One Piece TCG reportedly bans OP14-020 Dracule Mihawk October 12
The list revision effective October 12, 2026 bans the card and its Alt-Art parallels; a replacement Leader, P-163 Dracule Mihawk, is planned for future events.
OP14-020 Dracule Mihawk is reportedly banned from the One Piece Card Game as of a Banned/Restricted Card List revision effective October 12, 2026. The revision notice is dated September 24, 2026 and issued under the name of the BANDAI Card Games Division. A Banned Card cannot be included in any deck.
What the revision changes
The ban on OP14-020 Dracule Mihawk also covers its parallel cards, meaning the Alt-Art versions.
The notice describes the revision as a change to the list by adding and removing cards. The only card it names is OP14-020 Dracule Mihawk, listed under Banned Cards.
Why the card was banned
Two reasons are given. As more booster products were released, certain combinations involving OP14-020 Dracule Mihawk became more powerful than the development team anticipated, and they deviated from the intended gameplay experience.
The second reason concerns Leader diversity. The card was judged to significantly restrict the viability of Leader cards with the {Slash} attribute, and to severely harm the diversity of Leader selection, including for cards to be released in the future.
The replacement: P-163 Dracule Mihawk
To stand in for the banned card, a new Leader card with new text, P-163 Dracule Mihawk, is planned to be distributed at future events.
How the list is managed
The notice lays out the criteria for adding a card to the list: a deck's win rate, results from major tournaments, usage rate, projected influence on the future game environment, and whether the card restricts the viability of other Leaders.
The list is not a one-way street. The development team says cards may be removed when the game environment changes and players can enjoy the game again without those restrictions.
Revisions are typically announced once after the conclusion of Championship Season 1 in Japan and once after the World Championship. The team also states that a card may be added without waiting for a Championship season to end if it is judged to be preventing an enjoyable environment.
The stated design policy behind all of this is that players and fans can enjoy numerous decks built around the Leader card.
Where this sits on the calendar
The ban lands ahead of a run of One Piece Card Game products on TCGKing's release calendar, starting with EB-05 Heroines vol.2 on October 30, 2026, followed by the ST-38 Baroque Works deck and the ST-37 Desert Princess deck on December 18, 2026.
What is still unknown
The events that will distribute P-163 Dracule Mihawk, and their dates, are not announced yet. How its new text differs from OP14-020 is not given either.
Because only one card is named, it is not stated whether any other cards are being added to or removed from the list.
What it means for players
- Date to note: the revision is effective from October 12, 2026.
- Collectors: Alt-Art copies of OP14-020 Dracule Mihawk are banned along with the standard printing.
- Replacement: watch for event announcements, since P-163 Dracule Mihawk is planned for future events, with no event or date confirmed yet.
- Leader choice: the stated aim is to open up Leader selection, including for {Slash} Leaders and cards yet to be released.
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