2023 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions Base / Inserts
The main 2023 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions series again includes base Goodwin (#1-100) and Splash of Color (#101-150; 1:5 packs) cards. These also have one-of-one Printing Plates.
Averaging 1:6 packs, the Goodwin Platinum cards add all-new Tortoise Shell (#/149) and Sky (#/99) parallels to the chromium rainbow.
2023 Goodwin Champions Platinum Parallels Breakdown
- Pink Wave (1:4.7 Mega Blaster packs)
- Lucky Gold (1:24 China Blaster packs)
- Neon Green (1:24 North America Blaster packs)
- Rainbow - 1:20
- Red Rainbow - 1:40
- Blue Rainbow - 1:60
- Green Rainbow - 1:120
- Orange Prism - #/499
- Pink Traxx - #/299
- Cosmic - #/199
- Tortoise Shell - #/149
- Sky - #/99
- Aquamarine - #/75
- Chameleon - #/49
- Purple Pulsar - #/23
- Green Wave - #/10
- Golden Treasures - 1/1
In addition, collectors can count out new inserts. Up first, the flagship UD line enters the Goodwin mix via Upper Deck (1:4 packs) and Upper Deck Young Guns (1:15 packs). Familiar parallels include Clear Cut, Exclusives (#/100) and High Gloss (#/10).
Very popular among NHL fans, this is the first appearance of the Young Guns series in Goodwin.
The product also incorporates other UD brands with Black Diamond (#/349), Black Diamond Rookie Gems (#/349), Exquisite Collection (#/99), Exquisite Collection Rookies (#/149), and 2000 Retro SP Authentic Football (#/299) sets.
2023 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions Autographs
Of course, there are plenty of autographs to chase in the 2023 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions checklist.
Returning hard-signed options include Goodwin Autographs (1:288 packs) and Goudey Autographs (1:240 packs).
UD also digs into the past with a few different retro sets that showcase prior designs, like 2000 SP Authentic Football Autographs (#/299), 2001 SP Authentic Future Watch Autographs (#/299) and 2003-04 SP Authentic Rookie Authentics Autographs (#/299 or #/199).
Other featured signatures arrive in Exquisite Rookie Auto (#/99) and Exquisite Rookie Auto Patch (#/99).
Look for Black Diamond Base Pure Black Auto (#'d), Black Diamond Rookie Gems Black Auto (#'d) and Exquisite Signature Kicks (Vertical/Horizontal) cards, among others.
2023 Goodwin Champions Memorabilia / Relics / Sketch Cards
Turning to other hits in 2023 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions, UD Game Jersey (1:2,304 packs) pays tribute to the classic 1997-98 relic card design.
The Michael Jordan card in this set features event-worn swatches from the Scottie Pippen Ameritech All-Star Classic charity game with limited autograph versions.
Black Diamond gets an extra look with Band of Color (#/20), Band of Color Rookies (#/23) and Gemography (#'d).
Numbered to 99 copies, the Black Diamond Diamond Relic series covers veterans and rookies, ranking each player with diamonds. The biggest stars have the most diamonds, from one to four. There are also one-of-one Pure Black editions.
That's just the start, though, as Goodwin provides coins, currency, stamps and more.
Maps are back thanks to City Heroes Map Relics (1:2,160 packs), National Monument Map Relics (1:360 packs) and
Sports Town Map Relics (1:480).
For sketch fans, there's the Goodwin Masterpieces series with Art of the Ages (1/1) and Founding Fathers (#/10).
2023 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions Manufactured Patches
The product also continues the long-running manufactured patches. The 100-card, tired set is known as Space Patch, highlighting "space constellations and some of the coolest objects in the galaxy." These are all glow-in-the-dark cards.
2023 Goodwin Champions Manufactured Patches Breakdown
- Tier 1 - 1:96
- Tier 2 - 1:216
- Tier 3 - 1:288
- Tier 4 - 1:480
- Tier 5 - 1:4,200
