Collectors, get ready. The Sapphire Edition of 2026 Topps Chrome VeeFriends is set to launch on July 8th! Built on the same 200-character checklist as 2026 Topps Chrome VeeFriends, Sapphire Edition delivers an elevated collecting experience with premium Sapphire Chrome stock, substantially more limited print runs, two Sapphire-exclusive insert sets and ultra low numbered Sapphire-exclusive base parallels.
Sapphire Edition will be available on July 8th via an EQL Presale on Topps’ U.S. website at 11am ET and on Topps UK website at 4pm local time. This EQL will last for one hour only! On July 9th, Sapphire will be available in select local card shops, and online breakers will begin opening Sapphire across platforms like Whatnot, Fanatics Live, eBay Live, and TikTok!
Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming release of the 2026 Topps Chrome VeeFriends Sapphire edition.
What Is Topps Chrome Sapphire?
In the world of trading cards, Topps Sapphire represents one of the hobby’s most premium product lines. Topps Chrome Sapphire reimagines Chrome with upgraded presentation, cracked ice finish, and refractive Sapphire foil, offering a premium experience for collectors. The set also contains distinct parallels and Sapphire exclusive inserts. Combined with significantly lower print runs and low-numbered parallels, Sapphire transforms even base cards into highly collectible chase cards. The scarcity, materials, and elevated design make Topps Chrome Sapphire a highly coveted and premium collector’s item.
What’s In Sapphire Edition?
Each Topps Chrome Sapphire Edition Box contains:
- 8 packs per box
- 4 cards per pack
- 4 numbered Sapphire parallels per box
There are 10 Sapphire Edition Boxes within 1 Sealed Case.
Sapphire Base Parallels
Every base card in 2026 Topps Chrome VeeFriends Sapphire Edition can be found in a lineup of stunning Sapphire-exclusive parallels. With lower print runs and vibrant gemstone-inspired colors, each parallel adds another premium chase for collectors looking to build the rainbow or hunt the rarest versions of their favorite VeeFriends characters.
Sapphire Exclusive Parallels:
Gold Sapphire /50
White Sapphire /30
Orange Sapphire /25
Black Sapphire /10
Red Sapphire /5
Padparadscha Sapphire 1/1
Sapphire Exclusive Inserts
In addition to the premium Sapphire base set, collectors can chase two Sapphire-exclusive insert sets: Infinite Sapphire and Hidden Gems.
Infinite Sapphire
Featuring five VeeFriends characters captured in all-new, high-energy poses, Infinite Sapphire brings bold visual design and premium Sapphire to shine together in one striking insert set.
Characters:
- VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, LUCKY BLACK CAT
- RARE ROBOT
- ADVENTUROUS ASTRONAUT
- KIND WARRIOR
- PASSIONATE PARROT
PLEASE NOTE: There are no numbered parallels for this insert.
Hidden Gems
Illustrated by Anthony of Planet Euphroria, designer of VeeFriends’ ongoing collection of 555 Tees, Hidden Gems showcases five VeeFriends characters through original artwork created exclusively for Sapphire Edition.
Characters:
- VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, LUCKY BLACK CAT
- RESILIENT RED DEVIL
- THOUGHTFUL THREE HORNED HARPIK
- GRATITUDE GORILLA
- NOTORIOUS NINJA
Rarities:
- Emerald
- Onyx /10
- Ruby /5
- Padparadscha Sapphire 1/1
How To Buy 2026 Topps Chrome VeeFriends Sapphire Edition Early
2026 Topps Chrome VeeFriends Sapphire Edition will be available on July 8th via an EQL Presale on Topps’ U.S. site at 11am ET and on Topps’ UK site at 4pm local time. This EQL will last for one hour only! Beginning July 9th at 9am ET, collectors around the world can join the hunt for Sapphire Edition through local card shops and online breakers across platforms like Whatnot, Fanatics Live, eBay Live and TikTok!
Topps Presale EQL
When: Wednesday, July 8th
Topps.com EQL Pre-Sale Price: $450
Global purchase Limits: One (1) Sapphire Edition box per customer
Where | When: Topps.com (11am ET) | uk.topps.com (4pm local)
EQL Duration: One hour only
Shipping: For global shipping please check Topps Website for full details (International shipping may be subject to higher rates).
PLEASE NOTE: Breakers and hobby shops pay the standard retail price of Sapphire Edition to acquire the product.
All 200 Characters In 2026 Topps Chrome VeeFriends Sapphire Edition
This year’s release contains the same 200 characters from 2026 Topps Chrome VeeFriends, doubling the amount from Topps VeeFriends Chrome 2025 for tons of more collectible moments, and many more chances to pull the characters that you know and love.
Full Character List:
Accountable Ant, Adaptable Alien, Adventurous Astronaut, Alert Ape, Ambitious Angel, Amiable Anchovy, Amped Aye Aye, Arbitraging Admiral, Articulate Armadillo, Aspiring Alpaca, Authentic Anaconda, Awesome African Civet, Bad Intentions, Bad-Ass Bulldog, Balanced Beetle, Bashful Blobfish, Be The Bigger Person, Befuddled Burglar, Big Game Bandicoot, Boisterous Beaver, Bombastic Baboon, Boss Bobcat, Brave Bison, Brilliant Barb, Bubbly Buzzard, Bullish Bull, Calm Clam, Candid Clownfish, Capable Caterpillar, Caring Camel, Charming Cheetah, Cheerful Chipmunk, Chill Chinchilla, Clever Crocodile, Common Sense Cow, Compassionate Catfish, Competitive Clown, Confident Cobra, Considerate Cowboy, Consistent Cougar, Content Condor, Conviction Cockroach, Courageous Cockatoo, Creative Crab, Curious Crane, Cynical Cat, Dapper Dachshund, Decisive Duck, Dedicated Dragonfly, Detail-Oriented Dumbo Octopus, Determined Dolphin, Dialed In Dog, Dope Dodo, Driven Dragon, Dynamic Dinosaur, Eager Eagle, Earnest Ermine, Empathy Elephant, Enamoured Emu, Entrepreneur Elf, Faithful Pheasant, Fearless Fairy, Flex’n Fox, Focused Falcon, Forever Phoenix, Forgiving Horned Frog, Forthright Flamingo, Gary Bee, Gentle Giant, Genuine Giraffe, Gifted Gopher, Gleeful Sugar Glider, Glowing Glow Worm, Gracious Goose, Gracious Grasshopper, Gracious Grizzly Bear, Grateful Gar, Gratitude Gorilla, Gritty Ghost, Happy Hermit Crab, Hard-Working Wombat, Headstrong Honey Badger, Heart-Trooper, Helpful Hippo, Honorable Olm, Hot Shot Hornet, Humble Hedgehog, Humble Hummingbird, Hungry Hammerhead, Hustling Hamster, Hype Horse, Impeccable Inostranet, Independent Inch Worm, Intuitive Iguana, Jolly Jack-O, Joyous Jellyfish, Just Jackal, Keen Kingfisher, Kind Warrior, Kindred Kangaroo, Knowing Gnome, Last Glass Standing, Legendary Lemur, Likable Leopard, Like A Sponge, Lit Lamb, Logical Lion, Loyal Lobster, Macho Manta Ray, Macro Micro, Magnanimous Maltese, Meticulous Magpie, Mindful Minokawa, Mint Mink, Modest Moose, Mojo Mouse, Monday Mole, Moral Monkey, Motivated Monster, Noble Numbat, Notorious Ninja, Observant Oyster, Offense Oriented Orangutan, Optimistic Otter, Organized Ostrich, Outgoing Octopus, Passionate Parrot, Patient Pig, Pea Salad, Perfect Persian Cat, Persistent Penguin, Perspective Pigeon, Persuasive Pigeon, Polished Poodle, Ponder It From All Angles, Positive Porcupine, Practical Peacock, Productive Puffin, Profound Possum, Protective Panther, Prudent Polar Bear, Radical Rabbit, Rare Robot, Reliable Rat, Resilient Red Devil, Respectful Racoon, Responsive Ram, Secure Sparrow, Self-Aware Hare, Selfless Sloth, Sensible Sommelier, Sensitive Centipede, Sentimental Salamander, Serious Sperm Whale, Sharing Squirrel, Shrewd Sheep, Sincere Skunk, Skilled Skeleton, Slay’n Slug, Spiffy Salmon, Spontaneous Seahorse, Steadfast Snake, Stoic Slime, Stunned Sun, Sufficient Shrimp, Suffocate Hate, Swaggy Sea Lion, Tasteful Malayan Tapir, Tenacious Termite, Tenacious Turkey, The Oak Monster, The World Has Plenty Of Love Start Listening To It, Thoughtful Three Horned Harpik, Tidy Troll, To the Moon Meerkat, Tolerant Tortoise, Tolerant Tuna, Tough To Beat A Worm From The Dirt!, Tranquil Toad, Tremendous Tiger, Truculent T-Rex, Trusting Tarantula, Turnt Tick, Unwavering Urchin, Versatile Viking, Very, Very, Very, Very, Lucky Black Cat, Vibe’n Vampire, Warm Wolverine, Well-Connected Werewolf, Well-Rounded Warthog, Whimsical Wolf, Wild Wallaby, Willful Wizard, Wily Wild Boar, Woke Walrus, Yolo Yak, You’re Gonna Die Fly, Your Poor Relationship With Time Is Your Biggest Vulnerability, Zealous Zombie, Zestful Zebra
Get Ready For Sapphire
With premium Sapphire Chrome stock, lower print runs, significantly lower numbered parallels in every box, and two Sapphire-exclusive insert sets, 2026 Topps Chrome Sapphire VeeFriends delivers one of the most premium collecting experiences in VeeFriends history.
Stay tuned for additional presale details as we get closer to launch by visiting veefriends.com/chrome, and make sure you’re ready when the presale opens!
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