2024-25 SkyBox Metal Universe Hockey gets a little wild with its designs and themes. Actually, it gets very wild — and that’s the point. The bold designs are anything but traditional and aren’t likely to appeal to everyone, but cards like these do have their fans and many themes have become iconic in the modern hobby. Hobby boxes are led by either an autograph or Precious Metal Gems card. That said, collectors will find lots of other inserts as well. One hundred fifty cards make up the main set. It’s split between 100 veterans and 50 rookies, which combine to land one per pack. That makes first-year players a little tougher to pull on an individual basis but they’re not exactly scarce. Parallels come in the form of brightly colored Precious Metal Gems. This year, the PMG rainbow consists of Red (/100), Green (/10) and Gold (1/1). Printing Plates are also randomly inserted in packs. Purple Spectrum (/199) parallels are exclusive to blaster boxes. Some base cards also have separate autograph versions. These are 1:80 hobby packs for veterans and 1:65 for rookies. Green (/10) and Gold (1/1) parallels round these out. Since Upper Deck revived Metal Universe, there has been some cooked in nostalgia. In this product, this is most prominent with 2013 Metal Universe Retros. They’re tough at 1:240 hobby packs. However, these cards also offer more opportunities at land Precious Metal Gems. Colors include Red (/100, copies 011-100/100), Blue /50, Green (/100, copies 001-010/100) and Gold (1/1). SkyBox Premium Prospects (1:5 packs) is another name from the past. Star Rubies (/50), Star Emerald (/10) and Star Diamonds (1/1) parallels are exclusive to hobby packs. Autographs are 1:120 hobby packs. These have Star Emerald (/25) and blaster-exclusive Star Blue (1:200 packs) versions. Z-Force (1:8 hobby, 1:15 blaster packs) returns with a colorful new design. Rave (/399), Super Rave (/50) and Universe Rave (1/1) parallels add a tougher chase element.