Best BREAKthrough Cards to Grade
The BREAKthrough 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: Mewtwo-EX at an expected +$1,009.
Ranked by expected profit 25
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$1,009 per submission: 11.8% of 2,177 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,653), and a PSA 9 ($500) still clears the $764 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $58 | $500 | $8,653 | $706 | +$7,890 | 11.8% | +$1,009 | 2,177 high |
| 2 | Expected +$955 per submission: 7.6% of 3,464 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($13,000), and a PSA 9 ($565) still clears the $1,287 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $138 | $565 | $13,000 | $1,149 | +$11,713 | 7.6% | +$955 | 3,464 high |
| 3 | Expected +$811 per submission: 7.3% of 3,198 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($11,999), and a PSA 9 ($775) still clears the $1,369 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $230 | $775 | $11,999 | $1,139 | +$10,630 | 7.3% | +$811 | 3,198 high |
| 4 | Expected +$700 per submission: 17% of 2,347 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,600), and a PSA 9 ($325) still clears the $515 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $100 | $325 | $4,600 | $415 | +$4,085 | 17% | +$700 | 2,347 high |
| 5 | Expected +$383 per submission: 10.7% of 895 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,100), and a PSA 9 ($203) still clears the $449 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $39 | $203 | $4,100 | $410 | +$3,651 | 10.7% | +$383 | 895 high |
| 6 | Expected +$373 per submission: 15.1% of 3,556 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,400), and a PSA 9 ($316) still clears the $563 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $160 | $316 | $3,400 | $403 | +$2,837 | 15.1% | +$373 | 3,556 high |
| 7 | Expected +$295 per submission: 16.5% of 3,323 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,387), and a PSA 9 ($290) still clears the $372 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $129 | $290 | $2,387 | $243 | +$2,016 | 16.5% | +$295 | 3,323 high |
| 8 | Expected +$170 per submission: 29% of 338 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($854), and only a PSA 10 covers the $104 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $38 | $854 | $89 | +$750 | 29% | +$170 | 338 high |
| 9 | Expected +$155 per submission: 0.9% of 320 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,397), and a PSA 9 ($600) still clears the $748 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $600 | $9,397 | $713 | +$8,649 | 0.9% | +$155 | 320 high |
| 10 | Expected +$137 per submission: 18.1% of 1,793 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,190), and only a PSA 10 covers the $167 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $55 | $120 | $1,190 | $112 | +$1,023 | 18.1% | +$137 | 1,793 high |
| 11 | Expected +$117 per submission: 22.3% of 395 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($850), and only a PSA 10 covers the $103 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $45 | $850 | $88 | +$747 | 22.3% | +$117 | 395 high |
| 12 | Expected +$71 per submission: 33.5% of 176 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($400), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $55 | $400 | $84 | +$310 | 33.5% | +$71 | 176 high |
| 13 | Expected +$55 per submission: 31.2% of 205 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($375), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $60 | $375 | $84 | +$285 | 31.2% | +$55 | 205 high |
| 14 | Expected +$46 per submission: 18.8% of 761 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($600), and only a PSA 10 covers the $106 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $60 | $600 | $86 | +$494 | 18.8% | +$46 | 761 high |
| 15 | Expected +$34 per submission: 23.4% of 920 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($423), and only a PSA 10 covers the $104 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $78 | $423 | $84 | +$318 | 23.4% | +$34 | 920 high |
| 16 | Expected +$29 per submission: 26.7% of 787 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($350), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $49 | $350 | $83 | +$255 | 26.7% | +$29 | 787 high |
| 17 | Expected +$25 per submission: 23.6% of 835 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($400), and only a PSA 10 covers the $103 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $67 | $400 | $84 | +$297 | 23.6% | +$25 | 835 high |
| 18 | Expected +$23 per submission: 19.9% of 1,350 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $122 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $37 | $75 | $500 | $85 | +$378 | 19.9% | +$23 | 1,350 high |
| 19 | Expected +$19 per submission: 4.7% of 232 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,626), and a PSA 9 ($120) still clears the $247 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $120 | $1,626 | $235 | +$1,379 | 4.7% | +$19 | 232 high |
| 20 | Expected +$7 per submission: 22.2% of 288 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($400), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $8 | $400 | $84 | +$310 | 22.2% | +$7 | 288 high |
| 21 | Expected loss −$8 per submission: 6.8% of 353 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($825), and only a PSA 10 covers the $123 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $100 | $825 | $88 | +$702 | 6.8% | −$8 | 353 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$11 per submission: 21.8% of 349 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($249), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $37 | $249 | $82 | +$159 | 21.8% | −$11 | 349 high |
| 23 | Expected loss −$22 per submission: 4.4% of 338 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($840), and a PSA 9 ($120) still clears the $125 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $37 | $120 | $840 | $88 | +$715 | 4.4% | −$22 | 338 high |
| 24 | Expected loss −$38 per submission: 0% of 19 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($264), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $9 | $80 | $264 | $83 | +$172 | 0% | −$38 | 19 low |
| 25 | Expected loss −$71 per submission: 0% of 42 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,320), and only a PSA 10 covers the $125 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $12 | $60 | $1,320 | $113 | +$1,195 | 0% | −$71 | 42 medium |
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 BREAKthrough ranking
Every BREAKthrough card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 25 cards from the set pass. 25 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 20 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 Mewtwo-EX from BREAKthrough, gems 11.8% of the time across 2,177 graded copies: +$1,009 is what a long run of submissions would average, $7,890 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled BREAKthrough cards is 17%. Roughly one submitted copy in 6 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 25 ranked cards, 10 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 15 need a 10 to break even and 5 lose money on expectation. 23 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a BREAKthrough 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 BREAKthrough card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.