PRODUCT PREVIEW: 2020-21 UPPER DECK ALLURE
THE SKINNY Allure brings a slightly different approach for its sophomore effort, with two extra cards per pack and each hobby box offering one autograph along with two cards that can be either rare parallels or relics.
BASE/PARALLELS The 150-card base set features 70 veterans, 30 rookies, and 50 short print rookies. The SP rookies drop one per pack, on average. Parallels also drop one per pack, with a wide variety of options to provide a real challenge to player collectors. Base (#1-100) parallels include: • Black Rainbow - 1:2 • Red Rainbow - 1:4 • Orange Slice - 1:8 • Steel - 1:80 • Blue China - 1:497 • Green Quartz - /99 • Blue Line - /35 • Purple Diamond - /10 • Golden Treasure - 1/1 • Printing Plates - 1/1 SP Rookie (#101-150) parallels include: • Red Rainbow - 1:8 • Double Rainbow - 1:12 • Green Quartz - /99 • Purple Diamond - /10 • Golden Treasure - 1/1 Ten of the top stars and rookies will also have Photo Variations. These average 1:500 packs.
INSERTS Five of the top 2020-21 prospects will be featured in XRC Redemptions (1:640 packs). Grand Entrance (1:4) focuses on young stars, with a Blue parallel limited to 99 copies. City Celly (1:11) highlights notable skylines. Also look for Diagnostics (1:11) and Iced Out (1:8).
AUTOGRAPHS/RELICS The hits in Allure are primarily parallels to the base set. Base star hits include: • Red Rainbow Jersey - 1:50 • Red Rainbow Auto - 1:80 • Blue Line Auto - /35 • Blue Line Auto Jersey - /25 • Purple Diamond Auto - /10 • Purple Diamond Auto Patch - /10 • Golden Treasure Auto- 1/1 Base Rookies: • Red Rainbow Jersey - 1:23 • Red Rainbow Auto - /299 or /199 • Blue Line Auto - /35 • Blue Line Auto Jersey - /75 • Purple Diamond Auto- /10 • Purple Diamond Auto Patch - /10 • Golden Treasure Auto - 1/1
SP ROOKIES: • Red Rainbow Auto - 1:35 • Purple Diamond Auto - /10 • Golden Treasure Auto - 1/1
Allure Quartz Autographs drop 1:250 for veterans and 1:445 for rookies. Blue parallels to each are numbered out of five. Other auto parallels include City Celly Seismic Autos (1:331), Diagnostics Black & Green Autos (1:331), Grand Entrance Green Autos (1:50) and Iced Out Blue Autos (1:166).