Best Machamp Cards to Grade
The Machamp 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: Machamp (HS—Triumphant) at an expected +$1,100.
Ranked by expected profit 27
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$1,100 per submission: 9.4% of 1,494 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,750), and a PSA 9 ($975) still clears the $817 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $110 | $975 | $8,750 | $707 | +$7,934 | 9.4% | +$1,100 | 1,494 high |
| 2 | Expected +$1,091 per submission: 26.1% of 706 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,333), and a PSA 9 ($1,150) still clears the $918 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $506 | $1,150 | $4,333 | $412 | +$3,415 | 26.1% | +$1,091 | 706 high |
| 3 | Expected +$1,060 per submission: 10.1% of 756 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,500), and a PSA 9 ($480) still clears the $1,220 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $96 | $480 | $10,500 | $1,124 | +$9,280 | 10.1% | +$1,060 | 756 high |
| 4 | Expected +$1,024 per submission: 3.9% of 436 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($21,000), and a PSA 9 ($650) still clears the $1,291 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $62 | $650 | $21,000 | $1,229 | +$19,709 | 3.9% | +$1,024 | 436 high |
| 5 | Expected +$492 per submission: 11% of 336 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,543), and a PSA 9 ($382) still clears the $474 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $60 | $382 | $4,543 | $414 | +$4,069 | 11% | +$492 | 336 high |
| 6 | Expected +$430 per submission: 20.8% of 636 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,500), and a PSA 9 ($120) still clears the $279 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $120 | $2,500 | $244 | +$2,221 | 20.8% | +$430 | 636 high |
| 7 | Expected +$321 per submission: 14.6% of 295 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,400), and a PSA 9 ($175) still clears the $267 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $24 | $175 | $2,400 | $243 | +$2,133 | 14.6% | +$321 | 295 high |
| 8 | Expected +$313 per submission: 13.8% of 312 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,437), and a PSA 9 ($129) still clears the $253 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $129 | $2,437 | $243 | +$2,184 | 13.8% | +$313 | 312 high |
| 9 | Expected +$265 per submission: 2.4% of 664 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,000), and a PSA 9 ($300) still clears the $741 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $22 | $300 | $10,000 | $719 | +$9,259 | 2.4% | +$265 | 664 high |
| 10 | Expected +$262 per submission: 48% of 2,926 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($946), and only a PSA 10 covers the $329 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $240 | $290 | $946 | $89 | +$617 | 48% | +$262 | 2,926 high |
| 11 | Expected +$176 per submission: 44.9% of 205 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($540), and a PSA 9 ($123) still clears the $119 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $34 | $123 | $540 | $85 | +$421 | 44.9% | +$176 | 205 high |
| 12 | Expected +$110 per submission: 0.2% of 7,548 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($13,800), and a PSA 9 ($1,100) still clears the $1,190 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $33 | $1,100 | $13,800 | $1,157 | +$12,610 | 0.2% | +$110 | 7,548 high |
| 13 | Expected +$83 per submission: 37.8% of 747 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $155 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $70 | $87 | $500 | $85 | +$345 | 37.8% | +$83 | 747 high |
| 14 | Expected +$72 per submission: 12.2% of 502 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,226), and only a PSA 10 covers the $137 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $50 | $1,226 | $112 | +$1,089 | 12.2% | +$72 | 502 high |
| 15 | Expected +$44 per submission: 29.2% of 250 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($348), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $75 | $348 | $83 | +$255 | 29.2% | +$44 | 250 high |
| 16 | Expected +$42 per submission: 53.5% of 10,054 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($390), and only a PSA 10 covers the $252 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $168 | $186 | $390 | $84 | +$139 | 53.5% | +$42 | 10,054 high |
| 17 | Expected +$25 per submission: 7.6% of 2,247 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,370), and only a PSA 10 covers the $199 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $85 | $149 | $1,370 | $114 | +$1,171 | 7.6% | +$25 | 2,247 high |
| 18 | Expected +$21 per submission: 12.4% of 362 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($700), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $30 | $700 | $87 | +$605 | 12.4% | +$21 | 362 high |
| 19 | Expected +$21 per submission: 51.5% of 922 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($233), and only a PSA 10 covers the $122 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $52 | $233 | $82 | +$111 | 51.5% | +$21 | 922 high |
| 20 | Expected +$14 per submission: 48.7% of 2,254 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($209), and only a PSA 10 covers the $115 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $33 | $65 | $209 | $82 | +$94 | 48.7% | +$14 | 2,254 high |
| 21 | Expected +$2 per submission: 23.7% of 173 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($236), and a PSA 9 ($100) still clears the $96 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $100 | $236 | $82 | +$140 | 23.7% | +$2 | 173 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$6 per submission: 69.7% of 879 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($116), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $35 | $116 | $81 | +$20 | 69.7% | −$6 | 879 high |
| 23 | Expected loss −$13 per submission: 67.9% of 848 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($100), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $25 | $100 | $81 | +$12 | 67.9% | −$13 | 848 high |
| 24 | Expected loss −$16 per submission: 1.3% of 3,754 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,400), and a PSA 9 ($197) still clears the $306 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $63 | $197 | $2,400 | $243 | +$2,094 | 1.3% | −$16 | 3,754 high |
| 25 | Expected loss −$22 per submission: 31.1% of 524 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($165), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $5 | $25 | $165 | $82 | +$78 | 31.1% | −$22 | 524 high |
| 26 | Expected loss −$41 per submission: 4.3% of 47 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($720), and only a PSA 10 covers the $115 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $28 | $52 | $720 | $87 | +$605 | 4.3% | −$41 | 47 medium |
| 27 | Expected loss −$46 per submission: 7% of 484 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($406), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $23 | $406 | $84 | +$312 | 7% | −$46 | 484 high |
Best case only — no gem-rate evidence 1
Fewer than 10 graded copies in the PSA and CGC population reports. They clear the grading cost if they gem — that is all the numbers support.
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | $72 | — | $700 | $87 | +$541 | — | — | none <10 |
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.
How to read the Machamp ranking
Every Machamp card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 28 Machamp printings pass. 27 of them (96%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 21 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 Machamp from HS—Triumphant, gems 9.4% of the time across 1,494 graded copies: +$1,100 is what a long run of submissions would average, $7,934 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Machamp cards is 14.6%. Roughly one submitted copy in 7 came back PSA 10, and most rows here need that PSA 10 to cover raw price plus fee, so the gem rate decides whether a submission pays. Of the 27 ranked cards, 13 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 14 need a 10 to break even and 6 lose money on expectation. 26 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
1 card sits below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies. The largest best case among them is the Machamp from Wizards Black Star Promos at +$541.
Before you submit a Machamp 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 Machamp card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.