Best Golem Cards to Grade
The Golem cards worth grading, ranked by expected profit per submission — every grade outcome weighted by how often the card actually receives it — after current grading fees. The PSA 10 best case is shown on every row but does not decide the order. Top pick: Golem (Skyridge) at an expected +$5,902.
Ranked by expected profit 9
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  GolemSkyridge #148 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$5,902 per submission: 18.1% of 1,426 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($29,360), and a PSA 9 ($6,000) still clears the $3,388 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,075 | $6,000 | $29,360 | $2,313 | +$25,972 | 18.1% | +$5,902 | 1,426 high |
| 2 |  GolemExpedition Base Set #14 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$1,094 per submission: 15% of 825 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,000), and a PSA 9 ($625) still clears the $769 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $80 | $625 | $7,000 | $689 | +$6,231 | 15% | +$1,094 | 825 high |
| 3 |  Golem exDragon #91 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$626 per submission: 7.4% of 1,223 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,675), and a PSA 9 ($527) still clears the $806 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $100 | $527 | $8,675 | $706 | +$7,869 | 7.4% | +$626 | 1,223 high |
| 4 |  GolemDragon #5 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$290 per submission: 13.7% of 364 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,750), and a PSA 9 ($135) still clears the $444 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $47 | $135 | $2,750 | $397 | +$2,307 | 13.7% | +$290 | 364 high |
| 5 |  GolemLegend Maker #6 · Classic (2004–2010)Expected +$96 per submission: 8.4% of 345 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,400), and a PSA 9 ($132) still clears the $128 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $132 | $1,400 | $114 | +$1,272 | 8.4% | +$96 | 345 high |
| 6 |  GolemExpedition Base Set #49 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$16 per submission: 45% of 149 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($200), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $45 | $200 | $82 | +$104 | 45% | +$16 | 149 high |
| 7 | Expected loss −$10 per submission: 20% of 130 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($246), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $73 | $246 | $82 | +$149 | 20% | −$10 | 130 high |
| 8 |  Alolan Golem-GXCrimson Invasion #113 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$17 per submission: 33.5% of 331 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($175), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $25 | $175 | $82 | +$84 | 33.5% | −$17 | 331 high |
| 9 |  Golem ex151 #189 · Current (2020–)Expected loss −$25 per submission: 40.5% of 1,604 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($126), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $20 | $126 | $81 | +$39 | 40.5% | −$25 | 1,604 high |
Expected = every grade outcome weighted by its share of the card's graded population, minus the raw price and the grading cost (PSA tier fee for the graded value plus ~$20 round-trip shipping, fees as of 2026-09-26). Best case is the PSA 10 leg alone. Gem rates come from a self-selected population — collectors grade their cleanest copies — so read them as an upper bound. Raw is a blended market price, not a sale of your copy. Full method and filters on the grading index.
PSA population 25
Every Golem card with a PSA population reading, ranked five ways. A historical PSA 10 rate is the share of graded copies that came back a 10 — how hard a 10 has been to earn, not the chance your copy earns one — and it is only quoted on cards with at least 20 graded copies; the PSA 10 tables use the same floor. PSA counts as of 15 Oct 2026. How population is measured.
Most graded 25
The most-submitted cards, by total PSA graded.
| # | Card | Graded | PSA 10s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golem ex 151 #189 | 1,604 | 649 |
| 2 | Golem Skyridge #148 | 1,426 | 258 |
| 3 | Golem ex Dragon #91 | 1,223 | 91 |
| 4 | Golem Expedition Base Set #14 | 825 | 124 |
| 5 | Golem Fossil #36 | 479 | 53 |
| 6 | Golem ex 151 #76 | 382 | 116 |
| 7 | Golem Dragon #5 | 364 | 50 |
| 8 | Golem Legend Maker #6 | 345 | 29 |
| 9 | Alolan Golem-GX Crimson Invasion #113 | 331 | 111 |
| 10 | Alolan Golem-GX Crimson Invasion #34 | 269 | 113 |
Show the next 15
| # | Card | Graded | PSA 10s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Alolan Golem-GX Crimson Invasion #102 | 222 | 66 |
| 12 | Golem-EX Generations #46 | 193 | 33 |
| 13 | Golem Expedition Base Set #49 | 149 | 67 |
| 14 | Brock's Golem Gym Heroes #20 | 130 | 26 |
| 15 | Golem Legendary Collection #24 | 78 | 28 |
| 16 | Golem Generations #45 | 43 | 4 |
| 17 | Golem Unbroken Bonds #89 | 22 | 7 |
| 18 | Alolan Golem Guardians Rising #42 | 18 | 5 |
| 19 | Golem Hidden Fates #35 | 18 | 10 |
| 20 | Golem Flashfire #47 | 11 | 1 |
| 21 | Golem Secret Wonders #29 | 9 | 2 |
| 22 | Golem Arceus #19 | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | Golem Fusion Strike #137 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Alolan Golem Team Up #37 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Alolan Golem Journey Together #46 | 1 | 0 |
Fewest PSA 10s 17
The smallest PSA 10 populations among cards with at least 20 graded.
| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golem Generations #45 | 4 | 43 |
| 2 | Golem Unbroken Bonds #89 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | Brock's Golem Gym Heroes #20 | 26 | 130 |
| 4 | Golem Legendary Collection #24 | 28 | 78 |
| 5 | Golem Legend Maker #6 | 29 | 345 |
| 6 | Golem-EX Generations #46 | 33 | 193 |
| 7 | Golem Dragon #5 | 50 | 364 |
| 8 | Golem Fossil #36 | 53 | 479 |
| 9 | Alolan Golem-GX Crimson Invasion #102 | 66 | 222 |
| 10 | Golem Expedition Base Set #49 | 67 | 149 |
Show the next 7
| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Golem ex Dragon #91 | 91 | 1,223 |
| 12 | Alolan Golem-GX Crimson Invasion #113 | 111 | 331 |
| 13 | Alolan Golem-GX Crimson Invasion #34 | 113 | 269 |
| 14 | Golem ex 151 #76 | 116 | 382 |
| 15 | Golem Expedition Base Set #14 | 124 | 825 |
| 16 | Golem Skyridge #148 | 258 | 1,426 |
| 17 | Golem ex 151 #189 | 649 | 1,604 |
Most PSA 10s 17
The largest PSA 10 populations among cards with at least 20 graded.
| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golem ex 151 #189 | 649 | 1,604 |
| 2 | Golem Skyridge #148 | 258 | 1,426 |
| 3 | Golem Expedition Base Set #14 | 124 | 825 |
| 4 | Golem ex 151 #76 | 116 | 382 |
| 5 | Alolan Golem-GX Crimson Invasion #34 | 113 | 269 |
| 6 | Alolan Golem-GX Crimson Invasion #113 | 111 | 331 |
| 7 | Golem ex Dragon #91 | 91 | 1,223 |
| 8 | Golem Expedition Base Set #49 | 67 | 149 |
| 9 | Alolan Golem-GX Crimson Invasion #102 | 66 | 222 |
| 10 | Golem Fossil #36 | 53 | 479 |
Show the next 7
| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Golem Dragon #5 | 50 | 364 |
| 12 | Golem-EX Generations #46 | 33 | 193 |
| 13 | Golem Legend Maker #6 | 29 | 345 |
| 14 | Golem Legendary Collection #24 | 28 | 78 |
| 15 | Brock's Golem Gym Heroes #20 | 26 | 130 |
| 16 | Golem Unbroken Bonds #89 | 7 | 22 |
| 17 | Golem Generations #45 | 4 | 43 |
Hardest to gem 17
The lowest historical PSA 10 rates among cards with at least 20 graded.
| # | Card | Historical PSA 10 rate | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golem ex Dragon #91 | 7.4% | 1,223 |
| 2 | Golem Legend Maker #6 | 8.4% | 345 |
| 3 | Golem Generations #45 | 9.3% | 43 |
| 4 | Golem Fossil #36 | 11% | 479 |
| 5 | Golem Dragon #5 | 14% | 364 |
| 6 | Golem Expedition Base Set #14 | 15% | 825 |
| 7 | Golem-EX Generations #46 | 17% | 193 |
| 8 | Golem Skyridge #148 | 18% | 1,426 |
| 9 | Brock's Golem Gym Heroes #20 | 20% | 130 |
| 10 | Alolan Golem-GX Crimson Invasion #102 | 30% | 222 |
Show the next 7
| # | Card | Historical PSA 10 rate | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Golem ex 151 #76 | 30% | 382 |
| 12 | Golem Unbroken Bonds #89 | 32% | 22 |
| 13 | Alolan Golem-GX Crimson Invasion #113 | 34% | 331 |
| 14 | Golem Legendary Collection #24 | 36% | 78 |
| 15 | Golem ex 151 #189 | 40% | 1,604 |
| 16 | Alolan Golem-GX Crimson Invasion #34 | 42% | 269 |
| 17 | Golem Expedition Base Set #49 | 45% | 149 |
Fastest growing 13
The most copies newly PSA graded over 30 days, between our readings of 24 Aug 2026 and 28 Sept 2026 — weekly readings, never interpolated between.
| # | Card | New graded | PSA 10s change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golem ex Dragon #91 | +23 | 0 |
| 2 | Golem ex 151 #189 | +20 | +6 |
| 3 | Golem Skyridge #148 | +20 | +1 |
| 4 | Golem Expedition Base Set #14 | +17 | 0 |
| 5 | Golem Fossil #36 | +11 | 0 |
| 6 | Golem Expedition Base Set #49 | +8 | +1 |
| 7 | Golem Legend Maker #6 | +7 | 0 |
| 8 | Alolan Golem-GX Crimson Invasion #34 | +7 | +3 |
| 9 | Golem Dragon #5 | +6 | 0 |
| 10 | Golem ex 151 #76 | +3 | 0 |
Show the next 3
| # | Card | New graded | PSA 10s change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Alolan Golem-GX Crimson Invasion #113 | +3 | +1 |
| 12 | Golem-EX Generations #46 | +3 | +1 |
| 13 | Golem Generations #45 | +2 | 0 |
How to read the Golem ranking
Every Golem card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 9 Golem printings pass. 9 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 6 of those keep a positive expected value once every grade outcome is weighted by how often the card actually receives it.
The order is expected profit, not the PSA 10 best case, which rewards the widest raw-to-gem gap whether the card gems one time in two or one in fifty. Here the top row, the Golem from Skyridge, gems 18.1% of the time across 1,426 graded copies: +$5,902 is what a long run of submissions would average, $25,972 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Golem cards is 18.1%. Roughly one submitted copy in 6 came back PSA 10, and most rows here still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, so the PSA 9 price does most of the work. Of the 9 ranked cards, 5 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 4 need a 10 to break even and 3 lose money on expectation. 9 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Golem card
Grading pays on condition. The four things every grader scores — centering, corners, edges and surface — can be checked at home before paying a fee, and a copy that is visibly off-centre or has a whitened corner will not gem whatever the population says. Those gem rates come from a self-selected population of clean copies, so a random copy does worse.
The cost column assumes a PSA submission at the tier covering the card's PSA 10 value, fees as of 2026-09-26, and raw is CardTrack's blended near-mint price, not a sale of your copy: pay more, or hold a lighter copy, and the break-even moves against you. Test a card with your own numbers in the ROI calculator, see the printings that fail the bar on the Golem card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.