Best Forbidden Light Cards to Grade
The Forbidden Light 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: Arceus ◇ at an expected +$306.
Ranked by expected profit 28
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$306 per submission: 8.8% of 320 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,500), and a PSA 9 ($210) still clears the $421 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $17 | $210 | $3,500 | $404 | +$3,079 | 8.8% | +$306 | 320 high |
| 2 | Expected +$235 per submission: 43.8% of 381 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($730), and only a PSA 10 covers the $123 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $36 | $90 | $730 | $87 | +$607 | 43.8% | +$235 | 381 high |
| 3 | Expected +$234 per submission: 48.6% of 368 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($700), and only a PSA 10 covers the $146 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $59 | $81 | $700 | $87 | +$554 | 48.6% | +$234 | 368 high |
| 4 | Expected +$197 per submission: 43.8% of 226 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($660), and only a PSA 10 covers the $144 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $57 | $106 | $660 | $87 | +$517 | 43.8% | +$197 | 226 high |
| 5 | Expected +$183 per submission: 47.8% of 801 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($525), and a PSA 9 ($150) still clears the $130 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $45 | $150 | $525 | $85 | +$395 | 47.8% | +$183 | 801 high |
| 6 | Expected +$147 per submission: 44.8% of 601 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($550), and only a PSA 10 covers the $143 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $58 | $95 | $550 | $85 | +$407 | 44.8% | +$147 | 601 high |
| 7 | Expected +$146 per submission: 45.2% of 429 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($530), and only a PSA 10 covers the $130 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $45 | $74 | $530 | $85 | +$400 | 45.2% | +$146 | 429 high |
| 8 | Expected +$127 per submission: 41.1% of 470 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($528), and only a PSA 10 covers the $122 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $37 | $58 | $528 | $85 | +$406 | 41.1% | +$127 | 470 high |
| 9 | Expected +$117 per submission: 49.1% of 340 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($451), and only a PSA 10 covers the $141 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $56 | $85 | $451 | $85 | +$311 | 49.1% | +$117 | 340 high |
| 10 | Expected +$101 per submission: 40.9% of 467 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($550), and only a PSA 10 covers the $167 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $82 | $81 | $550 | $85 | +$383 | 40.9% | +$101 | 467 high |
| 11 | Expected +$89 per submission: 45.6% of 342 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($380), and only a PSA 10 covers the $112 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $28 | $60 | $380 | $84 | +$268 | 45.6% | +$89 | 342 high |
| 12 | Expected +$84 per submission: 47.7% of 386 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($330), and only a PSA 10 covers the $104 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $21 | $72 | $330 | $83 | +$226 | 47.7% | +$84 | 386 high |
| 13 | Expected +$77 per submission: 39.5% of 711 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($600), and only a PSA 10 covers the $222 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $136 | $123 | $600 | $86 | +$378 | 39.5% | +$77 | 711 high |
| 14 | Expected +$63 per submission: 47.4% of 388 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($300), and only a PSA 10 covers the $103 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $48 | $300 | $83 | +$197 | 47.4% | +$63 | 388 high |
| 15 | Expected +$57 per submission: 49.6% of 343 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($318), and only a PSA 10 covers the $120 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $37 | $44 | $318 | $83 | +$197 | 49.6% | +$57 | 343 high |
| 16 | Expected +$57 per submission: 49.4% of 231 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($264), and only a PSA 10 covers the $108 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $79 | $264 | $83 | +$156 | 49.4% | +$57 | 231 high |
| 17 | Expected +$41 per submission: 44.3% of 203 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($280), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $22 | $280 | $83 | +$185 | 44.3% | +$41 | 203 high |
| 18 | Expected +$40 per submission: 59.9% of 182 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($220), and only a PSA 10 covers the $100 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $18 | $25 | $220 | $82 | +$120 | 59.9% | +$40 | 182 high |
| 19 | Expected +$29 per submission: 43.4% of 320 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($255), and only a PSA 10 covers the $105 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $22 | $42 | $255 | $83 | +$151 | 43.4% | +$29 | 320 high |
| 20 | Expected +$15 per submission: 45.5% of 165 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($195), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $33 | $195 | $82 | +$106 | 45.5% | +$15 | 165 high |
| 21 | Expected +$13 per submission: 51.6% of 407 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($180), and only a PSA 10 covers the $114 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $32 | $78 | $180 | $82 | +$67 | 51.6% | +$13 | 407 high |
| 22 | Expected +$7 per submission: 53.7% of 134 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($151), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $43 | $151 | $82 | +$61 | 53.7% | +$7 | 134 high |
| 23 | Expected +$6 per submission: 60.1% of 173 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($152), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $21 | $152 | $82 | +$58 | 60.1% | +$6 | 173 high |
| 24 | Expected +$2 per submission: 48.9% of 219 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($160), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $30 | $160 | $82 | +$71 | 48.9% | +$2 | 219 high |
| 25 | Expected loss −$4 per submission: 49.8% of 215 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($125), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $56 | $125 | $81 | +$36 | 49.8% | −$4 | 215 high |
| 26 | Expected loss −$21 per submission: 57.1% of 161 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($124), and only a PSA 10 covers the $105 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $24 | $33 | $124 | $81 | +$19 | 57.1% | −$21 | 161 high |
| 27 | Expected loss −$27 per submission: 50.9% of 161 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($114), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $19 | $114 | $81 | +$21 | 50.9% | −$27 | 161 high |
| 28 | Expected loss −$35 per submission: 49.5% of 436 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($116), and only a PSA 10 covers the $114 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $33 | $60 | $116 | $81 | +$2 | 49.5% | −$35 | 436 high |
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 Forbidden Light ranking
Every Forbidden Light card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 28 cards from the set pass. 28 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 24 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 Arceus ◇ from Forbidden Light, gems 8.8% of the time across 320 graded copies: +$306 is what a long run of submissions would average, $3,079 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Forbidden Light cards is 47.8%. Roughly one submitted copy in 2 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 28 ranked cards, 2 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 26 need a 10 to break even and 4 lose money on expectation. 28 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Forbidden Light 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 Forbidden Light card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.