OP14-061
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Vergo
One Piece Card Game
Card Details
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Expert Analysis
Strategic Overview
Vergo (OP14-061) is the ultimate protective "brick" for the Donquixote Pirates. His primary value lies in his passive protection effect: he can prevent the removal of any of your theme-specific characters by trashing a DON!! card instead. This makes your board incredibly sticky, effectively neutralizing the opponent's removal-based events like Red Rock or Gravity Blade at a resource cost that Purple can easily manage.
Offensively, Vergo is no slouch. At 7000 power for 5 cost, he is already efficient, but his [When Attacking] ability allows him to debuff an opponent's character by -2000 power. This allows Vergo to swing over mid-range blockers or soften up high-power threats for your Leader or other attackers to clear.
Key Strategic Synergies
- Doflamingo (OP14-060): The Leader can redirect attacks to Vergo, while Vergo keeps himself and the rest of the crew safe from effect-based removal.
- Gladius (OP14-062): Vergo can soften a 8000 power target down to 6000, bringing it into lethal range for Gladius's On-K.O. effect.
- Sugar (OP14-063): Sugar ramps the DON!! that Vergo needs to fuel his protection effect, creating a self-sustaining resource loop.
Pro Strategy Tip: Vergo's protection isn't just for himself. Use him to protect high-impact utility cards like Sugar or Baby 5. Opponents will often try to remove the utility cards first—Vergo makes them waste the effect and pay the resource tax.
Best In Decks
- • Mono-Purple Doflamingo
- • Navy/Purple Hybrid Midrange
How to Counter
- • Combat-based K.O.
- • Resting him to bypass his offensive debuff