Artifacts returns for 2025-26 in both Hobby and Retail. The brand sticks to its formula of serial-numbered base cards, memorabilia/autographs, acetate/tech inserts, and the annual Aurum Bounty chase—plus Rookie Redemptions for new-skating 2025-26 rookies.
Release date (Hobby): September 24, 2025
Availability: Hobby & Retail (retail details TBA)
Hits per Hobby box (avg): 3 Autograph/Memorabilia/Tech inserts + 1 Rookie Redemption or Acetate.
Numbered content: 4 serial-#’d base or parallel cards per box, on average.
Rookie Redemptions (201–240): Top rookies get full parallel, auto, mem, and auto/mem coverage (incl. horizontal SPs & emeralds).
Showpiece inserts:
Arena Artifacts – Colisée de Québec relics (#/67)
Benchmark Autos (hard-signed + MSG visitor bench swatches)
History Lesson Signatures (two-card puzzle: past great + present star)
Threads of Time (current stars, past teams)
Puck Luck (large game-used puck pieces, #/4)
Auto Facts (returning on-card auto staple)
Key 2025-26 Rookies to chase: Ivan Demidov, Ryan Leonard, Zeev Buium, Artyom Levshunov, Dalibor Dvorsky, Jimmy Snuggerud, Gabe Perreault.
20 boxes per case (2 × 10-count inners)
8 packs per box
4 cards per pack
(3) Autograph, Memorabilia, or Tech Insert Cards
(4) Serial-#’d Base/Parallel Cards
(1) Rookie Redemption or Acetate Card
Every hobby pack contains a hit.
Base (1–100)
Stars (101–135) – #/699
Goalies (136–150) – #/699
Greats/Legends (151–170) – #/699 (some presell notes list #/599)
Rookies (171–200) – #/999
Rookie Redemptions (201–240)
For Base, Stars, Goalies, Greats, Rookies: Ruby (#/599 or #/499), Platinum Sparkle #/99, Copper #/75, Yellow #/50, Pink #/35, Purple #/25, Rose Gold #/15, Emerald’s Glow #/10, Black #/5, Masterful Artifacts 1-of-1.
Material and Black Auto #/5 parallels exist across subsets, with tiered Gold/Emerald/Purple/Black material and auto-material variations (many #/ to 299–1/1; see breakdown highlights below).
Auto Facts (1:40)
Admirable Impressions #/24; Blueprints #/24; Esteemed Endorsements #/28
Aurum Signatures: Veterans/Greats/Rookies #/25; Duals #/5
Arena Artifacts – Colisée de Québec #/67
History Lesson Signatures (1:120)
Threads of Time (1:100) & Premium #/25
NHL Remnants (1:30) & Premium #/25
Tundra Teammates: Duos #/99 (Premium #/25); Quads #/49 (Premium #/10)
Signature Apparel / Signs of Success (varied numbering)
Desert Dogs Relics #/96 (Premium #/25)
Puck Luck #/4
Top Tier Rookie Signatures (1:1000); 2024-25 Update (1:2000)
Extensive Base/Stars/Goalies/Greats/Rookies Material, Material Auto, and Black Auto #/5 parallels—including multiple 1-of-1 auto-material blacks.
2025-26 Clear Cut Artifacts Rookies (1:54)
2024-25 Clear Cut Rookie Update (1:40)
Antiquity (1:80) & Antiquity Rookies (1:160)
Goal: Enter all 48 unique scratch codes to earn Aurum Rookie Bounty #49–50.
Speed Bonuses:
First 3 finishers: 12-card Aurum set + Aurum Auto + Aurum Dual Auto
Next 7: 12-card Aurum set + Aurum Auto
Next 15: 12-card Aurum set
All others: Rookie Bounty #49–50
Redemption site: UpperDeckBounty.com (live on/after release)
2025-26 Artifacts (Hobby & Retail) delivers the brand’s trademark mix of serial-numbered base, mem/auto chases, and tech/acetate hits—anchored by Rookie Redemptions for a strong 2025-26 class (Demidov, Leonard, Buium, Levshunov, Dvorsky, Snuggerud, Perreault). With every hobby pack containing a hit, deep parallel trees (including 1-of-1 Masterful Artifacts), and the returning Aurum Bounty, Artifacts remains a year-in, year-out chase for set builders and hit hunters alike.
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