May the 4th: 2025 Topps Star Wars Masterwork Pre-Orders Open Today for the Line's 10th Anniversary
Topps drops the 10th anniversary Star Wars Masterwork pre-order today at 12 PM ET. Mark Hamill, Samuel L. Jackson, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt headline a 96-signer hard-signed autograph checklist plus the new Mortis Gods Painting Puzzle.
May the 4th is here, and Topps is giving Star Wars collectors the biggest pre-order day of the year. 2025 Topps Star Wars Masterwork opens for pre-order today, May 4, 2026, at 12 PM ET on Topps.com, and the 10th anniversary release of the line is loading in arguably the deepest on-card autograph checklist Masterwork has ever shipped.
Why This Release Matters
Masterwork has been the high-end Star Wars hobby anchor for a decade, and the 2025 edition is positioned as the celebration year. Topps is leaning into hard-signed autographs, premium memorabilia relics, and a base design that pulls character photography from across the films, Disney+ series, and animated continuities. The pre-order timing is no accident either. Dropping the pre-order on May the 4th has become a tradition for premium Star Wars products, and this year it doubles as an anniversary moment.
"Mark Hamill, Samuel L. Jackson, and Rosario Dawson on the same on-card checklist as first-time signers like Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lucy Liu, and Alison Brie. That is a Masterwork autograph list you build a 10-year retrospective around."
What is Inside the Box
2025 Topps Star Wars Masterwork is built around a 100-card base set of character-focused cards, with a stacked autograph and relic configuration on top. The headline content includes:
- 96-signer on-card autograph checklist spanning the original trilogy, prequels, sequels, and Disney+ series. Returning veterans include Mark Hamill, Samuel L. Jackson, Freddie Prinze Jr., and Rosario Dawson.
- First-time Masterwork signers Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lucy Liu, and Alison Brie, all anchored by the hard-signed format Masterwork is known for.
- Memorabilia relics with film-used material, plus the returning Under Disguise dual-image insert concept.
- Galactic Die-Cut Pods — a new die-cut insert with parallel print runs landing under /50.
- Lothal Jedi Template Mortis Gods Painting Puzzle, a multi-card art puzzle insert that has already lit up collector forums.
Pre-Order Logistics
The pre-order opens at 12 PM ET on May 4 on Topps.com. Hobby box configuration carries the standard Masterwork format with multiple autographs and relics per box. Allocations are expected to be tight given the anniversary positioning, so collectors who waited last year and missed out should set an alarm for the on-sale window.
Where the Market is Heading
The Star Wars hobby has been on a quiet upswing through Q1 2026, with vintage Topps Star Wars and 2015 Journey to The Force Awakens autograph cards posting steady comp gains. The 10th anniversary Masterwork narrative gives the line a marketing hook the secondary market can latch onto, and any sealed boxes that hit hobby shelves in late May or June are likely to trade above pre-order pricing once the autograph SSPs start surfacing.
What to Watch
Three things to monitor through release week. First, which first-time signers end up with the lowest serial numbers — Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lucy Liu are the early favorites for the chase. Second, whether the Mortis Gods Puzzle inserts trade as a complete set or get parted out card by card on eBay. Third, the live break market on Whatnot and Fanatics Live, which has been the leading indicator on every premium non-sports release this year.
If you are not pre-ordering, the next best move is to mark your calendar for the on-sale date and watch hobby shop allocations. May the 4th be with your wallet.