Best Cards to Grade in the Sword & Shield Era
The 100 best Sword & Shield cards to grade across 19 sets, ranked by PSA 10 ROI. Gengar V 156 leads at 5.4x ($11.41 raw vs $239.99 in PSA 10).
ROI is the PSA 10 price against the raw price plus grading cost and PSA's value-tier upcharge, from live market prices and PSA population data. Cards are ranked highest ROI first.
| Rank | Card | Raw | PSA 10 | Gem rate | PSA 10 pop | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gengar V 156 | $11.41 | $239.99 | 35.3% | 1,187 | 5.4x |
| 2 | Surfing Pikachu V 008 | $4.59 | $200.00 | 42.6% | 3,100 | 5.3x |
| 3 | Charizard V 017 | $7.79 | $207.67 | 43.9% | 1,959 | 5.1x |
| 4 | Lugia V 138 | $14.55 | $233.25 | 46.9% | 4,904 | 4.9x |
| 5 | Ho-Oh V 140 | $3.64 | $173.33 | 45.4% | 823 | 4.7x |
| 6 | Mew V 060 | $6.28 | $185.00 | 42.1% | 532 | 4.7x |
| 7 | Dragonite V 049 | $4.79 | $170.00 | 35.6% | 530 | 4.5x |
| 8 | Mewtwo V 030 | $6.07 | $175.00 | 34.4% | 568 | 4.5x |
| 9 | Umbreon V 094 | $8.40 | $179.96 | 35.3% | 797 | 4.3x |
| 10 | Flying Pikachu V 006 | $4.28 | $155.00 | 41.7% | 3,042 | 4.2x |
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