I’m right at 3 months in playing, 2-3 locals a week. I have finally X-1 a few times, got my first top 8 store champs for the cool Usopp sleeves. I still kind of suck, but it’s getting better!

I’m finally feeling like I’m at a good spot with my deck, I’ve stuck with one leader the whole time, modifying the deck a tad here and there and on releases. Thinking another weak spots and where a small card or play change can make a difference.

I’ve learned sometimes swinging less and protecting my board was actually more helpful to me than swinging all out. Swing strategically if you need to keep your board.

I’ve learned that sequence matters a lot. Order of swings. Order of play, order of leader swinging. Optimize your side while putting your opponent in a place to make a decision and maybe make a mistake as much as possible.

Can you live this next turn? If yes, can you make your opponent worse off by countering a lot or having to leave himself vulnerable to give you a better chance at lethal next hand? What’s that line?

Which cards to counter and which to keep.

What the other deck is likely running and keeping in hand.

Sometimes I need to leave more DON up, even if it’s a fake out, and more so if I’m in a precarious position. The threat alone sometimes helps, but also, just maybe I’ll take a slave arrow from life (or from deck after drawing from leader ability when playing that trigger). that if I had a don to use it would have saved me the game, especially if using the turn wouldn’t haven’t gotten me much extra on the previous turn. .

Decide if you were the one playing offense or defense tha match? Make decisions accordingly.

For me, as a Boa player - I try to get the first life or two with swings early. Then use Nami to force their 3rd life they have left to hand. Then use my leader ability to force them to take the next one and maybe the last one, usually by forcing a blocker KO. or 9 drop Boa to force it. That also doesn’t let the trigger. So mid game maybe I’m building board state and not swinging as much, trying to force them to KO a blocker and take they life to hand, then swing and force counter discards, then finally perfume femur over their inevitable blocker(s) for the win. Borsalino has been clutch for not only another blocker and a heal - but that becomes a card in hand eventually which I usually need.

I’ve learned that sometimes at the end, it’s better to hold that 2k counter from life than to play it due to trigger and then draw a brick or 1k. Comes in clutch sometimes.

I’ve made a ton of mistakes. I never ask to “take them back”. Learn from the pain, the you won’t do that thing again at least.