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Looking ahead while also covering current and former league standouts, 2021-22 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey offers a familiar mix of relics alongside rookie redemptions. Hobby boxes average three hits that can be autographs, memorabilia cards or Aurum inserts. Collectors can also find one Rookie Redemption or Clear Cut Acetate insert per box. Each Hobby pack should have either a hit, limited insert or numbered parallel.

2021-22 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey Base / Parallels

Offering 180 cards, the 2021-22 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey checklist includes 100 base cards, 45 Stars (#101-145; #/599), 15 Legends (#146-160; #/599) and 20 Rookies (#161-180; #/999). The main series also brings several new base parallels to the overall rainbow.

2021-22 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey Base Parallels Breakdown

• Ruby – #/499
• Silver Spectrum – #/299
• Royal Blue – #/199
• Emerald – #/99
• Light Blue Steel – #/85
• Autumn – #/75
• Rose – #/65
• Yellow – #/50
• Aqua – #/45
• Pink – #/35
• Purple – #/25
• Indigo – #/10
• Black – #/5

Of course, that’s only the tip of the iceberg, as 2021-22 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey features a large assortment of dual relics for the base set.

2021-22 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey Base Relic Parallels Breakdown

Base Material

Gold Jersey/Jersey – #/249
Emerald Jersey/Premium – #/65
Purple Premium/Premium – #/25
Orange Fight Strap/Fight Strap – #/15
Black Premium/Premium – #/5

Legends Material

Gold Jersey/Jersey – #/149
Emerald Jersey/Premium – #/25
Purple Premium/Premium – #/15
Orange Fight Strap/Fight Strap – #/10
Black Premium/Premium – #/2

Stars Material

Gold Jersey/Jersey – #/199
Emerald Jersey/Premium – #/35
Purple Premium/Premium – #/15
Orange Fight Strap/Fight Strap – #/10
Black Premium/Premium – #/3

Stars Horizontal

Jersey/Jersey – #/149
Purple Patch/Patch – #/4
Black Patch/Tag – #/2

Rookies Material

Gold Jersey/Jersey – #/799
Emerald Jersey/Patch – #/99
Purple Patch/Patch – #/49
Orange Fight Strap/Fight Strap – #/15
Black Patch/Tag – #/5

Rookies Horizontal

Jersey/Jersey – #/399
Emerald Jersey/Patch – #/25
Purple Patch/Patch – #/6
Black Patch/Tag – #/2

In addition to the larger print runs, fans can find a few different autograph editions.

2021-22 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey Base Auto / Auto Relic Parallels Breakdown

AUTOGRAPHS

Base Black Autograph – #/5
Legends Black Autograph – #/5
Stars Black Autograph – #/5
Rookie Black Autograph – #/5

AUTOGRAPH DUAL RELICS

Stars/Legends Autograph Material

Gold Jersey/Jersey – #/65, #/45 or #/25
Emerald Jersey/Premium – #/15
Purple Premium/Premium – #/10
Orange Fight Strap/Fight Strap – #/5
Black Premium/Premium – 1/1

AUTOGRAPH DUAL RELICS

Stars Horizontal Autograph Material

Auto Jersey/Jersey – #/25 or #/8

Rookies Autograph Material

Gold Jersey/Jersey – #/149, #/99 or #/25
Emerald Jersey/Patch – #/45 or #/15
Purple Patch/Patch – #/15 or #/10
Orange Fight Strap/Fight Strap – #/10 or #/5
Black Patch/Tag – 1/1

Rookies Horizontal Autograph Material

Auto Jersey/Jersey – #/49 or #/10

2021-22 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey Extended Rookie

Adding to the main 2021-22 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey set, the Base Set Extended Rookie (#181-230) line features additional rookies. Normally, these would have been TBD redemptions, but the considerable delay for the product changed that. The base Emerald parallels average 1:12 packs. Look for Roman Numeral Rookie Autograph card for first-year players with a special focus on the top six names, including autographs and auto relics.

2021-22 UD Artifacts Roman Numeral Rookie Auto / Relic Parallel Breakdown

Rookie Autograph

I-VI Auto (Tier 1) – 1:1,500
VII-XII Auto (Tier 2) – 1:600
XIII-XVIII Auto (Tier 3) – 1:300
#SP1-#SP5 Horizontal Auto – 1:4,800

Rookie Auto Relic (I-VI)

Gold Jersey/Jersey – 1:249
Emerald Jersey/Patch – 1:1,002
Purple Patch/Patch – 1:2,024
Black Patch/Tag – 1:19,840

Rookie Relic (I-VI)

Gold Auto Jersey/Jersey – 1:2,834
Emerald Auto Jersey/Patch – 1:6,613
Purple Auto Patch/Patch – 1:19,840
Black Auto Patch/Tag – 1:99,200

2021-22 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey Autographs / Relics

Still going, 2021-22 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey provides a robust selection of premium hits. Among the new lines, Net Gear (1:48) displays jersey relics for only goalies, the on-card Storied Scripts (#/25) highlights all-time greats, and Signs of Success (#/49 or #/15) features current stars and rookies. In addition, more hard-signed cards arrive in Admirable Impressions (#/24), Esteemed Endorsements (#/28), Honoured Members Signatures (#/27), and Signature Apparel (#/36 or #/12).

As far as the notable memorabilia, Arena Artifacts (#/79) pays tribute to Joe Louis Arena, the Detroit Red Wings’ home from 1979 to 2017. These cards contain seat relics. Other than 2005-06 Auto Facts Retro (1:112), Auto Facts (1:67) and NHL Remnants (1:18), everything noted below is exclusive to Hobby boxes.

2021-22 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey Clear Cut Insert

Acetate fans can try their luck at pulling Hobby-only cards from 2005-06 Clear Cut Retro Artifacts Rookies (1:360), 2020-21 Clear Cut Artifacts Rookie Update (1:60) or 2021-22 Clear Cut Artifacts Rookies (1:180). These combine with the rookie redemptions to average one per Hobby box.

2021-22 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey Aurum Bounty Program

The Aurum inserts are another box-hit possibility in 2021-22 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey. Not only are these cards etched using Gold Light FX technology, but collectors can complete the 48-card base set to unlock additional prizes. Chase cards include limited autographs numbered to 25 or five copies.

2021-22 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey Aurum Cards Rundown

Base Aurum – 1:20
Aurum SP Holdover Rookies (Tier 1) – 1:160
Aurum SP Holdover Rookies (Tier 2) – 1:320
Aurum SP Legends – 1:640
Aurum SP Legends All-Stars – 1:640
Aurum Signatures Legends – #/25
Aurum Signatures Rookies – #/25
Aurum Signatures Veterans – #/25
Aurum Signatures Duals – #/5

Once you redeem the scratch-off code for every base card in the set via the Upper Deck Bounty website, you earn the final two cards (#49 Cole Caufield and #50). While this is certainly no easy undertaking, those 25 individuals who perform this task the quickest are eligible for several tiers of rewards, as well.

2021-22 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey Aurum Bounty Prizes Breakdown

First 3 to complete the set: 12-card set, 1 Achievement Auto and 1 Dual Auto
Next 7 to complete the set: 12-card set and 1 Achievement Auto
Next 15 to complete the set: 12-card set