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2025–26 Skybox Metal Universe Hockey e-Pack: The Spectrum FX Chase
Five matching Matthew Schaefer rookies can become one physical Spectrum FX. Here’s what the November 11 drop costs, what you can ship, and where the Blue PMGs hide.
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2025–26 Skybox Metal Universe Hockey opened on Upper Deck e-Pack November 11. An Islanders collector can turn five matching digital copies of Matthew Schaefer’s rookie #113 into a physical Spectrum FX. The Gold version takes another round of combining. Upper Deck also put Blue Precious Metal Gems in special boxes, with a Blue /50 in every pack of a hot box. Upper Deck’s e-Pack launch announcement
Pack, box and case prices
| e-Pack format | Contents | Upper Deck price (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Pack | 6 cards | $10.99 |
| Box | 15 packs, 90 card slots | $159.99 |
| Case | 16 boxes, 240 packs | $2,529.99 |
You open these packs online. The 150-card base set, including its 50 rookies, starts as fractional cards in your e-Pack collection. Trade for matching copies on the platform, then combine them to make the physical parallel. Eligible physical cards can ship through COMC or transfer to a linked COMC account. The box count includes fractional cards, so the number of physical cards you can ship depends on the pulls and combinations. Upper Deck’s store and Exclusives tab · Shipping and transfers
How to turn a Schaefer rookie into Spectrum FX
| What you want | What you combine |
|---|---|
| Physical Spectrum FX of a veteran or rookie | 5 fractional copies of the same base card |
| Gold Spectrum FX of a veteran | 10 matching veteran Spectrum FX cards |
| Gold Spectrum FX of a rookie | 5 matching rookie Spectrum FX cards |
Starting from fractions, a Gold Spectrum FX Schaefer takes 25 copies of #113. A veteran Gold takes 50 matching fractions. Trading for Spectrum FX cards that somebody has already made can shorten either route. Schaefer also has numbered Precious Metal Gems, so keep the card names straight when trading. His Gold Spectrum FX comes from combining. His Gold PMG is a pack-inserted 1/1. Upper Deck’s combining rules · Official checklist
Blue PMGs come in hot boxes
Schaefer’s rookie PMG ladder includes Red /100, Blue /50, Green /10 and Gold 1/1. Upper Deck says a hot box delivers 15 Blue PMGs, one per pack, drawn from the veteran and rookie base checklist. The e-Pack odds don’t give a hot-box rate. A Green Auto is a separate chase. On Will Smith’s #8 Green Auto /10, the deep green frame gives way to a pale signature panel, putting his blue ink front and center. Official checklist · Hot-box announcement
The store’s e-Pack odds put Skybox Premium Prospects at 1 in 5 packs and standard 2013 Retro at 1 in 240. Those are set-wide rates. Brady Martin’s Premium Prospects preview puts Nashville yellow against red foil, an easy design to spot among the darker inserts. The PP-30 card also belongs to one of the set-building routes below. e-Pack store odds · Product checklist
What the e-Pack achievements ask you to build
Cale Makar’s Championship Galaxy CG-5 and Brad Marchand’s Lunar Cycle LC-2 are both part of the four-insert run for TI-22. Makar skates through oversized white lettering. Marchand gets a much quieter design, with a row of moons over his shoulders. Their ordinary inserts each appear at an average of 1 in 12 e-Pack packs. Completing the achievement means trading for the full four-set run and redeeming it while rewards remain. e-Pack odds · Achievement requirements
| Complete and redeem | Launch allocation | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh Foundation, Championship Galaxy, Lunar Cycle and All-Galactic Team | 100 cards, first 625 collectors | One random TI-22 card /25 |
| Veteran and rookie Spectrum FX sets | 150 cards, first 600 | Two random Orange rookie autographs /25 |
| Premium Prospects, Circle Button and Lethal Weapon | 70 cards, first 600 | One random veteran or rookie printing plate |
| Outer Limits | 100 cards, first 200 | Two random Outer Limits printing plates |
The Spectrum FX achievement and Gold combining route both use the same Spectrum FX cards. If you’re building the 150-card run for the Orange autographs, keep the copy that fills each slot before combining extras. If Schaefer is the whole project, you can put your trade offers toward #113 from the start. Live achievement listings
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