ST-38 Baroque Works Start Deck: Release Date, Price and Contents

Updated November 6, 2026

ST-38 (ST38) is the ONE PIECE Card Game Start Deck Baroque Works, a blue-black Japanese-edition deck that the official ST-38 page dates to Saturday, December 19, 2026, at a suggested retail price of 1,430 yen including tax. It holds a 51-card deck, 10 DON!! cards, 1 bonus pack and a play sheet.

What Are the Key Facts About ST-38?

ST-38 is a single Start Deck product, and every fact in the table below comes from the official Japanese ST-38 product page.

While you wait for December, other Japanese sealed sets are available now. They are different sets and not ST-38: the OP-13 Carrying on His Will booster box (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) and the EB-02 Anime 25th collection booster box (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order). A section near the end covers all of them.

When Is the ST-38 Release Date?

The Japanese release date of ST-38 is Saturday, December 19, 2026, according to the official ST-38 product page. The ST-37 page gives the same date for its own deck, so the two start decks arrive together.

December 19 falls four weeks after OP-18. The official OP-18 page gives Saturday, November 21, 2026, and that is 28 days before ST-38. Both are Saturday releases.

For a closer look at the other December 19 deck, read our ST-37 vs ST-38 deck guide.

What Is in the ST-38 Start Deck?

The ST-38 Start Deck contains a 51-card constructed deck, 10 DON!! cards, 1 bonus pack and 1 play sheet. The official page describes it as a complete set for starting the official game right away.

The rarity breakdown is 1 Leader card type, 2 Super Rare types and 14 Common types. Those three groups add up to 17 types, the same number the page gives for the constructed deck and for the bonus pack. The page does not say how many copies of each type the deck holds, so do not assume a split.

The page adds three cautions. Some cards appear multiple times because of the product’s format, photos may differ somewhat from the actual item, and specifications are subject to change. Read any image of the product with that in mind.

Which Cards Are in ST-38?

The ST-38 product page does not list individual card names, including the Leader. It gives the structure of the deck (types, rarities and colors), and that is the full extent of the official card information on the page. This guide therefore names no cards.

How Many Cards Do You Get in Total?

The constructed deck is 51 cards and the box adds 10 DON!! cards, so those two items alone give 61 cards. The bonus pack adds more cards on top of that, but the page lists it as 1 pack (17 types) and gives no card count, so a grand total is not stated.

What Kind of Deck Is Baroque Works ST-38?

ST-38 is a blue and black deck that swaps cards in hand while KO-ing the enemy. The official tagline reads: a blue-black deck that fights while swapping your hand and KO-ing the enemy.

The theme is the Baroque Works organization (B・W), and the page describes the product as a must-have for fans of Baroque Works. It also calls the product a complete set for starting the official game right away.

Who Should Look at ST-38?

Fans of Baroque Works are the audience the official page names: it calls ST-38 a must-have for them. Because the page lists no individual cards, choose it for its theme and its blue-black play style, not for specific cards.

How Does ST-38 Compare With ST-37 and ST-30?

ST-38 has the same box structure as ST-37 and ST-30, and differs in colors, release date and price. The official pages for all three list a 51-card deck of 17 types, 10 DON!! cards, a bonus pack of 17 types, a play sheet, and a rarity split of Leader 1, Super Rare 2 and Common 14.

Sources: ST-38, ST-37 and ST-30. The ST-37 page describes a red-blue deck that attacks with a high number of actions.

The difference between 1,430 yen and 1,980 yen is 550 yen. ST-30 carries the EX label in its name (Start Deck EX), while ST-37 and ST-38 do not, and the pages list the same contents structure for all three. The pages do not explain the price gap, so treat the two prices as separate official figures.

How Much Does ST-38 Cost Compared With Other Products in the Same Window?

ST-38 costs 1,430 yen, tax included, which is the manufacturer’s suggested retail price on the official page. A single pack of OP-18 or EB-05 is 240 yen, so the start deck is a different kind of purchase: a full deck in one box.

Prices are from the official pages for OP-18, EB-05, the Heroines Precious Box, EB-03 and ST-30. They are Japanese yen prices for the Japanese edition. Our shop takes payment in yen, and the amount on your statement depends on your payment provider, as the payment methods page explains.

The English edition follows a different schedule and price. For example, the English EB-03 released on February 20, 2026 at a suggested USD $4.99 per pack, against a Japanese release of October 25, 2025 at 220 yen. Our EB-03 release date guide covers that gap, and it shows why Japanese and English dates should never be mixed for one product.

What Else Is Releasing Around ST-38?

OP-18 on November 21, 2026 is the main release before ST-38, and the ST-38 page lists it as a related product. EB-05 and the Heroines Precious Box arrived earlier, on October 31, 2026.

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OP-18 is the booster pack The Dominance of God, at 240 yen per pack with 6 cartas por sobre. The official OP-18 page lists Premium Bandai lottery applications from Friday, November 6 to Thursday, November 12, 2026. Our OP-18 complete guide covers that set in full. On the OP-18 page, ST-38 appears only in the related products list, with no other details.

EB-05 is the Extra Booster ONE PIECE Heroines Edition vol.2, released Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 240 yen per pack with 6 cartas por sobre. Premium Bandai lottery applications for it ran October 30 to November 5, 2026, per the official EB-05 page. Our EB-05 complete guide has the full picture.

The HEROINES PRECIOUS BOX, from the official Precious Box page, costs 8,470 yen and contains 1 box of EB-05, a special storage box, 70 sleeves and 10 DON!! cards. It is a boxed set built around a booster, which is a different format from a Start Deck.

If you track every upcoming Japanese release, our OP-16 release date guide shows the Japan-first, English-later pattern for an earlier main set.

Which Details Does the ST-38 Page Leave Out?

The ST-38 page leaves out individual card names, including the Leader, and it carries no English edition information. Everything else in this guide, such as the date, price, contents and rarity split, is stated on the page.

Two further points are worth noting from the page itself. First, specifications are subject to change, and photos may differ somewhat from the actual item. Second, the page counts the contents in types, so the number of copies per type is not given. Check the official ST-38 page again close to December 19 for any update to the contents.

What Can You Buy Today While You Wait for ST-38?

You can buy other Japanese sealed products today. The sets below are available now in our shop, each one is a different set, and none of them is ST-38 or contains ST-38 cards.

OP-13 and EB-02 are Japanese ONE PIECE booster boxes, so they are booster products and a different format from a Start Deck such as ST-38. ST-01 is listed as the Story Booster 01 Japanese Dragon Ball Booster Box. Our OP-13 release date guide explains the Japanese and English dates for that set. A listing named «Damaged Box» is a separate listing from the regular box of the same set.

How Do Shipping and Payment Work for Japanese Sealed Products?

Orders ship by FedEx with a tracking number, and all payments are made in Japanese yen. The details below come from our shipping policy and payment methods page.

Three policy points matter before you order any Japanese sealed product:

• Delivery estimates are estimates. The policy says they do not include handling time, pre-order release timing, supplier allocation delays, quality inspection holds, weekends, Japanese national holidays, customs processing, carrier congestion, weather or destination-country conditions.
• After handoff to FedEx, timing belongs to the carrier and customs. Customs inspections, import procedures and peak season congestion can delay delivery, and the policy states such transit delays are outside our control.
• Addresses can be updated yourself before the shipment is scheduled. While an order is paid and its shipment has not yet been scheduled, you can update the shipping address from My Account > Orders. The destination country cannot be changed.

On Wise payments, the payment methods page sets a deadline: without a screenshot, an order is cancelled automatically if payment has not arrived within 12 hours. With a screenshot uploaded within 5 days, your order price is held for a total of 10 days. The screenshot option requires an account and is not available at guest checkout.

How Should You Prepare for the ST-38 Release?

Prepare around two dates: November 21 for OP-18 and December 19 for ST-37 and ST-38. This checklist uses only the official facts above.

1. Note the price. 1,430 yen including tax, the same as ST-37.
2. Write down the contents. 51-card constructed deck, 10 DON!! cards, 1 bonus pack, 1 play sheet.
3. Note the rarity split. 1 Leader type, 2 Super Rare types, 14 Common types.
4. Choose between the two decks. ST-38 is blue-black and swaps cards in hand; ST-37 is red-blue and attacks with many actions. Pick by color and play style, since neither page names cards.
5. Recheck the official page. Specifications are subject to change, and photos may differ from the actual item.

If you want a cleaner side-by-side of the two decks, the ST-37 vs ST-38 guide goes through them point by point.

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