One Piece is a game before it's a collection
Beyond investment and collector boxes, One Piece Card Game is first a competitive game. You compete, you climb, you win.
And the rewards aren't trophies, they're cards. Cards no booster contains and no shop sells: you take them home from a tournament table.
Cards you have to earn
That's what sets a Tournament Card apart. Tiny print run, players-only distribution, often numbered: its value doesn't come from premium packaging, but from a result. Behind every copy is a win.
- Never in stores no retail reprint, official circuit only.
- Limited print a few hundred copies per card, sometimes serialized.
- Exclusive art an alt-art reserved for the event, never reprinted in boosters.
A year of tournaments
Bandai's official circuit follows a steady rhythm. Each level has its cadence, its reward and its crowd, from the neighborhood tournament to the world final.
In waves
Flagship Battles return in seasonal waves through the year, not every month. Open to all, no qualification: a Winner card and a Top 8 card up for grabs.
Every season
The Championship opens in seasons (S1, S2). Regionals qualify the best, solo (1on1) or as a team (3on3).
Every year
Qualifiers move up to Regional Finals, then the Asia Final. The summit: the World Final, in Japan.
The levels, from local to global
The higher you go, the narrower the access and the scarcer the card. Here's the full ladder.
- Global · summit
05World Final
In Japan. The best players from every region meet to crown the world champion. The rarest trophy, and card, on the circuit.
Stake World champion title - Continental · elite
04Asia Final
The Asia-wide final, reserved for Regional Finals winners. The Top 3 earn an invitation to the World Championship.
Stake Top 3 → World Final - Championship · invite-only
03Regional Finals
Reserved for players invited in the preliminaries. Winners lock in their spot for the Asia Final.
Stake Asia Final qualification - Championship · qualifier
02Regionals
The Championship's regional qualifiers, solo (1on1) or in teams of three (3on3). You first clear shop-level preliminaries (Store Finals) before reaching the regional stage.
Stake Ticket to the Regional Finals - Shop · monthly
01Flagship Battle
The tournament that returns in waves through the year, in-store, open to all with no qualification. This is where most Tournament Cards are won: a Winner (often serialized) and a Top 8.
Stake Winner card + Top 8 card
Off the main circuit
Two formats round out the calendar: the BANDAI Card Games Fest big travelling conventions across Asia (Kuala Lumpur included) that hand out a direct ticket to the Asia Final, and the Grand Asia Open, a continent-wide open tournament for everyone.
The Flagship cards in detail
We've catalogued every Flagship Battle season, its Winner and Top 8 cards, series by series.