Product Overview
2023 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions remains as eclectic as ever. There’s no product out there where you can go from chasing Michael Jordan autographs in one pack, finding surfers in another then finding glow-in-the-dark patch cards highlighting the wonders of the galaxy a few packs later.
That said, Upper Deck is changing things up a little. When they introduced the line over a decade ago, it was rooted in the hobby’s distant past. The past can still be found in the designs here, but it leans more on Upper Deck’s own brands and heritage. This includes Young Guns branching out from hockey.
As far as content goes, hobby boxes have two total autographs, memorabilia cards, manufactured patch cards or other premium inserts.
The full base set has 150 cards. It covers the full spectrum of sports, showcasing past and present athletes from basketball, baseball, football and plenty more. Some pop culture personalities and celebrities can also be found. Traditionally, Goodwin Champions and Allen & Ginter are the two annual releases that delve deep into sports seldom found on trading cards.
While the first 100 cards make up the shell set, the back third are Splash of Color short prints. These combine to land a somewhat modest but still challenging 1:5 packs.
All 150 cards have one-of-one Printing Plates as well.
Platinum variations (1:6 packs) return, putting a chromium spin on the set. Additional parallels for these include:
Splash of Color cards also get the 3-D Lenticular treatment. They come in three levels of rarity: Tier 1 – 1:36 packs, Tier 2 – 1:160 packs and Tier 3 – 1:1,438 packs. These double as UD Bounty cards so those that finish the set and register it can get exclusives not available in packs.
