The One Piece hype is alive and well. Not only has the series existed for well over 20 years now, but it’s also managed to spawn a fairly popular and influential trading card game too. Fans poured in and leaped at the chance to collect cards featuring some of their favorite characters from the series.
From characters like Roronoa Zoro to non-canon movie antagonists like Douglas Bullet, the card game features tons of individuals from the franchise in spectacular fashion. It’s no wonder why the TCG gained so much traction over the years and boasts some rather high-value cards. Here are the most valuable cards in its third set, Pillars of Strength.
Updated on 12 July, 2023 by Sultan-Uz-Zaman Makhdoom: Now that the One Piece Pillar Of Strength set is out, you can use data online to gauge OP-03 best cards. Some of them aren't worth much, but others gain quite a lot of traction online, and that hype translates into some value for each piece. From characters like Charlotte Cracker to Marco The Phoenix, the set introduces all sorts of individuals from the One Piece world. Some old characters even got new alternate art that makes them far more valuable than their previous counterparts. The TCG's a great way to refamiliarize yourself with the world of One Piece itself and see how the Pillars of Strength stand.
This list aggregates prices from TCGPlayer.
10 Charlotte Perospero (Parallel) Alternate Art - $49
Charlotte Persopero is Big Mom's eldest son and one of the key figures to get featured during the Wano arc; hence his popularity speaks for itself. The card's fairly decent, with a trigger ability that lets you play it and choose to discard a card from your hand.
Not only that but if you're running a deck littered with cards from the Big Mom Pirates group, it actually comes in handy to summon other heavy hitters to build up a solid attack during competitive play.
9 Marco (Parallel) Alternate Art - $58
As far as character cards go, Marco the Pheonix’s card is quite possibly the most viable card in the entire set. Despite the moderately high cost to play it, you get your effort rewarded with the effects this piece carries.
You’ll significantly nerf your opponent’s defense while playing this card. Even after you end up losing this card, you can revive it from the trash and use it on your next turn once it’s rested. With so much going for it, this card might just get banned, as some do in other TCGS.
8 Monkey D. Luffy (Wanted) Alternate Art - $70
The main character, perhaps most responsible for giving the Worst Generation most of its infamy, Monkey D. Luffy is one of the most important characters in the story. He’s also one of the most recognizable characters in all of anime, so it’s no wonder any cool card featuring him would inflate in value.
This Character card lets you dish out some quick pain the second you play it, even though it may take you a while to gather the Don! cards required to play it. The Rush effect combined with the damage output makes it immensely viable to keep in your deck.
7 Katakuri Charlotte (Parallel) Alternate Art - $75
With an exceptionally high cost and impressive damage stats, this character card features a still of the sweet commander during his iconic bout against Straw Hat Luffy in Charlotte Brulee’s mirror dimension.
His performance during that fight was nothing short of impressive, and his ability to mimic and amplify Luffy’s gattling attack made him neigh unstoppable. That's why it makes sense that his card is so strong. However, the effect this card carries serves to annoy and slow down you or your opponent’s initiative, if anything.
6 Pudding Charlotte (Parallel) Alternate Art - $76
Despite not being able to marry and assassinate Sanji Vinsmoke, Pudding had her fair share of responsibilities and roles she upheld during the Whole Cake Island arc. Since she’s somewhat relevant to the story yet again, and her Character card’s effect makes her kind of viable in-game too, she's currently popular enough to warrant her card’s value.
After all, conjuring up a Sanji Character card or someone from the Big Mom Pirates sounds like you’d be able to build up a solid attack. The card’s cost is super low too, so playing it barely slows you down.
5 Rob Lucci (Parallel) Alternate Art - $90
CP-0 member Rob Lucci was once one of Straw Hat Luffy’s biggest adversaries. Thus, his popularity speaks for itself. The suave character design and interesting Zoan powers certainly turned a few heads during the Water Seven and Enies Lobby arc.
Although this Black Leader card is nothing special in terms of how valuable it’d be to keep in your deck, it’s still an arguably aesthetic card that highlights one of One Piece’s best villains.
4 Portgas D. Ace (Parallel) Alternate Art - $107
Owing to his popularity prior to this set, Portgas D. Ace gets another high-value card in Pillars Of Strength that truly reflects his longevity and likability as a character. This beautiful alternate art card isn’t just good for its aesthetic; it's also rather useful in-game.
As a Leader card, the Power and Life stats are fairly balanced coupled with the effect it carries. If you’re looking to unleash a devastating attack, Firefist demands an adequate sacrifice of your Event or Stage cards in exchange for a +1,000 damage buff per card.
3 Nami (Parallel) Alternate Art - $135
The Straw Hat’s navigator got herself one of the most broken effects in the game with her Leader card. Instead of losing the game once you run out of cards for your deck, with this card you get to win, much to the chagrin of your opponents.
Not only that, every attack lets you get rid of any annoying or useless cards you spot occupying space at the top of your deck. That opens up chances for you to draw something better in order to dish out some punishment. It's one of those cards that feel unfair to play with against your opponents, like some famous Yu Gi Oh! cards.
2 Katakuri Charlotte (Parallel) Alternate Art - $169
The second son of the Charlotte family is not only one of the most popular characters in One Piece but is also a formidable foe for Luffy during the Whole Cake Island Arc. With his Mochi Mochi fruit, he went toe-to-toe with the future pirate king and still managed to almost fight to a draw despite being a Yonkou commander.
This leader card’s effects aren’t anything special since all it lets you do is partake in Life card rearranging shenanigans with it, but at least you get a 1,000 damage buff from that interaction.
1 Sogeking (Super Parallel) Manga Background Alternate Art - $468
God Usopp or Sogeking made a name for himself when he pulled through in Dressrosa, and fans of the series have been riding that hype train ever since. Finally, we have a card that truly represents his power and capabilities in-game.
This character card has a high cost but high damage as well. The card’s effect lets you draw a couple of cards to replace the ones in your hands and returns one of your enemy's characters back to your opponent’s hands. This is a total game-changer if you’re up against a formidable ensemble.