Best Legend Maker Cards to Grade
The Legend Maker 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: Pikachu δ at an expected +$3,164.
Ranked by expected profit 30
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$3,164 per submission: 7.6% of 1,041 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($33,900), and a PSA 9 ($3,200) still clears the $2,708 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $350 | $3,200 | $33,900 | $2,358 | +$31,192 | 7.6% | +$3,164 | 1,041 high |
| 2 | Expected +$2,604 per submission: 6.4% of 1,198 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($20,000), and a PSA 9 ($7,300) still clears the $1,930 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $711 | $7,300 | $20,000 | $1,219 | +$18,070 | 6.4% | +$2,604 | 1,198 high |
| 3 | Expected +$2,001 per submission: 4% of 1,471 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($35,400), and a PSA 9 ($5,500) still clears the $3,760 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,387 | $5,500 | $35,400 | $2,373 | +$31,640 | 4% | +$2,001 | 1,471 high |
| 4 | Expected +$1,709 per submission: 6.1% of 1,528 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($25,200), and a PSA 9 ($4,948) still clears the $3,827 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,556 | $4,948 | $25,200 | $2,271 | +$21,373 | 6.1% | +$1,709 | 1,528 high |
| 5 | Expected +$1,576 per submission: 5% of 958 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($24,600), and a PSA 9 ($1,850) still clears the $1,525 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $260 | $1,850 | $24,600 | $1,265 | +$23,075 | 5% | +$1,576 | 958 high |
| 6 | Expected +$1,338 per submission: 5.1% of 1,443 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($24,600), and a PSA 9 ($5,160) still clears the $3,124 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,859 | $5,160 | $24,600 | $1,265 | +$21,476 | 5.1% | +$1,338 | 1,443 high |
| 7 | Expected +$1,256 per submission: 6.1% of 1,237 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($16,200), and a PSA 9 ($1,792) still clears the $1,647 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $466 | $1,792 | $16,200 | $1,181 | +$14,553 | 6.1% | +$1,256 | 1,237 high |
| 8 | Expected +$1,084 per submission: 7.7% of 581 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,600), and a PSA 9 ($1,500) still clears the $1,266 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $141 | $1,500 | $10,600 | $1,125 | +$9,334 | 7.7% | +$1,084 | 581 high |
| 9 | Expected +$855 per submission: 5.8% of 584 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,500), and a PSA 9 ($1,250) still clears the $1,230 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $106 | $1,250 | $10,500 | $1,124 | +$9,270 | 5.8% | +$855 | 584 high |
| 10 | Expected +$765 per submission: 4% of 1,877 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,999), and a PSA 9 ($2,025) still clears the $851 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $132 | $2,025 | $9,999 | $719 | +$9,148 | 4% | +$765 | 1,877 high |
| 11 | Expected +$661 per submission: 11.4% of 490 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,000), and a PSA 9 ($380) still clears the $771 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $92 | $380 | $6,000 | $679 | +$5,229 | 11.4% | +$661 | 490 high |
| 12 | Expected +$393 per submission: 12.7% of 401 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,150), and a PSA 9 ($275) still clears the $452 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $51 | $275 | $3,150 | $401 | +$2,699 | 12.7% | +$393 | 401 high |
| 13 | Expected +$384 per submission: 8.7% of 495 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,300), and a PSA 9 ($605) still clears the $558 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $146 | $605 | $4,300 | $412 | +$3,742 | 8.7% | +$384 | 495 high |
| 14 | Expected +$379 per submission: 5.8% of 344 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,500), and a PSA 9 ($225) still clears the $751 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $57 | $225 | $7,500 | $694 | +$6,749 | 5.8% | +$379 | 344 high |
| 15 | Expected +$355 per submission: 10.1% of 286 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,500), and a PSA 9 ($330) still clears the $429 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $330 | $3,500 | $404 | +$3,071 | 10.1% | +$355 | 286 high |
| 16 | Expected +$321 per submission: 14.6% of 295 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,400), and a PSA 9 ($175) still clears the $267 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $24 | $175 | $2,400 | $243 | +$2,133 | 14.6% | +$321 | 295 high |
| 17 | Expected +$280 per submission: 8.3% of 527 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,150), and a PSA 9 ($500) still clears the $520 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $119 | $500 | $3,150 | $401 | +$2,631 | 8.3% | +$280 | 527 high |
| 18 | Expected +$221 per submission: 14.2% of 204 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,999), and only a PSA 10 covers the $259 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $88 | $1,999 | $239 | +$1,740 | 14.2% | +$221 | 204 high |
| 19 | Expected +$200 per submission: 6.7% of 253 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,850), and a PSA 9 ($208) still clears the $463 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $55 | $208 | $3,850 | $408 | +$3,388 | 6.7% | +$200 | 253 high |
| 20 | Expected +$151 per submission: 7% of 428 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,500), and a PSA 9 ($381) still clears the $164 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $49 | $381 | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,336 | 7% | +$151 | 428 high |
| 21 | Expected +$102 per submission: 8.9% of 327 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,400), and a PSA 9 ($132) still clears the $128 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $132 | $1,400 | $114 | +$1,272 | 8.9% | +$102 | 327 high |
| 22 | Expected +$94 per submission: 10.9% of 275 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($780), and a PSA 9 ($158) still clears the $104 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $158 | $780 | $88 | +$676 | 10.9% | +$94 | 275 high |
| 23 | Expected +$78 per submission: 13.2% of 190 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,000), and only a PSA 10 covers the $103 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $13 | $65 | $1,000 | $90 | +$897 | 13.2% | +$78 | 190 high |
| 24 | Expected +$62 per submission: 19.4% of 93 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($600), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $7 | $60 | $600 | $86 | +$507 | 19.4% | +$62 | 93 medium |
| 25 | Expected +$58 per submission: 7.6% of 238 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,596), and only a PSA 10 covers the $253 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $18 | $70 | $1,596 | $235 | +$1,343 | 7.6% | +$58 | 238 high |
| 26 | Expected +$54 per submission: 8.6% of 232 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,025), and a PSA 9 ($166) still clears the $160 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $166 | $1,025 | $110 | +$865 | 8.6% | +$54 | 232 high |
| 27 | Expected +$35 per submission: 45% of 20 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($147), and a PSA 9 ($123) still clears the $87 you have in it. Confidence low on that sample. | $6 | $123 | $147 | $81 | +$60 | 45% | +$35 | 20 low |
| 28 | Expected +$4 per submission: 35.1% of 74 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($211), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $6 | $34 | $211 | $82 | +$123 | 35.1% | +$4 | 74 medium |
| 29 | Expected loss −$3 per submission: 37.7% of 61 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($180), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $13 | $40 | $180 | $82 | +$85 | 37.7% | −$3 | 61 medium |
| 30 | Expected loss −$11 per submission: 10.3% of 68 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($201), and a PSA 9 ($120) still clears the $97 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $15 | $120 | $201 | $82 | +$104 | 10.3% | −$11 | 68 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.
How to read the Legend Maker ranking
Every Legend Maker card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 30 cards from the set pass. 30 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 28 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 Pikachu δ from Legend Maker, gems 7.6% of the time across 1,041 graded copies: +$3,164 is what a long run of submissions would average, $31,192 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Legend Maker cards is 8.6%. Roughly one submitted copy in 12 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 30 ranked cards, 24 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 6 need a 10 to break even and 2 lose money on expectation. 25 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Legend Maker 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 Legend Maker card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.