Best Guardians Rising Cards to Grade
The Guardians Rising 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: Sylveon-GX at an expected +$369.
Ranked by expected profit 29
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sylveon-GXGuardians Rising #158 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$369 per submission: 35.5% of 1,175 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,300), and a PSA 9 ($239) still clears the $223 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $110 | $239 | $1,300 | $113 | +$1,077 | 35.5% | +$369 | 1,175 high |
| 2 |  Sylveon-GXGuardians Rising #140 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$178 per submission: 42.1% of 1,574 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($660), and only a PSA 10 covers the $162 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $75 | $124 | $660 | $87 | +$498 | 42.1% | +$178 | 1,574 high |
| 3 |  Alolan Ninetales-GXGuardians Rising #150 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$104 per submission: 35.5% of 465 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($528), and only a PSA 10 covers the $135 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $104 | $528 | $85 | +$393 | 35.5% | +$104 | 465 high |
| 4 |  Primarina-GXGuardians Rising #149 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$81 per submission: 42.1% of 316 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($385), and only a PSA 10 covers the $121 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $37 | $100 | $385 | $84 | +$264 | 42.1% | +$81 | 316 high |
| 5 |  Metagross-GXGuardians Rising #157 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$78 per submission: 45.7% of 416 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($359), and only a PSA 10 covers the $111 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $27 | $54 | $359 | $84 | +$248 | 45.7% | +$78 | 416 high |
| 6 |  Incineroar-GXGuardians Rising #147 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$67 per submission: 42.6% of 331 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($336), and only a PSA 10 covers the $113 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $75 | $336 | $83 | +$223 | 42.6% | +$67 | 331 high |
| 7 |  Metagross-GXGuardians Rising #139 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$57 per submission: 45.3% of 402 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($265), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $13 | $75 | $265 | $83 | +$169 | 45.3% | +$57 | 402 high |
| 8 |  Decidueye-GXGuardians Rising #146 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$48 per submission: 49.8% of 257 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($252), and only a PSA 10 covers the $99 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $55 | $252 | $83 | +$153 | 49.8% | +$48 | 257 high |
| 9 |  Alolan Ninetales-GXGuardians Rising #132 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$36 per submission: 40.4% of 695 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($276), and only a PSA 10 covers the $111 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $28 | $79 | $276 | $83 | +$165 | 40.4% | +$36 | 695 high |
| 10 |  Wishiwashi-GXGuardians Rising #151 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$36 per submission: 50.2% of 217 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($216), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $41 | $216 | $82 | +$127 | 50.2% | +$36 | 217 high |
| 11 |  Metagross-GXGuardians Rising #157a · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$33 per submission: 53.9% of 3,893 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($215), and only a PSA 10 covers the $107 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $55 | $215 | $82 | +$108 | 53.9% | +$33 | 3,893 high |
| 12 |  Kommo-o-GXGuardians Rising #159 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$32 per submission: 41% of 268 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($275), and only a PSA 10 covers the $99 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $33 | $275 | $83 | +$176 | 41% | +$32 | 268 high |
| 13 |  Vikavolt-GXGuardians Rising #152 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$31 per submission: 43.9% of 230 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($255), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $24 | $255 | $83 | +$161 | 43.9% | +$31 | 230 high |
| 14 |  Turtonator-GXGuardians Rising #148 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$29 per submission: 43.7% of 229 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($222), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $55 | $222 | $82 | +$128 | 43.7% | +$29 | 229 high |
| 15 |  Sylveon-GXGuardians Rising #92 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$24 per submission: 35% of 1,070 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($270), and only a PSA 10 covers the $102 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $60 | $270 | $83 | +$168 | 35% | +$24 | 1,070 high |
| 16 |  Kommo-o-GXGuardians Rising #141 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$18 per submission: 52.7% of 260 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($175), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $34 | $175 | $82 | +$87 | 52.7% | +$18 | 260 high |
| 17 |  Tapu Lele-GXGuardians Rising #155 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$14 per submission: 45.5% of 363 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($226), and only a PSA 10 covers the $104 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $22 | $30 | $226 | $82 | +$122 | 45.5% | +$14 | 363 high |
| 18 |  Sylveon-GXGuardians Rising #92a · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$10 per submission: 21.5% of 1,336 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($335), and only a PSA 10 covers the $103 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $70 | $335 | $83 | +$232 | 21.5% | +$10 | 1,336 high |
| 19 |  Toxapex-GXGuardians Rising #154 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$2 per submission: 43.1% of 202 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($169), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $37 | $169 | $82 | +$77 | 43.1% | −$2 | 202 high |
| 20 |  Tapu Koko-GXGuardians Rising #153 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$13 per submission: 47.4% of 302 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($135), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $40 | $135 | $81 | +$39 | 47.4% | −$13 | 302 high |
| 21 |  Lycanroc-GXGuardians Rising #138 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$17 per submission: 43.3% of 252 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($125), and only a PSA 10 covers the $86 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $5 | $39 | $125 | $81 | +$39 | 43.3% | −$17 | 252 high |
| 22 |  Lycanroc-GXGuardians Rising #156 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$20 per submission: 46.3% of 307 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($150), and only a PSA 10 covers the $106 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $40 | $150 | $81 | +$44 | 46.3% | −$20 | 307 high |
| 23 |  Tapu Koko-GXGuardians Rising #135 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$26 per submission: 46% of 272 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($116), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $18 | $116 | $81 | +$28 | 46% | −$26 | 272 high |
| 24 |  Drampa-GXGuardians Rising #160 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$35 per submission: 34.7% of 202 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($125), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $29 | $125 | $81 | +$30 | 34.7% | −$35 | 202 high |
| 25 |  Alolan Ninetales-GXGuardians Rising #22 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$35 per submission: 46.4% of 565 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($90), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $23 | $90 | $81 | +$2 | 46.4% | −$35 | 565 high |
| 26 |  Grass EnergyGuardians Rising #167 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$39 per submission: 39.3% of 272 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($110), and only a PSA 10 covers the $105 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $24 | $50 | $110 | $81 | +$5 | 39.3% | −$39 | 272 high |
| 27 |  HauGuardians Rising #144 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$40 per submission: 39.4% of 592 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($120), and only a PSA 10 covers the $101 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $30 | $120 | $81 | +$19 | 39.4% | −$40 | 592 high |
| 28 |  Fighting EnergyGuardians Rising #169 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$45 per submission: 35.3% of 221 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($120), and only a PSA 10 covers the $98 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $17 | $20 | $120 | $81 | +$21 | 35.3% | −$45 | 221 high |
| 29 |  MallowGuardians Rising #145 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$47 per submission: 34.7% of 1,737 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($130), and only a PSA 10 covers the $120 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $39 | $50 | $130 | $81 | +$9 | 34.7% | −$47 | 1,737 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 Guardians Rising ranking
Every Guardians Rising card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 29 cards from the set pass. 29 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 18 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 Sylveon-GX from Guardians Rising, gems 35.5% of the time across 1,175 graded copies: +$369 is what a long run of submissions would average, $1,077 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Guardians Rising cards is 43.1%. 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 29 ranked cards, 1 still covers raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 28 need a 10 to break even and 11 lose money on expectation. 29 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Guardians Rising 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 Guardians Rising card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.