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.
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For collectors who want hits without Cup money. Figure on an auto or relic every box or two, with rookies you'll actually recognize.
Q2What are the key rookie cards in this set?
Cale Makar, Filip Zadina, Quinn Hughes, and Ryan Poehling are the carryover rookies from late 2018-19. They appear in the base Rookies subset (#161-180) with multiple parallel tiers. Makar especially is a chase card, especially in premium autograph and relic versions.
Q3How many autographs should I expect per box?
Hobby boxes guarantee 3 hits total, which can be autographs, relics, or Aurum Bounty cards. On average, a case (20 boxes) yields one Rookie Redemption autograph, so roughly 1 auto per 20 boxes if you're buying sealed product.
Q4What's the Aurum Bounty and why should I care?
Aurum is a 48-card insert set that drives a bounty promotion. If you complete the full set and register it on Upper Deck's website, you get two bonus cards plus entry into a race. The first 25 collectors to finish get an exclusive Auston Matthews autograph and a 9-card 2005-06 retro set.
Q5What parallel tiers exist for the base set?
Base cards come in Copper (/299), Emerald (/99), Pink (/85), Aqua (/45), Purple (/20), and Black (/5). The Stars and Legends subsets have similar tiers but different print runs. Premium autograph and relic parallels add even more scarcity, with some numbered to as low as 1/1.
Q6Are there any memorabilia-only inserts?
Yes. NHL Remnants (1:24 packs), Tundra Teammates Duos and Quads, Arena Artifacts (featuring Chicago Stadium relics), Year One Rookies Sweaters (1:48), and Threads of Time (1:300) are all relic-only inserts with low-numbered premium parallels.
Q7What makes this set different from other early-season releases?
Artifacts leans heavily into premium autographs and memorabilia parallels, plus the Rookie Redemption program lets you chase mystery cards that become real once draft picks debut. The Aurum Bounty adds a community-driven element that other sets don't have.
Q8How do Rookie Redemptions work?
Because Artifacts releases before the draft, Upper Deck includes mystery Rookie Redemption cards instead of actual rookie cards. You pull a placeholder, and once 2019 draft picks sign and debut in the NHL, Upper Deck announces which players go with which redemption numbers. You then redeem your card for the actual card.
Q9When did 2019-20 Upper Deck Artifacts come out?
It dropped September 25, 2019.
Q10What's in a 2019-20 Upper Deck Artifacts hobby box?
8 packs per box, 4 cards per pack, 20 boxes per case (two 10-box inner cases)
Q11Where can I buy 2019-20 Upper Deck Artifacts?
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What to Expect
2019-20 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey
2019-20 Upper Deck Artifacts is an early-season hockey release loaded with autographs, relics, and rookie redemptions. It's the set to chase if you want Cale Makar, Filip Zadina, Quinn Hughes, and Ryan Poehling rookie cards alongside premium memorabilia parallels.
Autographs
1Autograph per case (20 boxes) on average
On average per hobby box
4Serial-numbered cards (one limited to 99 or less)
1Rookie Redemption card
Inserts to watch
Aurum1 in 20 packs (basic), 1 in 320 packs (Rookie SP), 1 in 640 packs (All-Stars/Legends)The centerpiece bounty chase. Complete the 48-card set to earn exclusive Auston Matthews autograph and 2005-06 retro cards if you're in the first 25 finishers.
Rookie Redemptions1 in 9 packsMystery cards for 2019 draft picks not yet in the NHL. Upper Deck reveals names as rookies debut during the season.
Lord Stanley's Legacy Signatures1 in 288 packsOn-card autographs of Stanley Cup winners, one of the tougher signature pulls.
Autofacts1 in 48 packsThe most common autograph insert in the set.
15th Anniversary Rookie TributeNumbered to 15 copies, available as both base and autograph versions for early-season rookies.
Tundra TeammatesDual and Quad memorabilia cards featuring player combinations with low-numbered premium parallels.
Fast facts
Released
September 25, 2019
Box config
8 packs per box, 4 cards per pack, 20 boxes per case (two 10-box inner cases)
