OP-18 leaders: the 6 leaders of The Dominance of God and the decks they could create

OP-18 The Dominance of God releases in English on 20 November 2026 and brings six new leaders: Karoo, Franky, Monkey.D.Luffy, Ms. All Sunday, Saint Gunko and Spandam. This guide to the OP18 leaders covers each one's colours, what it does according to the advance text, the deck plan, the support cards revealed so far and what it could mean for the current meta.

An important warning: Bandai has confirmed all six leaders and their card numbers on the official OP-18 page, but as of 8 November 2026 it has not yet published their text in the official card list. The effects you will read here come from store listings such as TCGplayer and from Bandai's own reveals. They are advance text, may change. Nobody has played a tournament with OP-18 yet, so everything we say about the meta is a forecast.

Release date and when it is tournament legal

• Name: BOOSTER PACK -THE DOMINANCE OF GOD- [OP-18]. 127 card types plus 1.
• English release: 20 November 2026.
• Tournament legal: 7 days after release in your region, so from 27 November at Store Championships and regionals. At your local store's pre-release events you can play it from day one.
• Themes: Water Seven and the Holy Knights of God. Saint Gunko and Saint Shamrock make their debut.
• Special cards: a Super Alt Art of Nico Robin OP18-031, a Super Leader Alt Art of Saint Gunko OP18-060 and an alt art of Saint Shamrock OP18-119 drawn by Yoshitaka Amano.

OP-18 joins the current block of the Standard format, so rotation does not change. The box contents and rarities are in EB-05 and OP-18: the new sets.

The 6 OP-18 leaders at a glance

Card numbers and names are Bandai's. Colours, Life and power come from store listings and official reveals; Franky's and Saint Gunko's were seen in the images Bandai showed on 23 August at ONE PIECE DAY '26.

Karoo OP18-001 (red/blue)

Effect (advance text, may change). This is the English text stores are listing:

«All of your Characters with both the {Animal} and {Alabasta} types gain [Rush] and +1000 power. [Once Per Turn] When your {Alabasta} type Character is K.O.'d, draw 1 card.»

In plain terms: your Characters that are both Animal and Alabasta gain Rush and +1000 power. Once per turn, when one of your Alabasta Characters is K.O.'d, you draw a card.

Deck plan. This is the set's aggro leader. You play Animal/Alabasta Characters that attack the turn they come down, and when your opponent removes them you get the card back. The key is running enough cards with both types; a Character that is only Alabasta does not get Rush.

Known support cards (advance text):

• Karoo OP18-004: cost 3, 4000 power. As its power goes up it gains Rush, Banish and cannot be blocked.
• Nefeltari Vivi OP18-011: cost 2 Super Rare. Gives an extra +1000 to your Animal/Alabasta Characters and acts as a stronger Blocker on your opponent's turn.
• Pell OP18-013: gains Rush if your Leader is Alabasta.
• Monkey.D.Luffy OP18-016: when K.O.'d, plays an Alabasta Character from your hand.
• Let's Go, Karoo!! OP18-018: cost 1 Event that gives +1000 to your Alabasta Characters.

What it means for the meta. Karoo competes for the same slot as the current red aggro decks, Luffy OP13-001 and Luffy & Ace ST30-001. Its likely weak spot is decks that stop Character attacks, such as Rocks OP17-039 with Miss Buckingham Stussy and Gloriosa. Against slow decks that take a while to set up Blockers, such as Saint Gunko, it should be ahead.

Franky OP18-021 (green/purple)

Effect (advance text, may change). Bandai showed the card in Japanese on 23 August. In short: Stages in your hand have a +3000 Counter. On top of that, once per turn during your Main Phase, with DON!! -1 you can play a Stage with a cost of 5 or less from your hand.

Deck plan. Franky turns Stages into cards that do double duty: in your hand they defend like a +3000 Counter, and on your turn you play them cheaper thanks to the Leader. The set's cost 5 Stages draw a card and add DON!!, so the deck ramps while it defends.

Known support cards (advance text):

• Thousand Sunny OP18-075, Shark Submerge 3 OP18-076 and White Hobby Horse 1 OP18-077: cost 5 Stages. When played you draw 1 and add a rested DON!!. Shark Submerge 3 appears on Bandai's official page.
• Mini-Merry OP18-078: cost 5 Stage. Draws 1 and adds a DON!!; during your Main Phase it can give rested DON!! to your Characters and Leader.
• Franky OP18-034: cost 6 Super Rare with 7000 power. On play, plays a Franky Family or Straw Hat card with a cost of 5 or less.
• Tom OP18-070: returns up to 2 Stages from your trash to your hand.
• Kiwi & Mozu OP18-063 and Zambai OP18-066: trash one of your Stages to gain a DON!! or Rush.

What it means for the meta. Of the six, this is the one that looks best against aggro. A +3000 Counter on every Stage is a lot of defence against Luffy OP13-001 or Luffy & Ace, which win by taking your Life fast. The open question is whether there are enough Stages to avoid drawing hands with no defence. Against big-hand decks like Rocks, the plan of gaining resources with Stages should hold up well.

Monkey.D.Luffy OP18-022 (green)

Effect (advance text, may change). With [DON!!×3], when attacking and once per turn, you can set this Leader as active. If you do, it will not become active in your next Refresh Phase.

Deck plan. This is a Water Seven Luffy built to attack twice with the Leader on the turn you choose. The cost is clear: three DON!! on the Leader and losing its attack on the following turn. The rest of the deck is built to make up for that, with green cards that set your Leader as active again at the end of the turn.

Known support cards (advance text):

• Nico Robin OP18-031: cost 4 Super Rare with 5000 power. At the end of your turn she sets a Water Seven card and a DON!! as active. On your opponent's turn she can rest to protect another Character. She is the set's Super Alt Art.
• Kokoro OP18-024: cost 2 Blocker. At the end of the turn she trashes herself to set your Leader as active.
• Gonbe OP18-025 and Chimney OP18-028: two cheap cards that set the Leader as active again.
• Monkey.D.Luffy OP18-118: cost 9 Secret Rare with 10000 power. Sets DON!! as active on play and a Water Seven card at the end of the turn.
• Diable Jambe Flambe Shot OP18-040: cost 4 Event that K.O.s one of your opponent's rested Characters with a cost of 7 or less.

What it means for the meta. Two Leader attacks in one turn put a lot of pressure on decks that defend with Counters from hand, such as Enel OP05-098. Against Rocks there is one detail in its favour: Stussy stops a Character from attacking, but not the Leader. With 5 Life it also survives the first push from aggro decks better than the 4-Life leaders.

Ms. All Sunday OP18-041 (blue)

Effect (advance text, may change). When one of your Baroque Works Characters with 3000 or more base power is K.O.'d, you draw a card and your opponent trashes one from their hand. According to stores, the effect has no once-per-turn limit.

Deck plan. This is an attrition deck. Every Character trade gives you a card and takes one from your opponent, so the more K.O.s on the board, the further ahead you get. Watch out: if your opponent returns your Character to the hand or puts it at the bottom of the deck instead of K.O.ing it, the Leader does nothing.

Known support cards (advance text):

• Baroque Works pairs: Mr.Beans & Miss.Katherina OP18-044, Mr. 4 & Miss.Merry Christmas OP18-051, Mr. 5 & Miss.Valentine OP18-052, Mr.9 & Ms. Wednesday OP18-055 and Mr.13 & Ms.Friday OP18-056. Mr. 5 & Miss.Valentine also plays a Baroque Works card with a cost of 3 or less.
• Mr.0 & Ms. All Sunday OP18-046: cost 9 with 10000 power. Draws 2 on play.
• Mr.1 & Miss Doublefinger OP18-048: cost 6, 6000 power and Rush. Plays a Baroque Works card with a cost of 5 or less.
• Mr.1 (Daz.Bonez) OP18-047: on play, your Leader cannot be blocked.
• I Pray For Your Success. OP18-059: cost 0 Event that draws 2 or works as a Counter.

What it means for the meta. It is the only new blue leader and shares no type with Rocks or Buggy OP09-042, so it adds nothing to them directly. Making your opponent discard hurts Rocks, which needs cards in hand for its Leader's attack and to defend. Against fast aggro decks that do not look to trade Characters, the Leader will rarely trigger.

Saint Gunko OP18-060 (purple/black)

Effect (advance text, may change). Bandai showed the card image in Japanese on 23 August; the English text is not official yet. It has two effects:

• Once per turn, when you play a Character from your trash, you draw 2 and trash 1.
• During your Main Phase, once per turn, you can trash 1 card from your hand: if you have a Character with 8000 or more base power, you add 1 active DON!! from your DON!! deck.

Deck plan. You fill your trash and keep pulling the Holy Knights of God out of it. Each time you do, the Leader filters your hand. With a big Character on the board you also ramp DON!!. It is the cover leader and the one with the Super Leader Alt Art, so it will be one of the most sought after.

Known support cards (advance text):

• Saint Gunko OP18-084: cost 1. On play, look at 4 cards and add a Holy Knight of God to your hand. It can also play a Holy Knight of God with a cost of 6 or less from your trash by resting 4 DON!!.
• Saint Gunko OP18-065: cost 10, 11000 power and Blocker. On play, with DON!! -1, plays a Celestial Dragon Character with 6000 power or less from your trash.
• Saint Shamrock OP18-119: cost 8 Secret Rare with 9000 power. Can come back from the trash when K.O.'d and, on the turn it is played, plays a Holy Knight of God with a cost of 6 or less from your trash.
• I'll Make the Call OP18-096: Event Bandai revealed on 4 November. By resting 3 DON!! it plays a Holy Knight of God with a cost of 6 or less from your trash. As a Counter, it gives +4000 if you have 10 or more cards in your trash.
• Cerberus OP18-085: returns to your hand to give Shamrock Rush, Banish or cannot be blocked.

What it means for the meta. It is a value deck that needs time to build its trash. Against Luffy & Ace and Luffy OP13-001 it may arrive too late. Against control decks such as Enel OP05-098 or Rocks, constant recursion gives it the edge in long games. If you already play purple, such as Enel OP15-058 or Rosinante OP12-061, this is the most interesting new leader to try.

Spandam OP18-079 (black/yellow)

Effect (advance text, may change). This is the English text stores are listing:

«[Activate: Main] You may rest 2 of your DON!! cards and this Leader and trash 1 card with a type including "CP" from your hand: Add up to 1 card from the top of your deck to the top of your Life cards.»

In plain terms: during your Main Phase you can rest 2 DON!! and the Leader, and trash a CP card from your hand, to add the top card of your deck to your Life.

Deck plan. Spandam is a CP9 control deck that drags the game out by gaining Life. The price is high: the Leader does not attack that turn and you spend a card and two DON!!. Bandai describes the deck as a plan to control your opponent's board and finish with Buster Call.

Known support cards (advance text):

• Buster Call OP18-117: cost 10 Event Bandai revealed on 5 November. If your Leader is Spandam, you trash all your Life cards, trash your Characters and play up to 5 Vice Admiral Characters with different names.
• Doberman OP18-106 and Momonga OP18-111: both cost 7 with 7000 power; Doberman has Double Attack and Momonga has Rush. In the story they are vice admirals, but their exact type on the card is still to be confirmed.
• Rob Lucci OP18-113: cost 8 Super Rare with 10000 power. Trashes the top card of your opponent's Life on play and when K.O.'d.
• Blueno OP18-110 and Funkfreed OP18-108: search for CP cards or draw 2 in exchange for a CP card.
• Iron Body Empty Tree OP18-116: cost 0 Counter that gives +3000 in exchange for a card from your hand.

What it means for the meta. Gaining Life is exactly what you need against the aggro decks that dominate right now. Against Luffy OP13-001 and Luffy & Ace, every extra Life is one more turn. Against decks in no hurry, such as Rocks or Enel OP05-098, the Leader matters less and the deck will rely on Buster Call and Rob Lucci working as finishers.

What OP-18 means for the current meta

To know who the new leaders have to beat, look at what is being played now. These are the ten leaders with the most presence across 255 top tournament decklists between 10 October and 7 November 2026:

The most played non-leader card is Shanks OP17-022, in 27% of decks.

Our read, which is only a forecast:

• Franky and Spandam are the best fits against Luffy OP13-001, the most played deck. One defends with Stages as Counters and the other gains Life.
• Ms. All Sunday and Saint Gunko are aimed at long games against Rocks and Enel.
• Karoo and Luffy OP18-022 are aggro and will have to prove they do something Luffy OP13-001 does not already do.
• Current decks get almost nothing. None of the six leaders shares a type with Rocks, Buggy or Luffy OP13-001, and so far there are no confirmed cards that improve them.

The full analysis of which decks rise and fall is in how the meta will change with OP-18 and EB-05, and the current rankings are in the tier list of the best decks.

What to buy and what to expect

• Do not pre-order expensive cards for a new leader based on advance text alone. Wait for Bandai's official card list and the first two weeks of tournaments.
• If you already play a meta deck, do not take it apart. Rocks, Luffy OP13-001 and Enel will still be legal and competitive after 27 November.
• Check the banlist before every tournament. The Dracule Mihawk OP14-020 leader has been banned since 12 October 2026. The full list is in One Piece TCG banned cards.

Get ready on ARENA

We cannot yet confirm that the OP-18 cards are on ARENA, so we are not promising you can play these leaders from day one. What you can do right now is practise the current meta decks on ARENA and prepare the matchups that will still be around with OP-18. On our free One Piece TCG simulator you play in the browser on your phone or computer, with the official rules automated.

1. Load a meta decklist in one tap and play against the AI, which has four difficulty levels. If your deck loses to Luffy OP13-001 or Rocks, it will keep losing with OP-18.
2. Create a private 1v1 room with a code and ask a friend to play the deck you fear most.
3. Test yourself in ranked or in an online Swiss tournament with top cut to get into tournament rhythm before the European regionals.

ARENA is a fan project, unofficial and not affiliated with Bandai, like every other simulator. If you want to reach 27 November with your matchups learned, start practising on ARENA.

FAQ

How many leaders does OP-18 have?

Six: Karoo OP18-001, Franky OP18-021, Monkey.D.Luffy OP18-022, Ms. All Sunday OP18-041, Saint Gunko OP18-060 and Spandam OP18-079. All of them appear on Bandai's official page.

Is the leaders' text official?

Not yet. As of 8 November 2026, Bandai has not published the effects in its official card list. The text in this guide comes from store listings and Bandai's reveals and may change.

When can I play OP-18 at a tournament?

At your local store's pre-release events, from release. At Store Championships, regionals and other official tournaments, 7 days after release in your region: from 27 November 2026 in English.

Which will be the best OP-18 leader?

Nobody knows until there are tournaments. On paper, Franky and Spandam defend best against the aggro decks that dominate right now, and Saint Gunko is the most interesting for purple players.

Keep reading

• The meta with OP-18 and EB-05: which decks rise and which fall.
• EB-05 and OP-18: dates, boxes and most wanted cards.
• Luffy OP13-001 deck: the most played deck, the one the new leaders have to beat.
• Rocks OP17-039 deck: number two in the meta and the long-game rival.

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