Rainbow Chase Tracker
Chasing a rainbow? Pick a set, name your player, and track every parallel color. See your completion percentage, estimated cost, and share your progress.
Choose Your Rainbow
Player — 2024 Topps Chrome
Rainbow Chasing Tips
Buy the 1/1 and lowest-numbered parallels first. These are hardest to find — if one never surfaces, you don't want to have already spent on the easier ones.
Use eBay saved searches with notifications for specific parallels. Many low-print cards sell at odd hours when competition is low.
Card breakers often pull low-numbered parallels. Join their Discord/Facebook groups and request first dibs on your player.
Superfractors and 1/1s can take months or years to surface. Don't overpay out of desperation — another copy doesn't exist, but it will eventually be listed.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a "rainbow chase" in card collecting?
A rainbow chase is when a collector tries to acquire every parallel color of a specific card. For example, the 2024 Topps Chrome base card of a player might exist in base, refractor, purple /299, green /99, blue /75, gold /50, orange /25, red /5, and superfractor 1/1 versions. Collecting all of them is called "completing the rainbow." It's one of the most popular and challenging collecting goals in the hobby.
How much does a complete rainbow cost?
It varies enormously by player and set. A common player's rainbow in Topps Chrome might cost $100-$500 total. A star rookie's rainbow could cost $5,000-$50,000+ because the low-numbered parallels (/5, 1/1) are extremely expensive. The base card might be $1, but the superfractor 1/1 could be $5,000+. Our tracker estimates costs for each parallel to help you budget.
Which sets are the most popular for rainbow chasing?
The most popular sets for rainbow chasing are: Topps Chrome (baseball's flagship chrome set), Panini Prizm (basketball and football), Bowman Chrome (prospect cards), Select (multi-tier design), and Donruss Optic. Chrome and Prizm refractors are the most recognized parallels in the hobby. Sets with fewer parallel levels are easier to complete.
Is it worth rainbow chasing a common player?
Actually, yes — common player rainbows are much more affordable and achievable. A complete rainbow of any player is an impressive display piece, and the superfractor 1/1 of a common player might only cost $50-$200 vs $5,000+ for a star. Many collectors rainbow chase their favorite personal collection (PC) players regardless of market value. It's about the pursuit, not the investment.
What is the hardest parallel to find in a rainbow?
The superfractor (1/1) is always the hardest since only one copy exists. After that, printing plates (1/1 each, 4 colors = CMYK), red parallels (/5), and gold parallels (/10 or /50) are the most difficult. Sometimes the hardest parallel isn't the lowest numbered — it's the one that hasn't surfaced for sale yet. Some 1/1s sit in collections for years without appearing on the market.