one piece card game op04 OP04-019 Donquixote Doflamingo :: Leader Alternative Art TCG long considered by fans to be thematically connected BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment One Piece

This black spirits static ability helps you to afford your more expensive spells, which in turn lets you deal more damage with The Lord of Pain

Prior to that sets release, the only other Leader card depicting the captain of the Red Hair Pirates was a Purple Leader card from the Film Edition Starter Deck [ST-05]it was, and still is, regarded as the worst Leader card of all time gameplay-wise

Though I wasnt around when it was Standard-legal, legends say it completely dominated the format

Indeed, the story and mechanics being so tightly bound together helps the game feel much more considered, and less cynical than it otherwise would have been