NewsJul 29

One Piece TCG Gets Its First Full-Color Starter Deck Wave — All Six Drop July 31

Bandai releases ST-31 through ST-36 simultaneously on July 31, covering every color in the game and bundling each deck with an OP-16: The Time of Battle booster pack.

By Collector Nation Staff4 sources
One Piece TCG Gets Its First Full-Color Starter Deck Wave — All Six Drop July 31

What Happened

Bandai is releasing six new One Piece Card Game starter decks — ST-31 through ST-36 — on July 31, 2026, one for each of the game's colors. Each deck is a pre-constructed 51-card build featuring five newly illustrated cards, ten reprinted staples, ten DON!! cards, a playsheet, and one booster pack from OP-16: The Time of Battle. The six leaders are Monkey D. Luffy (Nika) in Red, Roronoa Zoro in Green, Kuzan (Aokiji) in Blue, Charlotte Katakuri in Purple, Sabo in Black, and Eustass Kid in Yellow.

Why Collectors Should Care

Dismiss these as beginner product at your own risk. Every deck ships with an OP-16 booster pack, which means day-one buyers are pulling from the newest set the moment they open the box — that's a built-in demand driver for OP-16 sealed and singles alike. The five newly illustrated cards per deck are the real collector hook: fresh art on high-profile leaders like Luffy (Nika), Zoro, and Katakuri means new chase variants entering the market simultaneously across all six colors. A wave this broad, dropping on a single day, tends to spike interest in the leaders' existing card histories as new players look backward through the catalog. With The National running right now in Rosemont, Illinois, One Piece vendor tables will be fielding questions about this wave all week — expect retail movement before the decks even hit shelves.

Questions Collectors Are Asking

When do the ST-31 through ST-36 starter decks release?

All six decks release simultaneously on July 31, 2026.

Which leader is in each starter deck?

ST-31 Red: Monkey D. Luffy (Nika) — ST-32 Green: Roronoa Zoro — ST-33 Blue: Kuzan (Aokiji) — ST-34 Purple: Charlotte Katakuri — ST-35 Black: Sabo — ST-36 Yellow: Eustass Kid.

What's inside each starter deck?

A 51-card pre-constructed deck (5 newly illustrated cards + 10 reprinted staples), 10 DON!! cards, a playsheet, and one OP-16: The Time of Battle booster pack.

Why does the bundled OP-16 pack matter to collectors?

It ties starter deck purchases directly to the newest set, boosting demand for OP-16 sealed product and singles from day one.

Are the newly illustrated cards in these decks exclusive?

That hasn't been confirmed yet — it's one of the key open questions heading into release day.

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