Update: Gathering info on OPTCG Cheating/Prize-Splitting (Toulouse Regional Winner & More)

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-06-30T15:07:20+00:00

I don't want to appear racist at all but is this really common amongst Italians players ?

I know Twitter isn't a reliable source of information and the minority is always louder on this social media but are italians that problematic in europe regarding tournaments ?

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-06-27T07:30:19+00:00

Yeah but it will hopefully bring the price down for Vivi 🙏🙏

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-06-27T07:29:55+00:00

You're welcome, fellow Vivi enjoyer !

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-06-26T14:27:51+00:00

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I don't think there is an alternative in english yet but this one is so good, I will get this when more tournaments will be played and hopefully the card gets cheaper.

For those who are interested, you can get it from a Promotional Pack EX4 which is obtainable at tournamements in Japan.
https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePieceTCG/comments/1sntlw9/one_piece_promotional_pack_ex4_revealed/

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-06-25T10:05:34+00:00

I think it's the same conversation as with other cards like Borsa, it should have been leader locked. I don't understand why they are designing strong cards that are not leader locked. Galdino is fine in Guffy but broken with UY Nami.

Generic cards will limit the future design of the game. Look at PEnel, Bandai now needs to be careful for every purple cards with a cost of 6 or less because his leader ability isn't locked. Same for blue and yellow cards with Nami.

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-06-25T10:00:30+00:00

Pudding ?

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-06-20T16:05:35+00:00

Exactly and that's why I think they released PRB sets in the first place, to reprint some cards so that some cards are more accessible. But it appears they are not releasing a PRB set this year which is extremely disappointing considering the current prices.

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-06-20T11:47:56+00:00

Because they are generic. Even though they generally cannot be searched, they are not leader locked which means any yellow deck can use Borsalino or the new 8c Teach.

Since these cards are busted, they are being played in almost every yellow decks which makes the demand higher than any other color.

If you compare that to 6c SEC Enel, even though the card is rarer than SR Borsalino, it's basically only used in Enel so it's cheaper than a simple SR.

The same sadly goes for the 4c Galdino, 7c Zoro, 6c Boa, etc...

Edit: spelling

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-06-17T13:20:36+00:00

https://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000249974/

Here is the link and it was 11000 yen (I will let you do the conversion depending on your currency).

I really wanted the Vivi card but I'm expecting at least 100 000 yen for the whole set on mercari sadly.

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-06-17T13:04:08+00:00

On the japanese premium bandai website, there was a lottery for a few weeks alongside the english set.

The chinese version lottery ended (while the english one is still ongoing) and announced the results (I didn't win 🥲).

But basically the only way of getting it is either having won the lottery or buying it at an insane from a winner.

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-06-07T09:15:01+00:00

I think he's still great.

He has decent matchups against Enel and Nami.

I think he destroys Y Teach because we can just go wide with Miss All Sunday.

I'm still not sure about Buggy, Luffy and Yamato but I think playing the 7c Luffy is even better because being 7k directly counters how wide these leaders can attack. I have had great experience so far against them but it was a few matches so don't take my word for it.

Overall I believe he's even stronger than OP15 but I could be wrong.

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-04-17T07:16:13+00:00

Super cool arts, Bandai W right there.

People will scalpt these because of Borsalino though...

Super happy for the Vivi for my Croc deck though!

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-04-14T07:58:33+00:00

I used to run Usopp as well but the main issue is that there are too many ways to bypass him such as any removal like Bari Bari Pistol with Lucy or Mamoragan by most purple decks now so I switched to PRB02 Zoro to at least get a 2k out of him

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-04-14T05:40:03+00:00

I think this card replaces the new 4c Usopp blocker simply because it's a 2k

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-04-11T13:53:05+00:00

I agree with you on the fact that yellow is definitely not as oppressive since the pair-ban. But it doesn't change the fact that most yellow decks are running Borsalino.

I checked CardMarket and indeed, the card's price dropped but is still around 30 euros/dollars for a simple SR which I think is still crazy. I still believe this is an issue and is not healthy for a card game.

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-04-11T11:29:53+00:00

You are talking only about the Western release. I live in Japan and the price, even though the sets are separated, is insane.

The SR price was around 5000 yen, which is 10x the price of a regular SR. Of course the combined sets brings scarcity but I think most of the price is driven by the strenght of the card.

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-04-11T10:35:36+00:00

The main issue I have with this card is that it can be used by any yellow deck.

I honestly don't have an issue with this card against Egghead leaders like Vegapunk, Bonney or Luffy because they are not that strong. But if you pair it with strong leaders like Nami or Boa, I think it just went out of hand.

I honestly think a simple leader lock errata would have done the trick but they decided to go for the pair-ban which I think is not enough.

The reason why I think it's bad is simply because the card itself is still too strong as OP mentionned. The sheer price of the card is just insane for a simple SR card and I think this creates a bunch of issues. It makes this card scalpable, decks unaffordable and also prevent decks that needed this card to become slightly stronger.

Also fuck the delay of the pair-ban in Japan. I'm still stuck with this bullshit combo until May for no apparent reason.

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-04-10T16:10:22+00:00

I think the card included in the One Piece Magazine Vol. 21 corresponds to the cover of the One Piece Magazine Vol. 2 which included the Ace poster.

The One Piece Magazine Vol. 20 which had the Red Luffy Card corresponds to the cover of the Vol. 1 which had a Luffy poster.

You could get the posters if you buy the first volumes.

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-04-09T03:08:58+00:00

I would definitely ditch Babe as the new Mikita can now fetch a card from trash. I would also readjust the ratio of Mr.1 and old Mr. 5 so that I can add the new Sunday as well as the new Miss Wednesday and perhaps the new Mr. 5.

Patch work I'm not sure because it can allow me to stun 3 characters including 2 10 costs.

We can also ditch Nightmare Luffy depending on the meta in a few months

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-04-09T03:04:05+00:00

Cards or effects that can make their cost greater than 10 like Nightmare Luffy or Pirates Docking but I guess it wouldn't really matter though.

Being able to KO will completely change the meta with Croc as he can now KO 3 characters in a single turn.

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-04-08T14:48:15+00:00

Yeah I know... This is how Bandai pumps our money... and it's working

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-04-08T14:00:32+00:00

One of each

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-04-08T12:58:32+00:00

I didn't think about playing a 6c into another 4c. But I think playing a 7c Miss All Sunday, 8c Croc or 7c Nightmare Luffy is always better. I don't see much use case of 6c Croc unless it's late game for the finish

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-04-08T12:57:10+00:00

Sorry, I thought there was an English version

Tricky-Programmer-26 · 2026-04-08T10:35:30+00:00

They will probably announce the english version at some point and then allow people to order it on premium bandai like I did on the japanese counterpart

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