The One Piece Card Game has been around for a few years at this point. Yet until now, it hadn’t been affected by a trading card game phenomenon known as set rotation. Let’s check out what it means for you and your card collection!

What Is Set Rotation?

As trading card games are continually adding more and more cards to the selection available, at some point it tends to become necessary to “retire” older cards. There are many reasons for this; an evolving competitive environment (or meta, as it’s known), for example. Also, a change to card mechanics or abilities can also play a part.

Regardless of the why, what happens is that a method is used to “rotate” older cards from legality. This means that older cards can no longer be used in competitive play. For One Piece, the devil fruit symbol in the bottom right of a card shows whether or not it’s legal for current play.

When Did Rotation Happen for One Piece?

As of April 2026, all cards with the number 1 in the devil fruit symbol were no longer be legal for tournament play. Publisher Bandai’s plan is to use rotation annually, so from April 2027 this also includes devil fruit “2” cards.

Can I Still Play With Non-Tournament Legal Cards?

Of course, if you’re not taking part in a tournament or other organized play event, you’re free to continue using cards which have been rotated. Many trading card games have Eternal formats, which allow the use of cards from any set, regardless of their “official” legality. As long as your opponent agrees, you’re free to use whichever cards you have available.

Check out our look at custom One Piece tokens, and our guide to the most valuable One Piece cards!