Artbox is no stranger to strong sets of Harry Potter trading cards. However, out of more than a dozen full releases, 2006 Artbox Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Update might be one of the strongest.
With most of the sets having the same general configuration, it comes down to the checklists. This set has it with a couple of the best cards in the franchise’s history along with several second-tier gems.
The base set fills in the gaps left from the first Goblet of Fire set released when the fourth film in the Harry Potter franchise hit theaters. It has another 90 cards, which act as a bookend to a full 180-card series.
Autographs are inserted every other box. Any set that Daniel Radcliffe signs for, he’s going to be a highlight. The set also includes David Tennant. While he wasn’t a major figure in this franchise, he did go on to lead in Doctor Who.
This is the first Harry Potter set to have autographed costume cards. While the two Death Eater cards are somewhat generic, it’s a Quad Champions card that ranks as one of the greatest Harry Potter trading cards of all-time. This card, which was distributed via redemption, has autographs and costume pieces from Radcliffe, Robert Pattinson, Stanislav Ianevski and Clemence Poesy.
Regular Costume Cards are inserted one per 2006 Artbox Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Update box while Prop Cards and Cinema Filmcards are both 1:80 packs. All of these premium inserts come serial numbered.
The only other inserts found in packs are nine Foil Puzzle cards.
A total of 750 cases of 2006 Artbox Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Update were produced. Each had ten boxes.
2006 Artbox Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Update Checklist
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Cards per pack: 8
Packs per box: 24
Boxes per case: 10
Release Date: May, 2006
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Base Set
90 cards. Numbering starts from where first set left off.
91 The Riddle Tombstone
92 Bloody Kids!
93 Gather Our Old Comrades
94 Heading to the Portkey
95 I’ll Bet That Cleared Your Sinuses!
96 Stick Together!
97 Clear the Runway!
98 Not for the Faint-Hearted
99 One Big Woman
100 Friends From the North
101 Eternal Glory
102 The Goblet of Fire
103 Give Us a Curse
104 The Imperius Curse
105 Completely Harmless?
106 What Should I Have Her Do Next?
107 Here’s The Rub…
108 The Durmstrang Champion
109 It’s Not Going to Wo-ork
110 The Hogwarts Champion?
111 Champion Selection
112 The Second Champion
113 Vessel of Victory
114 Chalice of Champions
115 Mysterious Flames
116 A Fourth Champion?
117 No…No
118 He’s A Cheat
119 In Shock
120 This Can’t Go On…
121 Friends?
122 They’ve Got One For Each of Us
123 Young Love
124 How…Stirring
125 This Tent Is for Champions
126 Harry! Harry!
127 Your Wand!
128 Well, It Does Match Your Eyes
129 Lordly Lions?
130 Everybody Come Together
131 A Dragon Or a Date?
132 I Didn’t Catch That?
133 Beautiful
134 Hermione and Viktor
135 Preparing to Dance
136 No. Absolutely Not.
137 Now!
138 Practice Makes Perfect
139 A Subtle Invitation
140 Ruddy Pumpkin Head
141 Mulling Things Over
142 One Good Turn
143 Come Seek Us…
144 I’ve Killed Harry Potter
145 Eerie Voices
146 She’s My Friend Too!
147 Ascendio!
148 The Youngest Triwizard Champion?
149 An Almighty Lurch
150 Brought From Azkaban
151 Rosier Is Dead
152 A Spy?
153 Head of the Department of International Magical Co-Operation
154 I’ve Heard About One More
155 Deep Within the Maze
156 Tied For First
157 Hearing Things
158 A Tight Squeeze
159 Not Himself
160 Panicked
161 Withdrawal From the Task
162 Yes!
163 Reducto!
164 Together – One, Two, Three!
165 Where Are We?
166 Get Back To The Cup!
167 What Do You Want?
168 The Dark Lord Shall Rise Again
169 Resurrection
170 Welcome My Friends
171 You Have Proved Yourself Useful
172 How Lies Have Fed Your Legend!
173 A Few Drops Of Blood
174 The Dark Lord
175 A Wand Meets Its Brother
176 He’s Mine To Finish
177 The Reverse Spell Effect
178 You Must Get to the Portkey
179 What Was It Like?
180 Checklist
Autographs
10 cards, 1:48 packs.
Afshan Azad as Padma Patil
Shefali Chowdhury as Parvati Patil
Frances De La Tour as Madame Maxime
Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore
Katie Leung as Cho Chang
Roger Lloyd-Pack as Barty Crouch
Clemence Poesy as Fleur Delacour
Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
David Tennant as Barty Crouch Jr.
Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley
Autographed Costume Cards
3 cards, randomly inserted. Champions quad card available via redemption.
DE1 Ashley Artus as a Death Eater
DE2 Alex Palmer as a Death Eater
Champions Quad – Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, Stanislav Ianevski as Viktor Krum, Clemence Poesy as Fleur Delacour, Robert Pattinson as Cedric Diggory
Costume Cards
18 cards, 1:24 packs.
Ci1 given as a five-case incentive and Ci2 as a ten-case incentive. BCi was an incentive for buying five cases of binders.
* notes cards that have material used to make the costume, not swatches that were worn on screen.
C1 Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy – Robe* /475
C2 Katie Leung as Cho Chang – Yule Ball Dress* /700
C3 Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall – Yule Ball Robe* /350
C4 Frances de la Tour as Madame Maxime – Dress* /825
C5 Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter – First Task Triwizard Robe /275
C6 Clemence Poesy as Fleur Delacour – Yule Ball Dress /1050
C7 Emma Watson as Hermione Granger – Yule Ball Dress* /600
C8 Robert Pattinson as Cedric Diggory – First Task Triwizard Robe /700
C9 Predrag Bjelac as Igor Karkaroff – Costume/ 850
C10 Clemence Poesy as Fleur Delacour – First Task Triwizard Costume /1025
C11 Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter – Third Task Triwizard Costume /250
C12 Robert Pattinson as Cedric Diggory – Third Task Triwizard Costume /300
C13 Clemence Poesy as Fleur Delacour – Third Task Triwizard Costume /900
C14 Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter – Second Task Triwizard Costume /300
C15 Gryffindor Student Ties /400
Ci1 Clemence Poesy as Fleur Delacour – Yule Ball Dress /230
Ci2 Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort’s Cloak /155
BCi Slytherin Students Ties /114
Prop Cards
16 cards, 1:80 packs.
Ci3 given as two-case incentive. Ci4a-Ci4d used as 25-case incentive (one card at random for every 25 cases ordered).
P1 Irish Quidditch Team Flag /455
P2 Memorial Banner /355
P3 Books (Restricted Section) /350
P4 Weasley Tent Material /520
P5 Riddle House Material /305
P6 Chudley Cannons Poster /120
P7 Stadium Banners /425
P8 Wrapping from Ron’s Yule Ball Robe Package /240
P9 Rita Skeeter’s Notepad /120
P10 Hermione’s Book /130
P11 Letter to Sirius Black /90
Ci3 Daily Prophet /455
Ci4a Triwizard Champions Wands – Harry Potter /28
Ci4b Triwizard Champions Wands – Cedric Diggory /28
Ci4c Triwizard Champions Wands – Fleur Delacour /28
Ci4d Triwizard Champions Wands – Viktor Krum /28
Cinema Filmcards
9 cards, 1:80 packs.
CFC1 Triwizard Tournament Cup /350
CFC2 Dragon /350
CFC3 Dumbledore and Goblet of Fire /350
CFC4 Ron and Harry /350
CFC5 Durmstrang Student and Goblet of Fire /350
CFC6 Mad-Eye Moody /350
CFC7 Harry Potter /350
CFC8 Hermione and Harry /350
CFC9 Ron and Harry /350
Foil Puzzle
9 cards.
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R7
R8
R9
Box Toppers
4 cards, 1 per box.
BT1 Graveyard
BT2 Harry Potter and Dragon
BT3 Maze
BT4 Merwoman
Lenticular Case Toppers
3 cards, 1 per case.
Beauxbatons
Harry Potter
Mad-Eye Moody
Promo Cards
Basic promo cards have silver foil.
Special versions of promo cards:
- Blue Foil – Hawaii Trade Conference
- Green Foil – Philly Non-Sport Show (400 copies)
- Red Foil – Three-Binder Case Incentive
01 Dumbledore, Harry – General Distribution
02 Sirius, Snape, McGonagall, Maxime, Dumbledore, Moody – General Distribution
03 Harry Potter – Binder
04 Ron, Hermione, Harry – Binder