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2015 Cryptozoic The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug trading cards continue the journey started by An Unexpected Journey. While some elements of this set are the same, the checklist has many new additions including additional tiers of autographs. Parallels and insert offerings also expand this time around.
2015 Cryptozoic The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Checklist Details
The main base set has 72 cards, down from An Unexpected Journey’s 101. This makes it one of the few things connected to Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings prequel trilogy to show restraint. All cards save for the first and last focus on retelling the movie’s story. Arriving more than a year after the film was released, spoilers aren’t an issue.
The base set has three parallels. Silver Foil Board are the only ones found with any regularity. That’s because they’re not overly rare pulls at 1:6 packs. Printing Plates and Arkenstone Foil cards, on the other hand, are all one-of-ones.
Autographs
Once again, autographs are the main chase in 2015 Cryptozoic The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. While there are multiple types, they all combine to land 1:24 packs — one per box.
The list of signers in the main Autographs portion of the checklist is easily the largest with 25 different cards. Key signers include Martin Freeman (Bilbo Baggins), Richard Armitage (Thorin) and Stephen Fry (Master of Lake-town).
Two more Creator Autographs are also in the product, Andy Serkis and writer Fran Walsh.
New this time around are two rarer signature levels. Poster Autographs repurpose images and add signatures. These have just 75 numbered copies each. There are also Illustration Autographs that use art as the backdrop. It’s worth noting these are not sketch card autographs. However, they are scarce with just 25 copies each and a much reduced checklist compared to the main signature spot of the checklist.
All pack-inserted autographs do have Printing Plates available, although the plates are not actually autographed.
2015 Cryptozoic The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug included a very small number of redemptions each good for an oversized triple autograph. It’s should be noted that these come with cut signatures taken from earlier Hobbit autograph cards and embedded here.
Other 2015 Cryptozoic The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Inserts
Standard insert cards are plentiful in 2015 Cryptozoic The Hobbit: The Desolation of Samug — at least when it comes to the number of sets. Some of these are common, which others represent tough chases.
Sketch cards, sometimes dubbed Fine Art Cards here due to their strong quality are 1:108 packs or roughly every four boxes.
3D Lenticular cards are among the scarcest inserts in Cryptozoic’s Unexpected Journey set. They are here, too. Four are on the checklist but only three are available in packs, falling at a rate of 1:192 packs. The final card in the set is exclusive to the set’s binder.
Cryptozoic has done puzzles in many of their sets over the years. Collage is a small triptych puzzle with just three cards. That said, they’re about 1:4 hobby boxes.
Smaug is another tough insert set. Highlighting the titular dragon, these also land 1:96 packs.
Continuing on from where it left off in An Unexpected Journey, Character Biography adds nine more cards. These are among the easier inserts of the product at 1:12 packs.
The Character Biography, Collage and Smaug insert sets all have one-of-one Arkenstone and Printing Plate parallels.
Rounding out the 2015 Cryptozoic The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug checklist are two sets that use acetate, giving them a see-through appearance and a plastic feel. Dwarf, which highlights the hair of the movie’s group, and Laketown. These work out to be approximately one per box.
2015 Cryptozoic The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Checklist
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Set size: 72 cards
Cards per pack: 5
Packs per box: 24
Boxes per case: 12
Release date: May 13, 2015
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Base Set Checklist
72 cards.
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1 Title Card
2 Twelve Months Earlier
3 A Mysterious Guard
4 A Race to Safety
5 “That Is Our Host”
6 Elven Gate of Mirkwood
7 “This Forest Is Sick”
8 Which Way Is East
9 A Sticky Situation
10 It Stings! It Stings!
11 Mine!
12 Across the Bridge
13 The Woodland Realm
14 “Return What Is Mine”
15 No Way Out
16 “I Know You Are There”
17 “Hold Your Breath!”
18 “Welcome Master Baggins. Hold On.”
19 “Slay Them All”
20 A Poisoned Bolt
21 A Skilled Archer
22 “After Them”
23 Out of Reach
24 The High Fells
25 Dark Magic
26 “We Have Been Blind”
27 Calm Waters
28 “Make for the Shore”
29 Barge for Hire
30 “They Were Here”
31 Born on the Water
32 “Empty Your Pockets”
33 “What’s He Doing?”
34 “Anything To Declare?”
35 “Find The Troublemakers”
36 “You Didn’t See Them”
37 “Da! Our House Is Watched”
38 “Will They Bring Us Luck?”
39 Thorin Sees a Weapon
40 A City on Fire
41 “We Paid for Weapons”
42 “It Will Not End Here”
43 “There Was a Tapestry”
44 Raid on the Armory
45 “Enemies of the State!”
46 Dwarves of Erebor
47 Good Fortune To All 7
48 The Desolation of Smaug
49 The Hill of Sorcery
50 “We Must Force His Hand”
51 “Anything?” “Nothing!”
52 “What Did We Miss?”
53 “You Can’t Give Up Now”
54 “What’s the Arkenstone?”
55 “Don’t Waken the Dragon!”
56 “You Have Come Too Late!”
57 “We Are Legion!”
58 “It Is Over”
59 “Sauron!”
60 “Well, Thief, I Smell You”
61 Who Are You?
62 “I’ll Kill It First”
63 The Darkness Will Spread
64 “I’m Going To Save Him”
65 “You Will Burn!”
66 “Nowhere To Hide”
67 “Thorin Oakenshield on the Mountain”
68 “This Way, Follow Balin”
69 “You Witless Worm”
70 “I Will Show You Revenge!”
71 “I Am Fire! I Am Death!”
72 Checklist
Arkenstone Foil Board Parallels
72 cards.
1:2,454 for all Arkenstone Foil Board parallels.
Each card is a 1/1.
Printing Plates Parallels
72 cards.
1:405 packs for all Printing Plates.
Plates have Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions.
Each plate is a 1/1.
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Silver Foil Board Parallels
72 cards.
1:6 packs.
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Autographs Checklist
25 cards.
1:24 packs for all autographs.
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AB Adam Brown as Ori the Dwarf
AT Aidan Turner as Kili the Dwarf
BM Ben Mitchell as Narzug
GM Graham McTavish as Dwalin the Dwarf
JBE John Bell as Bain son of Bard
JBR Jed Brophy as Nori the Dwarf
JC John Callen as Oin the Dwarf
JN James Nesbitt as Bofur the Dwarf
JT Jeffrey Thomas as Thror, King under the Mountain
KS Ken Stott as Balin the Dwarf
LP Lee Pace as Thranduil
MB Manu Bennett as Azog
MF Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins
MH Mark Hadlow as Dori the Dwarf
MN Mary Nesbitt as Tilda
MP Mikael Persbrandt as Beorn
PH Peter Hambleton as Gloin the Dwarf
PN Peggy Nesbitt as Sigrid
RA Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield
RG Ryan Gage as Alfrid
SF Stephen Fry as Master of Lake-town
SH Stephen Hunter as Bombur the Dwarf
SM Sylvester McCoy as Radagast the Brown
SU Stephen Ure as Fimbul the Hunter
WK William Kircher as Bifur the Dwarf
Autographs Printing Plates Parallels
72 cards.
1:405 packs for all Printing Plates.
Plates have Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions.
Each plate is a 1/1.
Plates do not have signatures.
Creator Autographs Checklist
2 cards.
1:24 packs for all autographs.
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CA-3 Fran Walsh – Writer
CA-4 Andy Serkis – Second Unit Director
Creator Autographs Printing Plates Parallels
2 cards.
1:405 packs for all Printing Plates.
Plates have Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions.
Each plate is a 1/1.
Plates do not have signatures.
Illustration Autographs Checklist
5 cards.
1:24 packs for all autographs.
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LP-I Lee Pace as Thranduil /25
MF-I Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins /25
MP-I Mikael Persbrandt as Beorn /25
RA-I Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield /25
SM-I Sylvester McCoy as Radagast the Brown /25
Illustration Autographs Printing Plates Parallels
5 cards.
1:405 packs for all Printing Plates.
Plates have Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions.
Each plate is a 1/1.
Plates do not have signatures.
Poster Autographs Checklist
14 cards.
1:24 packs for all autographs.
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AB-P Adam Brown as Ori the Dwarf /75
AT-P Aidan Turner as Kili the Dwarf /75
GM-P Graham McTavish as Dwalin the Dwarf /75
JBR-P Jed Brophy as Nori the Dwarf /75
JC-P John Callen as Oin the Dwarf /75
JN-P James Nesbitt as Bofur the Dwarf /75
KS-P Ken Stott as Balin the Dwarf /75
LP-P Lee Pace as Thranduil /75
MF-P Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins /75
MH-P Mark Hadlow as Dori the Dwarf /75
PH-P Peter Hambleton as Gloin the Dwarf /75
RA-P Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield /75
SH-P Stephen Hunter as Bombur the Dwarf /75
WK-P William Kircher as Bifur the Dwarf /75
Poster Autographs Printing Plates Parallels
14 cards.
1:405 packs for all Printing Plates.
Plates have Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions.
Each plate is a 1/1.
Plates do not have signatures.
Triple Autographs Checklist
5 cards.
1:11,368 packs.
Cards are oversized.
Distributed via redemption.
19 total redemptions available across entire production run.
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OM01 Richard Armitage / John Callen / Peter Hambleton
OM02 William Kircher / James Nesbitt / Stephen Hunter
OM03 William Kircher / James Nesbitt / Stephen Hunter
OM04 Adam Brown / Mark Hadlow / Jed Brophy
OM05 Adam Brown / Mark Hadlow / Jed Brophy
OM06 Adam Brown / Mark Hadlow / Jed Brophy
OM07 Richard Armitage / William Kircher / Stephen Hunter
OM08 Richard Armitage / William Kircher / Stephen Hunter
OM09 Richard Armitage / William Kircher / Stephen Hunter
OM10 Richard Armitage / William Kircher / Stephen Hunter
OM11 Richard Armitage / William Kircher / Stephen Hunter
OM12 Richard Armitage / Aidan Turner / Peter Hambleton
OM13 Richard Armitage / Aidan Turner / Peter Hambleton
OM14 Richard Armitage / Aidan Turner / Peter Hambleton
OM15 Richard Armitage / Aidan Turner / Peter Hambleton
OM16 Richard Armitage / Aidan Turner / Peter Hambleton
OM17 Richard Armitage / Aidan Turner / Peter Hambleton
OM18 Richard Armitage / Aidan Turner / Peter Hambleton
OM19 Richard Armitage / Aidan Turner / Peter Hambleton
3D Lenticular Posters Checklist
4 cards.
1:192 packs.
KA-08 exclusive to the set’s binder and not in packs.
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KA-05
KA-06
KA-07
KA-08 – Binder
Character Biography Checklist
9 cards.
1:12 packs.
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CB-20 Beorn
CB-21 Thranduil
CB-22 Legolas
CB-23 Tauriel
CB-24 Bard The Bowman
CB-25 Master of Lake-Town
CB-26 Azog
CB-27 Smaug
CB-28 Necromancer of Dol Guldur
Character Biography Arkenstone Foil Board Parallels
9 cards.
1:2,454 for all Arkenstone Foil Board parallels.
Each card is a 1/1.
Character Biography Printing Plates Parallels
9 cards.
1:405 packs for all Printing Plates.
Plates have Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions.
Each plate is a 1/1.
Collage Checklist
3 cards.
1:96 packs.
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CP1 Bilbo
CP2 Thranduil
CP3 Bard
Collage Arkenstone Foil Board Parallels
3 cards.
1:2,454 for all Arkenstone Foil Board parallels.
Each card is a 1/1.
Collage Printing Plates Parallels
3 cards.
1:405 packs for all Printing Plates.
Plates have Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions.
Each plate is a 1/1.
Dwarf Checklist
13 cards.
1:24 packs.
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D01 Thorin Oakenshield
D02 Fili the Dwarf
D03 Kili the Dwarf
D04 Balin the Dwarf
D05 Dwalin the Dwarf
D06 Oin the Dwarf
D07 Gloin the Dwarf
D08 Dori the Dwarf
D09 Nori the Dwarf
D10 Ori the Dwarf
D11 Bofur the Dwarf
D12 Bombur the Dwarf
D13 Bifur the Dwarf
Laketown Checklist
6 cards.
1:24 packs.
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LT1
LT2
LT3
LT4
LT5
LT6
Sketch Cards Checklist
55 artists.
1:108 packs.
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Kokkinakis Achilleas
Kyle Babbitt
Mikey Babinski
Dan Bergren
Scott Blair
Anne Cain
Brian S. Canio
Francois Chartier
Joe Corroney
Paul Cowan
Richard Cox
Ted Dastick, Jr.
David Desbois
Marcia Dye
Carolyn Edwards
Andy Fry
Fer Galicia
Mick & Matt Glebe
Javier Gonzalez
Ken Gordon
Daniel P. Gorman
Ingrid K. V. Hardy
Robert Hendrickson
Scott Houseman
Gavin Hunt
Seth Ismart
Mike James
Brandon Kenney
Brian Kong
Rich Kunz
Elfie Lebouleux
Eric Lehtonen
Lee Lightfoot
Shane McCormack
Chris Meeks
Ken Meyer Jr.
Rich Molinelli
Sean Pence
Kris Penix
Plinio Pinto
Ashleigh Popplewell
Jason Potratz & Jack Hai
Tim Proctor
Jack Redd
Keven and Nathen Reinke
Richard Salvucci
Clay Sayre
Danny Silva
James Henry Smith
Todd Aaron Smith
Bob Stevlic
Damien Torres
Brad Utterstrom
Sarah Wilkinson
Ian Yoshio Roberts
Smaug Checklist
6 cards.
1:96 packs.
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S1 Erebor: The Lonely Mountain
S2 The Sleeping Dragon
S3 Don’t Be Shy
S4 Nice Manners, for a Thief
S5 Stoking the Forges
S6 Gilded
Smaug Arkenstone Foil Board Parallels
6 cards.
1:2,454 for all Arkenstone Foil Board parallels.
Each card is a 1/1.
Smaug Printing Plates Parallels
6 cards.
1:405 packs for all Printing Plates.
Plates have Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions.
Each plate is a 1/1.
Promo Cards Checklist
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P1 Gandalf / Thranduil / Bard / Tauriel / Legolas / Thorin / Bilbo – Non-Sport Update (August/September, 2014)
P2 Bilbo / Smaug – Philly Non-Sports Show (Fall, 2014)
P3 Bilbo – Philly Non-Sports Show (Fall, 2014)