Supplying NHL collectors with the first high-end product of the season, 2025-26 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey mixes diamonds, premium inserts, Exquisite Collection cards and more to form the annual set.
On average, Hobby boxes have one autograph or Diamond Relic, plus one Exquisite card and three inserts, tech cards or relics, and one base card or base parallel.
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2025-26 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey Checklist Rundown
Starting off the high-end collecting year, the 2025-26 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey checklist is filled with premium elements featuring top veterans and rookies.
Gabe Perreault and Matty Beniers are among the teased signers.
Base & Insert Details
Covering 95 veterans, legends and rookies, the base set for 2025-26 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey is numbered to 349 copies. The full set has Green (/10) and Gold (1/1) parallels.
In addition, Black Diamond NHL is home to a familiar run of inserts. This includes Diamond Facet (1:10 packs) and Diamond Gallery (1:10 packs).
Look for Diamond Stars, Diamond Legends and Diamond Futures cards that are each numbered to 249 copies.
The brand staple Rookie Gems (/399) line adds Red (/100) and Green (/10) parallels.
Rookie fans can also check out Rookie Diamond Cutters (/99). Other limited choices include Diamond Might (/99) and Diamonation (/99).
Diamond Relic Details
Building off the brand's name, 2025-26 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey is flush with diamonds.
While Upper Deck provided no specifics this year, the diamonds in this release are usually noted as lab-created.
Look for Base Diamond Relics (/5) with single, double, triple or quad editions, plus one-of-one Pure Black diamond parallels.
Limited to 99 copies, the Diamond Relic Rookies line takes a similar approach. However, these add Emerald parallels with green diamonds, along with Pure Black (1/1), containing black diamonds.
A rainbow of diamonds enhances Band of Color (/25) and Band of Color Rookies (/26), each with a one-of-one Pure Black version.
As for the autographed diamond cards, Gemography (/25) is a well-known series, joining Diamond Futures, Diamond Legends and Diamond Stars autographs with a purple diamond (/10).
Other Autograph & Relic Details
Of course, that's just the start of the hits in the 2025-26 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey checklist. If you want more signatures, check out Base Auto (#'d), Diamond Stars Auto (#'d), Diamond Legends Auto (#'d), Diamond Futures Auto (#'d), Diamond Plate Rookie Auto (#'d) and Rookie Gems Signatures (#'d).
Chase potential short prints in Signature Clarity (1:40 packs), Sparkling Scripts (1:8 packs) and Sparkling Rookie Scripts (1:12 packs).
Among the auto-relics, Diamond Debut Auto Patch comes in Tier 1 (/49) or Tier 2 (/25) rarity.
Other returning options include Jewels of the Draft (#'d) and Veteran Jewels of the Draft (#'d).
Like past releases, manufactured relics factor in heavily for 2025-26 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey, including Team Logo Jumbo Patches (1:5 packs), which taps into the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.
The Auto Rookie Team Logo Jumbo Patch (/99 or less) set has four different logos and the one-of-one NHL Shield Logo Patch.
Showcasing the past, Hockey History Patches (1:12) comes in both unsigned and signed versions.
Limited to 99 copies, the new Captains Patches line displays a manufactured "C" patch for the league's top leaders.
Standard memorabilia is saved for Diamond Mine Relics (1:4 packs), Diamond Mine Dual Relics (1:10 packs), Diamond Mine Triple Relics (1:20 packs) and Diamond Debut Relics (1:4 packs).
2025-26 Exquisite Collection Hockey Set Details
Continuing to act as an extra boost for Black Diamond, 2025-26 Exquisite Collection Hockey returns with more high-end content.
Exquisite inserts are included in the Veterans (/399), Rookies (/399), Rookie Draft Day (/349) and Moments (/99) sets, each with parallels. Limited to 299 copies, Stanley Cup Heroes is new for '25-26.
Exquisite Collection also supplies relics in 2025-26 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey, such as Dual Swatch Rookies (/75), Extra Exquisite Jersey Rookies (/349), Extra Exquisite Jersey Vets/Legends (#'d), Rookie Jumbo Materials (/10), Rookies Patch Variant (/99) and Veteran Materials (#'d).
Estimated Release Date: December 2025 TBA
2025-26 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey Product Configuration
Hobby Boxes
- 6 cards per pack; 1 pack per box; 10 boxes per case (2 inners)
2025-26 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey Box Break
Hobby Boxes (on average)
- 1 Autograph or Diamond Relic Card
- 1 Exquisite Collection Insert
- 3 Additional Cards (Insert, Tech AND/OR Memorabilia)
- 1 Base or Base Parallel
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