July 31, 2026 was a busy day for the One Piece Card Game. Bandai released six new Starter Decks, ST-31 through ST-36, alongside Illustration Box Vol. 7 and Vol. 8, giving new players an easy way in and giving existing collectors a fresh round of promo art to chase. Premium Card Collection Best Selection Vol. 6 has been up for pre-order since February and is set to ship in August, adding a third release to track over the next few weeks.
None of these are mainline booster sets, but that's exactly why they draw different collector behavior. Starter Decks bring in players who've never sleeved a card before. Illustration Boxes are opened almost entirely for the two promo cards inside, with the bundled booster packs treated as a bonus. And a Premium Card Collection like Best Selection Vol. 6 is built around reprints with new art, which means the value is in the card's condition and finish, not its rarity within a set.
This guide breaks down what's in each product and where to start if you've picked any of them up.
Bandai's Starter Decks are the standard entry point into the One Piece Card Game: a preconstructed 50-card deck, 1 Leader card, 10 DON!! cards, and 3 Basic Rule index cards, ready to play out of the box. The six new decks released internationally on July 31, 2026, following an earlier Japan release on July 11. Each is built around a different Leader and playstyle, giving new players several starting points depending on which crew or fighting style they want to build around.
If you're new to the game and picked one up, the deck itself is worth protecting from day one, not just the cards you pull from boosters later.
Both Illustration Box volumes released the same day, each priced at USD $22.99 and containing 2 Booster Packs from [OP15-EB04] Adventure on Kami's Island, 2 Booster Packs from [OP-16] The Time of Battle, and 2 Promotion Cards. Vol. 7's promos are new-illustration versions of OP14-107 Shakuyaku and OP14-108 Silvers Rayleigh.
Collectors buying these boxes are almost always after the promo cards specifically. The bundled booster packs are a real bonus, but they get opened and sorted the same way a booster box pull would, while the promos usually go straight into their own protection.
Best Selection Vol. 6 has been open for pre-order through Premium Bandai since February 15, 2026, and is scheduled to deliver in August. It includes 12 cards plus a card booklet for USD $25, and every card is a reprint carrying its original gameplay text but with brand-new illustrations. The checklist includes Roronoa Zoro (OP13-037), Nami (OP15-108), Otama (OP13-043), Buggy (OP13-072), Saint Mjosgard (OP13-092), Eustass "Captain" Kid (OP14-014), and six others spanning sets from EB04 through ST21.
If you've already pre-ordered this, it's worth setting up protection for it now so the cards aren't sitting loose the moment the box arrives.
A Starter Deck is meant to be played, but a played deck still benefits from a first layer of protection, especially for anyone who plans to bring it to a local game store or event.
Best protection option: a close-fitting inner sleeve on every card in the deck keeps corners and edges clean through regular shuffling and play, without changing how the deck feels in hand.
The two promo cards in each Illustration Box are the reason most collectors buy it, and their new-illustration finishes are worth treating differently than a standard booster pull.
Best protection option: after sleeving, a rigid toploader keeps a Shakuyaku or Silvers Rayleigh promo flat and free of bends while it sits in a binder or display.
Some collectors keep their Starter Decks and Illustration Boxes sealed rather than opening them, especially with six new Leader decks releasing at once. A sealed box loses value fast if the shrink wrap tears or the packaging gets crushed in storage.
Best protection option: a hard acrylic display case keeps a sealed Starter Deck or Illustration Box shelf-ready while protecting the box art and shrink wrap underneath.
If you've picked up full booster boxes of Adventure on Kami's Island or The Time of Battle rather than just the packs bundled in the Illustration Boxes, the boxes themselves are worth protecting too, particularly if you're holding onto them sealed for resale or long-term storage.
Best protection option: a fitted PET box protector keeps a sealed One Piece booster box's shape and wrap intact through handling and shipping.
If you're picking up any of July's One Piece Card Game releases, these EVORETRO products cover the range from Starter Decks to sealed boxes:
ST-31 through ST-36 released internationally on July 31, 2026, after an earlier Japan release on July 11.
Each box, released July 31, 2026 for USD $22.99, contains 2 Booster Packs from [OP15-EB04] Adventure on Kami's Island, 2 Booster Packs from [OP-16] The Time of Battle, and 2 new-illustration Promotion Cards.
It's been available for pre-order since February 15, 2026, through Premium Bandai, with delivery expected in August 2026. It includes 12 reprinted cards with new illustrations and a card booklet for USD $25.
Yes. A Starter Deck's cards go through more handling than a binder-bound collection since they're built to be played, so a first layer of sleeving is worth adding even though the deck isn't rare.
July 31 brought a genuinely different mix of releases for One Piece Card Game collectors: six new ways to start playing, two Illustration Boxes built around promo art, and a Premium Card Collection on the way in August that's all about reprints done right. None of it is high-rarity chase pulls the way a mainline booster set is, but that's a reason to protect it early, not skip protection altogether.
Sleeve your Starter Deck before it hits the table, toploader your Illustration Box promos as soon as they're out of the box, and get an acrylic case ready for anything you're keeping sealed.
If you want to learn more about protecting your One Piece and TCG collection, these guides may also help:
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