ST-31 RED Monkey.D.Luffy

Overview

ST-31 RED Monkey.D.Luffy is a mono-red Straw Hat Crew deck. Its Leader is a reprint of ST21-001 Monkey.D.Luffy: 5000 power, 5 Life, and, with 1 DON!! attached, a once-per-turn ability to give up to 2 rested DON!! cards to one of your Characters. That turns the DON!! you spent playing cards into extra power for the attack.

The box has 15 different cards, and most are reprints of known Straw Hat Crew cards: OP01-016 Nami, OP14-015 Roronoa Zoro, OP11-009 Nico Robin and others. The new cards lean on the Leader. Sanji (ST31-001) and Jinbe (ST31-002) each draw a card and play another Straw Hat Crew card from hand, Brook (ST31-003) becomes a 6000-power [Blocker] once you have 3 or more given DON!!, and the 7-cost Monkey.D.Luffy (ST31-004) gains [Rush] under the same condition.

It suits a newer player who wants an aggressive deck with clear, readable choices. Every Character shares the Straw Hat Crew type, so search effects rarely miss.

Monkey.D.Luffy

ST21-001

ST21-001, 5000 power, 5 Life: gives up to 2 rested DON!! to a Character each turn

Every card in ST-31 is legal in Standard, including reprints of older cards such as OP01-016 Nami.

Ratings

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How it plays

The early turns are about searching and building a board. Nami and the Thousand Sunny stage each look at 5 cards for a Straw Hat Crew card, and the 1-cost Monkey.D.Luffy (ST23-004) can rest itself to shrink an opposing Character. From turn 3 or 4, use the Leader's ability to put 2 rested DON!! onto a Character so it attacks well above its printed power.

In the middle turns, Sanji and Jinbe do the heavy lifting. Sanji draws and plays a Straw Hat Crew Character with a cost of 5 or less from your hand, and gains [Rush] with 2 DON!! attached. Jinbe is a [Blocker] that draws and plays a 1-cost Straw Hat Crew card such as Nami or Thousand Sunny for free.

The finish is the 7-cost Monkey.D.Luffy or Roronoa Zoro. Luffy gives −1000 power for every Straw Hat Crew card on your field, and gains [Rush] with 3 or more given DON!!, while Zoro has [Rush] printed on it. Thousand Sunny can give one more rested DON!! to a Luffy for the last attack.

Tips for your first games

• Use the Leader's ability before you attack, since it needs 1 DON!! attached to the Leader and moves DON!! that are already rested.
• Count given DON!! before ending your turn: with 3 or more on the field, Brook gains [Blocker] and +3000 on your opponent's turn.
• Play Sanji with a Straw Hat Crew Character already in hand, so its effect puts a second body on the field for free.
• Save Nami or Thousand Sunny in hand when you plan to play Jinbe, since Jinbe plays a 1-cost Straw Hat Crew card.
• Play the 7-cost Luffy when you have the most Straw Hat Crew cards on the field, because its −1000 effect scales with that count.

Key cards in the box

Sanji

ST31-001

Draws and plays a cost 5 or less Straw Hat Crew Character from your hand

Monkey.D.Luffy

ST31-004

9000 power, −1000 per Straw Hat Crew card, [Rush] at 3 given DON!!

Jinbe

ST31-002

A 6000-power [Blocker] that draws and plays a 1-cost Straw Hat Crew card

Thousand Sunny

ST31-005

Searches the top 5 on play, then feeds DON!! to Luffy every turn

Nami

OP01-016

One-cost searcher for any Straw Hat Crew card in the top 5

Roronoa Zoro

OP14-015

8000 power with [Rush] and −1000 on attack for a fast finish

Upgrade guide

Every upgrade below is legal in Standard and shares a color with the Leader. Prices are each card's base printing on TCGplayer on October 10, 2026; open a card for today's price.

Budget ST-21 Straw Hats

ST-21, the deck this Leader first came from, has cheap Straw Hat Crew Characters built around given DON!!. Nami and Brook move more rested DON!! onto your Characters, Nico Robin K.O.s a 4000-power or smaller Character when attacking with 2 DON!!, and Roronoa Zoro gains [Rush] with 2 DON!! and replaces itself when K.O.'d. They replace the 1-cost Luffy, Franky and Usopp, and every card here is budget-priced.

Nami

ST21-009

Once per turn, gives 2 rested DON!! to a Straw Hat Crew card

Nico Robin

ST21-010

With 2 DON!!, K.O.s a 4000-power or smaller Character when attacking

Brook

ST21-012

Gives up to 2 rested DON!! to your Leader or a Character when attacking

Roronoa Zoro

ST21-015

[Rush] with 2 DON!!; plays a red 6000-or-less Character when K.O.'d

Tony Tony.Chopper

ST21-008

A plain 4-cost 6000 that Sanji can play for free

Red removal

ST-31's only removal is −power on attack and from Gum-Gum Gatling Gun. These Straw Hat Crew Events let the deck answer a blocker or a large Character before the attack. Gum-Gum Mole Pistol and Gum-Gum UFO cost a little more; the other three are budget. The cost is a few counter cards, so keep enough 1000- and 2000-counter Characters to defend.

Gum-Gum Mole Pistol

ST21-017

−5000 power, then K.O.s a 2000-or-less if you have a 6000-power Character

Gum-Gum UFO

OP10-020

−4000 power for 2; its Trigger K.O.s a 3000-or-less Character

There's No Way You Could Defeat Me!!

EB01-010

Counter that K.O.s a Character with 6000 base power or less

Gum-Gum Kong Gatling

ST10-016

Five-cost Event that K.O.s a Character with 7000 power or less

Gum-Gum Dawn Whip

ST21-016

Stops a 4000-or-less [Blocker]; Trigger K.O.s a 4000-or-less

Rush finishers

For more pressure, add Characters that attack the turn they land or make the Leader's DON!! go further. ST21-014 Monkey.D.Luffy has [Rush] and passes a rested DON!! on every attack, OP11-016 Roronoa Zoro gives another rested DON!! each turn, and ST21-003 Sanji stops blockers for a 6000-power attacker. These two Luffy and Zoro cards are the most expensive upgrades here; Sanji and Chopper are cheaper.

Monkey.D.Luffy

ST21-014

Five-cost 6000 with [Rush] that gives a rested DON!! when attacking

Roronoa Zoro

OP11-016

Once per turn, gives a rested DON!! to your Leader or a Character

Sanji

ST21-003

Your 6000-or-more Straw Hat Crew attacker can't be blocked this turn

Tony Tony.Chopper

EB02-003

Gives a rested DON!! on play; +2000 on defense with 2 DON!!

What to cut first

Bandai's list doesn't say how many copies of each card the deck has, so cut by card: take out every copy of these before anything else, and keep the deck at exactly 50.

Monkey.D.Luffy

ST23-004

Costs a DON!! and itself for −1000 power; weak once boards grow

Franky

OP11-012

Only works when your opponent activates an Event on your turn

Usopp

OP11-003

A 5-cost 6000 with no effect beyond its 2000 counter

Every card in ST-31

Bandai's card list for ST-31 has 15 different cards. Every one of them is legal in Standard. Legality follows Bandai's block icons and its banned list effective October 12, 2026.

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