One Piece OP-17 Top 5 Cards: TCGplayer & Buy&Ship HK Guide

🏴‍☠️ One Piece OP-17 The World’s Strongest Warriors: Must-Have Card Ranking + TCGplayer Singles Forwarding Guide to Hong Kong

📌 TL;DR｜Key Takeaways
・Release info: The ONE PIECE Card Game 4th Anniversary set, The World’s Strongest Warriors (OP-17), launches 28 August 2026 with 117 new cards centred on the Elbaph arc, the Rocks Pirates, and the original Four Emperors.
・Top 5 must-haves (competitive + collector value): Shanks, Rocks.D.Xebec, Loki, Kaido, and Edward.Newgate — each has multiple rarity versions, with Alternate Art prints typically running 5–10× the base version’s price.
・Singles beat sealed boxes for value: forwarding is billed by weight, and a single card is high-value with next-to-no weight — buying the exact card you want is more practical than blind-pulling a box, and you can pick your own Condition grade.
・How to buy in Hong Kong: there’s no official retail channel here, so ordering on TCGplayer and forwarding through Buy&Ship’s US warehouse is the most cost-effective way to secure stock; new members who sign up during the promo period also get an HK$20 shipping discount voucher.

The ONE PIECE Card Game’s 4th Anniversary flagship set, The World’s Strongest Warriors (OP-17), is about to launch. This set carries real weight — the Elbaph arc, the Rocks Pirates, and the original Four Emperors all come together in one release, which the publisher calls one of the most anticipated ONE PIECE sets in recent years. For collectors, that mix of milestone status and thematic completeness is more compelling than simply chasing the strongest meta card.

Hong Kong has no official retail channel for the ONE PIECE Card Game, local card shops carry limited stock, and hot singles get marked up fast. The safest, most cost-effective way in is to hunt directly on TCGplayer, the largest TCG marketplace in the US, then forward your haul home. This guide breaks down OP-17’s rarity tiers, ranks the must-have cards, and answers the key question — should you buy singles, or gamble on a sealed box?

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Contents
→ Buy&Ship x TCGplayer Exclusive Offer
→ What Is TCGplayer?
→ Must-Know TCGplayer Features for Collectors
→ OP-17 Set Overview: Positioning and Key Facts
→ OP-17 New Leaders and the Four Emperors Card Types
→ OP-17 Top 5 Must-Haves: Competitive Demand and Collector Value
→ Singles or a Sealed Box? Why We Recommend Buying the Card You Want
→ How to Shop on TCGplayer

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What Is TCGplayer?

TCGplayer is a US-based online marketplace for trading card games (TCGs), known for its ease of use, huge inventory, and fair, transparent pricing. eBay acquired TCGplayer in 2022, adding further backing for the platform’s transaction security and reliability.

TCGplayer gives buyers and sellers a convenient marketplace. Buyers can browse vast inventory from thousands of card shops worldwide, and check live price charts and historical sales data before buying. That matters a lot for ONE PIECE Card Game players — a new set like OP-17 swings wildly in price right after launch, so seeing real-time market prices and past sales means you’re not just guessing.

Must-Know TCGplayer Features for Collectors

TCGplayer Direct

TCGplayer’s official card authentication and fulfilment programme. Through partnerships with stores across the US, cards you buy — Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering, or ONE PIECE — get professionally graded and authenticated by the TCGplayer verification centre. Look for this badge when buying OP-17’s high-rarity, high-value singles like Manga Rare or SP cards, to confirm both Condition and authenticity.

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OP-17 Set Overview: Positioning and Key Facts

OP-17’s official name is BOOSTER PACK -THE WORLD’S STRONGEST WARRIORS- [OP-17], the ONE PIECE Card Game’s flagship 4th Anniversary set, launching 28 August 2026. It’s built around the Elbaph arc and the original Four Emperors, and includes Rocks Pirates members — a strongly thematic set for collectors who love the old-generation Four Emperors.

The set has 117 new cards (OP17-001 to OP17-117), broken down as follows:

Card type	Count
Leader	6
Common	45
Uncommon	30
Rare	26
Super Rare	10
Secret Rare	2

The two most expensive base-rarity cards are the set’s two Secret Rares — Loki and Rocks.D.Xebec — while some Super Rares carry value purely on competitive strength, like Shanks. This guide breaks down the rarity tiers, ranks the must-haves, and answers the practical question: if you’re buying to collect, should you go for singles or gamble on a sealed box? If you want US market pricing, order on TCGplayer and forward safely to Hong Kong via Buy&Ship’s US warehouse.

Two Different “Four Emperors” Lineups — Don’t Mix Them Up When Searching

The set has two entirely different “Four Emperors” card groups with different members — easy to buy the wrong one when searching on TCGplayer:

• Manga Rare (Super Alt Art) — the original Four Emperors: Whitebeard (Edward.Newgate, OP17-005), Shanks (OP17-022), Kaido (OP17-062), and Big Mom (Charlotte Linlin, OP17-112) — four 10-cost character cards using original manga artwork. Each is a rarity variant of its card number, not a separate new card.

• Four Emperors SP — the current Four Emperors: Luffy, Blackbeard (Teach), Shanks, and Buggy — four reprints of earlier character cards, given this set’s unified new art style.

Shanks is the only character who appears in both lineups. Add his own 10-cost character card (OP17-022, also one of the set’s most sought-after competitive cards) and the green Shanks Leader, and he occupies several high-value slots across the set — which is why he’s widely seen as the safest bet for popularity in this release.

📖 New to the game terms? Here’s a quick primer A few battle terms come up below — worth knowing even if you’re only collecting: ・Leader: one fixed card per deck, already in play at the start of the game — no need to draw it. It sets the deck’s colour and basic strategy. ・DON!!: the deck’s resource token, gained at the start of each turn and used to play characters or trigger effects; booster packs also include special collector “DON!! cards.” ・Cost: how much DON!! it takes to play a card. A higher number means a stronger card, but you need to bank enough DON!! first. ・Rested: a card lying sideways means it’s been used, or is temporarily unable to act. ・Blocker: can step in when the opponent attacks, protecting the Leader or another character. ・Counter: a card played instantly from hand to boost your power and block an attack.

OP-17 New Leaders and the Four Emperors Card Types

OP-17 officially confirms 6 new Leaders, each with a close-up alt-art version. Three are named in the material available so far:

• Rocks.D.Xebec (Blue, Rocks Pirates) — officially expected to be the set’s strongest new Leader, and its alt-art is the most sought-after.

• Monkey.D.Luffy (Black, Elbaph Giant Pirates) — second-highest alt-art demand, purely on popularity.

• Shanks (Green) — third-highest alt-art demand on popularity; his 10-cost character card OP17-022 is also one of the set’s most popular competitive cards.

⚠️ Data limitation: the identities and full text for the remaining 3 Leaders aren’t detailed in the two official TCGplayer articles this guide draws on. Watch for further official announcements, or search TCGplayer’s full OP-17 card list directly.

Competitive-strength notes are early observations and may shift as full tournament results and the meta develop — for reference only.

OP-17 Top 5 Must-Haves: Competitive Demand and Collector Value

This Top 5 is taken directly from the top five in TCGplayer’s article The 10 Cards Everybody Wants from The World’s Strongest Warriors (OP-17). Every card here carries both competitive demand and collector value — which is also why each has multiple rarity versions (Alternate Art, Super Alternate Art, Manga) with wildly different market prices. Reference prices below were captured on the day that article was published; they’re a directional guide only — always re-check live pricing on TCGplayer before you order.

1. Shanks (OP17-022)

Version	Market price (US$)	HK$ reference price
Base	US$10.20	HK$80
Alternate Art	US$86.57	HK$675
Manga (one of the original Four Emperors Manga Rares)	US$2,399.99	HK$18,807

The set’s most popular card, and the one competitive players want most. When this large green character enters play, it rests all of the opponent’s characters — buying you a window to attack, whether that means clearing the board or just pushing through. Its base 12000 power is already solid, and it refunds 2 DON!! on top. Red decks have run the similarly-worded 10-cost Gol.D.Roger as a near-auto-include for the past two years; Shanks brings the same trick to green, a colour that tends to hit full DON!! more often, and it’s useful whether you’re ahead or behind. In the latest character popularity poll, Shanks even outranked Chopper. Why it’s in demand: extremely broad competitive utility｜a defining card for green decks｜rock-solid character popularity

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2. Rocks.D.Xebec (OP17-118, Secret Rare)

Version	Market price (US$)	HK$ reference price
Base (Secret Rare)	US$43.74	HK$341
Alternate Art	US$102.99	HK$807
Super Alternate Art (Pirate Crew Super Alt Art)	US$8,000	HK$62,691

One of the set’s two Secret Rares (its top rarity), this card only appears in Rocks Pirates decks — usually led by the blue Rocks Leader — but it’s the win condition you need all 4 copies of in that deck: it’s one of the few Rocks Pirates cards you can discard directly as a Counter, and it lets you follow up with a character costing up to 9. This is also the “King of the World” Rocks’s debut in physical card form, which makes it a significant collector piece — its top-tier version is the set-exclusive Pirate Crew Super Alternate Art, depicting the whole crew in black-and-white manga artwork. Why it’s in demand: the deck’s win condition｜the character’s card-game debut｜Secret Rare rarity

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3. Loki (OP17-119, Secret Rare)

Version	Market price (US$)	HK$ reference price
Base (Secret Rare)	US$39.01	HK$304
Alternate Art	US$122.69	HK$957

The set’s other Secret Rare, a black-colour giant character. It’s already a strong board-clearer and attacker on its own, able to knock out multiple small Blockers or lower-power characters on entry. Its DON!! cost is steep, but it’s the key that unlocks the whole “Elbaph” deck package, and with 11000 power even on the opponent’s turn, it’s nearly impossible to kill — anyone running this deck needs all 4 copies immediately. In the latest character popularity poll, Loki even outranked some Straw Hat crew members, and this is his card-game debut — collector appeal and competitive value in one card. Why it’s in demand: core piece of the Elbaph package｜the character’s card-game debut｜strong popularity

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4. Kaido (OP17-062)

Version	Market price (US$)	HK$ reference price
Base	US$5.35	HK$42
Alternate Art	US$79.62	HK$621
Super Alternate Art	US$549.98	HK$4,290
Manga (one of the original Four Emperors Manga Rares)	US$2,300	HK$18,023

OP-17’s two top decks — blue Rocks and green Mihawk — both have to face this purple Kaido head-on: the inaugural iKailaCup tournament already proved it can hit the board by turn four. While it’s in play, purple decks’ usual trade-off — playing cards for less DON!! — becomes a straight advantage, letting you recover DON!! faster and land more heavy hitters (like the set’s other 10-cost Kaido, or the new 10-cost Charlotte Linlin). It’s not the hardest-hitting card, but it buys the deck enough time to catch up on tempo — as long as purple decks keep selling themselves on saving DON!!, this Kaido holds a long-term spot. Why it’s in demand: a bridge card for the deck｜strength proven in tournament play｜purple’s core mechanic

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5. Edward.Newgate (OP17-005)

Version	Market price (US$)	HK$ reference price
Base	US$7.13	HK$56
Alternate Art (Treasure Rare, all-new artwork, not a reprint)	US$59.65	HK$465
Manga (one of the original Four Emperors Manga Rares)	US$2,299.99	HK$18,023

Over the past year, Bandai has leaned into character cards that buff the Leader’s power, and this new large Whitebeard character pushes that idea to the extreme — on entry, it gives your Leader an extra 8000 power for the full turn cycle. It’s clearly built as the centrepiece for OP-17’s Whitebeard Leader, but paired with OP-16’s Ace Leader it gets even more absurd, stacking up to 10000 power with two attacks. The catch: you usually need full DON!! to play it (there’s a way to play it early, but the requirements are steep), and it only works with a single-colour Leader, so it may not see as much play as the similarly-effective Zoro. Still, for the Leaders it does pair with, it’s a huge boost. Why it’s in demand: Leader-buff effect｜the Whitebeard deck’s signature boss card｜combos with the Ace Leader

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Other Collector Highlights

• Pirate Crew Super Alternate Art (Luffy): besides Rocks.D.Xebec, the set’s top-tier Pirate Crew Super Alternate Art also comes in a Luffy version — the same black-and-white manga artwork of the full crew, with a gold-foil border. It’s a collector focal point, though it doesn’t currently appear on the competitive Top 10 list.

• Original Four Emperors Manga Rare set: the Manga versions of the four 10-cost cards — Whitebeard (OP17-005), Shanks (OP17-022), Kaido (OP17-062), and Big Mom (OP17-112) — can be collected as a matching set, which is hugely appealing to collectors who love the old-generation Four Emperors.

• Top 3 alt-art Leaders: Rocks.D.Xebec, Luffy, and Shanks each get a close-up alt-art Leader version — another collecting angle beyond the Top 5 singles.

• Two SP cycles: the Supreme Conqueror’s Haki SP cycle (6 cards, Zoro the most popular) and the Four Emperors SP cycle (4 cards, Luffy the priciest) — both reprints of older cards in this set’s unified new art style.

• Pandaman gag alt-art (6 cards, one per colour): a joke version with the character’s head swapped for Pandaman — a classic ONE PIECE easter egg. Kingdew and Kyo are in the highest demand, since both are expected to see competitive play in Ace and Rocks decks.

• Special DON!! cards (4): three keep the gold border, and one has an electric-blue border as a tribute to Rocks.D.Xebec. Rocks deck players chasing a matching set of 10 DON!! cards for visual consistency are driving especially strong demand for the blue-border one.

• Manga-style Event card: the green Shanks deck’s search card, “Are You That Afraid of the New Era?!!”, also gets the Manga Rare art treatment — even if that deck isn’t the strongest in the current meta, Shanks fans will still buy in for this card.

💡 TCGplayer is a third-party seller marketplace — prices are set by individual sellers, not the publisher. Demand is concentrated right after a new set launches, so sealed boxes and hot singles run high, typically easing off within a few weeks as supply catches up. Your actual cost depends on the seller’s price at the time you order.

⚠️ Card market prices fluctuate constantly — check the US dollar price shown on TCGplayer and the live exchange rate at the time you order. Competitive-strength notes are early observations too, and may change as full tournament results and the meta develop, so decide based on your own collecting preferences and budget.

Singles or a Sealed Box? Why We Recommend Buying the Card You Want

If your goal is landing the standout cards above, buying singles is usually more reliable than gambling on a sealed box. That’s not to say box-breaking is wrong — the two just suit different goals. Here’s a direct comparison:

Here are three concrete reasons singles are the better value play for collectors:

• Forwarding is billed by weight, and cards are close to the ideal parcel. High value, next to no weight, so the same shipping fee brings home far more value than a sealed box would. Cards are also small enough to combine easily with other parcels into one shipment and split the cost. Check the Buy&Ship rate page for the actual fee on the day you order.

• OP-17 has just launched, and the meta is still forming. Judging by a character’s status and rarity is a safer collecting bet than purely gambling on which card becomes a meta staple.

• Buying by name lets you choose the Condition grade. TCGplayer singles are graded (Near Mint, Lightly Played, and so on), so for a collection you can specify a higher grade directly, rather than leaving it to box-opening luck. Pairing this with Cart Optimizer to consolidate sellers also cuts down the number of separate shipments.

💡 So when is a sealed box worth it? When you want the thrill of opening packs, or need a big batch of commons to build several different Leader decks at once. Singles can’t deliver either of those, so a box makes sense there. If you’re just after a handful of specific standout cards, the singles market is the more practical route.

 

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