Best BW Black Star Promos Cards to Grade
The BW Black Star Promos 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: Giratina at an expected +$3,753.
Worth grading52
With a gem-rate sample5096%
Positive expected value35
Median gem rate2.6%
PSA fees as of2026-09-26
Ranked by expected profit 48
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  GiratinaBW Black Star Promos #BW74 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$3,753 per submission: 0.8% of 1,828 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($336,000), and a PSA 9 ($10,087) still clears the $8,689 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $310 | $10,087 | $336,000 | $8,379 | +$327,311 | 0.8% | +$3,753 | 1,828 high |
| 2 |  UmbreonBW Black Star Promos #BW93 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$1,942 per submission: 0.5% of 2,709 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($264,000), and a PSA 9 ($5,500) still clears the $7,859 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $200 | $5,500 | $264,000 | $7,659 | +$256,141 | 0.5% | +$1,942 | 2,709 high |
| 3 |  DarkraiBW Black Star Promos #BW73 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$1,921 per submission: 1.4% of 2,302 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($102,000), and a PSA 9 ($4,183) still clears the $6,314 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $275 | $4,183 | $102,000 | $6,039 | +$95,686 | 1.4% | +$1,921 | 2,302 high |
| 4 |  FlareonBW Black Star Promos #BW88 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$1,188 per submission: 1.9% of 1,042 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($60,000), and a PSA 9 ($700) still clears the $3,670 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $51 | $700 | $60,000 | $3,619 | +$56,330 | 1.9% | +$1,188 | 1,042 high |
| 5 |  AltariaBW Black Star Promos #BW48 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$990 per submission: 9.6% of 94 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,800), and a PSA 9 ($1,000) still clears the $742 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $45 | $1,000 | $7,800 | $697 | +$7,058 | 9.6% | +$990 | 94 medium |
| 6 |  Mewtwo-EXBW Black Star Promos #BW45 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$919 per submission: 4.8% of 315 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($19,800), and a PSA 9 ($500) still clears the $1,241 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $24 | $500 | $19,800 | $1,217 | +$18,559 | 4.8% | +$919 | 315 high |
| 7 |  VaporeonBW Black Star Promos #BW89 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$737 per submission: 1.5% of 1,158 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($50,400), and a PSA 9 ($630) still clears the $3,582 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $59 | $630 | $50,400 | $3,523 | +$46,818 | 1.5% | +$737 | 1,158 high |
| 8 |  LeafeonBW Black Star Promos #BW87 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$590 per submission: 1.1% of 1,020 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($55,000), and a PSA 9 ($760) still clears the $3,649 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $80 | $760 | $55,000 | $3,569 | +$51,351 | 1.1% | +$590 | 1,020 high |
| 9 |  Rayquaza-EXBW Black Star Promos #BW47 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$528 per submission: 3.1% of 318 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,589), and a PSA 9 ($1,775) still clears the $1,150 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $1,775 | $10,589 | $1,125 | +$9,439 | 3.1% | +$528 | 318 high |
| 10 |  EeveeBW Black Star Promos #BW97 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$518 per submission: 0.7% of 286 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,720), and a PSA 9 ($3,824) still clears the $1,167 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $481 | $3,824 | $6,720 | $686 | +$5,553 | 0.7% | +$518 | 286 high |
| 11 |  Deoxys-EXBW Black Star Promos #BW82 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$443 per submission: 3.1% of 360 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,225) still clears the $746 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $27 | $1,225 | $10,000 | $719 | +$9,254 | 3.1% | +$443 | 360 high |
| 12 |  ZoroarkBW Black Star Promos #BW19 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$438 per submission: 21.8% of 78 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,280), and a PSA 9 ($200) still clears the $250 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $8 | $200 | $2,280 | $242 | +$2,031 | 21.8% | +$438 | 78 medium |
| 13 |  EspeonBW Black Star Promos #BW92 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$387 per submission: 0.8% of 1,404 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,830), and a PSA 9 ($2,395) still clears the $472 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $75 | $2,395 | $2,830 | $397 | +$2,358 | 0.8% | +$387 | 1,404 high |
| 14 |  ReshiramBW Black Star Promos #BW23 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$383 per submission: 12.1% of 66 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,720), and a PSA 9 ($120) still clears the $414 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $8 | $120 | $3,720 | $406 | +$3,306 | 12.1% | +$383 | 66 medium |
| 15 |  Battle CityBW Black Star Promos #BW39 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$280 per submission: 5.3% of 76 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,000), and a PSA 9 ($183) still clears the $696 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $17 | $183 | $6,000 | $679 | +$5,304 | 5.3% | +$280 | 76 medium |
| 16 |  EeveeBW Black Star Promos #BW94 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$223 per submission: 0.3% of 1,395 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($25,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,250) still clears the $1,360 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $91 | $1,250 | $25,000 | $1,269 | +$23,640 | 0.3% | +$223 | 1,395 high |
| 17 |  Victory CupBW Black Star Promos #BW31 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$219 per submission: 5.6% of 198 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,500), and a PSA 9 ($750) still clears the $544 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $300 | $750 | $2,500 | $244 | +$1,956 | 5.6% | +$219 | 198 high |
| 18 |  KyuremBW Black Star Promos #BW44 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$165 per submission: 10.6% of 47 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,247), and only a PSA 10 covers the $250 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $9 | $80 | $2,247 | $241 | +$1,997 | 10.6% | +$165 | 47 medium |
| 19 |  ZekromBW Black Star Promos #BW24 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$162 per submission: 9% of 67 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,525), and a PSA 9 ($316) still clears the $244 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $10 | $316 | $1,525 | $234 | +$1,281 | 9% | +$162 | 67 medium |
| 20 |  Victory CupBW Black Star Promos #BW29 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$146 per submission: 10.8% of 120 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($800), and a PSA 9 ($550) still clears the $162 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $74 | $550 | $800 | $88 | +$638 | 10.8% | +$146 | 120 high |
| 21 |  AxewBW Black Star Promos #BW26 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$142 per submission: 6.7% of 30 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,200), and a PSA 9 ($225) still clears the $258 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $17 | $225 | $2,200 | $241 | +$1,942 | 6.7% | +$142 | 30 medium |
| 22 |  GlaceonBW Black Star Promos #BW90 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$122 per submission: 0.6% of 1,232 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($12,000), and a PSA 9 ($650) still clears the $1,189 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $650 | $12,000 | $1,139 | +$10,811 | 0.6% | +$122 | 1,232 high |
| 23 |  Zekrom-EXBW Black Star Promos #BW38 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$112 per submission: 7.1% of 182 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,329), and a PSA 9 ($115) still clears the $251 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $115 | $2,329 | $242 | +$2,077 | 7.1% | +$112 | 182 high |
| 24 |  Darkrai-EXBW Black Star Promos #BW46 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$110 per submission: 4.9% of 185 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,499), and a PSA 9 ($305) still clears the $424 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $305 | $3,499 | $404 | +$3,075 | 4.9% | +$110 | 185 high |
| 25 |  Kyurem-EXBW Black Star Promos #BW37 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$99 per submission: 8.6% of 163 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,000), and only a PSA 10 covers the $245 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $83 | $2,000 | $239 | +$1,755 | 8.6% | +$99 | 163 high |
| 26 |  PikachuBW Black Star Promos #BW54 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$97 per submission: 1.4% of 74 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($819), and a PSA 9 ($800) still clears the $162 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $74 | $800 | $819 | $88 | +$657 | 1.4% | +$97 | 74 medium |
| 27 |  JolteonBW Black Star Promos #BW91 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$93 per submission: 1.2% of 1,108 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,537), and a PSA 9 ($660) still clears the $279 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $45 | $660 | $1,537 | $234 | +$1,258 | 1.2% | +$93 | 1,108 high |
| 28 |  GenesectBW Black Star Promos #BW101 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$84 per submission: 0% of 51 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,541), and a PSA 9 ($500) still clears the $327 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $93 | $500 | $1,541 | $234 | +$1,213 | 0% | +$84 | 51 medium |
| 29 |  FlygonBW Black Star Promos #BW53 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$72 per submission: 6.2% of 65 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,575), and a PSA 9 ($222) still clears the $290 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $55 | $222 | $1,575 | $235 | +$1,285 | 6.2% | +$72 | 65 medium |
| 30 |  ZekromBW Black Star Promos #BW005 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$68 per submission: 3.8% of 78 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,000), and only a PSA 10 covers the $417 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $8 | $20 | $4,000 | $409 | +$3,583 | 3.8% | +$68 | 78 medium |
| 31 |  DarumakaBW Black Star Promos #BW18 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$46 per submission: 3.6% of 28 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,996), and a PSA 9 ($175) still clears the $249 you have in it. Confidence low on that sample. | $10 | $175 | $1,996 | $239 | +$1,747 | 3.6% | +$46 | 28 low |
| 32 |  ZoruaBW Black Star Promos #BW12 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$41 per submission: 3.9% of 51 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($816), and a PSA 9 ($339) still clears the $148 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $60 | $339 | $816 | $88 | +$668 | 3.9% | +$41 | 51 medium |
| 33 |  JigglypuffBW Black Star Promos #BW65 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$26 per submission: 11.1% of 18 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($576), and a PSA 9 ($172) still clears the $120 you have in it. Confidence low on that sample. | $34 | $172 | $576 | $86 | +$455 | 11.1% | +$26 | 18 low |
| 34 |  LuxioBW Black Star Promos #BW34 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$8 per submission: 4.2% of 191 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,415), and only a PSA 10 covers the $279 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $36 | $47 | $2,415 | $243 | +$2,136 | 4.2% | +$8 | 191 high |
| 35 |  LilligantBW Black Star Promos #BW49 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$8 per submission: 7.7% of 26 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($345), and a PSA 9 ($250) still clears the $103 you have in it. Confidence low on that sample. | $20 | $250 | $345 | $83 | +$242 | 7.7% | +$8 | 26 low |
| 36 |  MeowthBW Black Star Promos #BW35 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$22 per submission: 0% of 15 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($542), and a PSA 9 ($222) still clears the $131 you have in it. Confidence low on that sample. | $46 | $222 | $542 | $85 | +$411 | 0% | −$22 | 15 low |
| 37 |  NinetalesBW Black Star Promos #BW66 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$22 per submission: 5.1% of 39 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($527), and a PSA 9 ($125) still clears the $123 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $38 | $125 | $527 | $85 | +$404 | 5.1% | −$22 | 39 medium |
| 38 |  AxewBW Black Star Promos #BW16 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$22 per submission: 0% of 23 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($218), and a PSA 9 ($182) still clears the $119 you have in it. Confidence low on that sample. | $37 | $182 | $218 | $82 | +$98 | 0% | −$22 | 23 low |
| 39 |  ZoroarkBW Black Star Promos #BW09 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$28 per submission: 2.4% of 84 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($196), and a PSA 9 ($135) still clears the $88 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $6 | $135 | $196 | $82 | +$108 | 2.4% | −$28 | 84 medium |
| 40 |  GenesectBW Black Star Promos #BW86 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$34 per submission: 0% of 25 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($551), and a PSA 9 ($226) still clears the $181 you have in it. Confidence low on that sample. | $95 | $226 | $551 | $86 | +$370 | 0% | −$34 | 25 low |
| 41 |  Porygon-ZBW Black Star Promos #BW84 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$47 per submission: 3.8% of 106 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($577), and only a PSA 10 covers the $134 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $48 | $80 | $577 | $86 | +$444 | 3.8% | −$47 | 106 high |
| 42 |  HaxorusBW Black Star Promos #BW57 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$51 per submission: 0% of 41 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($166), and only a PSA 10 covers the $99 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $17 | $67 | $166 | $82 | +$68 | 0% | −$51 | 41 medium |
| 43 |  White KyuremBW Black Star Promos #BW59 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$55 per submission: 0% of 25 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($283), and only a PSA 10 covers the $101 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $18 | $63 | $283 | $83 | +$182 | 0% | −$55 | 25 low |
| 44 |  AmpharosBW Black Star Promos #BW67 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$61 per submission: 0% of 38 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($540), and a PSA 9 ($155) still clears the $127 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $42 | $155 | $540 | $85 | +$412 | 0% | −$61 | 38 medium |
| 45 |  EmpoleonBW Black Star Promos #BW56 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$62 per submission: 2.6% of 38 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($113), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $9 | $45 | $113 | $81 | +$23 | 2.6% | −$62 | 38 medium |
| 46 |  VolcaronaBW Black Star Promos #BW40 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$63 per submission: 1.8% of 56 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($399), and only a PSA 10 covers the $119 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $35 | $107 | $399 | $84 | +$280 | 1.8% | −$63 | 56 medium |
| 47 |  GenesectBW Black Star Promos #BW99 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$71 per submission: 1.3% of 150 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($102), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $80 | $102 | $81 | +$11 | 1.3% | −$71 | 150 high |
| 48 |  White Kyurem-EXBW Black Star Promos #BW63 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$74 per submission: 0% of 54 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($97), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $9 | $45 | $97 | $81 | +$7 | 0% | −$74 | 54 medium |
Best case only — no gem-rate evidence 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 |  ElgyemBW Black Star Promos #BW55 · Modern (2011–2019) | $14 | — | $189 | $82 | +$93 | — | — | none <10 |
| 50 |  MeloettaBW Black Star Promos #BW68 · Modern (2011–2019) | $6 | — | $105 | $81 | +$18 | — | — | 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 BW Black Star Promos ranking
Every BW Black Star Promos card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 52 cards from the set pass. 50 of them (96%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 35 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 Giratina from BW Black Star Promos, gems 0.8% of the time across 1,828 graded copies: +$3,753 is what a long run of submissions would average, $327,311 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled BW Black Star Promos cards is 2.6%. Roughly one submitted copy in 38 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 48 ranked cards, 37 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 11 need a 10 to break even and 13 lose money on expectation. 22 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
2 cards sit below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies. The largest best case among them is the Elgyem from BW Black Star Promos at +$93.
Before you submit a BW Black Star Promos 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 BW Black Star Promos card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.
BW Black Star Promos grading questions
Which BW Black Star Promos card is the best to grade?
On current numbers the Giratina (BW Black Star Promos #BW74): 0.8% of 1,828 graded copies came back PSA 10, an expected profit of $3,753 per submission after the $8,379 grading cost, against a best case of $327,311 if it gems.
How many BW Black Star Promos cards are worth grading?
35 keep a positive expected value after the fee, out of the 50 with a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies. The best case is broader: 52 cards on this page have a PSA 10 price that beats the raw price by more than the grading fee. The other 2 are best case only.
What gem rate do BW Black Star Promos cards get at PSA?
The median across the 50 sampled BW Black Star Promos cards is 2.6%, so about one in 38 of the copies collectors chose to submit came back PSA 10. The strongest rate with a sample of thirty or more is the Zoroark (BW Black Star Promos #BW19) at 21.8% of 78.
Does the BW Black Star Promos ranking apply to CGC or Beckett?
Not directly. The cost column is PSA's fee as of 2026-09-26 and the graded columns are PSA slab prices; the gem-rate sample falls back to CGC's population only when PSA has fewer than ten copies. A CGC or Beckett submission has its own fee and resale price.