2019 TOPPS CHROME REFRACTORS GUIDE

When 1996 Topps Chrome Baseball made its debut, the “rainbow” consisted of a base card and a basic Refractor. e 2019 Topps Chrome Refractor Rainbow is a bit bigger than that. Actually, it’s a lot bigger, bringing in several colors, a couple of patterns and a handful of exclusives.

If you’ve got a favorite player on the 204-card checklist that you SuperCollect, you’ve got 20 versions to chase (23 if you go for the full run of Printing Plates) including the base card.

Building a 2019 Topps Chrome Refractor Rainbow

e 2019 Topps Chrome parallels start with basic Refractors. Just like the original 1996 set, these look very similar to base cards except the shine goes to another level. When held under bright light, Refractors have a reflective rainbow look to them (the also say “REFRACTOR” on the back under the card number and Chrome label). e regular Refractor is the easiest of the parallels to pull in the set, landing no tougher than 1:4 packs, depending on the pack type. ey’re even easier in hobby and hobby jumbo packs. And then the rainbow takes off. e reflective background remains, but other Refractors add color to the borders and background like Blue, Red, Green, Pink and Gold. Most of these come with serial numbers as well, showing their rarity up front. Hobby packs also have a handful of “Wave” parallels that double things up for a few colors. ese have an additional fine-line ripple pattern running through the background.

Other patterned Refractors include X-Fractors, which are exclusive to special retail Mega Boxes, and Prism Refractors.

e rarest Refractors are Red and Red Wave, which are both numbered to 5, and the elusive Superfractor. ese are one-of-ones and among the most coveted cards in the hobby. Superfractors are biggest in Bowman Chrome Baseball where a lot of players get their first cards and autographs, but they’re popular in Topps Chrome as well.

Below is a full gallery of 2019 Topps Chrome Baseball Refractors along with pack odds showing how o en they land in specific pack types.

REFRACTORS Odds: • Hobby – 1:3 • Hobby Jumbo – 1:1 • Blaster – 1:4 • Value Pack – 1:3 • Mega Box – 1:4

2019 TOPPS CHROME REFRACTORS GALLERY Base

PURPLE REFRACTORS – /299 Odds: • Hobby – 1:88 • Hobby Jumbo – 1:27 • Blaster – 1:88 • Value Pack – 1:88 • Mega Box – 1:88

PRISM REFRACTORS Odds: • Hobby – 1:6 • Hobby Jumbo – 1:2 • Blaster – 1:7 • Value Pack – 1:6 • Mega Box – 1:10

SEPIA REFRACTORS Odds: • 4 per blaster box

NEGATIVE REFRACTORS Odds: • Hobby – 1:66 • Hobby Jumbo – 1:21 • Blaster – 1:66 • Value Pack – 1:66 • Mega Box – 1:66

PINK REFRACTORS Odds: •3 per value pack

X-FRACTORS Odds: • 10 per Mega Box

• Hobby – 1:175 • Hobby Jumbo – 1:54 • Blaster – 1:175 • Value Pack – 1:175 • Mega Box – 1:175 BLUE REFRACTORS – /150 Odds:

• Hobby – 1:525 • Hobby Jumbo – 1:152 • Blaster – 1:525 • Value Pack – 1:525 • Mega Box – 1:525 GOLD REFRACTORS – /50 Odds:

• Hobby – 1:264 • Hobby Jumbo – 1:82 GOLD WAVE REFRACTORS – /50 Odds:

• Hobby – 1:265 • Hobby Jumbo – 1:82 • Blaster – 1:265 • Value Pack – 1:265 • Mega Box – 1:265 GREEN REFRACTORS – /99 Odds:

• Hobby – 1:134 • Hobby Jumbo – 1:41 GREEN WAVE REFRACTORS – /99 Odds:

• Hobby – 1:176 • Hobby Jumbo – 1:55 BLUE WAVE REFRACTORS – /75 Odds:

RED WAVE REFRACTORS – /5 Odds: • Hobby – 1:2,645 • Hobby Jumbo – 1:811

ORANGE REFRACTORS – /25 Odds: • Hobby – 1:255

ORANGE WAVE REFRACTORS – /25 Odds: • Hobby – 1:528 • Hobby Jumbo – 1:163

PRINTING PLATES – 1/1 Odds: • Hobby – 1:6,540 • Hobby Jumbo – 1:2,024 • Blaster – 1:6,598 • Value Pack – 1:6,450 • Mega Box – 1:6,694

RED REFRACTORS – /5 Odds: • Hobby – 1:5,243 • Hobby Jumbo – 1:1,616 • Blaster – 1:5,220 • Value Pack – 1:5,228 • Mega Box – 1:5,285

SUPERFRACTORS – 1/1 Odds: • Hobby – 1:26,441 • Hobby Jumbo – 1:8,012 • Blaster – 1:26,899 • Value Pack – 1:27,633 • Mega Box – 1:28,686