Best Legendary Treasures Cards to Grade
The Legendary Treasures 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: Lugia-EX at an expected +$897.
Worth grading41
With a gem-rate sample41100%
Positive expected value24
Median gem rate5.7%
PSA fees as of2026-09-26
Ranked by expected profit 41
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$897 per submission: 6.3% of 756 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($12,500), and a PSA 9 ($859) still clears the $1,179 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $859 | $12,500 | $1,144 | +$11,321 | 6.3% | +$897 | 756 high |
| 2 | Expected +$807 per submission: 6.3% of 492 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,600), and a PSA 9 ($925) still clears the $752 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $47 | $925 | $8,600 | $705 | +$7,848 | 6.3% | +$807 | 492 high |
| 3 | Expected +$699 per submission: 1.9% of 1,344 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($35,400), and a PSA 9 ($1,427) still clears the $2,583 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $210 | $1,427 | $35,400 | $2,373 | +$32,817 | 1.9% | +$699 | 1,344 high |
| 4 | Expected +$659 per submission: 6.4% of 233 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,000), and a PSA 9 ($300) still clears the $739 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $300 | $10,000 | $719 | +$9,261 | 6.4% | +$659 | 233 high |
| 5 | Expected +$537 per submission: 7.3% of 426 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,000), and a PSA 9 ($950) still clears the $434 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $950 | $4,000 | $409 | +$3,566 | 7.3% | +$537 | 426 high |
| 6 | Expected +$536 per submission: 3.8% of 416 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($15,000), and a PSA 9 ($480) still clears the $1,235 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $66 | $480 | $15,000 | $1,169 | +$13,765 | 3.8% | +$536 | 416 high |
| 7 | Expected +$530 per submission: 2.3% of 964 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($21,850), and a PSA 9 ($810) still clears the $1,392 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $154 | $810 | $21,850 | $1,238 | +$20,459 | 2.3% | +$530 | 964 high |
| 8 | Expected +$413 per submission: 13.9% of 79 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,735), and only a PSA 10 covers the $422 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $16 | $56 | $3,735 | $406 | +$3,313 | 13.9% | +$413 | 79 medium |
| 9 | Expected +$376 per submission: 7.1% of 154 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,850), and a PSA 9 ($293) still clears the $426 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $293 | $4,850 | $418 | +$4,425 | 7.1% | +$376 | 154 high |
| 10 | Expected +$259 per submission: 4.1% of 364 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,800), and a PSA 9 ($200) still clears the $712 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $200 | $7,800 | $697 | +$7,088 | 4.1% | +$259 | 364 high |
| 11 | Expected +$234 per submission: 0.9% of 223 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($30,000), and a PSA 9 ($795) still clears the $2,540 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $221 | $795 | $30,000 | $2,319 | +$27,460 | 0.9% | +$234 | 223 high |
| 12 | Expected +$204 per submission: 8% of 261 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,914), and a PSA 9 ($450) still clears the $263 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $450 | $1,914 | $238 | +$1,651 | 8% | +$204 | 261 high |
| 13 | Expected +$188 per submission: 4.3% of 492 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,750), and a PSA 9 ($250) still clears the $712 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $250 | $5,750 | $677 | +$5,039 | 4.3% | +$188 | 492 high |
| 14 | Expected +$124 per submission: 11.8% of 85 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,650), and only a PSA 10 covers the $242 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $6 | $75 | $1,650 | $236 | +$1,409 | 11.8% | +$124 | 85 medium |
| 15 | Expected +$120 per submission: 6.8% of 354 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,375), and a PSA 9 ($282) still clears the $268 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $282 | $2,375 | $243 | +$2,107 | 6.8% | +$120 | 354 high |
| 16 | Expected +$95 per submission: 2% of 958 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,600), and a PSA 9 ($321) still clears the $753 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $68 | $321 | $6,600 | $685 | +$5,847 | 2% | +$95 | 958 high |
| 17 | Expected +$88 per submission: 3.4% of 621 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,840), and a PSA 9 ($250) still clears the $432 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $250 | $3,840 | $407 | +$3,408 | 3.4% | +$88 | 621 high |
| 18 | Expected +$77 per submission: 0.5% of 219 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($30,000), and a PSA 9 ($900) still clears the $2,621 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $302 | $900 | $30,000 | $2,319 | +$27,379 | 0.5% | +$77 | 219 high |
| 19 | Expected +$69 per submission: 11.2% of 161 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($960), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $75 | $960 | $90 | +$864 | 11.2% | +$69 | 161 high |
| 20 | Expected +$52 per submission: 0.4% of 2,544 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,999), and a PSA 9 ($402) still clears the $789 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $70 | $402 | $9,999 | $719 | +$9,210 | 0.4% | +$52 | 2,544 high |
| 21 | Expected +$21 per submission: 7.9% of 178 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($760), and only a PSA 10 covers the $98 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $75 | $760 | $88 | +$662 | 7.9% | +$21 | 178 high |
| 22 | Expected +$20 per submission: 0.7% of 136 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,500), and a PSA 9 ($222) still clears the $706 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $222 | $7,500 | $694 | +$6,794 | 0.7% | +$20 | 136 high |
| 23 | Expected +$9 per submission: 3.4% of 321 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,000), and a PSA 9 ($153) still clears the $253 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $153 | $2,000 | $239 | +$1,747 | 3.4% | +$9 | 321 high |
| 24 | Expected +$9 per submission: 4.6% of 216 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,496), and only a PSA 10 covers the $129 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $74 | $1,496 | $115 | +$1,367 | 4.6% | +$9 | 216 high |
| 25 | Expected loss −$2 per submission: 5.7% of 53 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,000), and only a PSA 10 covers the $98 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $8 | $60 | $1,000 | $90 | +$902 | 5.7% | −$2 | 53 medium |
| 26 | Expected loss −$4 per submission: 9.1% of 175 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($630), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $5 | $55 | $630 | $86 | +$538 | 9.1% | −$4 | 175 high |
| 27 | Expected loss −$11 per submission: 2.3% of 43 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,561), and a PSA 9 ($250) still clears the $278 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $43 | $250 | $1,561 | $235 | +$1,283 | 2.3% | −$11 | 43 medium |
| 28 | Expected loss −$12 per submission: 7.2% of 153 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($630), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $60 | $630 | $86 | +$538 | 7.2% | −$12 | 153 high |
| 29 | Expected loss −$14 per submission: 4.3% of 92 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($312), and a PSA 9 ($175) still clears the $91 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $8 | $175 | $312 | $83 | +$220 | 4.3% | −$14 | 92 medium |
| 30 | Expected loss −$18 per submission: 20.8% of 48 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($255), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $5 | $23 | $255 | $83 | +$167 | 20.8% | −$18 | 48 medium |
| 31 | Expected loss −$22 per submission: 2% of 51 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,000), and only a PSA 10 covers the $408 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $9 | $49 | $3,000 | $399 | +$2,592 | 2% | −$22 | 51 medium |
| 32 | Expected loss −$29 per submission: 3% of 101 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($253), and a PSA 9 ($206) still clears the $92 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $206 | $253 | $83 | +$162 | 3% | −$29 | 101 high |
| 33 | Expected loss −$38 per submission: 13.3% of 30 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($275), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $8 | $21 | $275 | $83 | +$184 | 13.3% | −$38 | 30 medium |
| 34 | Expected loss −$39 per submission: 10% of 60 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($183), and only a PSA 10 covers the $100 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $18 | $80 | $183 | $82 | +$83 | 10% | −$39 | 60 medium |
| 35 | Expected loss −$49 per submission: 13% of 161 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($94), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $45 | $94 | $81 | +$5 | 13% | −$49 | 161 high |
| 36 | Expected loss −$50 per submission: 12.6% of 183 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($90), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $55 | $90 | $81 | +$3 | 12.6% | −$50 | 183 high |
| 37 | Expected loss −$54 per submission: 6.3% of 144 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($99), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $67 | $99 | $81 | +$8 | 6.3% | −$54 | 144 high |
| 38 | Expected loss −$57 per submission: 7.7% of 52 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($200), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $7 | $18 | $200 | $82 | +$111 | 7.7% | −$57 | 52 medium |
| 39 | Expected loss −$57 per submission: 2.3% of 43 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($124), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $10 | $45 | $124 | $81 | +$33 | 2.3% | −$57 | 43 medium |
| 40 | Expected loss −$69 per submission: 1.2% of 86 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($92), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $9 | $50 | $92 | $81 | +$1 | 1.2% | −$69 | 86 medium |
| 41 | Expected loss −$75 per submission: 0% of 11 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($91), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $9 | $39 | $91 | $81 | +$2 | 0% | −$75 | 11 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 Legendary Treasures ranking
Every Legendary Treasures card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 41 cards from the set pass. 41 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 Lugia-EX from Legendary Treasures, gems 6.3% of the time across 756 graded copies: +$897 is what a long run of submissions would average, $11,321 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Legendary Treasures cards is 5.7%. Roughly one submitted copy in 18 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 41 ranked cards, 22 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 19 need a 10 to break even and 17 lose money on expectation. 28 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Legendary Treasures 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 Treasures card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.
Legendary Treasures grading questions
Which Legendary Treasures card is the best to grade?
On current numbers the Lugia-EX (Legendary Treasures #102): 6.3% of 756 graded copies came back PSA 10, an expected profit of $897 per submission after the $1,144 grading cost, against a best case of $11,321 if it gems.
How many Legendary Treasures cards are worth grading?
24 keep a positive expected value after the fee, out of the 41 with a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies. 41 cards on this page have a PSA 10 price that beats the raw price by more than the grading fee.
What gem rate do Legendary Treasures cards get at PSA?
The median across the 41 sampled Legendary Treasures cards is 5.7%, so about one in 18 of the copies collectors chose to submit came back PSA 10. The strongest rate with a sample of thirty or more is the Garbodor (Legendary Treasures #68) at 20.8% of 48.
Does the Legendary Treasures ranking apply to CGC or Beckett?
Not directly. The cost column is PSA's fee as of 2026-09-26 and the graded columns are PSA slab prices; the gem-rate sample falls back to CGC's population only when PSA has fewer than ten copies. A CGC or Beckett submission has its own fee and resale price.