News & card previews

Bandai has officially confirmed two of OP-17's six Leaders: Edward Newgate (Whitebeard) as a Red leader, and Monkey D. Luffy as a Black leader. Both point toward the set's Marineford-era power theme. The remaining four Leaders had not been revealed as of this writing. As the game's 4th anniversary set, OP-17 draws heavily on the Elbaf arc, with premium art expected across its Special and Treasure Rare slots.

The first confirmed OP-17 chase card has surfaced: Loki (OP17-119), a Black-colored character card with a Cost of 6 and 8000 power, carrying the Giants/Elbaf trait. Loki is described in official preview material as the "Cursed Prince" of Elbaf. Bandai has shown the Japanese sample card, though final English card text hasn't been published yet.

OP-17 introduces a rarity slot above Secret Rare for the first time in the game's history, called Treasure Rare — described by trackers as an alternate-art chase card sitting one tier above SEC. Bandai has confirmed the slot exists in every OP-17 booster box, but hasn't revealed which specific card fills it yet. For a set built around the game's 4th anniversary, adding an entirely new top-end rarity tier signals Bandai is treating this set's chase cards as a genuine step up from a standard release.

At its Next Plan presentation, Bandai laid out its next wave of products — OP-17 and a second Heroines-themed extra booster, ONE PIECE Heroines Edition 2 (EB-05) — alongside an expanded 2026–2027 World Championship structure with more regional qualifying invites. The presentation also previewed sample cards for an Elbaf-arc-themed pack featuring Luffy, Edward Newgate, and the character Loki.

Separate from Bandai's official reveals, community spoiler-tracking sites are now reporting more than 20 additional OP-17 cards with purported names, costs, and card text — all sourced from unofficial leaks rather than Bandai's own channels. We're deliberately not repeating specific leaked card effects here, since none of it is officially confirmed and leak accuracy varies. If you're following along elsewhere, treat anything not from Bandai's official account as unverified until an official preview confirms it.

OP-17 isn't the game's first anniversary booster — OP-13 "Carrying On His Will," the 3rd Anniversary set from November 2025, sold out at retail everywhere and has continued climbing on the secondary market since. Reported per-pack resale prices have run roughly five times the original retail price, with Bandai's own store reportedly running reprint lotteries to meet demand. That's not a guarantee OP-17 repeats the pattern, but it's a real data point for anyone weighing whether to buy in at release or wait.

Six new starter deck variants are set to release, built around Luffy, Zoro, Sabo, Charlotte Katakuri, and other fan-favorite characters. Starter decks are typically the most accessible entry point for new players, and often include reprints or new versions of playable staples.

Multiple independent trackers, plus an official @ONEPIECE_tcg_EN announcement, now converge on August 26, 2026 as OP-17's worldwide release date — replacing earlier estimates of a staggered Japan-first rollout. This makes OP-17 the first main One Piece Card Game booster to launch on the exact same day in Japan and English, meaning English-language collectors won't be watching Japanese spoilers and pricing for weeks before their own copies arrive. A small number of retailers still list August 28 — if you're pre-ordering, check your specific retailer's listed date directly.

Following February 2026's first Heroines Edition (75 cards, led by Nefertari Vivi), a second Heroines-themed extra booster is scheduled for release, with promotional art featuring Nico Robin and Nami. No individual card previews have been shown yet.