OP-16 Leaders Guide: Every Leader Card

The six OP-16 leaders in OP-16 (OP16) The Time of Battle, the Japanese edition released May 30, 2026, are Portgas D. Ace (OP16-001), Monkey D. Luffy (OP16-022), Buggy (OP16-041), Sengoku (OP16-060), Yamato (OP16-079) and Marshall D. Teach (OP16-080). Bandai pairs each one with a recommended deck colour and crew theme.

Updated November 8, 2026

What are the key facts about OP-16 before you look at the leaders?

OP-16 is the 16th ONE PIECE CARD GAME booster pack, built around the Paramount War (the Marineford summit battle). The set facts in the table below come from Bandai’s own pages, and the row about our box comes from our product page. The leader list in this guide sits inside that set, so the set facts come first.

Bandai also notes that illustrations may differ from the final product and that product details may change. Treat the official pages as the final word on specifications.

What are the OP-16 leaders?

The OP-16 leaders are six new Leader cards, and the official OP-16 page names all six: Portgas D. Ace, Monkey D. Luffy, Buggy, Sengoku, Yamato and Marshall D. Teach. Leader Cards is also one of the rarity lines in the set, with a count of 6, so the number of new leaders matches the rarity breakdown exactly.

The table lists each leader with the official recommended deck from the Asia English product page. The colour and theme are Bandai’s words, not ours.

The colour split matters for deck building. Red, Blue, Purple, Black, Green/Blue and Black/Yellow cover six different starting points. Luffy (Green/Blue) and Buggy (Blue) are linked by the Impel Down theme in the recommended-deck text, but they are separate builds.

This guide covers who the leaders are, how Bandai frames them and how the set around them works. Our OP-16 complete card list covers every card number, rarity and parallel.

Which OP-16 leader should you build around?

Pick the leader by the colour you already play: Red for Ace, Blue for Buggy, Purple for Sengoku, Black for Yamato, Green/Blue for Luffy and Black/Yellow for Teach. Bandai’s recommended-deck notes give one clear theme per leader, so the decision starts with colour and crew. Each leader is covered below in card-number order.

OP16-001 Portgas D. Ace (Red)

Ace opens the set at OP16-001 and Bandai’s recommended deck is Red with the Whitebeard Pirates theme. He has two headline cards in the official lists: OP16-001 as a Leader and OP16-118 as a Secret Rare debut. If you want to collect one character across both rarities, Ace is a clean choice, because both cards are named in the official release material.

OP16-022 Monkey D. Luffy (Green/Blue)

Luffy is the new Leader at OP16-022, and the official recommended deck is Green/Blue built on the Impel Down and Straw Hat Crew themes. He is one of two leaders tied to Impel Down in Bandai’s notes. Another Luffy card, OP16-015, is listed separately among the featured cards, so do not confuse the two numbers when you buy singles.

OP16-041 Buggy (Blue)

Buggy is the Blue leader at OP16-041, recommended with an Impel Down and Buggy Pirates deck. A second Buggy card, OP16-048, appears in the featured list. Like Luffy, Buggy has a Leader number and a non-leader number, which is a common source of mistakes when searching marketplaces by name only.

OP16-060 Sengoku (Purple)

Sengoku is the Purple leader at OP16-060 with a Navy deck recommendation. He is also the leader that the English-edition page leaves out of its list, which is covered in the English-edition section below. The Japanese pages and the Asia English pages list him.

OP16-079 Yamato (Black)

Yamato leads the Black recommended deck at OP16-079, with the Land of Wano theme. A second Yamato card, OP16-098, is on the featured list.

OP16-080 Marshall D. Teach (Black/Yellow)

Teach is the Black/Yellow leader at OP16-080, recommended with The Seven Warlords of the Sea and Blackbeard Pirates themes. Like Ace, he has a second headline card: OP16-119 Marshall D. Teach is one of the two Secret Rare debuts.

For a single recommendation: if you are choosing only one leader to chase from this set, start with Ace or Teach. Each has a Leader card and a Secret Rare card named in the official release material, so you can target both cards of one character by number. If you play rather than collect, choose the colour that matches the deck you already own. Our box listing also names Portgas D. Ace, Marshall D. Teach, the Admirals and the Marineford-era leaders as the main early collector watch points.

Which other OP-16 cards does Bandai feature next to the leaders?

Bandai features ten non-leader cards by number on the official page, plus the three Super Alt-Art Admirals and the two Secret Rare debuts. Bandai lists them in one block and does not assign them to a particular leader.

Use the table as a shopping reference by card number. It is not a list of official deck builds.

The three Super Alt-Art Admirals

The Three Admirals are listed as Super Alt-Art cards on the official page: OP16-073 Borsalino, OP16-065 Sakazuki and OP16-063 Kuzan. They are not leaders. Bandai’s recommended deck for the Sengoku leader is Purple with a Navy theme, and the Admirals are named in the same official release material.

Edward Newgate at OP16-003

OP16-003 Edward Newgate is on the official featured list. Ace’s recommended deck uses the Whitebeard Pirates theme, and Bandai lists Newgate as a featured card in the same set.

For a ranked look at which cards collectors are watching, see OP-16 Hits: Most Valuable Cards Collectors Watch.

How are the OP-16 leaders spread across the rarity table?

The six leaders are one rarity line, Leader Cards, out of nine lines on the official breakdown. The table shows the whole set so you can see where leaders sit.

The counts add up to 127 (126 card types plus the DON!! card), which matches the official “126 card types plus 1 DON!! card” line on the Japanese booster page. Leaders are the same size as the Special Cards group and smaller than the Super Rare group, so the leader slate is a short list that is easy to track as a checklist.

Bandai states that cards are randomly inserted, that multiples of one card may appear and that a full set may be hard to assemble from packs alone. That note is the main reason a leader checklist is worth writing down before you buy.

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What did the OP-16 release event say about leaders?

The OP-16 release event ran from May 30 to June 14, 2026 in Japan, and Bandai’s event rules allowed only leader cards themed on the Marineford Summit War. The event notice on the official One Piece site gives the entry period as April 17 to April 26, 2026, with lottery results on May 1, 2026 (official event notice).

The notice states the rule for leaders without naming which of the six qualify.

Two nearby dates help set the timeline. STARTER DECK EX -Luffy & Ace- [ST-30] was released on April 11, 2026 at 1,980 yen tax included, and Bandai lists it as a related product on the OP-16 page. The Premium Bandai lottery sale applications for OP-16 ran from June 25 to July 2, 2026. Bandai’s other related products on the OP-16 page are the Official Card Sleeve Authorized Retailers Edition vol.7 and the Official 9 Pocket Binder vol.1, and a playmat with the same design can be downloaded through the Japanese or English version questionnaire.

How do the Japanese and English editions of OP-16 compare for leaders?

The Japanese edition came first, on May 30, 2026, and the English edition followed on June 12, 2026; both carry the same Paramount War theme and 126+1 card types. The English-edition page names five of the six leaders, leaving out OP16-060 Sengoku, while the Japanese and Asia English pages list all six.

If you collect Japanese cards, see our OP-16 release date guide for the two dates side by side. The English page also says cards are legal for tournaments 7 days after the release date in your region, and legal from pre-release at a local game store.

Which OP-16 box should you buy if you want the leaders?

Buy the regular booster box if you want a sealed Japanese box for the leader chase, and take the damaged box only if you accept cosmetic damage to the outside. We list four OP-16 sealed products, and the right one depends on how many packs you want and what condition you need.

Availability changes, so check each product page for the current status. A box holds 24 packs of 6 cards, which is 144 cards. The product page describes this as a sealed, randomized product: the specific cards in each box are packed at random at the factory, so no individual pull, including a leader, is promised.

What the damaged listing means

The Damaged Box is unopened, and the listing says it is discounted because of damage to the outer box and wrapping. The cards inside are unaffected, according to the listing. It is sold as-is, and returns and refunds are not accepted for it. Photos are samples, and the type and extent of damage vary by item. The Damaged Carton listing follows the same terms for a carton of 12 boxes with cosmetic damage such as dents, creases or scuffs. For a side-by-side look, read our OP-16 regular box vs damaged box guide.

How shipping and payment work

Orders ship from Tokyo by FedEx with a tracking number. Standard shipping is FedEx International Connect Plus, usually 3 to 7 business days after dispatch, and Expedited is FedEx International Priority, usually 2 to 5 business days; both are estimates only (shipping policy). Most orders are processed and shipped within 5 business days after PayPal or Wise payment has cleared. Shipping cost is calculated at checkout from your address, and there is no minimum order amount or quantity.

FedEx cannot deliver to P.O. Boxes, so give a physical address at checkout. While an order is paid and its shipment is not yet scheduled, you can update the shipping address yourself from My Account, but the destination country cannot be changed. Once the order is with FedEx, customs inspections and other carrier or destination-country events can delay delivery, and those delays are outside our control.

All payments are in Japanese yen. Wise bank transfer carries no payment processing fee, while PayPal and card payments through PayPal carry a 5% payment processing fee (payment methods). With Wise and no screenshot, the order is cancelled automatically if payment has not arrived within 12 hours (3 hours if the order has a pre-order item). With a screenshot, which needs an account, you upload it within 5 days and the order price is held for a total of 10 days. SWIFT payments incur a receiving fee of JPY 611, so add that amount to your order total. For a fuller walk through the box choices, see our OP-16 booster box buying guide and the Japanese box guide.

How can you track the six leaders with a checklist?

Write the six card numbers down before you open or buy anything, because Luffy, Buggy, Yamato, Ace and Teach each have more than one card with the same name in this set. A checklist built on card numbers avoids buying the wrong printing.

Then add the parallel and Secret Rare versions you care about. Our parallel, SP and Secret Rare list and the OP-16 complete guide cover the rest of the set. Each leader above is a new Leader card on the official page, and Bandai says a full set may be hard to assemble from packs alone, so plan your purchases around the numbers you still need.

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