Artifacts sticks to what it does best. Hobby boxes spread eight notable cards across eight packs: three total autographs, memorabilia cards, or premium tech inserts; four serial numbered base or base parallels; and either one Rookie Redemption or one acetate insert. It’s a clean, predictable cadence that makes a single box feel like a full break.
The base build runs 250 cards and unfolds in six tiers. After 100 traditional base cards, the chase moves to Stars numbered to 699 at numbers 101 to 135, Goalies to 699 at 136 to 150, Legends to 599 at 151 to 170, Rookies to 999 at 171 to 200, then team and wild card Rookie Redemptions at 201 to 250. The first 200 cards carry a long ladder of numbered parallels that keeps player projects interesting: Sky Blue blaster exclusive, Ruby 599, Lime Green 125, Jade Green blaster exclusive 100, Platinum Sparkle 99, Copper 75, Yellow 50, Metallic Blue 40, Pink 35, Purple 25, Rose Gold 15, Emerald’s Glow 10, Black 5, Masterful Artifacts 1. Select subjects also branch into autograph and memorabilia parallels in Gold, Emerald, Purple, and Black with varied print runs.
Autographs and relics hit across multiple difficulty levels so you feel variety pack to pack. Easier finds include NHL Remnants at about 1 in 30 packs, Auto Facts at 1 in 40, Threads of Time at 1 in 100, and the new History Lesson Signatures at 1 in 120. History Lesson is a two-card pairing that aligns a signed legend with a signed current star to complete one photo when placed together. Tougher chases step up into Signature Apparel, Signs of Success, Top Tier Rookie Signatures around 1 in 1,000 packs, Tundra Teammates Duos to 99, Desert Dogs Relics to 96, Tundra Teammates Quads to 49, Esteemed Endorsements to 28, Aurum Signatures to 25, Admirable Impressions to 24, and Jersey Retirement Night Ticket Relics to 10.
There’s a strong sense of place baked in. Arena Artifacts returns with cards numbered to 67 that spotlight legends from the Colisée de Québec alongside relic pieces taken from the venue itself. Benchmark Autographs shift to Madison Square Garden with hard-signed cards that include material sourced from the visitor’s bench. New Puck Luck cards are numbered to 4 and embed a large slice of a game used, game dated puck for a true centerpiece.
Tech and acetate inserts round out the middle. Clear Cut Artifacts Rookie Update from 2024–25 lands about 1 in 40 packs and the 2025–26 Clear Cut Artifacts Rookies about 1 in 54. Antiquity appears around 1 in 80 packs and Antiquity Rookies about 1 in 160 with a glass-inspired look. Aurum returns as the bounty chase: base Aurum at roughly 1 in 20 packs, then a four-tier climb to SP Rookies Tier 1 around 1 in 100, SP Rookies Tier 2 around 1 in 150, SP Greats All-Stars around 1 in 240, and SP Greats around 1 in 300. Each Aurum carries a scratch-off code; register all 48 at UpperDeckBounty.com to receive cards 49 and 50, with extra prizes for the first finishers: the first three earn a 12-card Aurum set plus one Aurum Autograph and one Aurum Dual Autograph, the next seven receive the 12-card set and one Aurum Autograph, the next 15 receive the 12-card set, and all other completions get only cards 49 and 50.
Rookie Redemptions remain the way Artifacts stays current with league rules that require an NHL regular-season appearance before a player can be pictured. Expect team based and wild card redemptions, plus Emerald, photo variation, autograph, and memorabilia versions once names are confirmed later in the season.
Key details for planning: hobby packs have four cards, eight packs per box, and 20 boxes per case split into two 10-box inners. Blasters are four cards per pack, six packs per box, 20 boxes per case. Set size is 250 cards, defined as 200 base plus 50 Rookie Redemptions. The release date is scheduled for September 24, 2025. A typical hobby box delivers three total autographs, memorabilia cards or premium inserts, one Rookie Redemption or acetate card, and four serial numbered base or base parallels.