Top 10 One Piece Romance Dawn Hits & Chase Cards (October 2026)
Romance Dawn (OP-01) is where the One Piece TCG started, and four years later its best cards still hold up. Here are the top 10 Romance Dawn chase cards, ranked by current market value as of October 2026. This list only covers the original OP-01 print run, not the Premium Booster reprints.
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10. Yamato - $133.70
Set: One Piece Card Game: Romance Dawn (OP-01)
Card Number: OP01-121
Rarity: Secret Rare (Alt Art)
Yamato spent most of Wano insisting she was Kouzuki Oden, so of course her card lets you treat its name as Oden. I love that detail. The alt art has her holding her club up through splashes of pink and purple, looking ready to go. Double Attack and Banish on a 5 cost made her a real threat in the early days. The price has slipped a little this month.
9. Boa Hancock - $149.92
Set: One Piece Card Game: Romance Dawn (OP-01)
Card Number: OP01-078
Rarity: Super Rare (Alt Art)
Boa Hancock's alt art is about as on-brand as it gets. She's striking a pose with hearts floating everywhere and her snake Salome right behind her. She's also a Blocker that can draw you a card when she attacks or blocks, which is a nice bit of value on a 4 cost. The price is down about ten percent this month, so if she's been on your list, now's a decent time to look.
8. Monkey.D.Luffy - $241.12
Set: One Piece Card Game: Romance Dawn (OP-01)
Card Number: OP01-024
Rarity: Super Rare (Alt Art)
Our first Luffy on the list, but definitely not our last. This one is pure energy. Luffy is grinning through a wall of orange and yellow flames, and the whole card looks like it's about to catch fire. With two DON!! attached he can't be K.O.'d in battle by Strike Characters, and he can hand himself rested DON!! every turn. It's up a good bit over the last three months.
7. Donquixote Doflamingo - $261.17
Set: One Piece Card Game: Romance Dawn (OP-01)
Card Number: OP01-060
Rarity: Leader (Alt Art)
Doflamingo's Leader alt art is basically just that grin and those glasses, with his pink feather coat creeping in from the corner. It fits him. Blue Doffy has stuck around for years, flipping Seven Warlords off the top of your deck, and newer support keeps giving players reasons to pick it back up. The price has climbed about 15 percent over the last three months.
6. Roronoa Zoro - $276.24
Set: One Piece Card Game: Romance Dawn (OP-01)
Card Number: OP01-025
Rarity: Super Rare (Alt Art)
Zoro shows up twice on this list, starting here. The Super Rare alt art is all red, with Zoro mid-slash and the scar across his chest front and center. Rush on a 3 cost 5000 power body made this a regular in the aggressive Red Zoro decks. It's also climbed about a third over the last three months, one of the bigger moves on this list.
5. Nami - $424.69
Set: One Piece Card Game: Romance Dawn (OP-01)
Card Number: OP01-016
Rarity: Rare (Alt Art)
Now we're getting into the real chase cards, and it starts with Nami's very first card in the game. It's technically just a Rare, which makes the price kind of funny. She's winking with her Clima-Tact over her head and a bright blue sky behind her, and she's been a waifu chase since day one. Her On Play still digs five cards deep for another Straw Hat.
4. Trafalgar Law - $442.82
Set: One Piece Card Game: Romance Dawn (OP-01)
Card Number: OP01-002
Rarity: Leader (Alt Art)
Law's Leader alt art is a close-up of him pointing right at you, that spotted hat pulled low. Red/Green Law was one of the defining decks of the early game. You bounce one of your Characters back to your hand and drop a different color 5 cost in its place. It's been steady lately, which is about what you'd expect from a Leader this well known.
3. Roronoa Zoro - $619.64
Set: One Piece Card Game: Romance Dawn (OP-01)
Card Number: OP01-001
Rarity: Leader (Alt Art)
Our second Zoro, and this time it's the Leader. The alt art is Zoro looking back over his shoulder in that green coat, earrings dangling. His effect is about as simple as it gets. Attach one DON!! and all your Characters get +1000 power on your turn. That simplicity is exactly why Red Zoro became one of the go-to aggro decks when the game launched. It's up almost 9 percent over the last three months.
2. Monkey.D.Luffy - $999.52
Set: One Piece Card Game: Romance Dawn (OP-01)
Card Number: OP01-003
Rarity: Leader (Alt Art)
Luffy's Leader alt art is the priciest Leader on this list. The alt art is classic Luffy, grinning with his fist up and the scar under his eye, drawn right out of the manga. Fun fact, four years later OP-17 gave him a Super Alt Art Leader that sells for even more. This one has crept up a bit this month.
1. Shanks - $3,998.74
Set: One Piece Card Game: Romance Dawn (OP-01)
Card Number: OP01-120
Rarity: Secret Rare (Manga Alt Art)
The original Manga Shanks is the undisputed top pull of Romance Dawn, and honestly one of the most important cards in the whole game. It was the very first Manga Rare. Shanks is grinning in his black cloak over panels straight from the manga, and every manga card since, including the OP-17 Shanks, traces back to this one. There's a Premium Booster reprint too, but this is the Romance Dawn original. The price has barely moved in three months.
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Final Thoughts
Romance Dawn came by its name honestly. It's named after the very first chapter of One Piece, and it kicked off the card game the same way. Four years later, the Leaders people learned the game with are some of the priciest alt arts around, and Manga Shanks is still the card everyone measures against. If you're chasing original prints, check the set stamp on anything that got a Premium Booster reprint.
FAQ
What is the most expensive card in One Piece Romance Dawn?
It's the original Manga Shanks (OP01-120), the first Manga Rare the game ever printed. Behind it are the Luffy, Zoro, and Law Leader alt arts, all from the original OP-01 print run, not the Premium Booster reprints.
When did One Piece Romance Dawn come out?
Romance Dawn came out in Japan in July 2022 and in English on December 2, 2022. It was the very first booster set for the One Piece Card Game, and it introduced eight Leaders, including Luffy, Zoro, and Law.
What is the difference between Romance Dawn and Premium Booster cards?
Premium Booster -The Best- reprinted some Romance Dawn favorites, like Manga Shanks, with the same card numbers and art. The difference is the set stamp on the card, so check it if you're paying for an original OP-01 print.
Is the Romance Dawn Manga Shanks worth it?
If you want the card that started the whole Manga Rare craze, it's hard to beat. The original has sat at the top of Romance Dawn for a long time, but it's a big purchase, so stick to graded copies or a trusted seller.
How many cards are in One Piece Romance Dawn?
Romance Dawn has 121 cards: 8 Leaders, 45 Commons, 30 Uncommons, 26 Rares, 10 Super Rares, and 2 Secret Rares (Shanks and Yamato). Many of them also have parallel alt art versions, which is where the chase cards live.
