One Piece ST-26 Purple Black Luffy Starter Deck: Learn the DON!! Engine
This Luffy starter makes the resource system part of the puzzle. It is a good candidate for a Straw Hat fan who wants to understand exactly what happens when DON!! leaves the field and returns.
Read the whole Leader
The included OP09-061 Luffy is purple/black, has 5000 power and four Life. With one DON!! attached, he gives your Characters +1 cost. This changes their cost on the field; it does not instruct you to pay an extra DON!! when playing them.
During your turn, once per turn, when two or more DON!! on your field are returned to the DON!! deck, his effect can add one active DON!! and another rested DON!! from that deck. The difference between those states matters for what you can do next.
Use a resource ledger
For the first few games, count aloud before and after every return effect: how many DON!! remain on the field, how many are active, and whether the Leader's once-per-turn effect has been used. This slows the turn slightly but makes an incorrect resource count much easier to catch.
Plan your next play before paying a DON!! return cost. If your intended follow-up needs three active resources, count those resources explicitly instead of assuming the engine will supply them.
Two included interactions to study
OP09-070 Nami can return DON!! as part of an On Play effect and give rested DON!! to your Leader or a Character. OP05-070 Fra-Nosuke can gain Rush with one DON!! attached when the field-DON!! requirement is met. Verify both the attachment and the total before declaring the attack.
What a good practice session looks like
- Play a turn with no return effect and note your resources.
- Rebuild it using an available return effect.
- Apply the Leader only when its condition is met.
- Compare the active DON!! and board left for the next action.
B3 would choose this for the player curious about sequencing. If you want a first match with fewer moving resource states, try another starter first and return to Luffy after the basic turn flow feels comfortable.
Check the complete product before buying
Bandai lists the English ST-26 release on June 6, 2025, with a US MSRP of $11.99. That is a reference retail price, not a promise about today's stock or seller price. The listed contents are a 51-card constructed deck including the Leader, ten DON!! cards, a playsheet, and one OP-11 booster. A reseller's deck-only offer may omit extras.
For casual learning, start with one copy and keep the original list intact for several games. Before entering an event or ordering upgrades, check current card restrictions and the event's regulation. These spotlights explain the product and a learning approach; they are not tournament-tested deck rankings.
Source: Bandai ST-26 product specifications. Checked October 23, 2026. B3's buying advice and practice exercises are editorial guidance.
Source: Official included-card reference. Checked October 23, 2026. B3's buying advice and practice exercises are editorial guidance.
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