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Sabo OP13-004 · OP13 · Red/Black

Leader · life 5 · power 5000 · Dressrosa, Revolutionary Army ▲ rising +4.7

If you have 4 or more Life cards, give this Leader −1000 power. [DON!! x1] If you have a Character with a cost of 8 or more, your Leader and all of your Characters gain +1000 power.

Meta share8.0%41 of 514 players
Paper win %49.1%85-88-0 non-mirror
Sim win %63.6%35-20 our simulator
Top-cut lists5typical list $193

Share and win rate by week

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%banlistShare %: 11.1% (Sep 21)Share %: 5.3% (Sep 28)Share %: 6.5% (Oct 05)Share %: 4.8% (Oct 12)Share %: 9.5% (Oct 19)Win % (10+ matches): 52.1% (Sep 21)Win % (10+ matches): 45.8% (Sep 28)Win % (10+ matches): 47.3% (Oct 05)Win % (10+ matches): 55.9% (Oct 12)Win % (10+ matches): 47.5% (Oct 19)Sep 21Sep 28Oct 05Oct 12Oct 19
Share %Win % (10+ matches)

Sim vs paper

Two different sources, side by side: Limitless tournament matches (paper) and our own OPTCGSim games (sim). Neither is adjusted to the other.

Win %RecordMatches
Paper (Limitless, since the 2026-10-12 banlist took effect)49.1%85-88-0173
Sim (our OPTCGSim games)63.6%35-2055

Matchups

Paper = Limitless since the 2026-10-12 banlist took effect, a % at 5+ matches, green above 50%, red below. Sim = our simulator games where one side was Sabo.

OpponentPaper win %MatchesSim win %
Luffy & Ace
Luffy & AceST30 · Red/Green
60%15-1025n=2
Rocks.D.Xebec
Rocks.D.XebecOP17 · Blue
33%8-1624n=2
Donquixote Rosinante
Donquixote RosinanteOP12 · Purple/Yellow
64%9-514–
Kaido
KaidoOP17 · Purple
70%7-310n=3
Charlotte Pudding
Charlotte PuddingOP08 · Purple/Yellow
44%4-59n=1
Enel
EnelOP05 · Yellow
33%3-69–
Buggy
BuggyOP09 · Blue
38%3-58–
Monkey.D.Luffy
Monkey.D.LuffyOP17 · Black
50%4-48n=2
Monkey.D.Luffy
Monkey.D.LuffyOP13 · Red/Green
14%1-67n=1
Nico Robin
Nico RobinEB05 ·
50%3-36–
Shanks
ShanksOP17 · Green
0%0-55n=1
Enel
EnelOP15 · Purple
20%1-45–
Trafalgar Law
Trafalgar LawOP14 · Red
n=44–
Shirahoshi
ShirahoshiOP11 · Green/Yellow
n=44–
Boa Hancock
Boa HancockOP14 · Blue/Yellow
n=33–
Marshall.D.Teach
Marshall.D.TeachOP16 · Black/Yellow
n=33–
Sugar
SugarOP10 · Red/Purple
n=33–
Nico Robin
Nico RobinOP09 · Purple/Yellow
n=3360% 6-4
Crocodile
CrocodileOP14 · Black
n=33n=1
Portgas.D.Ace
Portgas.D.AceOP13 · Red/Blue
n=33–
Kalgara
KalgaraOP08 · Yellow
n=22–
Gecko Moria
Gecko MoriaOP14 · Black/Yellow
n=22–
Krieg
KriegOP15 · Red/Green
n=22–
Portgas.D.Ace
Portgas.D.AceOP16 · Red
n=22n=4
Monkey.D.Luffy
Monkey.D.LuffyST10 · Red/Purple
n=22–
Nami
NamiOP11 · Blue/Yellow
n=22–
Imu
ImuOP13 · Black
n=11–
Silvers Rayleigh
Silvers RayleighOP12 · Red
n=11–
Monkey.D.Luffy
Monkey.D.LuffyOP16 · Green/Blue
n=11n=1
Monkey.D.Luffy
Monkey.D.LuffyOP09 · Purple/Black
n=11–
Belo Betty
Belo BettyOP05 · Red/Yellow
n=11n=1

Core cards

In at least half of this leader's 5 top-cut lists, at the most common count. Typical list (core + leader): $193.38.

CardQtyPlayed7-dayPrice
2100%▼ 20.8%$0.38Buy
Nami
Nami OP17-086
2100%▼ 25.0%$0.36Buy
Usopp
Usopp OP17-080
4100%▼ 16.8%$5.56Buy
Sanji
Sanji OP17-082
4100%▼ 27.8%$0.52Buy
Nico Robin
Nico Robin OP17-087
4100%▲ 3.6%$1.16Buy
Roronoa Zoro
Roronoa Zoro OP17-095
4100%▼ 33.3%$0.40Buy
Brook
Brook ST01-011
3100%▲ 7.1%$7.65Buy
Jinbe
Jinbe OP17-083
2100%▲ 20.0%$0.24Buy
Jaguar.D.Saul
Jaguar.D.Saul OP17-089
4100%▼ 2.3%$1.68Buy
4100%▼ 14.8%$30.76Buy
Loki
Loki OP17-119
4100%▲ 1.6%$97.52Buy
4100%▲ 1.9%$10.76Buy
2100%▼ 7.0%$1.06Buy
Roronoa Zoro
Roronoa Zoro EB04-007
260%▲ 8.3%$34.64Buy
260%▲ 40.0%$0.56Buy

Flex slots

In 20–49% of lists: where lists differ.

CardPlayed7-dayPrice
Nami
Nami OP01-016
40%▼ 9.9%$0.73Buy
Gerd
Gerd OP17-081
40%▲ 9.3%$0.47Buy
Ground Death
Ground Death OP14-096
40%▼ 6.7%$11.52Buy
Ripley
Ripley EB05-047
20%–$5.99Buy
Yamato
Yamato EB05-046
20%–$24.99Buy

Budget version: no card at $5+ has a same-cost swap at $2 or less played in this leader's other top-cut lists.

Sample top-cut lists

DateEventPlacePriceSource
2026-10-22[OP17]Win a Box - Aegean Pirate Cup #63$161Limitless
2026-10-22[OP17]Win a Box - Aegean Pirate Cup #68$194Limitless
2026-10-20ChinoizeCup #1242$156optcg.gg
2026-10-19[EB05] ChinoizeCup #124 MONDAY2$230Limitless
2026-10-13[OP17.5] ChinoizeCup #122 Tuesday3$211Limitless

Sim matchups by deck version sim

Our simulator games, not tournament data. How the sim data is collected.

Our deckOpponentWin %W-L
Luffy BlackSaboUNMEASURED0-1
MihawkSaboUNMEASURED0-2
Sabov3Dracule Mihawk67% (CI 42–85%)10-5
Sabov3KaidoUNMEASURED1-2
Sabov3Monkey.D.LuffyUNMEASURED1-0
Sabov3Belo BettyUNMEASURED1-0
Sabov3Nico Robin60% (CI 31–83%)6-4
Sabov3KuzanUNMEASURED1-2
Sabov3Portgas.D.AceUNMEASURED2-2
Sabov3Rocks.D.XebecUNMEASURED0-2
Sabov3CrocodileUNMEASURED1-0
Sabov3Monkey.D.LuffyUNMEASURED1-0
Sabov3Sabo50% (CI 24–76%)5-5
Sabov3Trafalgar LawUNMEASURED2-0
Sabov3Luffy & AceUNMEASURED1-1
Sabov3YamatoUNMEASURED1-0
Sabov3Edward.NewgateUNMEASURED0-1
Sabov3Monkey.D.LuffyUNMEASURED1-0
Sabov3ShanksUNMEASURED1-0
Sabov3SanjiUNMEASURED1-0
Sabov3Charlotte KatakuriUNMEASURED0-1
Sabov3Charlotte PuddingUNMEASURED1-0
version unresolvedSabo22% (CI 6–55%)2-7