Market outlook
Rising Outlook 8/10
Market data shows strong graded demand and elevated sale activity, while the card's combination of iconic character, alternate art, and Leader status makes it a perennial collector target.[3][4][5]
Next months. Prices are likely to remain firm with periodic spikes for graded 10 and other top grades, especially if broader One Piece market sentiment stays strong.
Long term. Over 1-3 years, the card should retain strong collector demand and may continue a gradual upward trend in top grades, though raw copies may be more volatile.
History
Monkey D. Luffy is the protagonist of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece, a long-running pirate adventure manga and anime. In the One Piece world, he is the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates and a central symbol of freedom, ambition, and resilience. This Leader card represents Luffy in his purple control/ramp deck identity from the Awakening of the New Era era, which is significant in the One Piece Card Game because purple decks emphasize DON!! management and resource acceleration.
This card was first released in the Awakening of the New Era (OP05) set, which Pricecharting lists with a release date of December 8, 2023, and the official card list confirms it as part of that set.[3][1]
- It is a Purple Leader card with 5 Life, 5000 Power, Strike, and the Straw Hat Crew subtype.[1]
- Its [Activate: Main] effect lets you add 1 card from the top of your Life cards to your hand once per turn, and if you have 0 or 3 or more DON!! cards on the field you can add up to 1 DON!! from your DON!! deck and set it active.[1]
- The card is tournament legal according to the card database listing.[1]
Rarity and print run
- Tier
- Ultra Rare
- Print run
- Very High
- First printed in
- Awakening of the New Era (OP05)
- Demand
- Very High
- Supply
- Low
- Alternate art Leader treatment is harder to pull than the regular Leader version.
- Demand is amplified by Monkey D. Luffy being the franchise's central character.
- Graded high-grade copies are meaningfully scarcer than raw copies because centering and surface quality matter.
Collector notes
Condition. Check the usual foil and edge wear issues: whitening on corners and edges, surface scratches, scuffs from shuffling, and print line or centering problems. Alternate art leaders are especially sensitive to visible front-surface wear and corner chipping because the art treatment makes defects easier to see.
Storage. Store in a penny sleeve and rigid top loader or a sealed semi-rigid holder, ideally with minimal handling. Keep away from moisture, direct sunlight, heat, and pressure, and use a card saver or grading sleeve if submitting for grading.
Authenticity. Verify the exact card number OP05-060, the English language printing, correct purple Leader frame, and authentic One Piece Card Game card stock and foil pattern. Counterfeits often show blurry text, incorrect color saturation, weak foiling, poor cut quality, or incorrect fonts and spacing around the card name and effect text.
Sources: onepiece.limitlesstcg.com, en.onepiece-cardgame.com, pricecharting.com, tcgplayer.com, psacard.com
