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Leader battle · 2 players

Start playing One Piece

Lead a crew, grow a separate DON!! resource deck and decide when cards in hand should become attacks or counters. Your Leader keeps the whole strategy readable.

A Starter Deck contains the exact 1 Leader, 50-card deck and 10 DON!! cards you need.

Players
2
First game
20–30 min
Decks
50 + 10 DON!!

01 · The basics

Know what you are trying to do

The objective

Attack the opposing Leader while using DON!! to pay costs and add power. Once their Life is empty, land one more successful Leader attack to win.

Ways the game ends

  • Successfully attack a Leader after its Life area is empty.
  • Your opponent cannot draw a card because their deck is empty.

02 · What to buy

Start with one complete experience

A legal, balanced starting point teaches more than a handful of random products.

Best first purchase

Two Starter Decks or a Learn Together Deck Set

A Starter Deck is complete and ready to play. Pick Leaders that appeal to each player; use similarly recent decks for a fairer first match.

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Your night-one checklist

  • One complete Starter Deck per player
  • The included 10-card DON!! decks
  • A play sheet, counters and optional sleeves

Skip for now: Skip building from boosters. One Piece decks must match the colour or colours of their Leader, so random cards rarely form a legal first deck.

03 · First match

Set up, take a turn, then play

Keep the first game open-handed. Explain each choice as it happens; save edge cases for match two.

Set up the table

  1. 01

    Place the three decks

    Put your Leader face up, shuffle the 50-card Main Deck and place the 10-card DON!! deck in its own zone.

  2. 02

    Draw five and redraw once

    Draw five cards. You may return the whole hand to the deck, shuffle and draw five once more.

  3. 03

    Set your Life

    Place the number of Life cards printed on your Leader face down. Randomly choose the first player.

What a turn feels like

  1. 01

    Refresh and draw

    Return rested cards to active, then draw for the turn.

  2. 02

    Add DON!!

    Move DON!! from its deck into play as the game progresses. Rest it to pay costs or attach it to strengthen attacks.

  3. 03

    Main and end

    Play Characters and Events, attach DON!! and attack with active Leaders or Characters. End when you have no more actions.

Your first-night plan

  1. 01

    0–10 minutes

    Separate the Main and DON!! decks, identify the Leader colours and walk through a sample attack and Counter step.

  2. 02

    10–30 minutes

    Play with hands face up. Ask “attack, defend or save it?” whenever a card can serve more than one role.

  3. 03

    After the game

    Swap Leaders and replay. The resource system stays constant while deck tempo and defensive choices change.

04 · Go further

Build confidence before complexity

  1. 01

    Use the Teaching App

    The official mobile app runs a guided match and is the quickest way to repeat attack and Counter timing.

  2. 02

    Tune the Starter Deck slowly

    Play several games before replacing cards. Add cards that support the Leader’s colour and central plan.

  3. 03

    Join Pirates Party or store play

    Bandai’s casual Pirates Party programme is designed as a low-pressure entry point. TCG+ lists participating stores and events.

Words you will hear

Leader
The always-visible card that sets your Life, colours and core strategy.
DON!!
A separate reusable resource used to pay costs and add power.
Active / Rested
Upright cards are active; cards turn sideways when used to attack or pay a cost.
Counter
Power added from hand during an opponent’s attack.
Life
Face-down cards gained into your hand as your Leader takes damage.
Trigger
An effect some Life cards may use when added to hand from Life.

Common first questions

Can my deck use every colour?

No. Main-deck cards must match a colour shown on your Leader.

Do I lose when my Life reaches zero?

Not immediately. Your opponent must land another successful attack on your Leader.

What should I track first?

Keep DON!! separated, show clearly which cards are rested and announce the power of every attack.

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