One Piece Card Game has 5 core card types, each with different roles and timing. Understanding them is the foundation for deckbuilding and strategy.
Your deck's single leader card. It defines deck colors and strategy, stays in play for the whole game, and cannot be KO'd directly like Characters.
Units played to attack and defend. This is the most common card type in the game.
One-shot spell-like cards. They go to Trash after use and provide flexible effects.
Field cards that provide ongoing effects until replaced or removed.
The game's energy resource. Uses a separate 10-card DON!! deck and adds cards each turn.
Where key fields appear on a Character card (other types are similar).
Common fields shown on cards.
Cost
Play cost paid with DON!!
Character, Event, Stage
Power
Attack/defense value such as 4000, 5000, 10000
Leader, Character
Counter
Defense bonus when discarded from hand (+1000 or +2000)
Some Characters
Life
Starting Life count (4-5), Leader only
Leader
Color
Card color: Red, Green, Blue, Purple, Black, Yellow, or multicolor
All types except DON!!
Attribute
Attack attribute: Slash, Strike, Ranged, Special, Wisdom
Character
Trait
Affiliation such as Straw Hat Crew, Navy, The Four Emperors
Leader, Character
Effect
Special ability text of the card
All types
Trigger
Special effect when revealed from Life
Character, Event, Stage
Frequent OPCG keywords every player should know.
This Character can rest to redirect an attack from your Leader or another Character.
Can attack the same turn it is played.
If the attack hits a Leader, it deals 2 Life damage instead of 1.
Cards are removed from play instead of going to Trash.
Events usable in Counter Step to increase power during defense.
Effect that activates immediately when the card is played.
Trigger: Character, Event, and Stage cards may have Trigger effects. If revealed from Life, the trigger can resolve immediately.
DON!! is the only type without Trigger because it is not part of the 50-card deck.
