One Piece ST-28 Yamato Starter Deck: Double Attack and DON!! Pressure
Yamato offers an immediately understandable threat: a successful attack can take more Life. The learning challenge is turning that threat into a good sequence while keeping enough board and defense to continue.
What the Leader does
The included OP06-022 Yamato is green/yellow, has 5000 power and four Life. Double Attack means two damage from a successful attack. Once per turn during the Main Phase, if the opponent has three or fewer Life cards, Yamato can give up to two rested DON!! to one of your Characters.
The ability specifies a Character and a Life condition. It does not grant a free attachment to your Leader whenever you like. Count the opponent's Life when you intend to use it.
Build pressure with a second threat
Before investing heavily in the Leader's attack, inspect the rest of your board. An opponent who stops one large attack may still struggle with another useful attacker. Think about the sequence you leave them, rather than treating the Leader as the only card that matters.
Because taking Life normally supplies cards, a large hit can also give the opponent more choices. Follow it with a plan for the next turn. Fast damage is useful when it leads toward a finish you can actually support.
A simple exercise
Set up a practice position with the opponent at three Life and one Character of your own ready to attack. Plan a turn using Yamato's rested-DON!! ability. Then reset the position with the opponent at four Life. Identify what you must change when the condition is no longer met.
Next, try the Character attack before the Leader attack and compare it with the reverse order. Do not assume the same sequence wins against every hand. Ask which response you wanted the first attack to draw out.
Who should try it?
B3 would point a player toward Yamato when they enjoy attacking and making the defender answer an obvious threat. The deck still asks for careful arithmetic and resource use. If your early games keep ending one turn before your finish, review what you left available for defense.
Play the unchanged deck long enough to tell whether the problem is attack size, sequence, development, or survival. Each problem suggests a different improvement; buying random aggressive cards obscures that distinction.
Check the complete product before buying
Bandai lists the English ST-28 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-28 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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