OP-17 The World's Strongest Warriors: set guide, leaders, decks and most wanted cards

OP-17 The World's Strongest Warriors is the One Piece Card Game's 4th anniversary set, and it shows: each colour's leader is one of the greatest pirates in the story, and its top rarities are among the most wanted the game has ever had. If you came here wondering which cards in the set are worth it, this is the guide.

You won't find prices here. Prices for the top cards of a new set move every week, and any figure we gave would be out of date within a month. What we do tell you is which cards they are, how to recognise them and why they are wanted.

The set in two minutes

• Japanese release: 22 August 2026.
• English release: 28 August 2026.
• Theme: the strongest pirates of each era. The six leaders are Emperors, one per colour.
• Card types: 131 + 4, according to the box itself.

This is the breakdown, as Bandai prints it on the back of the English box:

On top of that come the parallel and super parallel versions of many of them, which is where almost all of the set's value lies.

The six leaders

All of them have a parallel version with alternate art. For leader collectors this set is a real treat: six Emperors in a single set.

The most wanted OP-17 cards

1. Rocks D. Xebec · OP17-118 (SEC)

The card of the set. Rocks is the big star of this expansion and his Secret Rare has a super parallel version that is by far the hardest and most expensive thing you can open in an OP-17 box. His regular parallel also sells far above the rest of the set.

2. Monkey D. Luffy · OP17-079 (super parallel leader)

The black leader debuts a new kind of rarity: the super parallel leader, a version of the leader in the set's highest rarity. It's Luffy, it's new and it's scarce: the perfect recipe for one of the most chased cards.

3. The four Emperors in manga style

The Super Rares of the four classic Emperors have super parallel versions with manga-style art:

• Edward Newgate · OP17-005
• Shanks · OP17-022
• Kaido · OP17-062
• Charlotte Linlin · OP17-112

The community calls them Manga Rares, although Bandai doesn't use that name in its official list. Four cards, four much-loved characters, in the hardest rarity in the game. Completing all four is many people's goal with this set.

4. Monkey D. Luffy · EB04-061 (SEC)

A surprise: according to set lists published after release, this Luffy Secret Rare, numbered from the EB04 extra booster, can also appear in OP-17 packs, even as a super parallel. That fits with the box mentioning 3 secret rares although the set only has two OP17-numbered ones. If you pull it, it is one of the most expensive cards you can open in this box.

5. Edward Newgate · OP17-040 (Treasure Rare)

The set has a single Treasure Rare, and it's Whitebeard. With only one per set, it is a very specific card people chase to complete their collection.

6. Loki · OP17-119 (SEC)

The set's other Secret Rare, the prince of Elbaf. Cheaper than Rocks, but still one of the shortest-printed cards in the box and a character on the rise thanks to the manga's current saga.

7. The anniversary SPs

Ten reprints with new art and the 4th anniversary stamp. Six of them form the Conqueror's Haki series: Gol D. Roger, Silvers Rayleigh, Monkey D. Garp, Kozuki Oden, Roronoa Zoro and Yamato. Careful when buying: these cards keep the number of their original set (Zoro's, for example, is EB04-007), so don't look for OP17 in the corner.

OP-17 for players: which decks come from the set

OP-17 isn't just a collector set. Three of its six leaders are in the competitive meta in November 2026, and each has a complete guide with a decklist, how to play it early, mid and late game, and its matchups:

• Rocks.D.Xebec OP17-039 (blue): the second most-represented leader in tournament top cuts (14.9% of lists between 10 October and 7 November) and one of the biggest tournament winners.
• Shanks OP17-020 (green): tempo that rests your opponent's board. Shanks OP17-022 is the most played non-leader card in the format, in 27% of decks.
• Kaido OP17-058 (purple): ramp into 12000-power Characters.
• Monkey.D.Luffy OP17-079 (black): the giants of Elbaf, the deck that beats Rocks best.

Edward Newgate OP17-001 and Charlotte Linlin OP17-099 are seen less in tournaments, but their big cards do get played: Charlotte Linlin OP17-112 is in yellow Enel and Nico Robin, and Charlotte Pudding OP17-109 is a staple in Enel, Hancock and Robin.

OP-17 released in English on 28 August 2026 and is legal in the current Standard format. To see where each deck stands, check the One Piece TCG tier list.

How to recognise what you've pulled

• Parallel: a star above the rarity symbol and "ONE PIECE" embossed along the side. The rarity symbol doesn't change: a parallel SR still says SR.
• Super parallel: completely different art and a special finish. For the Emperors, the art is in manga-panel style.
• SP: a number from another set and the anniversary stamp.

Each rarity is explained in detail in our guide to Pokémon and One Piece rarities.

English or Japanese box?

Both boxes have 24 packs, but they are not the same product:

If you play tournaments, English, no question. If you open to collect, the Japanese box is cheaper up front, although it has half the cards. We explain it in Japanese or English cards.

And if you're after one specific card…

Don't open boxes. With cards as scarce as the super parallels, opening packs looking for one is the most expensive way to get it. Buy it as a single.

Everything we have from this set is in OP-17 The World's Strongest Warriors: the English box, the Japanese box, loose packs and singles such as Rocks D. Xebec OP17-118 or the leader Edward Newgate OP17-001, with a real photo of the copy you receive.

Keep reading

• OP-18 The Dominance of God, the next set: complete guide.
• Rarities explained: SEC, SP, parallel, Manga Rare and Treasure Rare.
• Booster Box or single pack: which format is better value.

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