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.
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.
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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 2020-21 MVP worth opening?
It's an affordable entry point to the season with a solid mix of inserts and parallels. The 250-card base set is manageable to build, and the short prints (cards 201-250) land at reasonable odds. If you're chasing rookie redemptions like Alexis Lafreniere or Tim Stutzle, this is where they debut.
Q3What are the key rookie cards?
The product features rookie short prints (cards 220-250) in the base set, including names like Jansen Harkins, Brandon Hagel, and Josh Norris. Alexis Lafreniere, the 2020 #1 overall pick, has a special redemption card at 1:1,250 packs, plus a Gold version at 1:12,500. Other top rookies like Tim Stutzle and Kirill Kaprizov are available through Rookie Redemptions at 1:400 packs.
Q4How do the parallels work?
Silver Script parallels hit 1:3.3 packs in hobby. Super Script cards are numbered to 25, while the hobby-exclusive Black Super Script is numbered to 5. Printing Plates are 1/1 in four colors each. Puzzle Backs are also parallels, available 1:4 packs but only on the first 200 base cards.
Q5What's the difference between the base set and short prints?
The first 200 cards are the shell set and more common. Cards 201-250 are short prints, landing roughly one every other pack. The short prints include veteran SPs and rookie SPs, so they're a key part of the chase.
Q6Are there autographs in this product?
Autographs are very rare. Select High Series cards have signed versions at 1:267 hobby packs, so they're not a reliable pull. This is an entry-level product, so don't expect autos as a standard box hit.
Q7What's the 20th Anniversary Tribute insert?
It's a throwback to the 2000-01 Upper Deck MVP design, updated with current players. Third Star versions hit 1:5 packs, while Second Star (/100) and First Star (/25) are scarcer parallels. All 100 cards also appear in the Color and Contours set.
Q8How many cards come in a hobby box?
A hobby box has 20 packs with 8 cards per pack, totaling 160 cards. You'll typically pull around 10 base short prints, 5 Third Star inserts, 5 additional inserts, 5 Puzzle Backs, and 5 Silver Scripts.
Q9When did 2020-21 Upper Deck MVP come out?
It dropped August 26, 2020.
Q10What's in a 2020-21 Upper Deck MVP hobby box?
20 packs per box, 8 cards per pack
Q11Where can I buy 2020-21 Upper Deck MVP?
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What to Expect
2020-21 Upper Deck MVP Hockey
2020-21 Upper Deck MVP is an entry-level hockey product that kicks off the season with a 250-card base set featuring veterans and rookie short prints, plus a mix of inserts and parallels at accessible odds.
Autographs
Rare, odds not published
On average per hobby box
10Base Short Prints (cards #201-250)
520th Anniversary Third Star cards
5Additional Inserts (High Speed, Mirror Mirror, Net Crashers)
5Puzzle Back cards
5Silver Script parallels
Inserts to watch
20th Anniversary Tribute1 in 5 packs (Third Star level)Brings back the 2000-01 Upper Deck MVP design with current players; comes in three tiers with Second Star (/100) and First Star (/25) parallels.
High Speed1 in 25 packsNew insert set with 20 cards, a debut in this product.
Mirror, Mirror1 in 13 packsNew 10-card insert set with 10 variations that land at 1:50 packs.
Net Crashers1 in 17 packsFeatures action shots of top scorers like Sidney Crosby.
Color and Contours100-card set with Gold versions numbered to 250, plus Green (/20) and Purple (/3) parallels.
Puzzle Back1 in 4 packsAvailable only on the first 200 base cards; combines to form puzzle images.
