Karoo Leader OP18-001: Effect, Deck Plan & Where to Buy

Karoo card details

Karoo, OP18-001, Leader, Red/Blue

• Life: 4
• Power: 5000
• Attribute: Strike (reported)
• Types: Animal / Alabasta (reported)

Reported text (16 October 2026):

All of your Characters with both the {Animal} and {Alabasta} types gain [Rush] and +1000 power.

[Once Per Turn] When your {Alabasta} type Character is K.O.'d, draw 1 card.

What the effect means in plain English

Part 1: Rush for Animal and Alabasta Characters

[Rush] lets a Character attack the turn it is played (Comprehensive Rules 10-1-1-1); normally a new Character has to wait a turn (3-7-4). Under Karoo, any Character that is both Animal and Alabasta comes down swinging, with an extra 1000 power on top. Every keyword is explained in our keywords guide.

The key word is both. An Alabasta human does not get Rush, and neither does an Animal from another crew, so deckbuilding comes down to how many dual-typed Characters exist. In TCGplayer's type data as our catalogue held it on 16 October 2026, 10 Character card numbers are typed both Animal and Alabasta, every one red:

Characters typed both Animal and Alabasta (one printing per card number)

#	Card	Set · No.	TCGplayer market	Cheapest here
1	Sea Cat	OP18 · OP18-003	—	US$3.99
2	Tony Tony.Chopper	OP18 · OP18-010	—	—
3	Karoo	EB02 · EB02-001	US$0.27	US$0.01
4	Sea Cat	OP15-EB04 · OP15-004	US$0.07	US$0.01
5	Pincers	OP15-EB04 · OP15-013	US$0.10	US$0.01
6	Karoo	OP04 · OP04-004	US$0.14	US$0.01
7	Kung Fu Jugon	OP04 · OP04-005	US$0.12	US$0.02
8	Super Spot-Billed Duck Troops	OP04 · OP04-009	US$0.12	US$0.02
9	Tony Tony.Chopper	OP04 · OP04-010	US$0.20	US$0.05
10	Karoo	ST-01 · ST01-003	US$0.14	US$0.03

Two checks before you build. TCGplayer's types can differ from the printed card, so read each card's type line. And Bandai's Standard Regulation (from 1 April 2026) uses the Block Number printed on each card: from April 2026 to March 2027, Block 1 cards (booster packs 1 to 4) are not allowed unless Bandai has updated that card's Block Number, which matters for the 4 OP04 Characters above. Check the printed Block Number, and Bandai's list of updates, before you build for a Standard event.

Part 2: Card draw when Alabasta Characters go down

Once per turn, when any of your Alabasta Characters is K.O.'d, you draw a card. This part only needs the Alabasta type, not both. It softens trades: if your opponent removes a Rush attacker, you replace it.

How the two parts fit together

Karoo's plan is simple. Play Animal/Alabasta Characters that hit straight away with extra power. Force your opponent to deal with them. Refill your hand when they are K.O.'d. That is a classic aggressive shape: pressure early, then draw so you do not run out of cards.

Why Red/Blue?

• Red in the One Piece Card Game typically brings power boosts and removal by power, which helps Rush attackers trade well.
• Blue typically brings card draw, hand filtering and bounce (returning cards to the hand). Bounce can clear blockers before your Rush Characters attack.

Building around Karoo: a checklist

Until the full card list lands, use this checklist instead of a decklist:

1. Count your dual-typed bodies. The deck lives or dies on how many good Animal and Alabasta Characters exist; the table above lists the 10 card numbers we know of. The Karoo leader page also lists the red and blue cards that share either of his types.
2. Fill the curve with Alabasta Characters. Even without Rush, they turn on the draw when K.O.'d. OP18 adds Alabasta Characters that are not Animals (reported text):
   • Monkey.D.Luffy (OP18-016, C, cost 6, 7000 power): “[Banish] [On K.O.] Play up to 1 {Alabasta} type Character card with 6000 power or less from your hand.”
   • Roronoa Zoro (OP18-017, C, cost 4, 4000 power): “[Once Per Turn] If your {Alabasta} type Character would be removed from the field by your opponent's effect, you may give your Leader −2000 power during this turn instead. [When Attacking] Up to 1 of your {Alabasta} type Characters gains [Rush] during this turn.”
3. Pack counters. With 4 Life, Karoo has less buffer than a 5-Life Leader like OP18 green Luffy. Character Counter values and Counter events matter.
4. Add blue removal or bounce for blockers. Rush Characters are only scary if they can connect.
5. Watch the once-per-turn limit. The draw fires once per turn, so do not over-commit expecting several draws.

Karoo vs the other OP18 leaders

Ms. All Sunday is worth a look if you like Karoo's draw-on-K.O. idea but prefer a slower Baroque Works shell. The other two Leaders with guides: green Luffy, whose Leader attacks twice in a turn, and Saint Gunko, a slower engine built on the trash.

Where to buy Karoo and OP18

• The Leader card: Karoo is an OP18 card (rarity L), so it comes from OP18 booster packs. The cheapest Karoo OP18-001 listing we track in the United States is US$9.99. Before release these are pre-order prices, and they move daily. The Karoo leader page shows the cheapest copy of every printing as they are listed.
• Booster boxes: The cheapest OP18 booster box pre-order we track in the United States today is US$284.99 (3 tracked sellers listing it), before postage. The OP18 pre-order board ranks every tracked store in your market, cheapest first, under eBay's and TCGplayer's listings. Bandai's MSRP is US$4.99 per pack.
• Set overview: OP18 The Dominance of God, every card priced as it is listed.
• Local game stores: find one on our stores directory. A pre-release event is a way to try Karoo before buying in.
• Budget: read the cheapest One Piece leaders and where to buy One Piece cards before paying full pre-order prices.