One Piece TCG OP-09 Card List: Complete Checklist, SECs, and Investment Targets

The Yamato SEC from OP-09 crossed $400 on raw copies within 60 days of the set's English release — a faster appreciation curve than any single SEC from OP-07 or OP-08. That price movement is not noise. OP-09 "Emperors in the New World" drops four of the most beloved characters in the One Piece franchise into a single set: Big Mom, Kaido, Shanks, and Whitebeard. The result is the highest concentration of chase-worthy SECs Bandai has printed in the English TCG to date, and PSA populations on the top slabs are still under 200 PSA 10s — a window that closes fast once player demand locks those copies into competitive decks.

This guide gives you the complete OP-09 card list with current prices, a breakdown of every SEC and SR, grading yield data specific to Bandai's print quality, and a clear picture of which cards are tournament-driven versus pure collector plays.

OP-09 Set Overview: What "Emperors in the New World" Contains (132 Cards Total)

OP-09 released in English in early 2026, following the Japanese release in late 2025. The base set contains 122 cards across the standard rarity tiers: Common (C), Uncommon (UC), Rare (R), Super Rare (SR), Leader (L), and Secret Rare (SEC). Ten SECs are printed in the set — consistent with Bandai's cadence since OP-04. The set also includes alternate art versions of select SRs and Leaders, which carry a price premium of 2x to 4x over standard prints depending on character demand.

The Four Emperors theme is not cosmetic. Each Emperor — Big Mom, Kaido, Shanks, and Whitebeard — headlined his own deck archetype in the Japanese meta before English release, meaning competitive demand was already established on day one of English launch. This is the core difference between OP-09 and earlier sets like OP-07 (500 Years in the Future) and OP-08 (Two Legends): OP-09 arrived with a proven tournament track record baked in, not developed over months of local play.

Card counts by rarity:

• Common (C): 50 cards
• Uncommon (UC): 30 cards
• Rare (R): 18 cards
• Super Rare (SR): 14 cards
• Leader (L): 10 cards
• Secret Rare (SEC): 10 cards
• Alternate Art / Special Parallels: 13 confirmed variants

All 10 OP-09 SECs: Prices, Populations, and Investment Grade (Mid-2026 Data)

SECs are pulled at 1:4 booster boxes in English product. With a standard case of 12 boxes yielding 3 SECs, the math on pulling your specific target SEC from sealed product does not work in your favor — buying singles is cheaper in every scenario modeled at current box prices. The table below reflects raw (ungraded) market prices as of mid-2026 and PSA 10 population data from the PSA registry.

PSA populations on OP-09 SECs are growing at 20 new slabs per week across the top four cards as of mid-2026. The sub-200 PSA 10 population window on Yamato and Boa Hancock is the current entry signal — historical OP-04 and OP-05 SECs saw PSA 10 prices compress 30–40% once populations crossed 500.

Leader Cards: Which OP-09 Leaders Define Competitive Decks (3 Tier-1 Archetypes)

Leader cards in the One Piece TCG are not secondary chase targets — they are the spine of every competitive deck. A Leader's color identity, cost reduction ability, and triggered effects determine which 50 cards slot around it. When a Leader wins a Regional or Major tournament, demand for every card in that archetype spikes within 72 hours. OP-09 introduced 10 Leaders, and three entered the competitive conversation at Tier 1 within 30 days of English release.

Alt-art Leaders in OP-09 are pulled at 1:8 boxes versus 1:2 boxes for base Leaders. The Shanks alt-art Leader is the most tournament-played alt-art Leader from the set, and its floor has held above $75 through two meta shifts because every Shanks Leader deck needs exactly one copy.

Grading Yield: 48% PSA 10 Rate on Pre-Screened OP-09 SECs

Bandai's English print quality for the OP series has been consistent since OP-04: pre-screened copies grade at 48% PSA 10 when submitted by graders who check for print defects before submission. The three variables that kill OP-09 SEC grades are specific and learnable.

Centering is the primary failure mode. Bandai's cut tolerances run tighter than Topps or Panini but looser than Pokemon Company, and OP-09 SECs have a horizontal shift defect on 15–20% of pulls where the left border is visibly thinner than the right. A card with this defect will not grade PSA 10 regardless of surface quality. Check centering first — it is the gate, not the surface.

Holofoil scratches are the second failure mode. OP-09 SECs use a deep etched holofoil pattern on the card frame and character art. This pattern hides shallow scratches under overhead lighting but they appear under raking light. PSA graders use raking light. Scratches present on submission will drop the card to PSA 9 or PSA 8 depending on severity.

Print lines appear on 6% of OP-09 SEC pulls. These are manufacturing artifacts from the printing drum and show as faint parallel lines across the card surface. They are not visible in standard overhead photography but appear in PSA's grading process. A print line on the character art face of a SEC results in PSA 9 at best, PSA 7–8 if the line is prominent.

Practical grading math for Yamato SEC: at a $275 raw price, $650 PSA 10 price, and $25 grading fee, the expected value per submission is ($650 × 0.48) + ($200 × 0.35) + ($100 × 0.17) − $25 = $312 + $70 + $17 − $25 = $374 expected value per card submitted against a $275 cost. That math supports grading raw Yamato SECs at current prices.

OP-09 vs OP-07 and OP-08: Six Cross-Demographic SECs Drive a Higher Investment Floor

OP-07 (500 Years in the Future) introduced the Egghead arc characters — Vegapunk, Seraphim units, and the Gorosei. These are compelling antagonists but they lack the decade-long fan attachment that the Four Emperors carry. OP-08 (Two Legends) brought back Gol D. Roger and Monkey D. Garp — both beloved characters — but only two of the four Emperors appeared as SECs, limiting the concentration of high-demand characters per set.

OP-09 stacks four Emperors plus Yamato, Boa Hancock, Ace, and Nami as SECs. Six of the ten SECs have cross-demographic appeal spanning competitive players, anime-only fans, and manga-original readers. OP-07 had three SECs with comparable cross-demographic demand. OP-08 had four. OP-09 has six. This is the structural difference that supports OP-09's higher investment floor.

The secondary difference is tournament integration speed. Kaido and Shanks Leader decks were tournament-tested in Japanese Regionals for three months before English release. Day-one English players had proven decklists to copy, which meant tournament demand for OP-09 SRs and SECs hit immediately rather than building over 8–12 weeks the way OP-07 and OP-08 demand built. Faster demand onset against limited day-one supply creates stronger early price floors — OP-09 SECs moved in 60 days versus the 90–120 day windows that characterized OP-07 and OP-08.

Super Rare (SR) Cards Worth Tracking: Competitive and Collector Targets

SRs in OP-09 split into two categories: competitive SRs that are four-of inclusions in Tier 1 decks, and collector SRs driven by character or art quality. Competitive SRs spike and crash with meta shifts. Collector SRs hold value more steadily but have lower ceilings.

The Shanks SR (OP09-039) in alt-art is the most meta-relevant SR in the set outside the SEC tier. As a four-of inclusion in every competitive Shanks Leader build, demand is structural — players need four copies, not one. When Shanks Leader places top 8 at a Regional, this card sells out at $75 within 48 hours. It restocks and resets, but the pattern has repeated with each of the three major tournament results since English release.

For grading focus, the alt-art SRs are worth submitting at scale when raw prices are under $40. The PSA 10 multiplier on alt-art SRs in OP-09 runs 3x to 5x over raw for the character-driven cards (Boa Hancock, Ace, Shanks). Competitive SRs grade profitably at scale but the price ceiling is capped by functional replaceability — players buy PSA 9s at a discount rather than pay premium for PSA 10s on game pieces.

Tournament Meta Impact: 3 Confirmed Price-Spike Events in OP-09's First 90 Days

The One Piece TCG tournament calendar directly moves prices on OP-09 cards. Bandai runs Regional Championships, National Championships, and Continental Championships on a rolling schedule. A single top-8 finish by a Kaido or Shanks deck at a Regional generates measurable price movement on the key four-ofs within 48 hours of results posting. A National Championship win doubles that effect and sustains elevated prices for 4–6 weeks until supply catches up.

The mechanism is straightforward: competitive players who watch the top-8 decklists go to TCGPlayer or eBay immediately after results post. Sellers who recognize the demand shift raise prices. Buyers who need to finish their builds pay the new price. The spike lasts until either the deck falls out of favor or enough sellers relist to normalize supply.

For OP-09 specifically, three price-spike events occurred in the set's first 90 days:

• Kaido Leader Regional win (Month 1): Kaidou Dragon Form SR jumped from $12 to $28 over 72 hours. Recovered to $18 over the following three weeks.
• Shanks top-4 National placement (Month 2): Shanks SR alt-art moved from $55 to $95 and held above $80 for five weeks.
• Big Mom Continental top-8 cluster (Month 3): Charlotte Linlin SR alt-art moved from $30 to $65, partially settling at $50 as supply expanded.

The investment implication: buy competitive OP-09 SRs before major tournaments if the associated Leader deck is polling well in community tier lists. Sell into the spike if you are trading, hold through if you are grading — PSA 10s do not depreciate on tournament noise the way raw cards do.

For deeper context on timing card market entries around tournament cycles, see our guide on sports card market timing — many of the same demand-surge mechanics apply across TCG and sports card markets.

If you are also tracking graded card values in a portfolio context, our best Pokemon cards to grade PSA guide covers the PSA 10 population dynamics that also apply to One Piece SEC submissions.

Collectors building out a One Piece TCG graded set should also read our PSA grading beginner's guide for submission logistics and how to interpret population reports before committing to bulk submissions.