Yamato OP-16: Character Cards Guide, OP16-079 Leader to OP16-098 SR

Yamato OP16 means four card numbers in the Japanese ONE PIECE CARD GAME set OP-16 (OP16) The Time of Battle: the black Leader OP16-079, the Rares OP16-096 and OP16-097, and the Super Rare OP16-098. The Leader and the SR also have parallel art versions listed on the official card list.

Updated November 10, 2026

Which Yamato OP16 cards exist, and what is the set?

There are four Yamato card numbers in OP-16, and the key facts below come from the official product and card list pages.

The set is themed on the Paramount War era. If you want the wider set, see our OP-16 complete guide. This page stays on Yamato.

What does the Yamato Leader OP16-079 do?

OP16-079 is a black Leader that gives Rush to a Land of Wano Character played from your trash. The official card list prints it as Life 5, Power 5000, no counter, Attribute Strike, Type Land of Wano.

The effect reads: when a {Land of Wano} type Character card is played from your trash, that Character gains [Rush] during this turn, so it can attack on the turn it enters. The official product page describes it as the anchor of a Land of Wano black deck built around transforming Characters and trash value.

Yamato is one of six Leaders in the set. The others named on the official page are Ace, Luffy, Buggy, Sengoku and Marshall D. Teach; our OP-16 Leaders guide covers them.

How do OP16-096, OP16-097 and OP16-098 work?

All three Yamato Characters are black and tied to the trash, and each one returns another Yamato or Land of Wano Character from it. Here are their printed stats and effects.

Read together, the cards form a loop. OP16-098 costs 6, draws and discards on play, then can trash itself to play a cost 8 Yamato (OP16-096 or OP16-097) from the trash. OP16-096 can then return a cost 6 Yamato, which includes OP16-098, when it is K.O.’d. OP16-097 fetches a Land of Wano Character with cost 6 or less back to hand, and OP16-098 fits that range.

The official Asia English page also lists OP16-098 as a combo card alongside OP16-082 Kin’emon for the Yamato Leader deck.

Which Yamato OP16 cards have a parallel art version?

OP16-079 and OP16-098 each have a parallel art version; OP16-096 and OP16-097 do not appear with one on the official list. The parallel versions share the card number, rarity and effect text with the standard print.

Because the text is identical, the choice between standard and parallel is about artwork, not play. For every parallel in the set, our OP-16 parallel, SP and Secret Rare list is the place to look.

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Where do the Yamato cards sit in OP-16?

The Yamato cards sit in the Leader, Rare and Super Rare tiers, not the Secret Rare tier. The official rarity breakdown for the set is 6 Leaders, 10 Super Rares, 26 Rares and 2 Secret Rares, among others. Yamato holds one of the 6 Leader slots, one of the 10 SR slots and two of the 26 R slots.

The Secret Rare headline names in the set are Ace and Marshall D. Teach, and the Super Alt-Art cards feature the three Admirals, per the official Asia English page. The official pages introduce Yamato as a new Leader with a recommended black Land of Wano deck. For the chase side of the set, read our OP-16 chase cards guide.

How do I check a Yamato listing before I buy?

Match the card number, rarity and version on the listing to the official card list, and treat any mismatch as a different card. Use this checklist.

The two Yamato Rares share a name, a cost and a power, so the effect text and the counter value are the quickest way to tell OP16-096 from OP16-097. The Leader prints no counter and no cost, only Life.

Where can I buy OP-16 from Japan to open for Yamato?

You can buy sealed OP-16 from Tokyo and open it for Yamato, though no box guarantees a specific card. Our product pages are the OP-16 Booster Box (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) (24 packs of 6 cards), the carton (one case of 12 booster boxes, shipped as the carton) and the Damaged Box, an unopened box with cosmetic outer damage, sold as-is with no returns or refunds. Photos on damaged listings are samples. Choose the regular box for the standard product, the carton for 12 boxes in one shipment, and the damaged box only if outer condition does not matter to you.

Orders ship from Tokyo by FedEx with tracking. Standard FedEx International Connect Plus usually takes 3-7 business days after dispatch and Expedited International Priority 2-5 business days; both are estimates, and the cost is calculated at checkout. Most orders are dispatched within 5 business days after payment clears. Payments are in yen: Wise bank transfer carries no processing fee, while PayPal and cards through PayPal carry a 5% fee. Full terms are on the Shipping Policy and Métodos de pago pages.

More OP-16 guides

These guides cover the rest of the set around Yamato.

• OP-16 release date: Japan May 30, 2026, English version June 12
• OP-16 The Time of Battle complete card list
• OP-16 booster box buying guide

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