One Piece TCG: Brisbane Regional Review (March 2025)

On March 22nd, 2025, Brisbane, in Australia, hosted an incredible One Piece Trading Card Game Regional tournament. This event brought into the spotlight many powerful lists, creative strategies, and Grand Line-worthy duels.

Because the new banlist was only effective from April 1st onward, players had one last opportunity to enjoy, in an official tournament, cards like Jinbe (OP07-045), Gecko Moria (OP06-086), Ice Age (OP02-117), and Kingdom Come (EB01-059).

The top 16 ranked players played a wide variety of leaders, but, once the Top 8 was formed, a few of them appeared multiple times. There were 4 Donquixote Doflamingo (OP01-060), 3 Marshall.D.Teach (OP09-081), and 1 Jewelry Bonney (OP07-019), the big winner.

Today, we'll explore the Top 4 lists, particularly the big winner and the runner-up, which weren't directly affected by the banlist.

Let's go through these lists together and understand what these finalists did to become the best players at this incredible tournament!

At this event, 465 players dueled through 9 Swiss rounds before they were cut to 16, and then played 4 elimination rounds. Please note that the latest set, OP10, was already available to play, so this meta was full of mysteries and innovative strategies, and gave us a small taste of what's to come in the upcoming weeks.

Darcy Merritt (4th place) and Branden Turner (3rd place) picked the popular Donquixote Doflamingo (OP01-060) for one last dance with his faithful and now banned right-hand man, Jinbe (OP07-045). Check out the lists that took these players to the Top 4:

While Darcy decided not to bring Gum-Gum Red Roc (OP04-056), and, instead, brought two copies of Perfume Femur (OP07-057) for more aggression, Turner kept his faithful Gum-Gum Red Roc (OP04-056) and included a charming Kaya (OP03-044). This gave him not only another Counter +2000, but also another way to fix difficult hands, particularly with Trafalgar Law (ST17-002).

The other cards in both of their lists are very similar to what we have seen in multiple tournaments before. They mostly focus on The Seven Warlords of the Sea and let you manipulate the top of your deck so you can use Donquixote Doflamingo (OP01-060)'s ability to put characters in play.

Both of these lists are incredibly consistent, and seeing them in action made us all a bit anxious to see how Donquixote Doflamingo (OP01-060) players will adapt to the recent bans. This leader will certainly still be popular, considering that, even without Jinbe (OP07-045), this deck can still play many diverse, interesting strategies that make it quite dangerous for any opponent that underestimates it.

Kaito Minamikawa's list reflects a near consensus among the players who decided to bring Marshall.D.Teach (OP09-081) to this tournament. Most lists with this leader are clearly quite similar, and only a few cards differ from one deck to the next, particularly how many each one plays.

The main star is the new card from OP10, Kuzan (OP10-082), which made this deck a lot more dynamic. Kuzan (OP10-082) can't be removed from the board by enemy effects, and this means that, in many cases, it will remain in play until the next turn, when it'll be able to attack.

However, this card really stands out because of its ability: if you Trash this character, you can draw a card and return a 'Blackbeard Pirates' character from your Trash to the board, as long as it isn't a Kuzan.

You can target many great cards with Kuzan (OP10-082)'s ability. For instance, you can recycle characters that discount the cost of other characters, or Knock Out a certain card. You can even recycle the dangerous Jesus Burgess (OP09-086), who gets +1000 power for every 4 cards in your Trash - it becomes a high-level threat on your board incredibly fast.

However, this is definitely a demanding list that needs you to master each matchup deeply to actually yield any results, and any small mistake can be costly. Considering the OP10 meta forming in the West, and the many incredible players who are now dedicating themselves to learning how to play with this list, we'll certainly see Marshall.D.Teach (OP09-081) again soon on tournament tables. Maybe, we'll even see them at more than a few finals.

If you have just started playing One Piece TCG, don't be scared! Marshall.D.Teach (OP09-081) is a remarkable leader that should survive the next rotation, as it probably won't lose any cards. If you'd like to see more about this list, please let us know! We'll cook up a deck tech straight away.

Finally, we have the winning list, a safe, powerful choice for troubled times: Jewelry Bonney (OP07-019). Designed specifically to counter Doflamingo and Blackbeard, this list is not the same traditional Bonney list we're all used to seeing. Instead of Donquixote cards, this list plays Supernovas almost exclusively, as well as 4 copies of Roronoa Zoro (OP06-118) as the main finisher.

OP10 was great for this deck, as it brought two great additions to it: Tashigi (OP10-032) and Smoker (OP10-030).

Smoker (OP10-030) is a hybrid tool that combines aggression and defense. Firstly, it can deal a lot of damage with its Banish ability when it attacks, preventing your opponent from hoarding essential resources. At the same time, its other ability also lets you set a 'rested' DON!! as active. This means you'll be able to use Jewelry Bonney (OP07-019)'s ability to tap enemy characters or leaders during an attack without further issues.

As for Tashigi (OP10-032), it works as a sort of Donquixote Rosinante (OP05-030). It protects your creatures from many effects, like K.O.s, abilities that force you to Trash a character, return it to your hand or put it at the bottom of your deck, and more. You can simply stop all that by tapping Tashigi (OP10-032). And, if that wasn't enough, it is also a Counter +2000!

Another character that truly shone at this tournament were the 4 copies of Carrot (OP08-023), which give you more gas against aggro decks centered around low-cost characters. It "freezes" (prevents enemy characters from being untapped) enemy characters both On Play and during attacks, so it buys you enough time to get to the late game with this list.

In the actual late game, this list plays the scary Eustass"Captain"Kid OP01-051, which always makes opponents quite desperate. If you manage to put it in play, they'll simply have to deal with a character that has 8000 power and is often supported by the dynamic duo, Donquixote Rosinante (OP05-030) and Tashigi (OP10-032), a nearly impenetrable wall for any list.

Next, to actually finish the game, this list plays Roronoa Zoro (OP06-118), which can attack up to 3 times with 9000 power or more per turn (and you don't have to spend any DON!! get 9000 power), and usually finishes the game as soon as it can attack.

This winning list was clearly built to deal with this particular meta, but it is still a safe, promising option for future tournaments as well. Personally, I believe Jewelry Bonney (OP07-019) will remain relevant competitively. This deck is also a great option for players who enjoy the late game, as it rewards patience and strategies with many wins.

It is an excellent starting point if you just got this leader.

Besides the top 4, the rest of the top 16 players brought many other interesting leaders, like the new OP10 yellow leader Eustass"Captain"Kid OP10-099, Shanks (OP09-001) the Red-Haired (if you'd like to see more about this leader, check out our deck guide), the black/blue leader, also known as God, Usopp (OP10-042), and, finally, a deck that has been gathering a lot of attention lately, MonkeyD.Luffy OP05-060.

We hope the next Regional tournaments, from April 12th onward, feature this same variety. We'll be here, anxiously waiting to break down every single list, winning or losing.

The new competitive season will be electrifying! Which leader do you think will win the next tournament? Tell us your thoughts in our comment section below.

My guess? Jewelry Bonney (OP07-019)!

Thank you for reading, and see you next time!