Best Dragons Exalted Cards to Grade
The Dragons Exalted 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: Rayquaza at an expected +$3,479.
Ranked by expected profit 21
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  RayquazaDragons Exalted #128 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$3,479 per submission: 2.8% of 1,162 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($40,123), and a PSA 9 ($8,000) still clears the $3,520 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,100 | $8,000 | $40,123 | $2,420 | +$36,603 | 2.8% | +$3,479 | 1,162 high |
| 2 |  AmpharosDragons Exalted #40 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$2,486 per submission: 21.4% of 126 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,900), and a PSA 9 ($2,760) still clears the $694 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $2,760 | $6,900 | $688 | +$6,207 | 21.4% | +$2,486 | 126 high |
| 3 |  Ho-Oh-EXDragons Exalted #119 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$2,153 per submission: 3.6% of 577 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($60,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,225) still clears the $3,894 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $275 | $1,225 | $60,000 | $3,619 | +$56,106 | 3.6% | +$2,153 | 577 high |
| 4 |  Mew-EXDragons Exalted #120 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$1,667 per submission: 2.3% of 985 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($29,900), and a PSA 9 ($5,000) still clears the $2,731 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $413 | $5,000 | $29,900 | $2,318 | +$27,169 | 2.3% | +$1,667 | 985 high |
| 5 |  SerperiorDragons Exalted #125 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$1,350 per submission: 3.3% of 330 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($38,400), and a PSA 9 ($750) still clears the $2,583 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $180 | $750 | $38,400 | $2,403 | +$35,817 | 3.3% | +$1,350 | 330 high |
| 6 |  Giratina-EXDragons Exalted #124 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$1,177 per submission: 0.7% of 679 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($15,400), and a PSA 9 ($6,756) still clears the $1,673 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $500 | $6,756 | $15,400 | $1,173 | +$13,727 | 0.7% | +$1,177 | 679 high |
| 7 |  Registeel-EXDragons Exalted #122 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$925 per submission: 3.3% of 364 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($30,101), and a PSA 9 ($336) still clears the $2,440 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $120 | $336 | $30,101 | $2,320 | +$27,661 | 3.3% | +$925 | 364 high |
| 8 |  Rayquaza-EXDragons Exalted #85 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$768 per submission: 24.1% of 2,795 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,500), and a PSA 9 ($226) still clears the $444 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $226 | $3,500 | $404 | +$3,056 | 24.1% | +$768 | 2,795 high |
| 9 |  ReuniclusDragons Exalted #126 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$683 per submission: 5.5% of 290 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,500), and a PSA 9 ($1,000) still clears the $1,307 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $183 | $1,000 | $10,500 | $1,124 | +$9,193 | 5.5% | +$683 | 290 high |
| 10 |  KrookodileDragons Exalted #127 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$575 per submission: 5% of 361 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,500), and a PSA 9 ($900) still clears the $925 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $241 | $900 | $6,500 | $684 | +$5,575 | 5% | +$575 | 361 high |
| 11 |  NinetalesDragons Exalted #19 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$495 per submission: 18.1% of 116 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,403), and only a PSA 10 covers the $418 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $75 | $3,403 | $403 | +$2,985 | 18.1% | +$495 | 116 high |
| 12 |  GarchompDragons Exalted #90 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$455 per submission: 25.8% of 128 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,950), and a PSA 9 ($154) still clears the $249 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $154 | $1,950 | $239 | +$1,702 | 25.8% | +$455 | 128 high |
| 13 |  Mew-EXDragons Exalted #46 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$370 per submission: 4.3% of 563 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,250), and a PSA 9 ($500) still clears the $777 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $75 | $500 | $8,250 | $702 | +$7,474 | 4.3% | +$370 | 563 high |
| 14 |  Terrakion-EXDragons Exalted #121 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$212 per submission: 3.8% of 184 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,892), and a PSA 9 ($748) still clears the $264 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $26 | $748 | $1,892 | $238 | +$1,628 | 3.8% | +$212 | 184 high |
| 15 |  Ho-Oh-EXDragons Exalted #22 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$71 per submission: 10.1% of 516 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,550), and only a PSA 10 covers the $243 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $50 | $1,550 | $235 | +$1,308 | 10.1% | +$71 | 516 high |
| 16 |  Registeel-EXDragons Exalted #81 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$31 per submission: 3.3% of 123 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,100), and a PSA 9 ($160) still clears the $250 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $160 | $2,100 | $240 | +$1,850 | 3.3% | +$31 | 123 high |
| 17 |  Giratina-EXDragons Exalted #92 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$-0 per submission: 2.8% of 286 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,000), and only a PSA 10 covers the $429 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $96 | $3,000 | $399 | +$2,571 | 2.8% | +$0 | 286 high |
| 18 |  GyaradosDragons Exalted #24 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$2 per submission: 7.7% of 39 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($870), and only a PSA 10 covers the $100 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $11 | $46 | $870 | $89 | +$770 | 7.7% | −$2 | 39 medium |
| 19 |  RoseradeDragons Exalted #15 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$37 per submission: 13.6% of 22 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($206), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $12 | $88 | $206 | $82 | +$112 | 13.6% | −$37 | 22 low |
| 20 |  Terrakion-EXDragons Exalted #71 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$46 per submission: 5.8% of 103 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($514), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $30 | $514 | $85 | +$422 | 5.8% | −$46 | 103 high |
| 21 |  HoundoomDragons Exalted #75 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$62 per submission: 8.3% of 12 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($91), and only a PSA 10 covers the $86 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $5 | $35 | $91 | $81 | +$5 | 8.3% | −$62 | 12 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 Dragons Exalted ranking
Every Dragons Exalted card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 21 cards from the set pass. 21 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 16 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 Rayquaza from Dragons Exalted, gems 2.8% of the time across 1,162 graded copies: +$3,479 is what a long run of submissions would average, $36,603 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Dragons Exalted cards is 5%. Roughly one submitted copy in 20 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 21 ranked cards, 14 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 7 need a 10 to break even and 4 lose money on expectation. 18 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Dragons Exalted 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 Dragons Exalted card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.