UC · Red Character · OP09 Emperors in the New World · also in OP-PR
Data: TCGplayer catalog 2026-09-30 · PSA labels 2026-09-28Identify each version, its PSA label and pop, and open checked eBay listings. Bandai opens the official English card list for that printing.
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Emperors in the New World · OP09 · Released 2024-12-13
Emperors in the New World: 2nd Anniversary Tournament Cards · OP09-ANN · Released 2024-12-06
One Piece Promotion Cards · OP-PR · Released unknown
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OP09-008 Building Snake first appeared in English in Emperors in the New World: 2nd Anniversary Tournament Cards (OP09-ANN), released Dec 6, 2024, as the Anniversary Tournament version. Our database lists 3 English printings across 3 products: 1 standard, 1 anniversary tournament, 1 promo. The most recent dated printing is the Normal version in Emperors in the New World (OP09), released Dec 13, 2024, 7 days after the first. 1 printing has no release date in the TCGplayer catalog (Promo · Premium Card Collection -Best Selection Vol. 4-). Every printing carries the UC rarity; the versions differ in artwork, finish or stamp, not rarity. 2 of 3 printings match a PSA label in our data. On Limitless TCG the card appears in decklists for 1 leader listed on its card page, most often Shanks OP09-001 (36 decklists).
| Released | Version | Rarity | Product | PSA label | eBay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2024 | Anniversary Tournament | UC | Emperors in the New World: 2nd Anniversary Tournament Cards (OP09-ANN) | Not matched | |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Normal | UC | Emperors in the New World (OP09) | Matched | |
| Unknown | Promo · Premium Card Collection -Best Selection Vol. 4- | UC | One Piece Promotion Cards (OP-PR) | Matched |
| Card number | OP09-008 |
|---|---|
| Name | Building Snake |
| Card type | Character |
| Color | Red |
| Cost | 1 |
| Power | 2000 |
| Counter | — (no counter) |
| Attribute | Slash |
| Types | Red-Haired Pirates |
| Effect | [Activate: Main] You may place this Character at the bottom of the owner's deck: Give up to 1 of your opponent's Characters −3000 power during this turn. Text: Limitless TCG (card-level text). Wording can differ slightly between printings. |
| Printed rarity | UC |
| Illustrator | Tanaka Kenichi |
| Block | Block 3 (Limitless TCG) |
| Legality | Standard: legal, Extra: legal (Limitless TCG) |
| Official card list | Checked against the official English card list on 2026-10-01 (1 of 3 printings matched to an official entry). OFF |
| Home set | OP09 Emperors in the New World |
Leaders of the recent Limitless TCG decklists that include this card: Shanks OP09-001 (36). Counts are the number of listed decklists, as shown on the card's Limitless page.
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Our database lists 3 English printings of OP09-008 Building Snake: 1 Normal, 1 Anniversary Tournament, 1 Promo. Each one is a separate collectible (and a separate PSA spec when graded).
Limitless TCG credits Tanaka Kenichi for the base printing. Parallel artworks can have different illustrators.
Other Building Snake cards: OP17-025
Same type in OP09: OP09-001, OP09-004, OP09-006, OP09-009, OP09-010, OP09-011, OP09-012, OP09-013, OP09-014, OP09-015, OP09-016, OP09-018
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