Yellow Enel OP05-098 deck: decklist and guide (November 2026)

Enel OP05-098 is the yellow Life deck of the Standard format: it holds on, gets Life back and wins by attrition. Since the Mihawk ban it has climbed back into tier 2 with a new Big Mom Pirates engine from OP-17. Here you have the Leader, the game plan, a decklist that finished second in a 64-player tournament in October 2026, mulligans and matchups.

Data from tournaments and online games from 19 October to 3 November 2026. To see where Enel sits in the meta, check our tier list of the best One Piece TCG decks.

What the Enel OP05-098 Leader does

It is a yellow Leader with 4 Life and 5000 power, with the Special attribute and the Sky Island type. Its official English text reads:

"[Opponent's Turn] [Once Per Turn] When your number of Life cards becomes 0, add 1 card from the top of your deck to the top of your Life cards. Then, trash 1 card from your hand."

In plain terms: once per turn, during your opponent's turn, when you drop to 0 Life you add the top card of your deck to your Life, then trash a card from your hand. Watch out: it only works on your opponent's turn, and the trash is not optional, so every extra Life costs you a card.

How to play Enel OP05-098: early, mid and late game

Enel is not trying to win fast. It wants to survive to the 8 and 10 DON!! turns and close out with Characters of 10000 to 12000 power. Almost every card has a [Trigger], so each Life you lose usually gives you something for free.

Early game (turns 1 to 3)

• Turns 1 and 2: Streusen or Lilith to find pieces. Zeus removes an opposing cost 5 or less Character in exchange for one of your Life cards.
• Don't worry about losing Life early: almost the whole deck has [Trigger], and each Life card usually gives you something for free.
• Don't spend counters in the first turns. Enel wins when the opponent runs out of resources first.

Mid game (turns 4 to 7)

• Turns 3 to 5: Charlotte Pudding draws 3 if you trash a card with [Trigger]. That pays for the Leader's discards.
• Borsalino is a Blocker and, at 2 Life or less, gives you a Life card on play: save it for when you are low.
• Turn 6: Sweet 3 Generals draws, adds a Life card and gives −3000 to two opposing Characters.
• Remember the Leader only works on your opponent's turn and the discard is mandatory: always keep at least one card in hand.

Late game: how to close it out

• At 8 DON!!: Marshall.D.Teach looks at 3 cards and puts one into your Life; Gecko Moria is a 10000 body.
• At 10 DON!!: Charlotte Linlin draws and gives you a Life card or takes one from your opponent. Your 4000-power [Trigger] Characters become 8000 on your turn.
• That is the turn Enel stops defending and starts attacking. Until then, play to survive.

Mistakes that cost the most games

• Hitting 0 Life with no cards in hand: the Leader forces you to discard.
• Using Borsalino at 3 or more Life: you lose its extra Life card.
• Attacking too early and leaving the board without Blockers.

The golden rule: don't spend your Counters early. Enel wins when your opponent runs out of resources before you do.

Enel decklist: 2nd at ChinoizeCup #128 (27 October 2026)

This is the list ZerkSan took to second place at ChinoizeCup #128, a 64-player online tournament on Limitless Play, going 5 wins and 1 loss. In the same event, juruu finished third with an almost identical list. EB-05 cards were already legal there, and neither list runs any.

Total: 50 cards plus the Leader. In the other top lists from those weeks, the main differences are the number of Lilith, Genbo, Marshall.D.Teach and Enel EB02-052.

Key cards and why they matter

• Charlotte Linlin OP17-112: 12000 power for 10 DON!!. When played you draw and choose between adding a Life to yours or sending one of your opponent's Life cards to their hand. On your turn she turns Daifuku, Pudding, Oven, Genbo and Sweet 3 Generals into 8000-power attackers.
• Borsalino EB04-058: a 6000 Blocker that adds a Life when played if you have 2 Life or less. This is the card that gets you out of trouble mid-game.
• Marshall.D.Teach OP16-119: 10000 power and a Life chosen from 3 cards. His [Trigger] negates the effect of an opposing Character and K.O.s one with a cost of 5 or less.
• Charlotte Pudding OP17-109: trash a card with a [Trigger] and draw 3. Without her, the Leader leaves you with an empty hand.
• Sweet 3 Generals OP17-114: draw, Life and -3000 to two opposing Characters in a single card. Its [Trigger] plays it for free.
• You're the One Who Should Disappear. OP06-115: the deck's Counter event: +3000 in exchange for a card from your hand. If you hit it as a [Trigger] at 0 Life, you get one back.

Flex slots and options

The core is the same in every top list. These are the differences in the Enel lists that placed at ChinoizeCup #124, #125, #127 and #128:

• Lilith OP13-113: between 0 and 4 copies. She searches for [Trigger] cards, and her own [Trigger] repeats the effect.
• Charlotte Smoothie OP17-106: juruu ran 4 instead of Lilith and Genbo. She rests 2 DON!!, adds a Life and makes your opponent trash a card.
• Enel EB02-052: 0 to 2 copies. With this Leader he has [Rush], and when attacking he gives you a Life back if you have 1 or less.
• Kingdom Come EB01-059: niederstrecken ran one. It K.O.s any Character, but drops you to 1 Life.

If you want to understand how to weigh these changes, we explain it in how to build a One Piece TCG deck.

Mulligan

• Look for a 1 or 2 cost card: Streusen, Lilith or Zeus. Without one, the early turns drag on.
• Pudding plus another [Trigger] card is a very good hand: it secures your draw for the rest of the game.
• Don't keep three cards costing 8 or more. Moria, Teach and Linlin are the second half of the game, not the first.

Matchups against the top decks

The ranked column is best-of-one games on a simulator, as of 30 October 2026, the same data as our meta guide. The tournament column adds up ChinoizeCup #124 to #130 on Limitless Play (19 October to 2 November 2026).

The tournament samples are small, except against Rocks and Luffy OP13-001, and that is Enel's big selling point: it beats the two most played decks. Against Kaido, the -2000 his Leader hands out once per turn takes apart your 4000-power bodies; his guide is in Kaido OP17-058 deck. Against Buggy it did not win a single game in those weeks: if Buggy is played at your local store, read the Buggy OP09-042 deck guide so you know what's coming.

What EB-05 and OP-18 change

• EB-05 adds nothing obvious. None of the lists above run EB-05 cards. EB-05 has been legal at Store Championships and regionals since 6 November 2026.
• The opponents change. Buggy, its worst matchup, gets better thanks to Alvida EB05-021, and Sabo OP13-004 improves with Ripley and Yamato. Against Sabo it is even for now.
• OP-18 (20 November in English): as of 7 November, Bandai's official card database still has no OP-18 cards. The yellow cards going around are leaks from CP9 (Kalifa and Rob Lucci) that fit Spandam, a black/yellow Leader that is also leaked. There is nothing for Sky Island or the Big Mom Pirates, so as far as we know Enel gets no new cards.

The full forecast is in how the meta will change with OP-18 and EB-05.

Budget: which cards are expensive

Borsalino EB04-058One Piece Egghead Crisis · ENView in storeMarshall.D.Teach OP16-119One Piece The Time of Battle · ENView in store

The Leader is cheap: the regular version of OP05-098 was around $0.16 on 17 October 2026. The OP-17 Big Mom cards are cheap too: Charlotte Linlin OP17-112 was around $1.60 on 5 November. The deck's price sits in three cards, all at 4 copies (TCGplayer market prices in US dollars):

• Borsalino EB04-058: about $34 a copy (6 November 2026).
• Marshall.D.Teach OP16-119: about $26 a copy (6 October 2026).
• Gecko Moria OP14-104: about $10 a copy (6 October 2026).

Those twelve cards alone add up to about $280. Prices change every week, so treat them as a guide. Buying singles works out far cheaper than opening packs hunting for four Borsalino.

Try it on ARENA

Enel is learnt by playing: when to let your opponent take Life and when to switch to attack with Linlin. On our free One Piece TCG simulator ARENA you load this meta decklist in one tap, from your phone or computer browser. Like every other One Piece TCG simulator, ARENA is an unofficial fan project with no connection to Bandai.

1. Play against the AI on its four difficulty levels until you count Life without thinking.
2. Create a private 1v1 room and ask a friend to play Kaido or Buggy against you, the two hard matchups.
3. Once you've got it down, climb the ranked ladder or join an online Swiss tournament.

If you want to compare ARENA with other options, see the best One Piece TCG simulators. And before you spend nearly $300 on Borsalino and Teach, play ten games with Enel on ARENA.

FAQ

Does the Enel Leader effect work on my turn?

No. It only works on your opponent's turn, once per turn. If you drop to 0 Life on your own turn, for example by using Zeus, you don't get one back.

Why does Enel run so many Big Mom Pirates cards?

Because the OP-17 ones have a [Trigger] and 4000 base power. They give you something every time you lose a Life, and with Charlotte Linlin on the board they attack for 8000 on your turn.

Are any Enel cards banned?

No, every card in this list is legal. The latest ban was the Mihawk OP14-020 Leader, on 12 October 2026. The full list is in One Piece TCG banned cards.

Keep reading

• Rocks.D.Xebec OP17-039 deck: the most played deck, and one of the opponents Enel handles best.
• Sabo OP13-004 deck: the red/black deck that gains the most from EB-05.
• Luffy OP13-001 deck: the red/green deck you'll meet at every store.
• The OP-18 and EB-05 meta: which decks go up and which go down.

One Piece card images: © Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha, Toei Animation. One Piece Card Game is a Bandai product; ONLYCHASES is not affiliated with Bandai.