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.
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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Each card has 1-4 lab-created diamonds embedded in it. The more accomplished the prospect, the more diamonds on the card. All are numbered to 99 with Ruby (/49), Emerald (/10), and Pure Black (1/1) parallels, making them the core chase of the product.
Q2Is there an autograph in every box?
Yes. Every box guarantees 1 autograph or Diamond Relic card. That's your hit, so you're always walking away with something signed or a premium relic card.
Q3What's the Exquisite overlay?
One Exquisite Collection card comes in every pack. It's the first wave of a multi-product Exquisite hockey program, featuring rookies, vets, and legends with Gold and Gold Spectrum parallels.
Q4What are Band of Color cards?
New this year. Each card has six different colored diamond relics (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) running through it. Rookies are numbered to 22, vets and legends to 21.
Q5How do Team Logo Jumbo Patches work?
These manufactured patch cards pull at 1:5 packs and feature 45 players split into five subsets. Collect all nine from any subset and you can reconstruct the full embroidered logo. Gold parallels include Full Team Logo (/15), Alternate Logo (/5), and NHL Shield (1/1).
Q6What rookies are in the base set?
The product features Diamond Relic Rookies as the main rookie chase, but also includes Exquisite Collection Rookies, Exquisite Rookie Draft Day, and Jewels of the Draft autograph-patch cards for 2021-22 first-year players.
Q7What's the base set like?
100 veteran and retired star cards numbered to 349 each, plus 10 legends numbered to 249. Pure Black parallels (/50) and Diamond Relic parallels (/5 or 1/1) are available for base cards.
Q8What are the best inserts in 2021-22 Upper Deck Black Diamond?
Worth keeping an eye out for: Diamond Relic Rookies, Gemography, Jewels of the Draft, Band of Color, Team Logo Jumbo Patches (1:5 packs), Exquisite Collection (1 per pack).
Q9When did 2021-22 Upper Deck Black Diamond come out?
It dropped August 10, 2022.
Q10What's in a 2021-22 Upper Deck Black Diamond hobby box?
1 pack per box, 6 cards per pack
Q11Where can I buy 2021-22 Upper Deck Black Diamond?
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What to Expect
2021-22 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey
2021-22 Black Diamond is the first premium hockey release of the season, built around Diamond Relic Rookies with embedded lab-created gemstones and a deep autograph lineup including Gemography and Jewels of the Draft cards.
Autographs
1Autograph or diamond relic guaranteed per box
On average per hobby box
1Base Set or Pure Black Parallel card
1Exquisite Collection card
3Regular Insert, Tech, or Non-Auto/Diamond Relic Memorabilia cards
Inserts to watch
Diamond Relic RookiesThe marquee rookie chase, numbered to 99 with 1-4 embedded lab-created diamonds depending on prospect tier, plus Ruby (/49), Emerald (/10), and Pure Black (1/1) parallels.
GemographyClassic Black Diamond autograph insert combining jewels and signatures, numbered to 25 or less with Ruby, Emerald, and Pure Black parallels.
Jewels of the DraftAutograph-patch combination cards for 2021-22 rookies numbered to 99, plus new All-Time Jewels of the Draft for veteran players.
Band of ColorNew insert featuring six different colored diamond relics (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) on each card, rookies numbered to 22 and vets/legends to 21.
Team Logo Jumbo Patches1 in 5 packsManufactured patch cards that double as puzzles, with Gold parallels in Full Team Logo (/15), Alternate Logo (/5), and NHL Shield (1/1) versions.
Exquisite Collection1 per packOne Exquisite card guaranteed in every pack, featuring rookies, vets, and legends with multiple themed subsets and Gold/Gold Spectrum parallels.
