Best Arceus Cards to Grade

The Arceus cards where grading pays off most — ranked by net profit from raw to PSA 10 after real grading costs, with each card's estimated gem rate and risk-adjusted return. Top pick: Arceus (Arceus) at +$6,485 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit

#	Card	Raw	PSA 10	Cost	Net (best)	Risk-adj.
1	ArceusArceus #AR7	$25	$7,000	$490	+$6,485	—
2	ArceusArceus #AR5	$50	$5,040	$470	+$4,520	—
3	Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GXCosmic Eclipse #221 · 36% gem rate	$560	$4,560	$241	+$3,759	+$1,238
4	ArceusArceus #AR3	$16	$4,000	$235	+$3,749	—
5	ArceusXY Black Star Promos #XY116 · 1.9% gem rate	$58	$3,999	$235	+$3,706	−$114
6	ArceusArceus #AR4 · 5.5% gem rate	$51	$3,787	$233	+$3,503	+$62
7	ArceusArceus #AR8	$35	$3,720	$232	+$3,452	—
8	ArceusArceus #AR2	$35	$3,720	$232	+$3,452	—
9	Arceus LV.XArceus #95 · 3.3% gem rate	$70	$3,750	$232	+$3,447	+$30
10	ArceusArceus #AR9 · 6.2% gem rate	$39	$3,000	$225	+$2,736	−$8
11	Arceus LV.XArceus #94 · 4.2% gem rate	$50	$2,943	$224	+$2,669	+$55
12	ArceusXY Black Star Promos #XY83 · 0.7% gem rate	$41	$2,071	$126	+$1,905	−$57
13	Arceus LV.XArceus #96 · 2.2% gem rate	$40	$1,830	$123	+$1,666	+$62
14	ArceusArceus #AR6	$15	$1,710	$122	+$1,573	—
15	ArceusArceus #AR1 · 8.2% gem rate	$63	$1,500	$120	+$1,317	+$118
16	Arceus LV.XDP Black Star Promos #DP53 · 0.3% gem rate	$41	$633	$86	+$506	−$73
17	Arceus VSWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH204 · 14.2% gem rate	$28	$520	$85	+$407	−$3
18	Shining ArceusShining Legends #57 · 29.8% gem rate	$34	$444	$74	+$336	+$66
19	Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GXCosmic Eclipse #258 · 44.3% gem rate	$92	$504	$85	+$327	+$101
20	Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GXCosmic Eclipse #220 · 43.9% gem rate	$59	$302	$73	+$170	+$38
21	ArceusXY Black Star Promos #XY197 · 2.2% gem rate	$17	$247	$72	+$157	−$18
22	Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GXCosmic Eclipse #156 · 41.3% gem rate	$31	$209	$72	+$106	+$6
23	Arceus ◇Forbidden Light #96 · 8.8% gem rate	$15	$188	$72	+$101	−$46
24	Arceus VSTARCrown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG70 · 57% gem rate	$217	$387	$74	+$96	+$14
25	Arceus VBrilliant Stars #166 · 55.2% gem rate	$63	$230	$72	+$94	+$24
26	Arceus VSTARSWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH307 · 36.4% gem rate	$6	$150	$71	+$72	−$17
27	Arceus VBrilliant Stars #165 · 59% gem rate	$10	$90	$71	+$9	−$18

Net (best) = PSA 10 value − raw value − grading cost (PSA fees as of 2026-06-28). Risk-adjusted weights every grade by its estimated likelihood from PSA population (cumulative and biased toward nicer copies — a guide, not a guarantee).

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