2021-22 Panini Donruss Optic Basketball Parallels Guide

Sport: Basketball · Manufacturer: Panini · Year: 2021 · Tiers: 26

Complete 2021-22 Panini Donruss Optic Basketball parallel hierarchy: 26 tiers from rarest to base. Top chases: Black /1, Gold Vinyl /1, Green /5.

Rarity Pyramid (rarest first)

  1. #1 Black — print run /1 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 100/100
  2. #2 Gold Vinyl — print run /1 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 100/100
  3. #3 Green — print run /5 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 83/100
  4. #4 Lucky Envelopes — print run /8 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 77/100
  5. #5 Gold — print run /10 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 75/100
  6. #6 Gold Pulsar — print run /10 · pattern: pulsar · scarcity score: 75/100
  7. #7 Purple Stars — print run /13 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 72/100
  8. #8 Pink — print run /25 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 65/100
  9. #9 Black Velocity — print run /39 · pattern: velocity · scarcity score: 60/100
  10. #10 Blue — print run /59 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 56/100
  11. #11 Pink Velocity — print run /79 · pattern: velocity · scarcity score: 53/100
  12. #12 Red — print run /99 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 50/100
  13. #13 Lime Green — print run /149 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 46/100
  14. #14 Orange — print run /199 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 43/100
  15. #15 Photon — print run Base (unnumbered) · pattern: shimmer · scarcity score: 48/100
  16. #16 Holo — print run Base (unnumbered) · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 10/100
  17. #17 White Sparkle — print run Base (unnumbered) · pattern: shimmer · scarcity score: 18/100
  18. #18 Checkerboard — print run Base (unnumbered) · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 18/100
  19. #19 Purple — print run Base (unnumbered) · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 10/100
  20. #20 Blue Pulsar — print run Base (unnumbered) · pattern: pulsar · scarcity score: 10/100
  21. #21 Red Pulsar — print run Base (unnumbered) · pattern: pulsar · scarcity score: 10/100
  22. #22 Blue Velocity — print run Base (unnumbered) · pattern: velocity · scarcity score: 10/100
  23. #23 Red Wave — print run Base (unnumbered) · pattern: wave · scarcity score: 10/100
  24. #24 Gold Wave — print run Base (unnumbered) · pattern: wave · scarcity score: 10/100
  25. #25 Green Shock — print run Base (unnumbered) · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 10/100
  26. #26 Base — print run Base (unnumbered) · pattern: base · scarcity score: 5/100

Pattern Types

  • plain — Standard solid-color refractor with no special pattern — the workhorse of the parallel ladder.
  • pulsar — Tightly-packed circular dot pattern that pulses under light. Most often seen in Green or Pink at /25–/79.
  • velocity — Streaked velocity-wave finish on Optic parallels, typically Blue or Pink at /99–/150.
  • shimmer — Diffuse shimmering foil finish, often used for First-Off-The-Line (FOTL) hobby exclusives.
  • wave — Flowing wave-pattern refractor. Available across most of the color ladder, /5 up to /250.
  • base — The standard, non-numbered base card. Print run not disclosed; the foundation of the set.

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