One Piece Card Game
All 36 English starter decks, from ST-01 Straw Hat Crew to ST-36 YELLOW Eustass"Captain"Kid: how strong each one is out of the box, how hard it is to play, whether it is still legal in Standard, and what to add first.
A starter deck is a Leader and 50 cards built to work together, and every one of them is a fair way to start. If you already have a favorite character, pick their deck; that matters more than a point of strength. If you don't, the ratings sort them like this.
Every card in these decks can be played in Standard today.
The Leader is legal, but some cards in the box carry a block 1 icon. Replace those before a Standard event; each guide names them.
The Leader can't be played in Standard any more, because it carries a block 1 icon or is banned. These decks still work for casual games and in Extra Regulation, and each guide says where the character went next.
Each deck gets three ratings from 1 to 5. They are TurnZero HQ's own read of the cards: what the Leader's effect does, how many counters the deck has, how its costs line up, and how many of its cards are still legal. TurnZero HQ has no One Piece tournament data, so none of these is a win rate, and each guide gives the reason behind every number.
Since April 1, 2026, Standard is set by the block icon printed in the bottom right corner of each card. Block 1 (most cards from OP-01 to OP-05, ST-01 to ST-09 and the earliest promos) left Standard on that date, and Bandai plans to retire the oldest block each April. A few block 1 cards stay legal because Bandai reprinted them or moved them to a later block, and each guide's card list marks every card in the box.
Rotation follows the card number's block on Bandai's official card list, read October 11, 2026, and its banned list effective October 12, 2026. Rotated cards are still legal in Extra Regulation, Bandai's second format, unless they are banned.
No single one. Most starter decks that are legal in Standard rate 3 out of 5 as sold on our scale, so pick the Leader you like. For a first deck, the easiest to learn are ST-31, ST-28, ST-23, ST-21, ST-14. These are TurnZero HQ's read of the cards, not tournament results.
36 in English so far, ST-01 to ST-36. That count includes the two Ultra Decks (ST-10 The Three Captains and ST-13 The Three Brothers) and the Starter Deck EX products, which are numbered in the same ST series.
Not in Standard if their cards carry a block 1 icon. Block 1 left Standard on April 1, 2026, which takes out ST-01 to ST-09 and the older booster cards reprinted in some later decks. Every card is still legal in Extra Regulation unless it is banned.
Upgrade one if you like its Leader. A starter deck gives you the Leader and a working core, so ten or fifteen well-chosen cards from boosters or singles usually do more than a new deck would for the same money. Each guide lists the cards to add and the cards to cut first.
All three are ready-to-play 51-card decks: a Leader and 50 cards. Ultra Decks (ST-10 and ST-13) have more than one Leader and all-holographic cards; Starter Deck EX products (ST-21 and ST-30) cost more and come with a bonus pack.
Put your deck in TurnZero HQ's deck builder, which checks the Leader, the 50 cards, the four-copy limit and colors, then scan in the cards you own and track every game you play with it. Free to start.
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