First Mate's Log
Learning the One Piece Card Game in public, with a system.
If you're new here, start at step 1 and take it one rookie lesson at a time.
Start here · my approach in five steps
About me
I started playing recently, got beaten a lot, and realised that the notes I was keeping to stop repeating my own mistakes were more useful than most of what I could find online.
Everything here is written while I'm still learning rather than afterwards from a position of authority, which means you can follow the reasoning — including the parts that later turn out to be wrong — as I chart the card game one rookie lesson at a time.
My tracked offline results
The record, warts and all
My overall tournament win-loss for each deck, logged in public so the learning curve stays visible instead of being tidied up afterwards.
Sabo/Elbo Build
43–30
59% win rate · 73 games
Lost against Rocks (dont attack after starting 1st)
Katakuri Build
2–17
11% win rate · 19 games
45–47 overall
49% across 92 recorded tournament games. Small sample, honest numbers.
The trend so far
1,816.3 million
My bounty · as of 18 Oct 2026
Latest from the log
What I've changed on the site recently
18 Oct 2026
The legal notice now names the site FirstMateTCGLogbook, spells out the Lovable hosting and addresses visitors from anywhere in the world. Take a look →
18 Oct 2026
A cookie notice now lets you allow or refuse Google Analytics, so I can see which pages help readers most. Take a look →
18 Oct 2026
Learn the basics now shows a loading message and keeps the stages visible with a retry option if the lesson articles fail to load. Take a look →
18 Oct 2026
The footer now carries a legal notice covering the publisher, hosting, affiliate disclosure and analytics, plus a © 2026 First Mate TCG line. Take a look →
18 Oct 2026
A notification bell now lets signed-in readers know when someone replies to their guide comments. Take a look →