OP01 Romance Dawn Set Guide: The Cards That Started It All

Romance Dawn (OP01) — set context: the foundational One Piece TCG set. Released July 2022 (Japanese) and December 2022 (English). It established the eight core Leaders, the five-color attribute system, and the original chase list collectors still hunt today. Card prices skew toward Manga Rare alt-arts on iconic characters; Mihawk MR is the perennial top print at $899.

OP01 is the deepest secondary market in English One Piece TCG. Four years after the English release, OP01 still produces some of the most-traded singles in the game, and it’s where almost every long-term collector eventually gravitates because the set has the cleanest “iconic art + iconic character + meaningful gameplay” overlap of any release Bandai has shipped.

This is the actual set guide — every Leader, every Manga Rare, every alt-art that’s still on the chase list, with current TCGPlayer USD prices pulled live from the Haki database. I’ll explain why each tier exists, which cards I’d buy at the current price, and which I’d skip.

The eight original Leaders

Romance Dawn shipped with eight Leader cards, one for every primary deck archetype the game launched with:

Leader	Code	Colors	AA-rarity price
Roronoa Zoro	OP01-001-v1	Red	$504.78
Trafalgar Law	OP01-002-v1	Red / Green	$396.37
Monkey D. Luffy	OP01-003-v1	Red / Green	$795.50
Kouzuki Oden	OP01-031-v1	Green	$121.92
Donquixote Doflamingo	OP01-060-v1	Blue	$295.07
Kaido	OP01-061-v1	Blue / Purple	$152.16
Crocodile	OP01-062-v1	Blue / Purple	$147.40
King	OP01-091-v1	Purple	$145.52

The base-rarity (L) versions of every Leader trade between $0.24 and $3.00 — those are the play copies new deckbuilders should buy. The AA-rarity (-v1) prints in the table above are the chase versions, and three of them have permanent collector demand: Luffy, Zoro, and Doflamingo. The other five are still desirable but trade in the $120–$300 range and don’t move much month-to-month.

The Manga Rare cluster

OP01 introduced the Manga Rare slot — roughly 1-per-case pull rates for the chase characters. The four Manga Rares from OP01 are still among the most expensive cards in the entire game:

Dracule Mihawk (OP01-070-v2) — $899.00. The single most expensive OP01 card. Mihawk is a perennial collector favorite and the OP01 Manga Rare is the cleanest print of him in the game. I wrote a full Mihawk price ladder covering every print; the OP01 MR sits at the top by ~$300+ over every other Mihawk.

Yamato (OP01-121-v3) — $823.16. Yamato has had multiple printings since OP01, and the OP01 alt-art is the original. The price holds because Yamato’s character demand stays high across every set she appears in.

Boa Hancock (OP01-078-v2) — $793.72. The original Boa MR — Heroines-edition collectors anchor on this card. The OP14 Hancock prints trade in the $160–$190 range; the OP01 MR is in a different tier.

Nami (OP01-016-v4) — $567.60. The OP01 Nami MR. Note: there’s also a -v1 variant of the same card at $457 — same artwork, slightly different foil, $100 cheaper. If you specifically want a Nami MR, the -v1 is the more sensible buy.

What’s still worth buying at OP01 prices today

Four years after release, OP01 prices have settled into clear bands. Here’s where I’d put real money in May 2026:

Tier 1 — chase ($500+): Mihawk MR, Yamato MR, Luffy Leader. These are the three cards that consistently appreciate. If you’re treating One Piece TCG as a long-hold collection project, these are the foundation.

Tier 2 — solid display ($200–$500): Hancock MR, Nami MR (-v1 not -v4), Zoro Leader, Doflamingo Leader. Lower price entry, still iconic. The Doflamingo Leader specifically has appreciated 20%+ over the last 12 months.

Tier 3 — value entry ($100–$200): Kaido Leader, Crocodile Leader, King Leader, Oden Leader. All four are AA-rarity Leader prints in their original artwork. None will appreciate dramatically, but they’re cleaner display pieces than the L-rarity playable copies.

Tier 4 — play copies (under $5): the L-rarity Leaders and the regular Character cards. Buy in bulk; don’t overpay.

Specific cards I’d skip

Two prints that look attractive at first but aren’t worth it:

• OP01-001-v2 Zoro Leader at $100.58 is a -v2 variant of the original Zoro Leader. Visually nearly identical to the -v1 original at $504, but with a less-desirable foil treatment. The price gap between -v1 and -v2 should be larger; I’d expect -v2 to settle around $50–60. Wait.
• OP01-039-v2 Killer at $499.99 is a Common-rarity Killer with a special art treatment that’s overpriced for the tier. Real demand is closer to $200–250.

The deck-building angle

OP01 is still the cheapest entry point for a competitive Red deck. A starter Luffy or Zoro Red deck built around OP01 staples can be assembled for under $30 with bulk Character cards and a base-rarity Leader. That accessibility is part of why OP01 has outsold every subsequent set in English-language sealed product.

If you’re building a Romance Dawn-era competitive deck right now, the Haki app’s collection feature lets you scan and track every card you own toward the deck checklist. The full set page is at /sets/op01-romance-dawn — every card with current pricing, sortable by color/rarity/cost.

How OP01 compares to OP09

The other deep secondary market in 2026 is Emperors of the New World (OP09). OP09 has produced five of the top 10 most expensive cards in the game right now — more chase-tier cards than OP01. But OP01 has more total breadth: 90+ cards trade above $20, vs. OP09’s ~60. If you collect by depth (lots of cards, modest tier), OP01 is still the strongest cluster. If you collect by chase (a few high-end pieces), OP09 has more $900+ targets.

FAQ

When does OP01 typically reprint?

The Premium Booster reprint of OP01 shipped in 2024, which absorbed most of the supply pressure on Tier 4 (play copies). The Manga Rares and AA-rarity Leaders have not been reprinted in their original treatments — Bandai’s pattern is to issue alt-art versions in newer sets rather than identical reprints. I would not buy OP01 chase cards expecting a reprint to crater the price.

Is OP01 still legal in competitive play?

Yes. As of May 2026, every OP01 Leader is tournament-legal in standard format. The L-rarity versions are competitively viable; the AA-rarity versions are sleeve-and-display copies that play identically to the base-rarity Leader.

What’s the difference between OP01-001, OP01-001-v1, and OP01-001-v2?

OP01-001 (no suffix) is the base-rarity (L) Zoro Leader — common in booster packs, $2.61. OP01-001-v1 is the AA-rarity (alt-art) version — chase pull, $504. OP01-001-v2 is a later parallel printing of the AA — same artwork as -v1, different foil treatment, $100. All three play identically; the price gaps are entirely about rarity and collector demand.

Should I crack OP01 sealed product or buy singles?

Singles. OP01 sealed boxes trade above MSRP and have a flat expected value when you account for chase pull rates. Cracking is fun but not financially efficient. If you want the experience of pulling a Manga Rare, buy one box for the experience and singles for everything else.

Which OP01 cards are the most counterfeited?

The OP01 Manga Rares — Mihawk, Luffy, and Zoro — are the most-faked One Piece cards in my scanner data. For any OP01 chase card above $300, run the foil-pattern and rarity-stamp checks before paying. The iOS scanner catches print-quality mismatches that visual inspection misses.

What’s the most underrated OP01 card right now?

The Doflamingo Leader (OP01-060-v1) at $295. Doflamingo is the only Blue-color Leader in OP01 and the deck has strong competitive history. The price has risen 20%+ year-over-year and is one of the few OP01 Leaders that still has clear upward momentum.