The Polarizing Pick

Enel maintains its spot in the Top 10, carving out a role as a natural check to Zoro and Rayleigh. With self-healing, reactive tools, and late-game stability, it thrives in grindy matchups. Though not heavily represented, recent results prove Enel is more than a niche counter — it’s a legitimate meta call.

8. Yellow Kalgara – Back in the Mix

Kalgara returns to the Top 10 this week. Fast and consistent, it posts close to even matchups across most of the field, giving it a reliable — if unspectacular — profile. Expect Kalgara to bounce in and out of the rankings as the meta shifts, but its tools ensure it never disappears completely.

9. Yellow Kid – Sneaking Into the Spotlight

Yellow Kid cracks the list, coming in at #9. Underplayed but effective, it lines up well against top-tier threats like Rayleigh and Zoro, while holding its own against B/P Luffy. Its weakness lies in broader field coverage, but the right pairings let it punch above its weight and justify its Top 10 spot.

10. Shanks – Hanging On

Shanks rounds out the rankings, slipping from its former spot in the Top 5. While still versatile and capable of solid results, its poor matchup into B/P Luffy — now the format’s centerpiece — has dragged it down. Unless the meta shifts in its favor, Shanks risks losing even more ground in the coming weeks.

📊 Closing Thoughts

With another week wrapped, the OP12 meta is settling into a defined shape. Blue/Purple Luffy has established itself as the deck to beat, demanding that every other strategy adapt or risk falling behind. Rayleigh and Zoro continue to headline the aggressive front, while leaders like Bonney and GP Luffy reward disciplined pilots who can master their intricate lines.

On the edges of the meta, picks such as Yellow Kid, Kalgara, and Shanks keep innovation alive, though their success often hinges on precise matchups and strong piloting.

Decklists:

U/P Luffy:

1xOP11-040

1xOP06-047

4xOP11-054

2xOP11-118

3xOP01-070

4xOP06-119

3xOP05-067

4xST18-001

4xEB01-061

3xOP10-072

3xOP07-064

2xOP09-119

1xOP04-056

4xOP09-078

4xOP11-080

4xOP01-119

4xOP10-079

Rayleigh:

1xOP12-001

4xOP01-016

4xOP03-008

4xOP12-006

2xOP01-013

2xOP01-024

4xOP12-014

1xST01-011

2xOP01-025

4xOP10-005

2xEB01-003

4xOP12-015

4xOP12-016

3xOP12-017

4xOP12-018

2xOP12-019

1xOP01-029

1xOP01-030

2xST21-017

Green Zoro:

1xOP12-020

4xOP12-028

4xOP12-034

4xOP12-027

4xOP10-032

4xOP12-029

3xOP12-026

2xOP12-036

4xEB01-012

4xOP12-031

3xST24-005

3xOP06-035

4xOP12-030

1xOP05-037

2xOP12-037

4xOP12-039

Bonney:

1xOP07-019

3xEB01-015

4xST02-007

3xOP01-039

2xOP05-030

2xST24-001

4xOP10-032

2xOP07-021

4xEB01-012

4xOP08-023

3xOP12-118

3xST24-005

3xOP06-035

2xOP01-051

4xOP12-030

4xST16-004

3xOP04-031

G/P Luffy:

1xEB02-010

4xEB02-017

3xEB02-019

2xEB02-037

4xST18-001

4xST18-004

4xEB02-035

1xOP05-070

3xEB02-061

4xOP07-064

2xST18-005

2xOP12-037

1xOP08-036

1xOP03-072

4xOP05-076

4xOP09-078

2xOP01-119

1xOP12-078

4xEB02-041

Blackbeard:

1xOP09-081

4xOP09-089

4xOP09-095

4xOP11-083

4xOP09-090

3xOP09-086

2xOP10-086

1xST27-004

4xOP09-083

4xOP10-082

2xST27-005

3xOP09-093

3xOP07-096

4xOP09-096

3xOP09-097

1xEB01-050

4xOP09-099

Enel:

1xOP05-098

3xEB01-057

4xOP06-101

4xOP11-106

4xOP04-100

4xOP06-104

4xOP07-107

4xOP05-102

4xOP12-119

4xOP03-123

2xOP10-112

4xOP04-112

4xEB02-052

1xOP07-119

4xOP06-115

Kalgara:

1xOP08-098

2xOP05-106

4xOP11-106

4xOP05-110

4xOP05-101

4xOP08-110

2xOP06-114

4xOP08-109

4xOP12-099

2xST13-011

4xOP08-099

4xOP12-114

2xOP12-119

2xOP05-114

2xOP08-115

2xOP11-114

4xOP05-117

Yellow Kid:

1xOP10-099

4xOP10-108

4xOP10-111

4xOP11-101

4xOP11-106

4xOP10-114

4xOP06-104

4xOP10-109

4xP-088

4xOP12-119

4xOP10-119

2xOP03-123

4xOP10-112

4xOP11-114

Shanks:

1xOP09-001

4xOP01-006

4xOP09-002

3xOP09-008

4xOP09-011

2xOP09-014

4xOP09-015

3xOP10-011

4xOP12-008

3xOP03-013

4xOP09-009

2xST15-002

4xOP08-118

2xOP06-007

2xOP09-004

1xOP04-016

2xOP10-019

2xOP09-021