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.
Mega Box
A mid-size retail box, bigger than a blaster and smaller than a hobby box. Mega-exclusive parallels are the main draw, and some megas guarantee a hit.
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.
Tin
A decorated metal box holding a handful of packs, often with a bonus card inside. The packs are standard product; the tin and its extras are the draw.
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.
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 31 retailers we follow for
2023-24 Upper Deck Series 2, checked daily. Prices move constantly and stock sells
out; always confirm on the retailer’s own page before buying.
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's the big rookie card in this set?
Connor Bedard's Young Guns rookie card (#451-500 range). It's one of 50 Young Guns in Series 2, and you'll pull about six per hobby box. Bedard's card is the flagship Upper Deck rookie for the generational prospect.
Q3How many Young Guns are in a hobby box?
Six Young Guns per box on average, which works out to roughly one every other pack. They're short prints at 1:2 hobby packs, so you're guaranteed a decent hit rate on rookies.
Q4What's the Monster Season insert?
An 82-card Connor McDavid subset where each card represents one game from his 2022-23 season with the Oilers. Every card has a different photo from that specific game and a recap. It's 1:15 packs, so you'll likely see a few per box.
Q5Are there autographs in Series 2?
No. Series 2 is a base and insert-focused product with no autographs. If you're hunting for signed cards, you'll want to look at other Upper Deck products like Black or Artifacts.
Q6What's the toughest insert to pull?
Day with the Cup at 1:2000 packs. It's a bonus card that shows up extremely rarely. Most collectors won't see one in a single box or even a case.
Q7What are the main parallel sets?
Base cards have Outburst (1:15 packs), Clear Cut (1:48 packs), and numbered versions like Deluxe (/250), Exclusives (/100), Outburst Red (/25), High Gloss (/10), and Outburst Gold (1/1). Young Guns have their own parallel tiers too, including Clear Cut at 1:144 packs.
Q8How does Series 2 compare to Series 1?
Series 2 adds another 250 cards to the base set (for a total of 500 across both series), plus 50 new Young Guns. It expands several insert sets from Series 1 like UD Canvas and UD Portraits, and introduces new inserts like Monster Season and Ecliptic.
Q9What's UD Canvas and why do people chase it?
UD Canvas is an artistic insert set at 1:4 packs with subsets for Retired players (1:96), Program of Excellence (1:96), and Young Guns (1:24). It has exclusive Black and White and Printing Plate parallels that make it a popular chase for collectors who like the design.
Q10When did 2023-24 Upper Deck Series 2 come out?
It dropped March 6, 2024.
Q11What's in a 2023-24 Upper Deck Series 2 hobby box?
12 packs per box, 12 cards per pack
Q12What's the cheapest 2023-24 Upper Deck Series 2 hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $219.75 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Q13Where can I buy 2023-24 Upper Deck Series 2?
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
2023-24 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey
Series 2 expands the 2023-24 Upper Deck base set with 250 new cards, including 50 Young Guns rookies headlined by Connor Bedard's flagship Upper Deck rookie card. It's the second half of the year's main hockey release, loaded with inserts and parallels.
On average per hobby box
6Young Guns rookie cards
6Honor Roll or UD Portraits inserts
4UD Canvas inserts
3Deep Roots inserts
6Director of Boards, Ecliptic, or PC's inserts
2Director of Boards, Ecliptic, or PC's Sparkle parallels
1Blue Dazzlers insert
1Clear Cut, Fluorescence Red, or UD Canvas Black and White parallel
1Glaring or Monster Season insert
1Outburst parallel
1Additional inserts or numbered cards
Inserts to watch
Young Guns1 in 2 hobby packsThe flagship rookie subset with 50 cards including Connor Bedard's main Upper Deck rookie.
Day with the Cup1 in 2000 packs; about 1 in 167 boxesThe toughest chase insert in the set, a short-print bonus card.
Monster Season1 in 15 packs; about 1 in 1 boxesAn 82-card Connor McDavid subset with one card for each of his 2022-23 regular season games, each with game photos and recaps.
UD Canvas1 in 4 packs; 3 per boxArtistic insert set with subsets like Retired (1:96), Program of Excellence (1:96), and Young Guns (1:24).
UD Portraits1 in 7 packs; 1 to 2 per boxBold design featuring players as nobility, with numbered parallels and printing plates.
Ecliptic1 in 6 packs; 2 per boxAction-shot insert with Sparkle (1:30) and Gold Sparkle (1:720) parallels.
Fast facts
Released
March 6, 2024
Box config
12 packs per box, 12 cards per pack
Set size
750 cards
Top rookie
Connor Bedard
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