Best Legendary Collection Cards to Grade
The Legendary Collection 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: Gengar at an expected +$5,696.
Ranked by expected profit 30
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$5,696 per submission: 1.6% of 1,249 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($336,000), and a PSA 9 ($2,100) still clears the $8,565 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $186 | $2,100 | $336,000 | $8,379 | +$327,435 | 1.6% | +$5,696 | 1,249 high |
| 2 | Expected +$871 per submission: 11.1% of 504 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,700), and a PSA 9 ($105) still clears the $726 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $105 | $8,700 | $706 | +$7,974 | 11.1% | +$871 | 504 high |
| 3 | Expected +$825 per submission: 0.5% of 3,114 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($67,800), and a PSA 9 ($3,450) still clears the $3,950 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $253 | $3,450 | $67,800 | $3,697 | +$63,850 | 0.5% | +$825 | 3,114 high |
| 4 | Expected +$819 per submission: 1% of 1,327 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($84,000), and a PSA 9 ($978) still clears the $4,062 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $203 | $978 | $84,000 | $3,859 | +$79,939 | 1% | +$819 | 1,327 high |
| 5 | Expected +$812 per submission: 37.9% of 103 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $253 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $32 | $2,500 | $244 | +$2,247 | 37.9% | +$812 | 103 high |
| 6 | Expected +$582 per submission: 42.9% of 91 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,500), and a PSA 9 ($90) still clears the $123 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $8 | $90 | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,377 | 42.9% | +$582 | 91 medium |
| 7 | Expected +$544 per submission: 2.2% of 668 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($24,600), and a PSA 9 ($220) still clears the $1,290 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $220 | $24,600 | $1,265 | +$23,310 | 2.2% | +$544 | 668 high |
| 8 | Expected +$475 per submission: 4.3% of 818 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,000), and a PSA 9 ($500) still clears the $763 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $44 | $500 | $10,000 | $719 | +$9,237 | 4.3% | +$475 | 818 high |
| 9 | Expected +$462 per submission: 2.6% of 853 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($19,200), and a PSA 9 ($275) still clears the $1,271 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $60 | $275 | $19,200 | $1,211 | +$17,929 | 2.6% | +$462 | 853 high |
| 10 | Expected +$405 per submission: 20.5% of 464 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,156), and a PSA 9 ($300) still clears the $296 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $55 | $300 | $2,156 | $241 | +$1,860 | 20.5% | +$405 | 464 high |
| 11 | Expected +$353 per submission: 6% of 781 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,300), and a PSA 9 ($200) still clears the $709 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $27 | $200 | $6,300 | $682 | +$5,591 | 6% | +$353 | 781 high |
| 12 | Expected +$343 per submission: 23.3% of 240 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,422), and a PSA 9 ($270) still clears the $132 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $18 | $270 | $1,422 | $114 | +$1,290 | 23.3% | +$343 | 240 high |
| 13 | Expected +$290 per submission: 0.9% of 900 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($30,300), and a PSA 9 ($305) still clears the $2,345 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $23 | $305 | $30,300 | $2,322 | +$27,956 | 0.9% | +$290 | 900 high |
| 14 | Expected +$275 per submission: 2.3% of 1,332 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,311), and a PSA 9 ($509) still clears the $771 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $59 | $509 | $9,311 | $712 | +$8,540 | 2.3% | +$275 | 1,332 high |
| 15 | Expected +$265 per submission: 2.4% of 664 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,000), and a PSA 9 ($300) still clears the $741 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $22 | $300 | $10,000 | $719 | +$9,259 | 2.4% | +$265 | 664 high |
| 16 | Expected +$260 per submission: 36.4% of 88 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($919), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $6 | $35 | $919 | $89 | +$823 | 36.4% | +$260 | 88 medium |
| 17 | Expected +$237 per submission: 30% of 709 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($880), and a PSA 9 ($140) still clears the $95 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $140 | $880 | $89 | +$785 | 30% | +$237 | 709 high |
| 18 | Expected +$228 per submission: 2.3% of 740 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,600), and a PSA 9 ($355) still clears the $770 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $55 | $355 | $9,600 | $715 | +$8,830 | 2.3% | +$228 | 740 high |
| 19 | Expected +$182 per submission: 3% of 692 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,000), and a PSA 9 ($125) still clears the $741 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $42 | $125 | $8,000 | $699 | +$7,259 | 3% | +$182 | 692 high |
| 20 | Expected +$175 per submission: 40.4% of 136 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($600), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $45 | $600 | $86 | +$507 | 40.4% | +$175 | 136 high |
| 21 | Expected +$174 per submission: 3.2% of 603 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,995), and a PSA 9 ($130) still clears the $714 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $130 | $6,995 | $689 | +$6,281 | 3.2% | +$174 | 603 high |
| 22 | Expected +$148 per submission: 5% of 943 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,120), and a PSA 9 ($335) still clears the $466 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $66 | $335 | $3,120 | $400 | +$2,653 | 5% | +$148 | 943 high |
| 23 | Expected +$118 per submission: 42.1% of 76 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($400), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $7 | $70 | $400 | $84 | +$309 | 42.1% | +$118 | 76 medium |
| 24 | Expected +$101 per submission: 5.5% of 655 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,830), and a PSA 9 ($249) still clears the $276 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $39 | $249 | $1,830 | $237 | +$1,554 | 5.5% | +$101 | 655 high |
| 25 | Expected +$81 per submission: 31.6% of 95 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $9 | $21 | $500 | $85 | +$406 | 31.6% | +$81 | 95 medium |
| 26 | Expected +$76 per submission: 36.8% of 348 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($400), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $35 | $400 | $84 | +$308 | 36.8% | +$76 | 348 high |
| 27 | Expected +$26 per submission: 25.7% of 226 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($311), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $60 | $311 | $83 | +$222 | 25.7% | +$26 | 226 high |
| 28 | Expected +$19 per submission: 34.5% of 84 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($199), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $6 | $65 | $199 | $82 | +$111 | 34.5% | +$19 | 84 medium |
| 29 | Expected loss −$26 per submission: 39.2% of 79 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($133), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $7 | $19 | $133 | $81 | +$44 | 39.2% | −$26 | 79 medium |
| 30 | Expected loss −$32 per submission: 30.9% of 139 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($95), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $11 | $65 | $95 | $81 | +$3 | 30.9% | −$32 | 139 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 Legendary Collection ranking
Every Legendary Collection 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 Gengar from Legendary Collection, gems 1.6% of the time across 1,249 graded copies: +$5,696 is what a long run of submissions would average, $327,435 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Legendary Collection cards is 11.1%. Roughly one submitted copy in 9 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, 20 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 10 need a 10 to break even and 2 lose money on expectation. 24 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Legendary Collection 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 Legendary Collection card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.