Dracule Mihawk - OP14-020

Strategic Overview

Dracule Mihawk (OP14-020) is a specialized anti-meta Leader that punishes the "Slash" attribute, common among top-tier decks like Zoro, Law, and Oden. By gaining a permanent +1000 power during combat against these Leaders, Mihawk becomes a 6000 power defensive wall that is incredibly difficult to chip away at with searchers or small utility units.

His secondary ability is a powerful resource reset. By resting a card and having a high-cost character (5+) on board, he can set up to 3 DON!! cards as active. While this prevents you from playing more characters, it provides the resources needed for high-impact defensive events or [Activate:Main] abilities of characters already on the board. This makes Mihawk a formidable "Stall and Control" leader who thrives in the late game.

Key Strategic Synergies

• Roronoa Zoro (Slash characters): Many powerful Green characters have the Slash attribute, allowing Mihawk to benefit from tribal searchers while being a natural counter to the mirror.
• 8-cost Eustass Kid (OP01-051): The active DON!! Mihawk provides can be used to protect Kid with multiple events, creating an impenetrable fortress.
• Punk Gibson (OP01-058): The 3 active DON!! from Mihawk's effect perfectly pays for high-value defensive events to survive the opponent's turn.