2024 Skybox Metal Universe Champions Hobby Box
Release date: 2025-02-19
Box of 15 packs
Pack of 7 cards
2024 SkyBox Metal Universe Champions is where athletes from all over the world meet modern sports cards. The checklist contains familiar names, both in terms of players and product themes, but also many new elements. Yes, that includes Precious Metal Gems.
Parallels include:
- Aqua - 1:2 blaster packs
- Silver Dots - /299 (blasters only)
- Red Precious Metal Gems - /100
- Pink FX - /75
- Blue Precious Metal Gems - /50
- Orange FX - /25
- Green Precious Metal Gems - /10
- Gold Precious Metal Gems - 1/1
Some cards also receive autographs (1:50 packs, stellar cartography - 1:240 packs) which also have gold parallels with 25 or fewer copies.
What to expect from a hobby box:
- Autographs or rare inserts - 1 Total
- E-X - 1
- New Discoveries or Scoring Magnets - 3 Total
- Retro 1999-00 Metal Universe Champions - 3
- SkyBox Premium - 3
- Z-Force - 3
- Numbered cards - 1
An iconic image of one of the most popular athletes of all time, Michael Jordan, is featured on a special SP base card. Jumpman MJ uses one of the first photos of the pose that would become the Air Jordan logo. It had already been used as an oversized card in a 1985 Nike promotional set. The Jumpman SP also features red (/100) and green (/10) PMGs.
New Discoveries (1:13 packs) is one of the fresh inserts in the 2024 SkyBox Metal Universe Champions checklist. These athletes are emerging young stars in their respective sports.
Scoring Magnets (1:9 packs) also make their appearance.
SkyBox Premium (1:5 packs) returns with a new batch of inserts. The parallels are a little different from the other products, with Star Rubies (/100), Star Sapphire (/75), Star Opal (/49), Star Emerald (/25), Star Amethyst (/10) and Star Diamond (1/1).
E-X inserts are a hit in the 1:15 hobby box. The Essential Credentials Now and Essential Credentials Then parallels are numbered in various ways.
Z-Force (1:5 packs) is another 1990s brand that appears here as inserts. The Rave (/150), Super Rave (/50), Galaxy Rave (/25) and Universe Rave (1/1) versions are inspired by the original.
Fresh Foundations cards appear in every other pack and have a parallel alignment similar to that of the basic set.
The toughest inserts in the checklist include Power Conductors (1:180 packs), Quasars (1:450 packs), Jambalaya (1:540 packs) and Metal-X (1:720 packs).
Gravitational Pull (1:2100 packs) are being reissued after their debut in 2023. They feature a pull-out tab, creating a moving pattern in the background.
It wouldn't be a Metal Universe release without some direct flashbacks. Here, we're talking about Retro 1999-00 Metal Universe (1:5 packs). These packs add PMGs to the checklist with Red (/100) and Green (/10) versions.