OP16-118 Portgas.D.Ace: SEC Card Guide and Parallel Art

OP16-118 Portgas.D.Ace is the red Secret Rare (SEC) Character card in the Japanese ONE PIECE CARD GAME set OP-16 (OP16) The Time of Battle. It costs 5, has 6000 power and a 1000 counter, and it comes in a regular print and a parallel art version.

Updated November 12, 2026

What is OP16-118 Portgas.D.Ace?

OP16-118 is the Secret Rare version of Portgas.D.Ace in OP-16 The Time of Battle, and it is one of the two SEC cards that debut in the set. The official OP-16 product page names OP16-118 Portgas.D.Ace and OP16-119 Marshall.D.Teach as the SEC debuts.

The set code is written OP-16 (OP16) on official pages and OP16 on card numbers. The Japanese edition of the set is called Booster Pack: The Time of Battle (OP-16), and the official English-language name on the Asia and English sites is BOOSTER PACK -THE TIME OF BATTLE- [OP-16]. Boxes from our shop are the Japanese edition. You can see one on its product page: the OP-16 The Time of Battle Japanese One Piece Booster Box is currently listed at ¥9,146.

This guide covers one card. If you want every card in the set with images, use our OP-16 card list page. It carries the full list, so we do not rebuild it here.

Key facts

What does the OP16-118 Portgas.D.Ace card do?

OP16-118 is a 5-cost red Character that boosts your hand’s counters and digs five cards into your deck when it enters play or is K.O.’d. The data below is copied from the official card list.

The official effect text has two parts:

• Static: The counter of all of your Character cards with 8000 power in your hand becomes +2000.
• [On Play]/[On K.O.]: Look at 5 cards from the top of your deck; reveal up to 1 [Monkey.D.Luffy] or up to 1 card with a type including “Whitebeard Pirates” and add it to your hand. Then, place the rest at the bottom of your deck in any order.

In plain terms, the card does two jobs. Its static line sets the counter of 8000-power Characters in your hand to +2000. Its trigger is a search that fires on [On Play] and on [On K.O.]. The text says “up to 1”, so the number of cards you add is up to you, and the rest go to the bottom of the deck in the order you pick.

The static line names Characters with 8000 power in hand, as the card text states. OP16-118 itself has 6000 power, so the line does not apply to itself. Which of your Characters have 8000 power is therefore the question to answer when you build a deck around it.

How does the OP16-118 parallel art version differ from the regular print?

The parallel art version of OP16-118 shares the same card number, rarity and effect as the regular print; the difference is the illustration. The official card list marks it as “parallel art version of this card number” and prints identical stats and text for both.

Because the card number, stats and effect text match, the two prints differ only in artwork on the official list. The official data does not describe the artwork in words, so we do not describe it here either; check the official card list images when you decide which print you want.

The parallel version is also not the same thing as an SP card. The official list shows a separate Ace entry, ST15-005 (parallel art version of that card number), rarity “SP CARD”, which is a different card with different text. Do not mix up OP16-118 parallel art with ST15-005.

ST15-005 is a Character with Cost 5, Power 6000 and Counter 1000 in red, with the type Whitebeard Pirates. Its text gives it [Rush] if your Leader’s type includes “Whitebeard Pirates”, and a once-per-turn option to give it −2000 power instead of being removed by your opponent’s effect. That text is different from OP16-118’s, which is why the two cannot be treated as one card.

OP16-001, the Ace Leader, also has a parallel art version. So the set offers parallel prints for both the Leader and the SEC Ace, according to the official list. OP16-118’s parallel art version is listed next to the regular print under the same Secret Rare rarity.

How does OP16-118 compare with the other Portgas.D.Ace cards in OP-16?

OP16-118 is the 5-cost red Secret Rare Character; the other three Ace cards in OP-16 are a red Leader, a blue Common and a black Uncommon. All four are on the official list.

Each Ace has its own colour and type line on the official card list. OP16-001 and OP16-118 are both red and both carry the Whitebeard Pirates type. OP16-049 carries the types Impel Down/Whitebeard Pirates and is blue. OP16-094 carries Land of Wano/Spade Pirates and is black.

Looking at each card on its own: OP16-001 is a Leader with Life 5 and 5000 power and no counter value. OP16-049 is a Cost 3 Character with a 1000 counter and no printed power. OP16-094 is a Cost 4 Character with 5000 power and a 1000 counter, and its [On K.O.] effect makes your opponent trash 2 cards from their hand. OP16-118 is the Cost 5 Character with 6000 power and a 1000 counter.

For a collector, the practical point is that OP16-118 is the Ace printed at Secret Rare. The Leader and the three Characters give you a way to collect Ace across the set, and our Ace OP16 Character Cards Guide walks through OP16-001, 049, 094 and 118 side by side.

Which decks and Leaders does the OP16-118 card text point to?

The text of OP16-118 points to red decks that use Whitebeard Pirates cards or [Monkey.D.Luffy] cards, and OP16-001 Portgas.D.Ace is the Leader whose printed text refers to the same groups. This is our reading of the card text, not an official deck recommendation.

Three points from the printed text support it:

1. The search targets are named. The trigger finds a [Monkey.D.Luffy] card or any card whose type includes “Whitebeard Pirates”. Cards of those kinds are what the five-card look can add to your hand.
2. The Leader text uses the same 8000-power threshold. OP16-001 gives [Rush] to a [Monkey.D.Luffy] Character or a Whitebeard Pirates Character with 8000 power or more. OP16-118’s counter line also refers to Characters with 8000 power, so both cards refer to Characters at that power.
3. The card is a Character, not an event. You pay 5 to put it on the field, and its trigger fires on play and again when it is K.O.’d.

If your deck has no Characters with 8000 power, the static line has no targets, and the trigger can only find [Monkey.D.Luffy] cards or Whitebeard Pirates cards. Check your own list against those two groups before you decide whether to play the card or keep it as a collection piece.

We do not list tournament results or tier placements here, because none are part of the official material. For the Leaders in the set, see our OP-16 Leaders Guide.

Where does OP16-118 sit among the OP-16 Secret Rares?

OP16-118 is one of two Secret Rare types in OP-16, alongside OP16-119 Marshall.D.Teach. The official OP-16 page lists both as SEC debuts and gives the rarity breakdown for the 126 card types.

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The first eight rows add up to 126 card types, and the DON!! card is the “plus 1”. Secret Rare has 2 card types, against 45 Common types. The counts are card types, not pull rates: Bandai does not give odds in these pages, and neither do we.

The other SEC is OP16-119 Marshall.D.Teach. The official Japanese page lists Teach’s Secret Rare as OP16-118 Portgas D. Teach in one place and the English pages list OP16-119 Marshall.D.Teach, so use the card number from the official card list when you search. For a wider view that includes the Special Cards and the Admirals, read our OP-16 Secret Rare and Special Cards guide, and for chase picks see The Time of Battle One Piece Chase Cards.

How does the Japanese OP-16 release compare with the English-language release?

The Japanese edition was released on May 30, 2026, and the English-language product page lists a release of June 12, 2026. The two official pages state their own dates and prices, which the table sets side by side.

The sources are the Japanese product page and the English product page. The English page also says that cards are tournament legal 7 days after the release date in your region, and that cards are legal from the pre-release date at your local game store. It adds that multiples of one card may appear and that it may be hard to assemble a full set.

The Asia English page says an English version is planned. Our shop ships the Japanese edition, so the box and carton below carry the Japanese release date of May 30, 2026.

What other products belong to the OP-16 release?

The official OP-16 page lists three related products: STARTER DECK EX -Luffy & Ace- [ST-30], OFFICIAL CARD SLEEVE AUTHORIZED RETAILERS EDITION vol.7 and OFFICIAL 9 POCKET BINDER vol.1. These come from the Asia English product page.

The same page says playmats can be downloaded through a survey, and that the Japanese and English versions share the same design. The Japanese page adds that release events are being held across Japan and that a lottery sale through Premium Bandai had an application period from June 25 (Thu) to July 2 (Thu), 2026. It also notes that images may differ from the actual product and that specifications are subject to change.

The Japanese pack price of 220 yen with tax included works out, per box of 24 packs, to 5,280 yen at that retail price. The box price on our product page is separate and is shown on the page.

Where can you buy OP-16 products and find the full card list?

Start with our OP-16 card list page for the full list, then choose a sealed product. OP16-118 is a random pull from sealed product: the box page says individual card pulls are not guaranteed, so a box does not promise this card.

For sealed OP-16 from Japan, our listings include the following:

• OP-16 The Time of Battle Japanese One Piece Booster Box is currently listed at ¥9,146. It holds 24 booster packs of 6 cards each.
• OP-16 The Time of Battle Japanese One Piece Booster Box – Carton is currently listed at ¥121,394. It is one full carton of 12 booster boxes and ships as the carton itself.
• OP-16 The Time of Battle Japanese One Piece Booster Box – Damaged Box (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) is currently listed at ¥8,160. It is an unopened box discounted because of damage to the outer box and wrap, sold as-is, and the listing says the cards inside are unaffected.
• The OP-16 Damaged Carton is a carton of 12 booster boxes with cosmetic damage to the outer packaging.

The damaged items are sold as-is under our damaged-item terms, and the product pages state that photos are samples and that returns and refunds are not accepted for them. Read those terms on the product page before you order.

Shipping and payment in brief. Orders ship from Tokyo by FedEx with a tracking number, and the shipping cost is calculated at checkout from your address. Handling and transit times on our shipping policy page are estimates, and customs processing is handled by the carrier and the destination country. All payments are in Japanese yen: Wise bank transfer carries no processing fee, while PayPal and cards through PayPal carry the 5% payment processing fee described on our payment methods page. If you also want Booster Packs from other sets, those are separate products and not part of this guide.

Which OP16 guides cover the cards linked to Ace?

Our Luffy and Yamato guides cover OP-16 cards by character, and the box and hits guides cover the set as a whole. Our Luffy OP16 guide covers the [Monkey.D.Luffy] cards, which are one of the two groups OP16-118’s trigger names, and the Yamato OP-16 guide covers the set’s Yamato cards. For the box itself, see the One Piece OP-16 Booster Box guide, and for the cards collectors watch, OP-16 Hits.

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