Shanks One Piece Cards are some of the hottest chase pulls in the entire One Piece Card Game, and it is not hard to see why collectors keep hunting them down. As one of the Four Emperors and Luffy’s earliest inspiration, Shanks has become one of the most requested characters in the TCG’s short but explosive history.
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He is popular enough that Bandai has already given him a couple of manga style alternate art prints, pulling straight from Eiichiro Oda’s original panels instead of the game’s usual anime style art. This list sticks strictly to cards from main set releases like starter decks, boosters, and premium collections, so you will not find championship prizes or convention only promos here, just the chase cards regular players can actually pull or buy.
10. Shanks (Parallel) OP09-001 – Emperors in the New World
This is Shanks as a Leader card, the driver’s seat version of the character, and that always carries extra appeal for collectors who want him running the deck instead of just riding along as support. Because Emperors in the New World was a widely printed booster, this card is easy to track down, which keeps it approachable rather than a wallet buster. It is a solid starter pickup for anyone easing into Shanks collecting before chasing the pricier grails further up this list.
9. Shanks (Parallel) OP01-120 – Romance Dawn
OP01 is the set that started it all, so any Shanks pull from Romance Dawn carries the weight of being an early print from the game’s very first booster. Age and scarcity work together here since OP01 print runs were smaller than later sets, and plenty of early copies have since been damaged, sleeved poorly, or lost to time. Add in nostalgia for the set that launched the format and you get a card that holds its value steady even as newer boosters keep releasing.
8. Shanks (SP) OP06-007 – Premium Booster Vol. 2
SP, or Special Parallel, cards are Bandai’s way of reprinting fan favorite art in a shinier, harder to pull format, and this Shanks card got that treatment in Premium Booster Vol. 2. Pulling from a premium booster means the odds are already tighter than a regular set, so even as a reprint, the scarcity of the SP version keeps demand high. Premium Booster sets also tend to sell out fast, which only adds to the appeal for anyone building out a full Shanks lineup.
7. Shanks (SP) ST16-004 – A Fist of Divine Speed
This one started life as a plain, budget friendly card in the Uta starter deck, so its SP alternate art version from the A Fist of Divine Speed release is a genuine glow up story. The standard print sells for pocket change, but the SP alt art has been known to fetch over two hundred dollars, a wild markup that shows how much collectors will pay for a fresh look at the same character. It also sees legitimate competitive play in green decks, so the demand is not purely cosmetic since tournament players want copies too. That mix of playability and rarity is exactly why SP cards tend to punch above their weight in resale.
6. Shanks (Wanted Poster) OP09-004 – Emperors in the New World
The Wanted Poster treatment gives Shanks a completely different visual identity, framing him like the bounty listing his crew would actually see plastered around the Grand Line. Wanted Poster cards are a beloved gimmick in the One Piece TCG specifically because they tie straight back into the source material, giving them extra staying power with manga fans. Between the theme and the price tag, this one has become a genuine centerpiece for anyone building a Shanks focused collection.
5. Shanks (SP) OP13-028 – The World’s Strongest Warriors
Despite carrying an OP13 card number, this SP alternate art actually debuted inside the OP17 booster The World’s Strongest Warriors, a quirk that trips up newer collectors searching for it. The gold tinted artwork sells for around three hundred dollars raw, with prices known to spike toward seven hundred during hype windows right after release. Being a brand new SP means the print run is still fresh in collectors’ hands, so prices here are more volatile than on older cards that have had years to settle.
4. Shanks (SP) OP09-004 (Gold & Silver) – Carrying On His Will
Released as part of an English anniversary celebration, this Shanks card actually comes in two competing finishes, gold and silver, which instantly doubles the collecting challenge. Anniversary exclusive prints only ever get a limited release window, so the ceiling on cards like these tends to run higher than a standard set drop. Owning both the gold and silver together has become its own bragging right among serious Shanks collectors.
3. Shanks (Manga) OP17-022 – The World’s Strongest Warriors
Manga alternate art cards pull straight from Oda’s original panels, and this OP17 print gives Shanks a moody, ink heavy look that anime style art just cannot replicate. Being from a current booster means fresh supply is still entering the market, yet demand has stayed strong enough to keep the price climbing instead of settling. That combination of brand new scarcity and manga exclusive art is exactly the recipe that makes a card spike in value fast.
2. Shanks (Manga) OP09-004 – Emperors in the New World
This is the manga version of the same Wanted Poster themed card sitting lower on this list, and the manga treatment alone multiplies its value several times over. The scarcity comes from manga alt arts being intentionally rare inserts, printed at a noticeably lower rate than the set’s already limited alternate art slots. For collectors chasing every version of this one Shanks illustration, landing the manga print is usually the final and most expensive piece of the puzzle.
1. Shanks (Parallel) (Manga) (Alternate Art) OP01-120 – Romance Dawn
Sitting at the very top, this card stacks three layers of rarity at once, manga art, alternate art treatment, and a Secret Rare parallel finish, all on a card from the game’s original OP01 set. Being tied to Romance Dawn means it carries the same historical weight as the game’s launch while also being one of the rarest inserts Bandai has ever produced for this character. If there is one card that sums up why people spend real money chasing cardboard, this is it.
Keep in mind this only covers main set releases, since promo cards and tournament championship prizes exist in their own universe and can dwarf even the priciest entry here. If four figure grails are not in the budget, the plain alternate art versions from these same sets are usually far more affordable while still giving that eye catching Shanks artwork, so there is a way in at pretty much every price point.
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