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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Q1What are the key rookies in 2018-19 Black Diamond?
The marquee first-year players are Elias Pettersson, Andrei Svechnikov, and Rasmus Dahlin, who all appear on Quad Diamond Relic Rookies cards numbered to 99. Other notable rookies include Brady Tkachuk, Casey Mittelstadt, and Eeli Tolvanen on Triple Diamond versions.
Q2How do the Diamond Relic Rookies work?
These cards have actual diamonds embedded in them, tiered by count. Single Diamond cards are the most common, while Double, Triple, and Quad Diamond versions get progressively scarcer. All are numbered to 99, and each has a one-of-one Pure Black parallel.
Q3What's included in each box?
You get 5 cards from the main Black Diamond pack plus 1 bonus Exquisite card, for a total of 6 cards per box. The Exquisite bonus can be a base card or a premium hit like a rookie patch or veteran material.
Q4What are the base card parallels?
The 50-card base set is numbered to 249 copies. Pure Black parallels are numbered to 99 and are the only non-autograph, non-memorabilia parallel. Other parallels like Pure Black Signatures and Relics are autographed or memorabilia versions.
Q5Is there a retro element in this product?
Yes. Patrick Roy appears on a special Retro Quad Diamond Relic card numbered to 33. The Exquisite bonus packs also include 2003-04 Retro Rookies and Retro Veterans with Gold Spectrum parallels.
Q6What veterans and legends are featured?
The base set includes stars like Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews, Alexander Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, and Wayne Gretzky. Legends like Bobby Orr, Mario Lemieux, Jean Beliveau, and Martin Brodeur also appear on base and premium cards.
Q7How often do you pull autographs?
Upper Deck didn't publish specific odds, but this is a high-end product with an extensive mix of rookie and veteran autographs and memorabilia. Hits are frequent enough that most boxes contain at least one signed or game-worn card.
Q8What are the best inserts in 2018-19 Upper Deck Black Diamond?
Worth keeping an eye out for: Diamond Relic Rookies, Rookie Gems Pure Black Signatures, Hall of Fame Rings (1:6 packs (base), 1:13 packs (gold)), Diamond Cutters (1:25 packs), Exquisite Collection Hockey Part 1, Rookie Team Logo Jumbo Patches (1:2 packs).
Q9When did 2018-19 Upper Deck Black Diamond come out?
It dropped November 28, 2018.
Q10What's in a 2018-19 Upper Deck Black Diamond hobby box?
1 pack per box with 5 cards, plus 1 bonus Exquisite pack (1 card). 10 boxes per case.
Q11Where can I buy 2018-19 Upper Deck Black Diamond?
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What to Expect
2018-19 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey
2018-19 Black Diamond is Upper Deck's premium high-end hockey product, loaded with autographs and memorabilia from the year's rookie class including Elias Pettersson, Andrei Svechnikov, and Rasmus Dahlin. Each box comes with actual diamonds embedded in cards and a bonus Exquisite pack.
Diamond Relic RookiesThe flagship rookie chase with actual diamonds embedded in the card, tiered from Single to Quad Diamond, all numbered to 99.
Rookie Gems Pure Black SignaturesAutographed rookie cards in two tiers (Tier 1 /199, Tier 2 /99) that are the primary first-year hit.
Hall of Fame Rings1 in 6 packs (base), 1 in 13 packs (gold)Cards with replica ring recreations embedded, featuring legends and veterans.
Diamond Cutters1 in 25 packsPremium insert set with a short print rate.
Exquisite Collection Hockey Part 1Bonus single-card packs included in every box, featuring high-end rookies and veterans with Gold Spectrum parallels.
Rookie Team Logo Jumbo Patches1 in 2 packsManufactured patch cards with autographed parallels (Alternate Logo /99 or /49, NHL Shield /5).
Fast facts
Released
November 28, 2018
Box config
1 pack per box with 5 cards, plus 1 bonus Exquisite pack (1 card). 10 boxes per case.
Set size
50 cards
Top rookie
Andrei Svechnikov
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