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.
Hanger Box
The cheapest retail format, a slim box made to hang on a store peg. It gives the most cards per dollar and suits set builders more than hit chasers.
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.
Starter Kit
Packs bundled with basics for a new collector, such as sleeves, a guide or a storage box. The packs inside are standard product.
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 36 retailers we follow for
2025-26 Upper Deck Series 1, 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 are the key rookies in 2025-26 Series 1?
Ivan Demidov is the marquee rookie and commands the highest prices. Other notable Young Guns include Ryan Leonard, Quinn Hutson, and Zayne Parekh. The set focuses on late call-ups from the 2024-25 season rather than 2025 draft picks, which will appear in later releases.
Q3How many Young Guns are in a hobby box?
You'll pull six Young Guns per hobby box on average. They land every other pack, and there are 50 total in the set (cards 201-250).
Q4What's the deal with the parallel lineup?
There's a lot. Outburst Silver hits 1:30 packs, Clear Cut is 1:96 (hobby only), and numbered tiers include Deluxe /250, Exclusives /100, Outburst Red /25, High Gloss /10, and the ultra-rare Outburst Gold 1/1. Printing plates also exist for all 250 base cards.
Q5What are the new inserts this year?
Bootleg is the big new chase at 1:1,440 packs with 18 unique designs. Holotypes (1:504 packs) feature hologram backgrounds and are Series 1 exclusive. Population Count returns with limited print runs from 1,000 down to 1/1.
Q6Does this product have autographs?
No. Series 1 is a base and insert product with no guaranteed or regular autographs. Upper Deck reserves autos for higher-end products and special subsets.
Q7What's the rarest Dazzler?
Gold Dazzlers are the chase at 1:2,880 packs. Blue Dazzlers hit one per box, and Pink (1:144 packs) and Green (1:4 blaster packs) fall in between.
Q8How does Series 1 compare to the full 2025-26 Upper Deck line?
Series 1 is the flagship kickoff with the first 250 cards. Series 2 and Extended Series will follow later in the season with additional base cards, rookies, and inserts. Series 1 is where most collectors start their sets.
Q9What's in a typical hobby box?
Expect 6 Young Guns, 4 UD Canvas, 8 mixed inserts (Bustle, Compadres, Sizzle Reel, Tracking System, Compositions, Cup Quest, Goal Oriented, or UD Portraits), 4 Encore, 2 Speckle parallels, 1 Blue Dazzler, 1 Clear Cut or Canvas Black/White parallel, 1 Outburst parallel, and 1 serial-numbered or short-print card.
Q10When did 2025-26 Upper Deck Series 1 come out?
It dropped October 15, 2025.
Q11What's in a 2025-26 Upper Deck Series 1 hobby box?
12 packs per box, 12 cards per pack (hobby box)
Q12What's the cheapest 2025-26 Upper Deck Series 1 hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $109.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Q13Where can I buy 2025-26 Upper Deck Series 1?
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
2025-26 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey
The flagship start to the 2025-26 hockey season, Series 1 kicks off with 50 Young Guns rookies including Ivan Demidov and Ryan Leonard, plus a deep roster of parallels and inserts like the ultra-rare Gold Dazzlers and new Bootleg set.
On average per hobby box
6Young Guns rookie cards
4UD Canvas cards
8Bustle, Compadres, Sizzle Reel, or Tracking System inserts
8Compositions, Cup Quest, Goal Oriented, or UD Portraits inserts
4Encore cards
2Insert Speckle parallel cards
1Blue Dazzler card
1Clear Cut parallel, UD Canvas Black and White parallel, or Encore Blue parallel
1Outburst parallel
1Serial-numbered card, short print, or printing plate
Inserts to watch
Dazzlers Gold1 in 2,880 packsThe rarest and most sought Dazzler tier, a true case-hit chase card.
Bootleg1 in 1,440 packsBrand-new insert set with 18 cards featuring unique foil and gloss designs, one of the toughest pulls.
Holotypes1 in 504 packs; 1 in 42 boxesSeries 1 exclusive hologram-background cards that won't appear again this season, extremely tough.
Young Guns1 per boxThe flagship rookie subset with 50 cards including Ivan Demidov, Ryan Leonard, and other key 2024-25 call-ups.
UD Canvas1 in 3 packs (veterans), 1 in 24 packs (Young Guns)The classic artistic insert set featuring 120 cards total with Black and White parallels.
Dazzlers Blue1 per boxThe standard Dazzler tier, colorful and collectible with rarer Pink, Gold, and Green versions.
Fast facts
Released
October 15, 2025
Box config
12 packs per box, 12 cards per pack (hobby box)
Top rookie
Ivan Demidov
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