2025 Topps Chrome Black Is Back In Black

2025 Topps Chrome Black brings collectors an early season premium chromium release with a unique black design aesthetic.

But what will collectors find inside 2025 Topps Chrome Black? What are the hits? What is the release format? And are these worth a break?

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2025 Topps Chrome Black release date & release format

The release date of 2025 Topps Chrome Black is not yet published. Please check back for more info as it becomes available.

The product went available for pre-sale on Topps.com for $169.99 on March 31^st and quickly sold out. Prices on the secondary market are sure to go higher. Early eBay prices are in the $250-300 range.

Hobby Boxes of 2025 Topps Chrome Black contain two packs per box, each containing six cards. Each hobby box also contains one encased autograph per box.

This is a significant change in format from 2024, which included a single 4-card pack, including an encased autograph.

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2025 Topps Chrome Black base set & design

The base set of 2025 Topps Chrome Black consists of 150 cards. The checklist consists of a mix of major league veterans and rookies.

The cards feature thick premium stock and a chromium finish. Player photos float over stylized backgrounds, and the player’s name and team appear at the bottom of the card.

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2025 Topps Chrome Black parallels

An extended rainbow of parallels is available in 2025 Topps Chrome Black, adding to the chase of breaking a box.

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• Refractors – (1:6 packs)
• Blue Refractors – (1:8 packs)
• Blue Lava Refractors – (1:8 packs)
• Green Refractors – (1:11 packs)
• Green Wave Refractors – (1:11 packs)
• Purple Refractors – (1:15 packs)
• Purple Mini Diamond Refractors – (1:15 packs)
• Orange Refractors – (1:43 packs)
• Orange Wave Refractors – (1:43 packs)
• Rose Gold Wave Refractors – (1:71 packs)
• White Refractors – (1:107 packs)
• Red Refractors – (1:213 packs)
• Red Lava Refractors – (1:213 packs)
• Superfractors – (1:1,049 packs)

2025 Topps Chrome Black inserts

A handful of insert offerings bring an extra level of chase and a splash of color to the proceedings.

Depth of Darkness offers up to 20 cards of current MLB stars and up-and-coming young players. Seeded 1:121 packs.

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Parallels include:

• Red Refractors – (1:1,573 packs)
• Superfractors – (1:7,705 packs)

Hit the Lights brings us 30 cards of stars from across the game. Seeded 1:73 packs. 1/1 Superfractors (1:5,137 packs) are also available.

Nocturnal consists of 40 cards of top stars, with a stylized background with a 3D vibe. Seeded 1:49 packs with 1/1 Superfractors (1:3,853 packs) available.

Rookie Design Variations features 30 cards of rookies from the base set with alternate images. Seeded 1:25 packs.

Parallels include:

• Purple Refractors – (1:71 packs)
• Gold Refractors – (1:107 packs)
• Orange Refractors – (1:213 packs)
• White Refractors – (1:530 packs)
• Red Refractors – (1:1,049 packs)
• Superfractors – (1:5,137 packs)

2025 Topps Chrome Black autographs

Encased autographs, which fall one per box, are among the biggest hits in 2025 Topps Chrome Black,

2025 Topps Chrome Black Autographs is the primary autograph offering in the product, with 107 total cards with a mix of young players, MLB veterans, and stars of the past. Seeded 1:6 packs.

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Parallels include:

• Refractors – (1:14 packs)
• Blue Refractors – (1:16 packs)
• Green Refractors – (1:17 packs)
• Gold Refractors – (1:30 packs)
• Gold Mini Diamond Refractors – (1:33 packs)
• Orange Refractors – (1:59 packs)
• Rose Gold Wave Refractors – (1:99 packs)
• White Refractors – (1:148 packs)
• Red Refractors – (1:293 packs)
• Superfractors – (1:1,454 packs)

Ivory Autographs brings us 24 cards, with a checklist made up of the biggest names of today and greats of the past. Seeded 1:197 packs.

Parallels include:

• Orange Trim Refractors – (1:263 packs)
• Red Trim Refractors – (1:1,295 packs)
• Superfractors – (1:6,700 packs)

Pitch Black Pairings Dual Autographs offers up 13 cards, each with a pair of signatures. The pairs are grouped by team, position, and other themes. Seeded 1:390 packs.

Parallels include:

• Orange Trim Refractors – (1:423 packs)
• Red Trim Refractors – (1:2,055 packs)
• Superfractors – (1:10,273 packs)

Super Futures Autographs focuses on youth, with a mix of rookie and early career players. The set includes 28 cards and is seeded 1:57 packs.

Parallels include:

• Gold Refractors – (1:113 packs)
• Orange Refractors – (1:223 packs)
• Red Refractors – (1:1,109 packs)
• Superfractors – (1:5,503 packs)

2025 Topps Chrome Black value

2025 Topps Chrome Black is an early-season chromium product with a cool, dark design. But are they a good candidate for buy-and-hold unopened?

Let’s see what recent hobby box comps for boxes from the last few years can tell us about the potential for 2025.

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Prices are a bit all over the place, for sure. Tie that in with the rising drop in the price of the product, plus changing formats, and the outlook is a bit cloudy.

2023 Topps Chrome Black sells for quite a bit more than the release price. But prior years, while they hold value, haven’t increased in value significantly. So, the product looks like at least a good candidate for investment.

What about in terms of singles? What can a look at 2024 Topps Chrome Black singles tell us about the potential high water mark for 2025?

The highest-selling cards are all about Shohei Ohtani. A Raywave Refractor numbered 10/10 in a PSA 10 slab sold for $10,000.

An Orange parallel Autographs /25 sold for $8,000, $5,368, $4,500, and $4,175. A Legends Refractor autograph of Ken Griffey Jr. in PSA 10 sold for $4,150 and $3,950. A Jackson Holliday Orange Lava Auto /15 sold for $4,000, as did an Ohtani Image Variation SP Black Speckle /10 in PSA 10.

Prices go down from there, but there are some valuable hits available in Chrome Black boxes, although the odds of the best hits are, of course, long.

2025 Topps Chrome Black pros & cons

Every product has pros and cons when deciding whether to purchase or break them. What are some of the pros and cons of 2025 Topps Chrome Black?

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Pros

• With an encased autograph and a mix of inserts and parallels in a small package, these make a potential quick, fun break.
• Based on sales of 2023 Topps Chrome Black, the potential high-end hits are here. While the odds are long, the chance of a noteworthy hit does exist.

Cons

• With fewer than 15 cards per box, these are certainly not inexpensive.
• The higher price tag and small number of cards mean that the chance of a box that doesn’t return anything close to a good return is very real.
• As an early-season premium product, will these be overshadowed by other products that come later?

Final thoughts on 2025 Topps Chrome Black

2025 Topps Chrome Black offers up one encased autograph per box and some interesting parallels. Rising box prices should give you some pause, at least if ROI and value are your goals.

What’s your take on 2025 Topps Chrome Black? Looking to break a box? Buying into a break? Buying singles? Or are you passing on this product? Tell us about it at CardLines on X.

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