Romance Dawn (OP01) Pack EV — Should You Rip It?

Right now: the best rip in Romance Dawn (OP01) is the Booster Box [Wave 2] (24 packs) at $1468.78 against $65.23 of expected pulls — a −96% margin after ~15% selling fees, and a 0% chance it actually pays for itself. Figures refresh every two hours.

Romance Dawn (OP01) launched the One Piece Card Game on December 2, 2022, and its sealed product now behaves like vintage: collectors pay for the box, not the expected pulls. There's an extra wrinkle — Wave 1 (blue) boxes trade several times higher than the Wave 2 (white) print despite identical card odds, so the same gamble comes at wildly different prices. Our tracking uses the Wave 2 box.

Inside, it's the original pre-Treasure-Rare structure: 12 cards, a hit slot with about 6% Secret Rare odds — the Shanks SEC being the historic chase — plus roughly 55% Super Rare and 25% Leader. None of that comes close to justifying what the market charges for sealed. Ripping OP01 means paying a steep collector premium and then destroying the very thing the premium was attached to. Buy the Shanks as a single, or hold the box in shrink; opening it is the one move the math never supports.

Sealed products: price vs. expected value

ProductMargin after ~15% feesMarket priceEV of pullsOdds it pays for itself
Booster Pack −97% $69.30 $2.72 0%
Booster Box [Wave 2] (24 packs) −96% $1468.78 $65.23 0%
Sleeved Booster Pack −98% $149.33 $2.72 0%

Pull-rate model

Romance Dawn (OP01) packs hold 12 cards; the slots below are the ones that carry value.

SlotOutcomeEst. chance
Rare slotRare (R)80%
Rare slotSuper Rare (SR)20%
Hit slotRare (R) baseline14%
Hit slotSuper Rare (SR)55%
Hit slotLeader (L)25%
Hit slotSecret Rare (SEC)6%

Community-estimated rates — no publisher discloses official pull odds. The calculator prices each outcome from live singles data.

FAQ

What's the difference between Wave 1 and Wave 2 Romance Dawn boxes?

Contents and odds are identical. Wave 1 (blue) was the first print run and trades several times higher than Wave 2 (white); our EV comparison uses the Wave 2 box.

Does Romance Dawn have Treasure Rares?

No — OP01 predates the Treasure Rare tier. Secret Rares, headlined by Shanks, are the ceiling, at about 6% per hit slot by community estimate.

How many packs are in an OP01 booster box?

24 packs of 12 cards each.

What are the odds a Booster Box [Wave 2] (24 packs) of Romance Dawn (OP01) pays for itself?

About 0% after ~15% selling fees (0% before fees) as of 2026-09-11, computed from the exact outcome distribution of the Romance Dawn (OP01) pack model rather than a simulation. The median Booster Box [Wave 2] (24 packs) returns $54.87 of cards after fees against its $1468.78 price, and the chance of at least doubling your money is under 0.5%. These odds refresh with every two-hourly price update.

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