What Do We Know About 2022 Topps Cosmic Chrome?

Mike D November 1, 2022

2022 Topps Cosmic Chrome

New for 2022, Cosmic Chrome brings the chromium and a bright, colorful, abstract design. They look flashy, but what’s in the product? Let’s take a look at what we know so far!

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Topps Cosmic Chrome 2022 release format & release date

2022 Topps Cosmic Chrome is scheduled for release on November 16, 2022 (subject to change).

Hobby boxes contain 20 packs per box. Hobby cases contain 12 hobby boxes.

At this time, the number of cards per pack has not been announced.

Hobby boxes are pre-selling for around $250. Hobby cases are pre-selling for just under $3,000.

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2022 Topps Cosmic Chrome base set & design

The 2022 Topps Cosmic Chrome base set consists of 200 cards. The checklist contains a mix of veterans and rookies.

As mentioned in the opener, the design features a lot of chrome, bright colors, and abstract backgrounds. I expect some collectors will love the design, celebrating its vibrancy. Others probably will find them a bit too “loud and shiny” for their liking. I’m sure some will harbor a little of both feeling.

Regardless of where you fall on that spectrum, there’s a place for this product in the market. It will be interesting to see how this new offering is received and sells both in unopened form and in the secondary unopened market.

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Topps Cosmic Chrome 2022 Refractors

As with any modern chromium release, 2022 Topps Cosmic Chrome has Refractors. They range from the fairly easy to pull to the very rare to the exclusive 1/1.

Refractors include:

• Refractors: 1:10 packs
• Nucleus Refractors: 1:20 packs
• Blue Moon Refractors: /99
• Gold Interstellar Refractors: /50
• Orange Galactic Refractors: /25
• Black Eclipse Refractors: /10
• Red Flare Refractors: /5
• Superfractors: 1/1

2022 Topps Cosmic Chrome inserts

If the 2022 Topps Cosmic Chrome designs are loud, the insert designs are downright ear-splitting. Many of the insert offerings are pretty easy to pull, although a few are rarer.

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Star Gaze

Seeded 1:4 packs, these are the easiest to pull insert in 2022 Topps Cosmic Chrome.

Parallels include:

• Gold Interstellar Refractor: #/50
• Orange Galactic Refractor: #/25
• Black Eclipse Refractor: #/10
• Red Flare Refractor: #/5
• SuperFractor Parallel: 1/1

Rocket Arms

Seeded 1:5 packs, these aren’t a tough pull but have a number of harder-to-pull parallel variations.

Parallels include:

• Black Eclipse #/10
• Red Flare #/5
• SuperFractor 1/1

Launched Into Orbit

2022 Topps Cosmic Chrome Launched into Orbit are seeded 1:10 packs.

Youth Invasion

A tough case hit, these youth-themed cards are sure to be a big fan with rookie fans. The cards are die-cut with “out of this world” background art.

Parallels include:

• Red Flare #/5
• SuperFractor 1/1

Supernova

The rarest of the inserts sets in 2022 Topps Cosmic Chrome, these are serial-numbered to only 100 copies.

Parallels include:

• Black Eclipse #/10
• Red Flare #/5
• SuperFractor 1/1

Topps Cosmic Chrome 2022 autographs

Like most modern product offerings, 2022 Topps Cosmic Chrome offers autographs. Unlike many products, though, autographs aren’t the primary hit, and are actually pretty hard to find by today’s standards.

Autographs in 2022 Cosmic Chrome fall somewhere around 1:3 boxes, or four per case.

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Cosmic Chrome Autographs

The base autograph offering from the se. The print run for the base autographs is not yet known, although the parallels appear to be fairly tough pulls.

Parallels include:

• Orange Galactic Refractors /25
• Black Eclipse Refractors /10
• Red Flare Refractors /5
• Superfractors 1/1

Star Gaze Autographs

Autographed versions of the Star Gaze insert set. The parallels here match the Cosmic Chrome in type and scarcity.

Parallels include:

• Orange Galactic Refractors /25
• Black Eclipse Refractors /10
• Red Flare Refractors /5
• Superfractors 1/1

Launched Into Orbit Autographs

As of this writing, no details on this autograph offering is available beyond the name. We’ll go out on a limb and guess they are home-run-themed.

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Final thoughts on 2022 Topps Cosmic Chrome

New for 2022, Topps Cosmic Chrome brings bright, flashy colors and designs, lots of chromium, and some interesting inserts and autographs. Will collectors find it “out of this world” and make it a staple offering? Or will they find they just don’t have enough “space” in their collection for something new?

As more information on this exciting new product becomes available, we’ll update this article with more detail. Are you excited for 2022 Topps Cosmic Chrome? Planning to break a box? Let us know at card_lines on Twitter.

2022 Topps Cosmic Chrome checklist

A look at the complete 2022 Topps Cosmic Chrome checklist with searchable fields:

2022 Topps Cosmic Chrome

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