Best Paradox Rift Cards to Grade
The Paradox Rift 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: Groudon at an expected +$80.
Ranked by expected profit 36
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$80 per submission: 33.8% of 17,057 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($600), and only a PSA 10 covers the $198 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $112 | $112 | $600 | $86 | +$402 | 33.8% | +$80 | 17,057 high |
| 2 | Expected +$57 per submission: 38.6% of 376 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($360), and only a PSA 10 covers the $100 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $28 | $360 | $84 | +$260 | 38.6% | +$57 | 376 high |
| 3 | Expected +$13 per submission: 47.9% of 814 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($225), and only a PSA 10 covers the $111 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $29 | $30 | $225 | $82 | +$114 | 47.9% | +$13 | 814 high |
| 4 | Expected +$6 per submission: 37.8% of 2,359 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($275), and only a PSA 10 covers the $123 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $38 | $275 | $83 | +$152 | 37.8% | +$6 | 2,359 high |
| 5 | Expected +$5 per submission: 37.7% of 3,399 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($284), and only a PSA 10 covers the $136 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $53 | $57 | $284 | $83 | +$148 | 37.7% | +$5 | 3,399 high |
| 6 | Expected loss −$1 per submission: 34.9% of 2,226 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($270), and only a PSA 10 covers the $125 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $42 | $45 | $270 | $83 | +$145 | 34.9% | −$1 | 2,226 high |
| 7 | Expected loss −$6 per submission: 37.5% of 1,784 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($210), and only a PSA 10 covers the $106 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $24 | $36 | $210 | $82 | +$104 | 37.5% | −$6 | 1,784 high |
| 8 | Expected loss −$11 per submission: 29.5% of 6,918 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($288), and only a PSA 10 covers the $140 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $57 | $64 | $288 | $83 | +$148 | 29.5% | −$11 | 6,918 high |
| 9 | Expected loss −$16 per submission: 36.9% of 2,472 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($174), and only a PSA 10 covers the $102 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $35 | $174 | $82 | +$72 | 36.9% | −$16 | 2,472 high |
| 10 | Expected loss −$17 per submission: 26.5% of 1,768 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($270), and only a PSA 10 covers the $113 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $37 | $270 | $83 | +$157 | 26.5% | −$17 | 1,768 high |
| 11 | Expected loss −$19 per submission: 36.1% of 1,808 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($190), and only a PSA 10 covers the $104 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $22 | $24 | $190 | $82 | +$87 | 36.1% | −$19 | 1,808 high |
| 12 | Expected loss −$20 per submission: 34.5% of 2,119 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($174), and only a PSA 10 covers the $107 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $42 | $174 | $82 | +$67 | 34.5% | −$20 | 2,119 high |
| 13 | Expected loss −$22 per submission: 37.7% of 2,573 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($184), and only a PSA 10 covers the $114 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $32 | $38 | $184 | $82 | +$70 | 37.7% | −$22 | 2,573 high |
| 14 | Expected loss −$23 per submission: 38.6% of 2,045 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($153), and only a PSA 10 covers the $97 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $24 | $153 | $82 | +$56 | 38.6% | −$23 | 2,045 high |
| 15 | Expected loss −$25 per submission: 35.4% of 6,047 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($180), and only a PSA 10 covers the $109 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $27 | $31 | $180 | $82 | +$71 | 35.4% | −$25 | 6,047 high |
| 16 | Expected loss −$25 per submission: 35.3% of 3,189 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($162), and only a PSA 10 covers the $102 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $30 | $162 | $82 | +$60 | 35.3% | −$25 | 3,189 high |
| 17 | Expected loss −$27 per submission: 42% of 6,062 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($165), and only a PSA 10 covers the $116 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $34 | $35 | $165 | $82 | +$49 | 42% | −$27 | 6,062 high |
| 18 | Expected loss −$28 per submission: 32.2% of 668 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($185), and only a PSA 10 covers the $109 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $27 | $34 | $185 | $82 | +$76 | 32.2% | −$28 | 668 high |
| 19 | Expected loss −$29 per submission: 38.4% of 1,902 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($135), and only a PSA 10 covers the $97 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $29 | $135 | $81 | +$38 | 38.4% | −$29 | 1,902 high |
| 20 | Expected loss −$30 per submission: 37.9% of 1,398 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($140), and only a PSA 10 covers the $101 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $30 | $140 | $81 | +$39 | 37.9% | −$30 | 1,398 high |
| 21 | Expected loss −$30 per submission: 44.8% of 770 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($106), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $25 | $106 | $81 | +$16 | 44.8% | −$30 | 770 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$31 per submission: 29.8% of 6,263 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($200), and only a PSA 10 covers the $120 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $38 | $45 | $200 | $82 | +$80 | 29.8% | −$31 | 6,263 high |
| 23 | Expected loss −$31 per submission: 39.5% of 731 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($120), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $20 | $120 | $81 | +$30 | 39.5% | −$31 | 731 high |
| 24 | Expected loss −$33 per submission: 33.3% of 975 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($120), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $30 | $120 | $81 | +$29 | 33.3% | −$33 | 975 high |
| 25 | Expected loss −$34 per submission: 37.4% of 1,056 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($123), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $11 | $20 | $123 | $81 | +$31 | 37.4% | −$34 | 1,056 high |
| 26 | Expected loss −$34 per submission: 39.4% of 2,464 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($126), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $21 | $126 | $81 | +$30 | 39.4% | −$34 | 2,464 high |
| 27 | Expected loss −$35 per submission: 31.6% of 2,482 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($150), and only a PSA 10 covers the $97 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $22 | $150 | $81 | +$52 | 31.6% | −$35 | 2,482 high |
| 28 | Expected loss −$35 per submission: 33.5% of 3,812 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($162), and only a PSA 10 covers the $115 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $33 | $40 | $162 | $82 | +$47 | 33.5% | −$35 | 3,812 high |
| 29 | Expected loss −$35 per submission: 36.4% of 959 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($105), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $30 | $105 | $81 | +$14 | 36.4% | −$35 | 959 high |
| 30 | Expected loss −$38 per submission: 32.8% of 1,932 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($131), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $23 | $131 | $81 | +$35 | 32.8% | −$38 | 1,932 high |
| 31 | Expected loss −$38 per submission: 37.6% of 5,741 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($117), and only a PSA 10 covers the $101 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $31 | $117 | $81 | +$16 | 37.6% | −$38 | 5,741 high |
| 32 | Expected loss −$38 per submission: 36.9% of 797 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($95), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $26 | $95 | $81 | +$6 | 36.9% | −$38 | 797 high |
| 33 | Expected loss −$39 per submission: 33.3% of 11,559 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($180), and only a PSA 10 covers the $127 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $45 | $41 | $180 | $82 | +$53 | 33.3% | −$39 | 11,559 high |
| 34 | Expected loss −$41 per submission: 29.7% of 474 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($121), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $13 | $26 | $121 | $81 | +$27 | 29.7% | −$41 | 474 high |
| 35 | Expected loss −$42 per submission: 33.9% of 501 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($88), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $24 | $88 | $81 | +$1 | 33.9% | −$42 | 501 high |
| 36 | Expected loss −$43 per submission: 35% of 1,302 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($100), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $16 | $100 | $81 | +$12 | 35% | −$43 | 1,302 high |
Best case only — no gem-rate evidence 1
Fewer than 10 graded copies in the PSA and CGC population reports. They clear the grading cost if they gem — that is all the numbers support.
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | $18 | — | $130 | $81 | +$31 | — | — | none <10 |
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 Paradox Rift ranking
Every Paradox Rift card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 37 cards from the set pass. 36 of them (97%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 5 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 Groudon from Paradox Rift, gems 33.8% of the time across 17,057 graded copies: +$80 is what a long run of submissions would average, $402 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Paradox Rift cards is 36.4%. Roughly one submitted copy in 3 came back PSA 10, and no row here covers raw price plus fee at PSA 9, so the gem rate decides whether a submission pays. Of the 36 ranked cards, 36 need a 10 to break even and 31 lose money on expectation. 36 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
1 card sits below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies. The largest best case among them is the Garchomp ex from Paradox Rift at +$31.
Before you submit a Paradox Rift 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 Paradox Rift card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.