OP-18 Release Events Guide: 4th Anniversary Event, P-161 Promo and DP-13

Updated November 9, 2026

OP-18 The Dominance of God (Japan release: November 21, 2026): see our OP-18 release date guide and OP-18 card list of revealed cards.

OP-18 (OP18), BOOSTER PACK -THE DOMINANCE OF GOD-, comes with a 4th Anniversary Event from November 20 to December 17, 2026, a P-161 Monkey.D.Luffy promo and the DP-13 Double Pack Set. This guide explains each event and product, with dates, prizes and contents from the official pages.

If you want sealed One Piece product while you wait for November, the separate OP-16 set is available now, for example the OP-16 The Time of Battle Japanese booster box carton. It is a different set and contains no OP-18 cards. The full list of related sets is near the end of this guide.

What is the OP-18 4th Anniversary Event and when does it run?

The 4th Anniversary Event is the official OP-18 release event, and it runs from November 20 to December 17, 2026. The official event page says it celebrates both the 4th anniversary of the ONE PIECE CARD GAME and the release of BOOSTER PACK -THE DOMINANCE OF GOD- [OP-18].

The event is a store tournament. That means it is held at participating stores, and the store decides the format. Each store chooses one of three options: Constructed, Sealed or Standard Regulation. A player who wants to take part therefore needs to look at what their own store has chosen, because the official page does not fix one format for every location.

The event period starts on the English release date, November 20, 2026, and ends on December 17, 2026. Plan around the dates printed on the official page, and check with your own participating store for its format.

Both sides of the event have an application step. Stores apply through TCG+, and a Bandai Namco ID is required. Players can apply from November 6, 2026, according to the same page. Since today is November 9, the player application period has already opened.

One practical point on legality. The English OP-18 page states that cards become legal 7 days after release in your region, and that pre-release cards are legal from the pre-release date at a local game store. If you plan to use OP-18 cards in a Standard Regulation event, that rule decides which cards you can bring on which date.

What do players receive at the 4th Anniversary Event?

Participants receive four things: a 4th Anniversary Tournament Pack (75 types), a P-161 Monkey.D.Luffy promo, a 4th Anniversary Leader Card and World United DON!! Cards. The winner prize is a different version of P-161, and there is also a Lucky Prize.

The official page lists the 4th Anniversary Tournament Pack at 75 types. The page gives the number of types, not the individual card names, so this guide states only the pack name and its 75 types.

The World United DON!! Cards are given to participants, which makes the event relevant for players who collect DON!! Card designs as well as characters. The 4th Anniversary Leader Card is listed among the participation prizes alongside the pack, the P-161 promo and the DON!! Cards.

The Lucky Prize is described as one additional Winner Card. What the page tells you is the size of the reward: one more copy of the winner-tier card.

What is the P-161 Monkey.D.Luffy promo?

P-161 Monkey.D.Luffy is a promo card handed out through the 4th Anniversary Event, not a card from OP-18 booster packs. Participants receive the promo, and the winner receives the Silver foil version with a Gold stamp.

The distinction between the participation version and the winner version is the main thing to understand. The participation prize is listed simply as the P-161 Monkey.D.Luffy promo. The winner prize is listed as P-161 Monkey.D.Luffy (Silver foil + Gold stamp). Same card number, different finish and stamp.

Because P-161 sits outside the booster, it does not count toward the 127+1 types of the OP-18 set. Do not look for it in a pack, and do not count it when you read the rarity breakdown of OP-18. The set’s own anniversary card is OP18-065 Saint Gunko, the Holy Knights of God alt art tied to the 4th Anniversary, which is a booster card and is covered below.

If you collect Luffy cards across sets, our Luffy OP-18 character cards guide covers the Monkey.D.Luffy leader OP18-022 and its combo cards in the booster itself.

What is the DP-13 Double Pack Set?

DP-13 is Double Pack Set Vol.13, and it contains two OP-18 booster packs and one DON!! Card for an MSRP of USD $11.99. The official DP-13 page lists a November 20, 2026 release.

The DON!! Card in the set comes in one of two new designs per set. In other words, each Double Pack Set holds one DON!! Card in one of two new designs. The packaging also doubles as a card case, which gives the set a use after the packs are opened.

Two packs at the listed pack price would be USD $9.98, and the set is listed at USD $11.99. That difference of USD $2.01 is the price of the DON!! Card and the card-case packaging together, if you compare the two official MSRP figures. The official pages do not break the price down, so read it as arithmetic on two list prices, not as a statement about what each item costs.

Who is the Double Pack Set for? It suits a collector who wants the DON!! Card design and a small number of packs, and it suits a player who wants a case. It does not suit someone who wants a large number of packs, because two packs hold 12 cards. If you are weighing boxes, our OP-18 or OP-17 box guide covers the choice between boxes.

What happens on release day in Japan?

In Japan, OP-18 goes on sale November 21, 2026 (Saturday), and the official One Piece news page lists a release commemoration event from November 21 to December 6, 2026, with exchange meetings at official shops nationwide. The official news page gives the price as 240 yen with tax included.

The entry period for that commemoration event was October 16 to 25, 2026, and the winner announcement was October 30, 2026. Both dates are now behind us, so this event is for people who already entered and won. It is useful to readers mainly as a calendar fact: Japan has its own event window, separate from the 4th Anniversary Event on the English site.

There is a second Japan-specific item on the official Japanese product page: a Premium Bandai lottery sale with an application period from November 6 (Friday) to November 12 (Thursday), 2026. As of November 9 that window is still open for the Japanese audience it is aimed at. It is a Bandai channel, and this guide only reports the dates the Japanese page lists. The same page lists OP-18 as the 18th booster, with 6 cards per pack.

Why do the English and Japanese release dates differ?

The Asia-English page also lists November 21, 2026, which matches Japan.

The card list itself is the same across these pages: the same six leaders, the same rarity breakdown and the same featured alt arts. What differs between the pages is the release date and the currency of the list price. A reader who wants the Japanese edition should follow the Japanese page, which gives November 21, 2026.

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The Japan release commemoration event uses November 21. If you are comparing the two calendars, our article on OP-18 English vs Japanese release dates sets out the gap in more detail.

Both official sources add the same caution about the product: illustrations may differ from the final product, and product details may differ from the actual product. The Japanese page adds that specifications may change. For an event guide, the practical meaning is simple: dates and prizes are the official plan, and you should check the official page before you travel to a store.

Which OP-18 cards connect to the anniversary theme?

The card that carries the anniversary theme inside the booster is OP18-065 Saint Gunko, a Holy Knights of God alt art tied to the 4th Anniversary. The official English page shows it together with an OP17-119 Loki card in the same alt-art line-up, and the Japanese page calls it a Gods’ Knights parallel with a 4th-anniversary design.

OP18-065 is a different card from OP18-060 Saint Gunko, the leader. OP18-060 is the Super Leader Alt Art named on the official pages. Saint Gunko and Saint Shamrock make their ONE PIECE CARD GAME debut in this set, so the anniversary theme and the debut come together on the Saint Gunko cards.

Two more alt arts are named on the official pages. OP18-031 Nico Robin is the Super Alt Art, and OP18-119 Saint Shamrock is an alt art with original artwork by Yoshitaka Amano. OP18-031 Nico Robin is also a combo card for the OP18-022 Monkey.D.Luffy leader, and OP18-119 Saint Shamrock is a combo card for OP18-060 Saint Gunko.

The set also has six new leaders: OP18-001 Karoo, OP18-022 Monkey.D.Luffy, OP18-041 Ms. All Sunday, OP18-021 Franky, OP18-060 Saint Gunko and OP18-079 Spandam. The official pages do not say which card numbers are the 3 Secret Rares, the 6 Special Cards or the 1 Treasure Rare, so this guide does not assign them. For the card-by-card view, read our OP-18 leader cards guide and the Gunko OP18 character cards guide.

How should you plan around these dates?

Plan by deciding first which edition you want, then work backward from its release date. A player who wants the English edition and the event promos should aim for November 20, 2026. A collector of the Japanese edition should aim for November 21, 2026.

Step through the choices in order:

1. Pick the edition. English pages give November 20 and USD $4.99 per pack. The Japanese page gives November 21 and 240 yen per pack.
2. Pick the format. One booster pack holds 6 cards. DP-13 gives two OP-18 packs and a DON!! Card.
3. Check your local store. The 4th Anniversary Event is held by participating stores, and each store picks Constructed, Sealed or Standard Regulation.
4. Apply early. Player application has been open since November 6, 2026, and a Bandai Namco ID is required for store applications through TCG+.
5. Remember the legality rule. Cards become legal 7 days after release in your region.

One caution applies to every step: multiples of one card may appear in packs, and a full set may be hard to assemble. Bandai states this on the product pages for OP-18. It means that a pack-based plan to complete a set cannot be guaranteed by the product itself, so a collector who wants specific cards should expect to need more than the packs from one purchase.

For a wider view of how OP-18 fits into the release calendar, read OP-18 and the Next One Piece Set: What Is Officially Confirmed, and for the other box question this month, EB-05 vs OP-18.

Which related sets can you buy today while you wait?

OP-16, OP-15 and OP-14 products are available today, and they are separate sets with their own cards, not OP-18. They suit a collector who wants sealed Japanese One Piece product before November 20 and 21.

What should you know about shipping and payment?

Our shipping policy says standard shipping is FedEx International Connect Plus, usually 3-7 business days after dispatch, and expedited shipping is FedEx International Priority, usually 2-5 business days. Both are estimates only. Most orders are processed and shipped within 5 business days after PayPal or Wise payment has cleared, and the shipping cost is calculated at checkout from your delivery address.

After an order is handed to FedEx, delivery timing is controlled by the carrier and destination-country authorities, and customs inspections or import procedures may delay delivery. FedEx cannot deliver to P.O. Boxes, so you need a physical address at checkout.

Our payment methods page says all payments are made in Japanese yen. Wise bank transfer is the only method without the 5% payment processing fee, while PayPal and cards through PayPal carry it.

Where should you read next?

Read the OP-18 complete guide first, then the pre-order and box guides that match your question. These pages cover the set itself, while this guide covers the events around it.

• OP-18 Complete Guide: The Dominance of God Release Dates, Contents and Confirmed Cards
• OP-18 Pre-Order Guide: Japan Box Lotteries, Prices & Overseas Buyers
• One Piece OP-18 Pull Rates: What Is Confirmed Before Nov 21
• One Piece OP-18 Secret Rares & Amano Alt Art: Reported vs Official
• Robin OP-18: Character Cards Guide

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