RULES
Banned/Restricted Card Addition Notice
In the ONE PIECE CARD GAME, you may include up to 4 copies of the same card number in a deck. However, for official and sanctioned tournaments, some cards used in the game are designated as Banned Cards, Banned Pairs, or Restricted Cards.
Please be aware that cards on this list may be removed in future revisions depending on the state of the game environment at the time of list updates.
Regarding the Policy of Banned/Restricted Card Revision
We, the Development Team of ONE PIECE CARD GAME, consider as the main policy for game designing that the players and fans can enjoy numerous decks built around the leader card.
Throughout the year, we continuously monitor the game environment to ensure strategic diversity is maintained, always considering whether revisions to the Banned/Restricted Card List are necessary.
We contemplate implementing Banned/Restricted Card considering multiple aspects of certain decks such as the winning rate, the results of several competitions, the usage rate (how much the deck has been used in one competition), the comprehensive influence to the future of the game environment, and if a certain deck will inhibit the play of various Leaders.
For that reason, we also consider removing certain cards from the Banned/Restricted Card List considering changes to the game environment, and if we can ensure the players and fans will be able to fully enjoy the game once again.
Typically, we plan to announce revisions to the list once after the conclusion of Championship Season 1 in Japan, and once after the World Championship.
However, if we estimate that a certain card is going to prevent us from providing an enjoyable environment, we will add Banned/Restricted Card without waiting for the end of a Championship season.
Banned/Restricted Cards effective from August 30, 2025
Announced at August 20, 2025
As part of our commitment to maintaining a balanced competitive environment, we are adding and removing the following cards from the Banned/Restricted Card List, effective August 30, 2025.
Banned Pair Cards
Card A and Card B cannot be included in the same deck.
Card A:
OP11-040 Monkey.D.Luffy
*Parallel cards includedCard B:
OP11-067 Charlotte Katakuri
OP08-069 Charlotte Linlin
*Parallel cards included
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Banned Cards
This card cannot be included in any deck.
OP03-040 Nami
*Parallel cards included
As new card sets have been released, the deck built around "OP03-040 Nami" has become far stronger than intended. Moreover, its unique strategy has diverged from the gameplay experience we want to provide.
Furthermore, we deemed that the presence of this deck, will constrict the development of Blue cards with the “Drawing Cards” effect, and significantly reduce Leader diversity in the game environment.
As such, we have decided to designate this card as a Banned Card.
Following the addition of "OP03-040 Nami” to the Banned List, as a replacement we plan to distribute a new leader card with a new text "P-117 Nami" in future events.
Click here for detailsCards Removed from the Banned List
After assessing the current game environment, we are removing the following cards from the Banned List.
Unbanned
OP05-041 Sakazuki
*Parallel cards included
OP02-052 Cabaji
Cards which have become effective
Banned Cards
Restricted Cards
There are currently no cards in this category.
Banned Pair Cards
Card A and Card B cannot be included in the same deck.
Banned Card
effective from April 1, 2025.
Restricted Cards
There are currently no cards in this category.
Banned Cards
OP06-086 Gecko Moria
This card has seen a very high usage rate in decks that include black cards since its release, and we have been keeping a close eye on both its usage rate and its impact on the game. With no restrictions on the Leader it can be used with nor on the Character cards it can bring into play, this card allows the player to gain a huge advantage too easily. Playing it once is enough to create a large disparity between the number of Character cards on the field between the player and their opponent, making it powerful enough to single-handedly determine the winner of a game. We have also determined that developing an 8-cost card that can match or exceed this card's performance will be difficult in the future. As such, we have decided to designate this card as a Banned Card.
OP07-045 Jinbe
When combined with Leader "OP01-060 Donquixote Doflamingo" or "ST17-005 Marshall.D.Teach", this card allows the player to play multiple Character cards in the early game, creating an advantage beyond what was originally intended. In the early game, even low-cost and low-power cards can be difficult to deal with, which leads to one-sided battles. Furthermore, as a 4-cost card that puts Character cards into play, we have determined that it would be difficult to develop a card with equal or superior performance in the future. As such, we have decided to designate this card as a Banned Card.
OP02-117 Ice Age
Although there are many other cards which share this card's ability to lower costs, this card is the only one that can significantly lower the cost of a Character card for just 1 cost.
This card also synergizes extremely well with other cards with effects that rely on cost, and there is the concern that any future cards which rely on cost will have to be developed with this card in mind, overly constraining future card development. As such, we have decided to designate this card as a Banned Card.
EB01-059 Kingdom Come
Although this card is one of many Event cards with the ability to remove opponent's Character cards with its effect, when used in combination with Leader "OP05-098 Enel", the synergy between this card's removal effect and the Leader's defensive ability proved to be more powerful than anticipated. There is also the concern that having to develop cards with this combination in mind will greatly limit the future development of high-cost Character cards. As such, we have decided to designate this card as a Banned Card.
Cards which have become effective
Banned Card
effective from September 6, 2024.
Restricted Cards
There are currently no cards in this category.
Banned Cards
ST10-001 Trafalgar Law
This card allows players to both remove their opponent's Character cards by placing them at the bottom of their opponent's deck, bypassing their opponent's use of their trash and On K.O. effects, and to play Character cards directly from their hand. This creates a large disparity between the number of Character cards held by the player and their opponent, with limited ways to counter it. This, combined with the expansion of the card pool since the card's release, has made this card more powerful than any other Leader.
Decks using this card as Leader have a higher win rate and usage rate than other decks due to the combination of its removal ability and its ability to play cards directly from the hand, resulting in games ending earlier than anticipated. We have judged that this significantly impairs the enjoyment of fundamental aspects of the ONE PIECE Card Game: the back-and-forth of attack and defense between Characters and the ability to choose from a variety of Leaders.
Even if we were to impose restrictions on other cards in the deck, we have determined that the wide range of Character cards that can be played directly from the hand allows it to complement a deck's strength in too many ways. We are concerned this could lead to players feeling restricted to using certain Leaders or end up taking away from the diversity of DON!! card effects.
As such, we have decided to designate this card as a Banned Card.
OP03-098 Enies Lobby
This card is often played with OP08-079 Rob Lucci and as this card does not include “CP” in its type, which is often considered to be a key part of the deck, there are limited ways for players to add it to their hand. However, if played early in the game, it is possible for players to use it to continuously reduce the cost of their opponent's Characters until the end of the game. This results in the card having a disproportionately large impact on the game despite its unreliability.
In addition to the above, it is also difficult for opponents to counter due to it being a Stage card, and we have determined that its use significantly impairs the enjoyment of fundamental aspects of the ONE PIECE Card Game: the back-and-forth of attack and defense and the strategic interactions involving multiple cards.
As such, we have decided to designate this card as a Banned Card.
Banned Card
effective from June 21, 2024.
Restricted Cards
There are currently no cards in this category.
Banned Cards
OP05-041 Sakazuki
This card's effect allows players to draw cards with little risk, making the ideal game plan centered around this card easily replicable. Its reliability is a strength that sets it apart from other Leaders, especially in tournaments.
In addition, the blue and black color combination affords highly flexible effects, with black serving to lower cost and blue removing Character cards at the bottom of the deck. The result is a deck that is more powerful than expected, leading to one-sided battles that ignore the use of the trash, [On K.O.] effects, and other game mechanics.
This card has a higher win rate and usage rate than other cards due to its powerful removal ability, reliability, and minimal risk, and significantly impairs the enjoyment of fundamental aspects of the ONE PIECE Card Game: the back-and-forth of attack and defense between Characters and the ability to choose from a variety of Leaders. We have therefore decided to designate this card as a Banned Card.
ST06-015 Great Eruption
While many other cards reduce cost in a way similar to this card, this is the only card that can reduce cost without consuming any cards in the player’s hand or imposing any conditions, making it powerful in every stage of the game. We have determined that this card significantly lowers the risk involved in removal for decks containing black cards.
Given the very high usage rate and win rate of decks that include black cards, and the fact that this card has the highest usage rate among cards that reduce cost, we have decided to designate this card as a Banned Card.
OP06-116 Reject
The "deal 1 damage to your opponent" effect of this card greatly improves the ability of decks containing yellow cards, which often feature [Trigger] effects, to deal finishing blows. It thereby makes these decks harder to deal with than expected and significantly boosts their win rate.
In addition, we are concerned that the cost of dealing 1 damage via this effect is low and the ability to easily ignore offensive and defensive play causes more stress for players than expected, so we have decided to designate this card as a Banned Card.
Banned Card
effective from December 8, 2023.
Restricted Cards
There are currently no cards in this category.
Banned Cards
Announcements
Announcement RegardingRemoval of Cards
from Banned and Restricted Lists
(December 1, 2023)