Best Dragon Vault Cards to Grade
The Dragon Vault 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: Dragonite at an expected +$1,317.
Ranked by expected profit 9
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  DragoniteDragon Vault #5 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$1,317 per submission: 5.3% of 453 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($23,400), and a PSA 9 ($715) still clears the $1,313 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $60 | $715 | $23,400 | $1,253 | +$22,087 | 5.3% | +$1,317 | 453 high |
| 2 |  RayquazaDragon Vault #11 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$745 per submission: 3.4% of 744 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($15,609), and a PSA 9 ($850) still clears the $1,245 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $70 | $850 | $15,609 | $1,175 | +$14,364 | 3.4% | +$745 | 744 high |
| 3 |  KyuremDragon Vault #21 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$621 per submission: 2.6% of 233 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($15,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,000) still clears the $1,253 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $84 | $1,000 | $15,000 | $1,169 | +$13,747 | 2.6% | +$621 | 233 high |
| 4 |  DratiniDragon Vault #2 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$602 per submission: 9.7% of 226 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,500), and a PSA 9 ($568) still clears the $689 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $568 | $5,500 | $674 | +$4,811 | 9.7% | +$602 | 226 high |
| 5 |  DragonairDragon Vault #3 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$374 per submission: 9.2% of 152 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,079), and a PSA 9 ($200) still clears the $416 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $200 | $4,079 | $410 | +$3,663 | 9.2% | +$374 | 152 high |
| 6 |  LatiasDragon Vault #9 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$312 per submission: 5% of 260 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,800), and a PSA 9 ($625) still clears the $432 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $625 | $3,800 | $407 | +$3,368 | 5% | +$312 | 260 high |
| 7 |  SalamenceDragon Vault #8 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$231 per submission: 9.1% of 219 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,000), and a PSA 9 ($160) still clears the $406 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $160 | $3,000 | $399 | +$2,594 | 9.1% | +$231 | 219 high |
| 8 |  DragonairDragon Vault #4 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$46 per submission: 10.8% of 195 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($314), and a PSA 9 ($230) still clears the $103 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $230 | $314 | $83 | +$211 | 10.8% | +$46 | 195 high |
| 9 |  Super RodDragon Vault #20 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$25 per submission: 15.4% of 52 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($134), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $6 | $69 | $134 | $81 | +$47 | 15.4% | −$25 | 52 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.
PSA population 21
Every Dragon Vault 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 16 Oct 2026. How population is measured.
Most graded 21
The most-submitted cards, by total PSA graded.
| # | Card | Graded | PSA 10s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rayquaza #11 | 744 | 25 |
| 2 | Dragonite #5 | 453 | 24 |
| 3 | Latias #9 | 260 | 13 |
| 4 | Latios #10 | 236 | 5 |
| 5 | Kyurem #21 | 233 | 6 |
| 6 | Dratini #2 | 226 | 22 |
| 7 | Salamence #8 | 219 | 20 |
| 8 | Dragonair #4 | 195 | 21 |
| 9 | Dragonair #3 | 152 | 14 |
| 10 | Dratini #1 | 123 | 12 |
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| # | Card | Graded | PSA 10s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Druddigon #17 | 112 | 11 |
| 12 | Axew #13 | 109 | 6 |
| 13 | Haxorus #16 | 105 | 6 |
| 14 | Axew #12 | 105 | 13 |
| 15 | Fraxure #15 | 98 | 9 |
| 16 | Bagon #6 | 94 | 7 |
| 17 | Shelgon #7 | 90 | 10 |
| 18 | Fraxure #14 | 70 | 6 |
| 19 | Exp. Share #18 | 53 | 5 |
| 20 | Super Rod #20 | 52 | 8 |
| 21 | First Ticket #19 | 47 | 6 |
Fewest PSA 10s 21
The smallest PSA 10 populations among cards with at least 20 graded.
| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latios #10 | 5 | 236 |
| 2 | Exp. Share #18 | 5 | 53 |
| 3 | Kyurem #21 | 6 | 233 |
| 4 | Axew #13 | 6 | 109 |
| 5 | Haxorus #16 | 6 | 105 |
| 6 | Fraxure #14 | 6 | 70 |
| 7 | First Ticket #19 | 6 | 47 |
| 8 | Bagon #6 | 7 | 94 |
| 9 | Super Rod #20 | 8 | 52 |
| 10 | Fraxure #15 | 9 | 98 |
Show the next 11
| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Shelgon #7 | 10 | 90 |
| 12 | Druddigon #17 | 11 | 112 |
| 13 | Dratini #1 | 12 | 123 |
| 14 | Latias #9 | 13 | 260 |
| 15 | Axew #12 | 13 | 105 |
| 16 | Dragonair #3 | 14 | 152 |
| 17 | Salamence #8 | 20 | 219 |
| 18 | Dragonair #4 | 21 | 195 |
| 19 | Dratini #2 | 22 | 226 |
| 20 | Dragonite #5 | 24 | 453 |
| 21 | Rayquaza #11 | 25 | 744 |
Most PSA 10s 21
The largest PSA 10 populations among cards with at least 20 graded.
| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rayquaza #11 | 25 | 744 |
| 2 | Dragonite #5 | 24 | 453 |
| 3 | Dratini #2 | 22 | 226 |
| 4 | Dragonair #4 | 21 | 195 |
| 5 | Salamence #8 | 20 | 219 |
| 6 | Dragonair #3 | 14 | 152 |
| 7 | Axew #12 | 13 | 105 |
| 8 | Latias #9 | 13 | 260 |
| 9 | Dratini #1 | 12 | 123 |
| 10 | Druddigon #17 | 11 | 112 |
Show the next 11
| # | Card | PSA 10s | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Shelgon #7 | 10 | 90 |
| 12 | Fraxure #15 | 9 | 98 |
| 13 | Super Rod #20 | 8 | 52 |
| 14 | Bagon #6 | 7 | 94 |
| 15 | First Ticket #19 | 6 | 47 |
| 16 | Fraxure #14 | 6 | 70 |
| 17 | Haxorus #16 | 6 | 105 |
| 18 | Axew #13 | 6 | 109 |
| 19 | Kyurem #21 | 6 | 233 |
| 20 | Exp. Share #18 | 5 | 53 |
| 21 | Latios #10 | 5 | 236 |
Hardest to gem 21
The lowest historical PSA 10 rates among cards with at least 20 graded.
| # | Card | Historical PSA 10 rate | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latios #10 | 2.1% | 236 |
| 2 | Kyurem #21 | 2.6% | 233 |
| 3 | Rayquaza #11 | 3.4% | 744 |
| 4 | Latias #9 | 5.0% | 260 |
| 5 | Dragonite #5 | 5.3% | 453 |
| 6 | Axew #13 | 5.5% | 109 |
| 7 | Haxorus #16 | 5.7% | 105 |
| 8 | Bagon #6 | 7.4% | 94 |
| 9 | Fraxure #14 | 8.6% | 70 |
| 10 | Salamence #8 | 9.1% | 219 |
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| # | Card | Historical PSA 10 rate | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fraxure #15 | 9.2% | 98 |
| 12 | Dragonair #3 | 9.2% | 152 |
| 13 | Exp. Share #18 | 9.4% | 53 |
| 14 | Dratini #2 | 9.7% | 226 |
| 15 | Dratini #1 | 9.8% | 123 |
| 16 | Druddigon #17 | 9.8% | 112 |
| 17 | Dragonair #4 | 11% | 195 |
| 18 | Shelgon #7 | 11% | 90 |
| 19 | Axew #12 | 12% | 105 |
| 20 | First Ticket #19 | 13% | 47 |
| 21 | Super Rod #20 | 15% | 52 |
Fastest growing 21
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 | Rayquaza #11 | +56 | 0 |
| 2 | Dragonite #5 | +22 | 0 |
| 3 | Latios #10 | +12 | 0 |
| 4 | Latias #9 | +9 | 0 |
| 5 | Kyurem #21 | +8 | 0 |
| 6 | Dratini #2 | +6 | 0 |
| 7 | Salamence #8 | +6 | 0 |
| 8 | Dragonair #4 | +4 | 0 |
| 9 | Druddigon #17 | +3 | 0 |
| 10 | Axew #13 | +3 | 0 |
Show the next 11
| # | Card | New graded | PSA 10s change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Axew #12 | +3 | 0 |
| 12 | Shelgon #7 | +3 | 0 |
| 13 | Fraxure #14 | +3 | 0 |
| 14 | Exp. Share #18 | +3 | 0 |
| 15 | Dragonair #3 | +2 | 0 |
| 16 | Haxorus #16 | +2 | 0 |
| 17 | Fraxure #15 | +2 | 0 |
| 18 | Super Rod #20 | +2 | 0 |
| 19 | First Ticket #19 | +2 | 0 |
| 20 | Dratini #1 | +1 | 0 |
| 21 | Bagon #6 | +1 | 0 |
How to read the Dragon Vault ranking
Every Dragon Vault card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 9 cards from the set pass. 9 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 8 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 Dragonite from Dragon Vault, gems 5.3% of the time across 453 graded copies: +$1,317 is what a long run of submissions would average, $22,087 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Dragon Vault cards is 9.1%. Roughly one submitted copy in 11 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, 8 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 1 needs a 10 to break even and 1 loses money on expectation. 8 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Dragon Vault 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 Vault card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.