NEWS LOGUK
Bandai's 24 September notice bans OP14-020 Dracule Mihawk, including alternate arts, from 12 October 2026. It plans a replacement leader, P-163 Dracule Mihawk, for distribution at future events.
Why I care as a beginnerReaders following the last edition's testing priority need a new legal deck plan. What to do: Audit the leader code and current restrictions before entering. Do not treat P-163 as already obtainable or assume an old list transfers unchanged.
11 Oct 2026 · Bandai — Banned/Restricted Cards effective from October 12, 2026
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The programme runs 6 November–6 December, with player applications from 23 October. Only listed leader codes are eligible; both participation and winner prizes are identified as EB03-006 Nami.
Why I care as a beginnerIt offers a purposeful local event and a play-based promo route. What to do: Choose a permitted leader and check TCG+ on application day. Ask the store about fees, capacity and acceptance. No seat inventory or universal registration-opening time was verified.
11 Oct 2026 · Bandai — Heroines Battle Vol.2
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Bandai's English index gives 30 October. Asmodee UK corroborates the date and lists 24 units at £4.99, yielding a £119.76 display benchmark.
Why I care as a beginnerUK buyers have a concrete reference for comparing asks. The Japanese release is 31 October; it must not replace the English date. What to do: A £131.32 English-labelled preorder ask is about 9.7% above that benchmark. Its page also says ready to dispatch despite preorder text; confirm fulfilment and allocation terms before paying. No verified market shortage supports urgency.
11 Oct 2026 · Bandai — Official products index
NEWS LOGLondon
Bandai confirms INTERISTASBARAZZINO as champion and Xixo as runner-up. Secondary deck records identify Mihawk and purple Enel respectively; both semifinalists played blue Rocks D. Xebec.
Why I care as a beginnerXebec warrants testing alongside Enel and Robin. Treat London as evidence from the environment before the rule change. What to do: Test surviving archetypes without declaring a new best deck. There is no complete field-share or conversion denominator.
11 Oct 2026 · Bandai TCG+D — London tournament data
NEWS LOGUK
Goblin Gaming's retrieved SD-01 page displayed £24.99 and eight in stock.
Why I care as a beginnerSeptember's sampled sell-outs no longer justify telling readers that no retail option exists. What to do: Suitable for learning or teaching if the delivered price works. Confirm inventory at checkout; the research did not reserve or buy anything.
11 Oct 2026 · Goblin Gaming — Set Sail Deck SD-01
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Pirates Party Vol.3 runs 1 September to 31 October with Constructed, Limited Deck Battle, Four Emperors themed play and a new 2-on-2 format. The Limited Deck Battle prohibited-leader list now includes four OP17 leaders.
Why I care as a beginnerYou can bring a leader that is perfectly legal in Standard Constructed and still be turned away from a Limited Deck Battle table. Check the format your store picked before you sleeve up.
30 Aug 2026 · Bandai — Pirates Party Vol.3
NEWS LOGUK
Extra Grand Battle applications open 1 September, October Store Championship applications open 4 September, Pirates Party Vol.3 starts, and Utrecht competitors face payment and decklist deadlines.
Why I care as a beginnerYou can lose access to an event without ever making a gameplay mistake. Missing an application window is the most common rookie way to miss out.
30 Aug 2026 · Bandai official event pages
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The 4th Anniversary Release Event still hands out the P-110 Monkey.D.Luffy participation promo, with a distinct silver-foil, gold-stamped winner treatment, until 13 September.
Why I care as a beginnerTurning up at a local store is currently the cheapest route to this promo. Buying one on the secondary market before trying the event is the expensive path.
30 Aug 2026 · Bandai — 4th Anniversary Release Event
NEWS LOGEurope
The Flame-Flame Fruit Coliseum in Utrecht is OP17 legal on 4 September, followed by the Utrecht Finals/Regional and the Brisbane Regional on 5 September — the first physical data points for the new set.
Why I care as a beginnerThis is the weekend where OP17 opinions stop being guesses. What happens here is what any honest tier list will be built from.
30 Aug 2026 · Bandai — BCG Fest Utrecht
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Across 563 Chinoize Cup OP17 entries, Rocks.D.Xebec leads representation at 18.7%, ahead of Sabo 17.1%, Mihawk 14.9% and Kaido 11.2% — but Mihawk and black Luffy took the wins.
Why I care as a beginnerPopularity and performance are different signals. Knowing the difference stops you buying into a 'best deck' that has not actually won anything yet.
30 Aug 2026 · Chinoize Cup statistics
NEWS LOGEurope
Rocks.D.Xebec OP17-118 V2 fell to a €41.26 Cardmarket trend with 206 listings on 30 August, down roughly 36.9% from €65.40 on 24 August while supply grew 35.5%.
Why I care as a beginnerLaunch week prices are the worst time to buy anything expensive. This is what the unwind actually looks like in numbers, not vibes.
30 Aug 2026 · Cardmarket & Total Cards snapshots
NEWS LOGUK
London Regional on 3 October, BCG Fest London Finals/LCQ registration routes on 25 October, Bristol Season 2 Regional on 21–22 November and BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest London at ExCeL on 15–17 January 2027.
Why I care as a beginnerUK events sell out through registration windows, not on the day. Getting these into your calendar months early is the whole trick.
30 Aug 2026 · Bandai official schedule
NEWS LOGJapan
A handful of reveals with no confirmed release date yet.
Why I care as a beginnerReveals are fun but they are not a reason to hold off buying. English release timings lag the Japanese ones, and reveal-driven price spikes usually settle.
29 Aug 2026 · Official Japanese reveal stream
NEWS LOGLondon
Registration opens in October with a capped field and a published set cutoff.
Why I care as a beginnerRegionals sell out fast and beginners assume they aren't allowed to enter. You are. If you've played three local events, a Regional is a very steep but very fast way to learn.
26 Aug 2026 · Organised play listing
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Two new starter decks with a revised beginner rules insert and updated DON!! cards.
Why I care as a beginnerStarter decks are the cheapest correct entry point into this game. If you're waiting to start, waiting for these is reasonable — the rules insert is being rewritten, which is genuinely helpful if you're learning alone.
19 Aug 2026 · Bandai announcement
NEWS LOGGlobal
The set is legal, the format sped up, and two beginner-friendly reprints landed in the same box.
Why I care as a beginnerIf you bought a starter deck last month, two of your weakest cards now have cheap upgrades in this set. You do not need to buy a box — singles for a first deck upgrade cost less than a booster box.
8 Aug 2026 · Bandai — official product page
