Cosmic Eclipse: the Pokémon set explained
Pokémon 7 min read
Cosmic Eclipse, the Pokémon set from November 2019: its 271 cards block by block, its two TAG TEAM trios and its six two-character Supporters.
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Older guides
Chilling Reign: the Pokémon set explained
Pokémon 6 min read
Pokémon's Chilling Reign: 233 cards, both Calyrex forms by number, the Galarian birds, the 10 Pokémon V with two full arts, and the 35 cards above 198.
Celestial Storm: the Pokémon set explained
Pokémon 6 min read
Celestial Storm, the Pokémon set from August 2018: all 183 cards by block and rarity tier, plus the 11 Pokémon-GX and the three Prism Star cards.
Burning Shadows: the 2017 Pokémon set explained
Pokémon 6 min read
Pokémon's Burning Shadows from August 2017: its 169 cards, 14 Pokémon-GX with uneven versions, Charizard-GX's two cards, and every number block.
Brilliant Stars and its Trainer Gallery explained
Pokémon 7 min read
Pokémon's Brilliant Stars: the first set with VSTAR cards, its 186-card list and 30-card Trainer Gallery, every VSTAR by number, and the gold Galarian birds.
BREAKthrough: the 2015 Pokémon set explained
Pokémon 6 min read
Pokémon's XY BREAKthrough of November 2015: its six BREAK cards, its 165 entries block by block, and how to tell its ten Mewtwo-EX and M Mewtwo-EX apart.
Bowman Sterling explained: the box, codes and parallels
Sports cards 5 min read
What Bowman Sterling baseball is, what the 2024 box holds, how its card codes and Refractor parallels work, and how to tell it from Topps Sterling.
Bowman explained: the spring prospect release
Sports cards 6 min read
How Topps' spring Bowman baseball release works: paper and Chrome prospects, the boxes and the colors each one carries, and what changed from 2025.
Astral Radiance and its Trainer Gallery explained
Pokémon 8 min read
Pokémon's Astral Radiance: the first Radiant Pokémon, its 216-card list and 30-card Trainer Gallery, every VSTAR and VMAX by number, and what its counts cover.
Ancient Origins: the 2015 Pokémon set explained
Pokémon 7 min read
Pokémon's XY Ancient Origins of August 2015: its cards block by block, its 14 full-art Pokémon-EX, and the three Shiny cards numbered inside the total of 98.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Beyond the Brave: set size, rarities, dates
Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Lorcana 6 min read
Konami's Beyond the Brave: its dates, the 100-card rarity split, 25 Starlight Rares, card numbers, and how it compares with seven other Konami booster sets.
Which cards should you collect? Six kinds compared
Buying and selling 6 min read
Pokémon, sports cards, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Lorcana side by side: release pace, card size, rarity marks, grading and where to check prices.
Upper Deck SP Authentic explained: Future Watch rookies
Sports cards 7 min read
How SP Authentic hockey is built: 100 veterans, Future Watch rookies numbered to 999, which of them are signed, the Limited colors and what a box holds.
Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee explained: the 600-card set
Sports cards 7 min read
How 2025-26 O-Pee-Chee hockey is built: 500 base cards, a high series with 59 Marquee Rookies, the border and Retro parallels, and the pack formats.
Upper Deck Artifacts explained: rookie redemptions
Sports cards 7 min read
How 2026-27 Artifacts hockey is built: a 240-card base set with 40 rookie redemption cards, the numbered color ladder, memorabilia versions and box contents.
Twilight Masquerade: the Pokémon set explained
Pokémon 8 min read
Pokémon's Twilight Masquerade set: its 226 cards, Ogerpon ex in four masks, which Pokémon ex get which versions, every rarity counted, and the products listed.
Topps Stadium Club explained: photos, parallels and boxes
Sports cards 6 min read
How Topps Stadium Club baseball works: the photo-led 200-card base set, which box holds which parallels, the autographs, and what changed from 2024.
Topps Series 1 and 2 explained: rookies and parallels
Sports cards 8 min read
How Topps flagship baseball is built: the 350-card Series 1, Series 2 and Update sets, rookie flags, foil parallels by box type, and what a hobby box lists.
Topps Museum Collection explained: boxes and parallels
Sports cards 6 min read
How Topps Museum Collection baseball works: the move to one 8-card pack per box, the 2026 base parallels, which frames are numbered and what a rate means.
Topps Inception explained: box, parallels and card rates
Sports cards 7 min read
How Topps Inception works in baseball, basketball and football: the one-pack box, base parallel runs that change by edition, and the card rates it lists.
Topps Heritage explained: short prints and Chrome
Sports cards 7 min read
How Topps Heritage reuses an old Topps design, where the 2026 short prints sit, the variations, Real One autographs and the numbered Chrome parallels.
Topps Finest explained: tiers, Refractors and boxes
Sports cards 7 min read
How Topps Finest works: the 2026 baseball set's four base tiers, which box carries which Refractor family, and how basketball's tiers shrink print runs.
Topps Dynasty explained: the one-card box and its numbering
Sports cards 6 min read
How Topps Dynasty baseball works: one card per box, every card numbered to 10 or fewer, why one player has many card numbers, and how to read the listed rates.
Topps Chrome Update explained: rookies and Refractors
Sports cards 6 min read
How Topps Chrome Update works: the 200-card USC base set and its rookie debuts, which box carries which Refractor family, and the new basketball edition.
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