August Gems: New Month. New Format. Same Fire. 🔥

Anthony Solis

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August Gems: New Month. New Format. Same Fire. 🔥

The 2025 MLB season is rolling into its final stretch—and we’re shaking things up for the latest Gems drop.

August Gems features a new rarity structure, revamped insert odds, and an updated Spark Card burn format. With only 1,200 packs available, this is our most limited Gems drop yet, featuring 13 Uncommons, 12 Rares, and 12 Epics—plus two fan-favorite Rainbow Inserts and the return of Epic Upgrades.

And the plays? Absolutely unforgettable. This month’s set includes:

  • Shohei Ohtani’s 1,000th career hit
  • Pete Alonso’s franchise-record home run for the Mets
  • Cal Raleigh’s single-season HR record for a catcher
  • ...and plenty more standout moments from around the league

Check out the full 2025 MLB Gems: August player list, HERE! 

📦 Drop Details:

  • 🗓️ Sale Live: September 24 at 2 PM ET
  • 📍 Sale Page: Stay Tuned!
  • 💰 Price: $20 per pack
  • 📦 Pack Contents: 5 total Gems
    • 4 Uncommons
    • 1 Rare
  • 🔢 Total Packs: 1,200
  • 🎥 Total Plays: 25 (13 Uncommon, 12 Rare/Epic)
  • 📈 Mint Counts:
    • Uncommon /400
    • Rare /100
    • Epic /25

🌈 Inserts & Odds:

This month’s inserts are juiced. Here's what's in play:

🌈 Rainbow Inserts

  • Jose Ramirez (Home Run)
  • Kyle Schwarber (4 Home Runs)
    • 5 color variants per player (Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Pink)
    • 30 of each variant per play (300 total)
    • 25% chance to pull a Rainbow Insert in each pack

💎 Epic Inserts

  • 30 total inserted Epic Gems (5 per Epic Play)
  • 5% chance to pull

⚠️ Note: Spark Cards are no longer inserted into packs—they must be unlocked via burn challenges (details below).

🔥 Burn Challenges

Take control of your upgrades. Spark Cards and Epic Gems are both available exclusively through burning this month.

🔥 Legacy Burn Challenge

We’re turning back the clock. For the first time, you’ll be able to burn Play of the Day and Play of the Week Gems from 2022 and 2023.

More details will be announced on September 23, but here’s the schedule to get ready:

  • Burn Starts: September 24 at 2 PM ET
  • Burn Ends / Rewards Distributed: September 29 at 10 AM ET

⚡ Spark Card Burn Challenges

Burn Round 1 

  • Starts: September 24 at 2 PM ET
  • Ends / Rewards Distributed: September 29 at 10 AM ET
  • Limit of 150 Burns overall. If the original limit of 150 burns is not met, Burn Round 2 will open for the remaining supply.

Burn Round 2

  • Starts: September 30 at 2 PM ET
  • Ends / Rewards Distributed: October 3 @ 10 AM ET

💎 Epic Gem Burn Challenges

Round 1

  • Starts: September 29 at 2 PM ET
  • Ends / Rewards Distributed: October 2 @ 2 PM ET

Round 2

  • Starts: October 6 @ 2 PM ET
  • Ends / Rewards Distributed: October 9 @ 2 PM ET

🔥 As always, burn 1 Rare Gem + 1 Spark Card = 1 Epic Upgrade ⚠️ Epic burns are capped at 20 per player

🏁 Collection Challenges

Earn Candy League Points and work your way toward Player of the Month Chasers by locking in these Collection Challenges:

  • Partial Set Uncommon Challenge (10 UCs) — Ends October 3 @ 2 PM ET
    • 100 Candy League Points
  • Partial Set Rare Challenge (10 Rares) — Ends October 3 @ 2 PM ET
    • 150 Candy League Points
  • Partial Set Epic Challenge (10 Epics) — Ends October 10 @ 2 PM ET
    • 250 Candy League Points + Player of the Month Chaser
  • Full Set Epic Challenge (All 12 Epics) — Ends October 17 @ 2 PM ET
    • 500 Candy League Points + Player of the Month Chaser

This month, strategy matters more than ever. With limited packs, no Spark pulls, and condensed challenge windows, you’ll need to time your burns and play the market smart.

New drop. New rules. New chase.

The August Gems drop goes live soon. Don’t miss it.