Bandai is running two Extra Booster releases close together on the One Piece Card Game calendar, and deciding where to put pre-order budget first means understanding how differently confirmed each one actually is.
EB-05, the second Heroines-themed volume, has a confirmed October 2026 release window with only the exact day still pending.
EB-06 is not nearly as settled: trade press and retailers currently disagree on both its release date and its price.
Here is a direct comparison of what each set offers and exactly how confident collectors should be in what is published about each one.
EB-05 continues the Heroines theme established by the original EB-03, giving the series' female cast a second dedicated set with an entirely new card pool rather than a reprint. EB-06 takes a different angle, built around many nostalgic characters who colored Luffy's adventure, strengthening older Leaders and introducing one new Leader with a new strategy.
Both sets function as themed side-releases rather than mainline numbered sets, but they are chasing noticeably different collector interests: one organized around character identity, the other around nostalgia for the series' earlier arcs.
EB-05's release window is confirmed for October 2026, with Bandai having narrowed things down to the month but not yet to an exact day. That is a normal, expected gap in how Bandai typically rolls out release information, confirming a month first and a date later.
EB-06's situation is different in kind, not just degree: ICv2 reports a Bandai-sourced January 29, 2027 retail date, while multiple retailers list October 30, 2026, a three-month discrepancy that has not been resolved by either source correcting the other.
EB-05 pricing has settled at the standard One Piece TCG pack rate of $4.99 per pack, consistent with mainline set pricing and giving collectors a straightforward way to estimate box cost once configuration details lock in.
EB-06 pricing is still scattered across sources, with figures ranging from roughly $133.36 RRP to a $349.99 box price at one retailer and a lower $189.99 box listing elsewhere, alongside individual pack pricing around $14.99. That spread makes EB-06 harder to budget for confidently right now than EB-05.
EB-05 carries forward the Heroines line's established alternate-art appeal, continuing the character-driven chase pulls that made the original EB-03 popular with collectors focused on that cast. EB-06 introduces a dedicated Special Card line built around a new nostalgic design, including one character shown in a Super Alt-Art treatment, giving it its own distinct chase centerpiece.
Neither chase category overlaps with the other, so collectors interested in both themes do not have to choose between competing versions of the same pull.
Collectors who want a confirmed, nearly-locked timeline with a known per-pack price should lean toward EB-05 first, since its only remaining unknown is the exact release day within an already-confirmed month. Collectors specifically drawn to EB-06's nostalgic-character theme and new Leader should still pre-order it, but go in knowing both the date and the price could shift before launch.
Budgeting for both at once means setting aside a wider price range for EB-06 than for EB-05, simply because EB-06's final retail price is not settled yet across sources.
Extra Boosters have a track record of selling through their initial print runs, so waiting for every detail to resolve on either set risks missing early allocation on both. Both sets use the same standard One Piece booster box format, so the EVORETRO Acrylic Case for One Piece Booster Box (OP-04 to OP-17) covers sealed protection for either release.
Treating the two pre-orders differently, locked-in confidence for EB-05, calculated risk for EB-06, is a more honest approach than assuming both sets are equally confirmed just because they are releasing around the same general window.
Collectors who pre-order both sets end up holding two distinct themed side-collections rather than one combined one: a Heroines-focused run building on EB-03's established cast, and a nostalgic-character run anchored by EB-06's new Leader and Super Alt-Art centerpiece. Neither set competes with the other for shelf space in a meaningful way, since the chase pulls are built around entirely different characters.
Keeping both sets' pulls sorted separately, rather than merged into one generic Extra Booster pile, makes it easier to track which theme is actually driving a given card's value down the line.
The month, October 2026, is confirmed; the exact day is not yet published.
No, sources disagree between a January 29, 2027 Bandai-sourced date and an October 30, 2026 retailer date.
EB-05, with a settled $4.99 per-pack price; EB-06's pricing varies widely across retailers.
Yes, many retailers are running pre-orders for both simultaneously, though EB-06 carries more date and price uncertainty.
Running two Extra Booster pre-orders at once means planning storage now, not after both ship. The EVORETRO Magnetic Card Deck Storage Box, 1800 Count gives both EB-05 and EB-06 pulls one organized home.
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