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.
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2017-18 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 are the key rookies in this set?
The standout rookies include Charlie McAvoy, Brock Boeser, Josh Ho-Sang, Colin White, and Clayton Keller. They appear in the high series short prints (#201-250) and can also be pulled via Rookie Redemption cards, which hit once per case.
Q3How do the High Series short prints work?
Cards #201-250 are short printed and seeded once in every two packs. They feature star players and the rookie class, making them the main chase for most hobby boxes. You'll average about 10 per box.
Q4What's the deal with Colors & Contours?
This is the main insert set, hitting about one per four packs. It's a 250-card parallel collection with Spectrum Light FX technology split into three levels, each with Blue, Gold, and Purple versions at different pull rates. It's colorful and collectible without being too rare.
Q5Are there autographs in every box?
No. Autographs are case hits only. The Level 4 Access Autographs fall at 1:320 packs, which works out to roughly one per 20-box case. They feature 18 top NHL players on ID badge-style cards.
Q6What parallels should I know about?
Silver Script parallels hit about 6 per box and are the easiest foil-stamped parallel. Super Script cards are numbered to 25, and the new Black Super Script parallels are numbered to just 5. There are also Puzzle Back variations (1:4 packs) and one-of-one Printing Plates.
Q7Is this a good value product?
MVP is positioned as an affordable summer release with solid hit rates on parallels and short prints. You'll pull plenty of colors and puzzle backs, plus the high series short prints keep the base set interesting. It's not a heavy autograph product, so manage expectations there.
Q8How many cards are in the base set?
The base set is 250 cards total. The first 200 are regular base, and cards #201-250 are short-printed high series that fall once every two packs. Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby, and other stars appear in both regular and high series versions.
Q9What are the best inserts in 2017-18 Upper Deck MVP?
Worth keeping an eye out for: Colors & Contours (1:4 packs), NHL Player Credentials Level 4 Access Autographs (1:320 packs), High Series Short Prints (1:2 packs), 2017 NHL Draft Pick #1 Redemption (1:1,250 packs), Rookie Redemptions (1:400 packs).
Q10When did 2017-18 Upper Deck MVP come out?
It dropped August 9, 2017.
Q11What's in a 2017-18 Upper Deck MVP hobby box?
20 packs per box, 8 cards per pack
Q12Where can I buy 2017-18 Upper Deck MVP?
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What to Expect
2017-18 Upper Deck MVP Hockey
2017-18 MVP is a 250-card hockey set built around a strong rookie class including Charlie McAvoy, Brock Boeser, and Josh Ho-Sang. The set balances affordable packs with colorful parallels and short-printed high series cards that keep the chase interesting.
On average per hobby box
10High Series short prints (#201-250)
6Puzzle Back parallels
6Silver Script parallels
5Colors & Contours parallels
4NHL Player Credentials
Inserts to watch
Colors & Contours1 in 4 packsSpectrum Light FX parallels in nine subsets with Blue, Gold, and Purple tiers at varying scarcity levels.
NHL Player Credentials Level 4 Access Autographs1 in 320 packsCase-hit autographs featuring 18 of the top NHL players with rounded-corner ID badge design.
High Series Short Prints1 in 2 packs50 short-printed cards (#201-250) seeded once every two packs, including star players and rookie class members.
2017 NHL Draft Pick #1 Redemption1 in 1,250 packsScarce redemption for Nico Hischier with an even rarer gold parallel at 1:12,500.
Rookie Redemptions1 in 400 packsCase-hit redemptions that deliver eight rookie cards from one of the four NHL divisions.
