⚽ Year Five. The Magic Returns. Europe's Elite in Chrome.

The 2024-25 Topps Merlin UEFA Club Competitions Hobby Box is the fifth chapter of one of the most artistically distinctive soccer card releases in the hobby — and this year, Merlin arrives with the most enchanting checklist yet. A 200-card base set has never covered this much ground in the brand's history, with every UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League club represented alongside expanded legends content, the most rookies ever featured, and a guaranteed autograph and four exclusive Atomic Refractors in every hobby box. Old magic, new spells, and a Refractor rainbow that runs deep.

📦 What's Inside?

• 18 packs per box | 4 cards per pack | 72 cards total
• 1 Autograph Card — guaranteed every box
• 4 Atomic Refractor Parallels — hobby exclusive
• 3 Numbered Parallels per box
• 2 Base Refractor Parallels per box
• 1 Vintage Merlin Refractor per box
• 1 Merlin 1995 30th Anniversary Card per box
• 6 Insert Cards per box
• Per case: 1 Renaissance or The Shiny card + 1 Merlin's Match Ball Signature card
• 12 boxes per case

🎨 Hobby-Exclusive Parallels & the Full Merlin Refractor Rainbow

The Atomic Refractor is the Hobby Box's signature exclusive — four guaranteed per box — delivering a shimmering, starburst chrome pattern not found in retail formats. The Vintage Merlin Refractor is another hobby-exclusive nod to the brand's roots, with an aged parchment-meets-chrome aesthetic that long-time Merlin collectors love.

Hobby-Exclusive Parallels:

• Atomic Refractor — 4 per box; hobby exclusive
• Magenta Atomic /125 | Pink Atomic /199 | Orange Atomic /25 | Aqua Atomic /75 | Black Atomic /10
• Vintage Merlin Refractor — hobby exclusive
• Black & White Vintage Merlin /35 | Purple Vintage Merlin /8 | Gold Vintage Merlin /3

Full Numbered Refractor Rainbow (across formats): Refractor | Mini-Diamond | Rose Gold Speckle /250 | Rose Gold /250 | Pink /199 | Blue Speckle /150 | Blue /150 | Magenta /125 | Green /99 | Green Speckle /99 | Aqua /75 | Gold /50 | Gold Speckle /50 | Pearl /30 | Orange /25 | Purple Speckle /15 | Purple /15 | Black /10 | Red Speckle /5 | Red /5 | Gold Vintage Merlin /3 | SuperFractor 1/1

✍️ Autographs — The Merlin Ink Chase

Base Autographs — the flagship on-card and sticker signed set using the main Merlin base design; parallels from Green /99 to SuperFractor 1/1

Sorcerers Autographs — a premium on-card signature set featuring top current stars and rising talent

Marks of Excellence — on-card autograph subset; one of the most powerful and visually striking signed cards in the product

Ageless Alchemy Autographs — signed version of the Ageless Alchemy insert; legendary and retired UEFA stars including confirmed signers Clarence Seedorf, Dida, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Gareth Bale, Ruud Gullit, Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, and more

Merlin's Match Ball Signature Cards — the holy grail relic hit; a fragment of a match-used UEFA ball embedded into the card alongside a player's signature. Case-hit level rarity, hobby-box exclusive. Also includes Dual Match Ball Signature versions.

European Knights Autographs — exclusively available in Breaker Delight boxes

🎮 Inserts — Returning Favorites & Brand-New Debuts

Returning Favorites:

• Mystic Nights — atmospheric, nocturnal design celebrating European football's biggest nights
• Ageless Alchemy — swirling background celebrating legends of UEFA competition
• Merlin's Chosen One — 25-card youth prospect spotlight; the most important rising stars in European football

Brand-New 2024-25 Debuts:

• Elite Society — 15-card insert celebrating the elite tier of UEFA performers; new for 2024-25
• Merlin 1995 30th Anniversary — a nostalgic throwback celebrating the iconic original Merlin sticker albums from 1995; 1 card guaranteed per hobby box
• Merlin's Gamers — TCG-style die-cut insert bringing football stars into a gaming aesthetic
• The Shiny — SP nod to the playground-favorite shiny stickers of original Merlin albums; case-hit level rarity

Case-Hit Inserts:

• Renaissance — stained-glass-inspired case hit; extraordinary visual design
• Renaissance Stained Glass — premium parallel of Renaissance; among the most visually stunning cards in the product

⭐ Key Players & Rookies — Confirmed on the 2024-25 Checklist

Current Stars: Jude Bellingham (#5, Real Madrid), Kylian Mbappé (#9, Real Madrid), Mohamed Salah (#11, Liverpool), Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappé, Mohamed Salah, Kevin De Bruyne, Virgil van Dijk, Bukayo Saka, Pedri, Gavi, Florian Wirtz, Heung-min Son, Martin Ødegaard, and Endrick (Real Madrid) across all three UEFA competitions.

Confirmed 2024-25 Rookie Cards (RC designation):

• Myles Lewis-Skelly — Arsenal FC (Merlin's Chosen One, Auto)
• Ethan Nwaneri — Arsenal FC (Merlin's Chosen One, Auto)
• Mattia Liberali — AC Milan (Merlin's Chosen One)
• Lucas Bergvall — Tottenham Hotspur (Base RC, Auto)
• Archie Gray — Tottenham Hotspur (Base RC, Auto)
• Mikey Moore — Tottenham Hotspur (Merlin's Chosen One, Auto, Match Ball Sig)
• Damola Ajayi — Tottenham Hotspur (Merlin's Chosen One)
• Geovany Quenda — Sporting CP (Merlin's Chosen One)
• George Ilenikhena — AS Monaco (Merlin's Chosen One)
• Tyrique George — Chelsea FC (Merlin's Chosen One)
• Nico O'Reilly — Manchester City (Merlin's Chosen One)
• Toni Fernández — FC Barcelona (Merlin's Chosen One)
• Marc Bernal — FC Barcelona (Merlin's Chosen One)
• Mika Biereth — AS Monaco (Base RC)
• Chido Obi | Trey Nyoni | Harry Amass — and many more across the full 200-card base set

Legend & Retired Stars with Autographs: Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Ruud Gullit, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Clarence Seedorf, Gareth Bale, Kaká, Dida, and more via Ageless Alchemy and Sorcerers sets.

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Released: December 19, 2025 | Brand: Topps Merlin | Sport: Soccer / UEFA Club Competitions | Format: Hobby Box | 18 Packs | 4 Cards Per Pack | 72 Cards Total | Set Size: 200 Cards | 1 Autograph + 4 Atomic Refractors Guaranteed | 12 Boxes Per Case