The full-size box sold through card shops rather than big-box stores. It has the most packs and the best odds, and most modern hobby boxes guarantee at least one autograph or memorabilia card. Pack and card counts vary by product line. Older listings sometimes call this a wax box.
Blaster Box
The small retail box sold at stores like Walmart and Target, usually the cheapest full box on the shelf. Autographs are not guaranteed, but many blasters carry exclusive parallels you cannot pull from a hobby box.
Retail Box
A full box of the individual packs sold loose at big-box stores, often 24 of them. Same base set as the hobby version, with fewer or no guaranteed hits.
gravity feed
A retail counter display filled with loose packs, sold sealed as one unit. It is pack volume, not a box with its own odds.
Cases
The factory-sealed carton a product ships in, holding a set number of boxes. A full case is the whole carton; an inner case is a smaller sealed block from inside it. Case buyers get untouched pack sequencing and a lower price per box. Some rare cards are seeded about once per case, which is what collectors mean by a case hit.
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2022-23 Upper Deck MVP, checked daily. Prices move constantly and stock sells
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A solid first box. Cheap to crack, fun to rip, and you'll still land the year's rookies without dropping serious cash.
Q2What makes this product worth opening?
MVP is an affordable early-season release that's heavy on parallels and inserts. You'll get lots of hits per box, though autographs are rare. It's a fun product if you want volume and variety without spending a lot.
Q3Who are the key rookies in this set?
Owen Power, Matty Beniers, and Kent Johnson headline the rookie class. They appear in the High Series Short Prints (#201-250) and are also available as Rookie Redemption cards.
Q4What are the High Series Short Prints?
Cards #201-250 are a mix of stars and 2021-22 NHL rookies. They pull at 1:2 packs (about 10 per box) and aren't overly rare, but they're the toughest base cards to complete.
Q5How do the parallels work?
Base cards come in Ice Battles (1 per pack), Silver Script (1:5 packs), Super Script (/25), Super Script Black (/5), and Printing Plates (1/1). High Series cards also have Magenta Autographs at 1:400 packs.
Q6What's the deal with Ice Battles?
It's a parallel that replaces the card back with five player stats (Overall, Speed, Strength, Skill, Awareness) so you can play Pack Wars games. You'll get one per pack on average.
Q7Are there any autographs in this product?
Yes, but they're tough. Magenta Autographs appear only on High Series cards at 1:400 hobby packs, so expect roughly one per case (12 boxes). Autographs aren't the focus of MVP.
Q8What's the base set size?
250 cards total. The first 200 are the shell set, and cards #201-250 are High Series Short Prints featuring stars and recent rookies.
Q9What are the best inserts in 2022-23 Upper Deck MVP?
Worth keeping an eye out for: Ice Battles (1 per pack), 20th Anniversary (1:5 packs), Domains (1:7 packs), Encounters on Ice (1:10 packs), Pinpoints (1:7 packs), Colors and Contours.
Q10When did 2022-23 Upper Deck MVP come out?
It dropped September 8, 2022.
Q11What's in a 2022-23 Upper Deck MVP hobby box?
20 packs per box, 8 cards per pack
Q12What's the cheapest 2022-23 Upper Deck MVP hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $29.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Q13Where can I buy 2022-23 Upper Deck MVP?
We track listings across the major North American card shops and surface the best price up top. The Buy on eBay links go through the eBay Partner Network.
What to Expect
2022-23 Upper Deck MVP Hockey
An affordable early-season release built around a 250-card base set featuring Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, and Patrick Kane among the league's stars. Hobby boxes deliver lots of parallels and inserts, with autographs possible but rare.
On average per hobby box
420th Anniversary inserts
4Domains or Encounters on Ice inserts combined
4Pinpoints inserts
20Ice Battles parallels
5Silver Script parallels
10High Series Short Prints (#201-250)
1Colors and Contours or 20th Anniversary parallel
Inserts to watch
Ice Battles1 per packInteractive parallel with five player stats (Overall, Speed, Strength, Skill, Awareness) that lets you play Pack Wars games on the card back.
20th Anniversary1 in 5 packsThrowback to the 2002-03 MVP design with Gold, Super Script, and Colors and Contours die-cut parallels.
Domains1 in 7 packsFeatures NHL stars with their home country flags in the background, with Gold parallels at 1:50 packs.
Encounters on Ice1 in 10 packsTwo-player rivalry cards from opposing teams, with Gold versions at 1:75 packs.
Pinpoints1 in 7 packsShowcases the NHL's top sharpshooters with Gold parallels at 1:20 packs.
Colors and ContoursSpectrum Light FX die-cuts on 20th Anniversary cards in Gold (/250), Green (/20), and Purple (/3) tiers.
Fast facts
Released
September 8, 2022
Box config
20 packs per box, 8 cards per pack
Set size
282 cards
Top rookie
Matt Boldy
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