Bandai has confirmed the next chapter in the One Piece Card Game's starter-deck line, and it is a full Alabasta showdown. Two new decks arrive December 18, 2026, each priced at an MSRP of $16.99, and they are built to face each other across the table.
ST-37 "The Desert Princess and the Pirates" is a Red/Blue deck that wants to swarm you with attacks. It rallies the Straw Hat Crew and the Kingdom of Alabasta to stand and battle alongside Luffy. If you like putting pressure on from turn one and trading blows every turn, this is the one for you.
ST-38 "Baroque Works" takes the other side of the story. This Blue/Black deck plays the syndicate that pulls Alabasta's strings. It cycles through your hand and knocks out your opponent's characters, so it rewards patience, setup, and control. Fans of the criminal-underworld angle have a must-have here.
Both boxes follow the same slice of game content: a ready-to-play 51-card constructed deck, 10 DON!! cards, a 3-card bonus pack, and a playsheet. The rarity line shapes up as 1 Leader, 2 Super Rare, and 14 Common per deck, so each one is a solid base you can start building from right away.
Because these two decks tell both sides of the Alabasta arc, they work as a natural head-to-head battle. You get the Straw Hats and the Arabasta Kingdom taking on Luffy versus Mr. 0 and the Baroque Works conspiracy, all in one purchase. Grab both and you have a two-player Alabasta story battle ready out of the box.
Want to see them in action? Bandai is running the official ST-37 & ST-38 Release Event, a starter-deck-only store tournament, from December 18, 2026 through January 10, 2027. It uses the decks straight out of the box, so it is a beginner-friendly way to celebrate the launch.
One thing to keep in mind for rule changes: cards in the decks become tournament legal 7 days after regional release, so check with your local store if you are planning to run them in a tournament right at launch.
These also mark a small price step. At $16.99 they land above the standard $11.99 starter decks Bandai shipped in July 2026, likely reflecting the two-color card base and the extra bonus pack. Just note that actual card lists and leader names have not been revealed publicly yet, so treat the deck breakdown above as the outlines Bandai has shared.
If you are a fan of the wider Bandai TCG family, our sister site over at digimon.fdhcl.com covers the Digital Card Game and makes a nice companion read.
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