Best Dragon Frontiers Cards to Grade
The Dragon Frontiers 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: Charizard ☆ δ at an expected +$15,878.
Ranked by expected profit 31
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$15,878 per submission: 2% of 4,912 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($475,000), and a PSA 9 ($55,200) still clears the $16,969 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $7,200 | $55,200 | $475,000 | $9,769 | +$458,031 | 2% | +$15,878 | 4,912 high |
| 2 | Expected +$6,131 per submission: 2.1% of 3,505 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($139,310), and a PSA 9 ($21,300) still clears the $10,372 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $3,960 | $21,300 | $139,310 | $6,412 | +$128,938 | 2.1% | +$6,131 | 3,505 high |
| 3 | Expected +$4,365 per submission: 5% of 1,270 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($78,000), and a PSA 9 ($3,200) still clears the $4,162 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $363 | $3,200 | $78,000 | $3,799 | +$73,838 | 5% | +$4,365 | 1,270 high |
| 4 | Expected +$2,778 per submission: 3.4% of 940 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($67,560), and a PSA 9 ($2,610) still clears the $3,876 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $181 | $2,610 | $67,560 | $3,695 | +$63,684 | 3.4% | +$2,778 | 940 high |
| 5 | Expected +$1,484 per submission: 2.4% of 1,265 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($35,000), and a PSA 9 ($3,500) still clears the $2,697 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $328 | $3,500 | $35,000 | $2,369 | +$32,303 | 2.4% | +$1,484 | 1,265 high |
| 6 | Expected +$1,126 per submission: 4.8% of 966 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,600), and a PSA 9 ($3,450) still clears the $969 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $254 | $3,450 | $9,600 | $715 | +$8,631 | 4.8% | +$1,126 | 966 high |
| 7 | Expected +$886 per submission: 4.4% of 938 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,300), and a PSA 9 ($3,753) still clears the $1,039 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $337 | $3,753 | $8,300 | $702 | +$7,261 | 4.4% | +$886 | 938 high |
| 8 | Expected +$692 per submission: 4.6% of 716 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,500), and a PSA 9 ($1,275) still clears the $1,284 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $160 | $1,275 | $10,500 | $1,124 | +$9,216 | 4.6% | +$692 | 716 high |
| 9 | Expected +$673 per submission: 4.5% of 1,030 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($11,300), and a PSA 9 ($1,000) still clears the $1,282 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $150 | $1,000 | $11,300 | $1,132 | +$10,018 | 4.5% | +$673 | 1,030 high |
| 10 | Expected +$665 per submission: 2.7% of 551 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($17,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,625) still clears the $1,319 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $130 | $1,625 | $17,000 | $1,189 | +$15,681 | 2.7% | +$665 | 551 high |
| 11 | Expected +$650 per submission: 5.8% of 1,193 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,999), and a PSA 9 ($980) still clears the $969 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $250 | $980 | $9,999 | $719 | +$9,030 | 5.8% | +$650 | 1,193 high |
| 12 | Expected +$586 per submission: 2.2% of 903 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,800), and a PSA 9 ($1,450) still clears the $1,265 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $138 | $1,450 | $10,800 | $1,127 | +$9,535 | 2.2% | +$586 | 903 high |
| 13 | Expected +$580 per submission: 6.2% of 579 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,700), and a PSA 9 ($450) still clears the $751 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $45 | $450 | $8,700 | $706 | +$7,949 | 6.2% | +$580 | 579 high |
| 14 | Expected +$510 per submission: 5.4% of 668 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,125), and a PSA 9 ($1,400) still clears the $510 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $110 | $1,400 | $3,125 | $400 | +$2,615 | 5.4% | +$510 | 668 high |
| 15 | Expected +$428 per submission: 6.1% of 511 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,167), and a PSA 9 ($507) still clears the $736 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $55 | $507 | $6,167 | $681 | +$5,431 | 6.1% | +$428 | 511 high |
| 16 | Expected +$346 per submission: 7.4% of 462 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,000), and a PSA 9 ($248) still clears the $459 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $248 | $5,000 | $419 | +$4,541 | 7.4% | +$346 | 462 high |
| 17 | Expected +$260 per submission: 2.8% of 1,301 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,000), and a PSA 9 ($650) still clears the $779 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $80 | $650 | $8,000 | $699 | +$7,221 | 2.8% | +$260 | 1,301 high |
| 18 | Expected +$152 per submission: 9.1% of 481 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,579), and a PSA 9 ($264) still clears the $271 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $36 | $264 | $1,579 | $235 | +$1,308 | 9.1% | +$152 | 481 high |
| 19 | Expected +$144 per submission: 8.4% of 478 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,500), and a PSA 9 ($250) still clears the $141 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $26 | $250 | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,359 | 8.4% | +$144 | 478 high |
| 20 | Expected +$139 per submission: 23.9% of 46 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($900), and only a PSA 10 covers the $99 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $10 | $33 | $900 | $89 | +$801 | 23.9% | +$139 | 46 medium |
| 21 | Expected +$123 per submission: 4.1% of 537 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,120), and a PSA 9 ($183) still clears the $431 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $31 | $183 | $3,120 | $400 | +$2,689 | 4.1% | +$123 | 537 high |
| 22 | Expected +$97 per submission: 10.1% of 376 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,213), and a PSA 9 ($134) still clears the $137 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $134 | $1,213 | $112 | +$1,076 | 10.1% | +$97 | 376 high |
| 23 | Expected +$85 per submission: 1.7% of 1,325 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,355), and a PSA 9 ($600) still clears the $488 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $85 | $600 | $3,355 | $403 | +$2,867 | 1.7% | +$85 | 1,325 high |
| 24 | Expected +$85 per submission: 4.1% of 652 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,550), and a PSA 9 ($351) still clears the $510 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $115 | $351 | $2,550 | $395 | +$2,041 | 4.1% | +$85 | 652 high |
| 25 | Expected +$76 per submission: 6.4% of 564 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($450), and a PSA 9 ($303) still clears the $125 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $41 | $303 | $450 | $84 | +$325 | 6.4% | +$76 | 564 high |
| 26 | Expected +$24 per submission: 46.3% of 41 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($200), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $9 | $45 | $200 | $82 | +$109 | 46.3% | +$24 | 41 medium |
| 27 | Expected +$10 per submission: 12% of 25 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($171), and a PSA 9 ($125) still clears the $90 you have in it. Confidence low on that sample. | $8 | $125 | $171 | $82 | +$82 | 12% | +$10 | 25 low |
| 28 | Expected loss −$29 per submission: 23.5% of 51 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($180), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $8 | $31 | $180 | $82 | +$90 | 23.5% | −$29 | 51 medium |
| 29 | Expected loss −$46 per submission: 21.2% of 33 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($101), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $15 | $36 | $101 | $81 | +$5 | 21.2% | −$46 | 33 medium |
| 30 | Expected loss −$50 per submission: 17.5% of 57 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($119), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $10 | $45 | $119 | $81 | +$28 | 17.5% | −$50 | 57 medium |
| 31 | Expected loss −$59 per submission: 5.3% of 19 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($325), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $6 | $50 | $325 | $83 | +$236 | 5.3% | −$59 | 19 low |
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 Dragon Frontiers ranking
Every Dragon Frontiers card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 31 cards from the set pass. 31 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 27 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 Charizard ☆ δ from Dragon Frontiers, gems 2% of the time across 4,912 graded copies: +$15,878 is what a long run of submissions would average, $458,031 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Dragon Frontiers cards is 5.3%. Roughly one submitted copy in 19 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 31 ranked cards, 25 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 6 need a 10 to break even and 4 lose money on expectation. 24 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Dragon Frontiers 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 Dragon Frontiers card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.