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Obsidian 2026

Oct 21, 2026

Black Opti-Chrome football after a year off. Seven-card hobby: two autos (one patch) and two relics on average. College and retired names only — no NFL shield. Black Color Blast and Black Stained Glass are the case hits.

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Our notes on the published hobby configuration — what the box is built to hit, and what breakers actually hunt. We do not invent a checklist or an odds sheet. If a lane is thin, the manufacturer has not posted it yet.

Hobby box

7 cards, 1 pack, 12 boxes per case. Black Opti-Chrome football after a year off: 1 patch auto, 1 other auto, 2 relics, 1 insert, 2 base/parallels. College and retired names only — no NFL shield.

Autographs

Patch autos plus a second auto — collegiate and retired names only. No current-shield NFL auto sheet.

Relics

Two memorabilia cards on the listed configuration. That is a real relic load for a seven-card box.

Short prints

Black Color Blast and Black Stained Glass case hits. Those are the named SSPs.

Parallels / variations

Electric Etch and Flood-style Obsidian rainbow on black chrome.

What people chase

Black Color Blast. Unlicensed football after the NFL deal moved to Topps — buy it for the chrome look, not the shield.