N's Plot #173 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related N's Plot & chase cards
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N's Plot is card #173 out of the Japanese Black Bolt set, and it's the kind of card that quietly builds a following because the artwork and the character tie-in just hit right for a lot of collectors. Raw copies sit at $51, while a gem mint PSA 10 trades for $2,689, which tells you plenty about how much collectors are willing to pay once a copy is confirmed flawless. If you're trying to pin down N's Plot value before buying or selling, the numbers below should give you a clear picture.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $44, down 19% over the past year, with an all-time high of $83 in June 2025.
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N's Plot price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 6,914 graded, only 2,956 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $98 | 2,956 |
| PSA 9 | $44 | 3,301 |
| PSA 8 | $26 | 586 |
| PSA 7 | - | 32 |
| PSA 6 | - | 20 |
| PSA 5 | - | 17 |
| PSA 4 | - | 1 |
| PSA 3 | - | 1 |
| PSA 2 | - | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $44 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
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The collector's take on N's Plot
Is N's Plot worth grading?
Here's the honest math: a raw N's Plot goes for $51, but a PSA 10 sells for $2,689, which works out to about 52.9 times the raw price. That's a serious jump, and it's exactly why so many people ask if N's Plot is worth grading in the first place. The catch is that gem mint isn't guaranteed just because a card looks clean to your eye, centering, edges and surface all get scrutinized, and grading fees plus shipping and wait times add up whether or not you land a 10. Interestingly, a Grade 9 copy is actually fetching $3,097 right now, even above the PSA 10 price, which is a reminder that grading outcomes and market demand can shift in ways a raw price alone won't show you. If your copy is genuinely sharp, grading can pay off in a big way here, but go in knowing it's a bet, not a sure thing.
How rare is N's Plot?
Across every grading company combined, there are 6,405 total graded copies of N's Plot on record, and 2,689 of those have earned a PSA 10. That means a meaningful chunk of graded copies do reach gem mint, so a 10 isn't a needle in a haystack, but it also isn't handed out freely, and the population still represents a relatively contained pool of cards overall. For collectors, that population figure is the real story behind the price: it's not extreme scarcity driving the PSA 10 value, it's steady demand meeting a limited, well-documented supply.
Where can you pull N's Plot?
This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, because we've recorded N's Plot being pulled just 1 time across the pack sites we monitor, that single pull came through collector-crypt, and the biggest recorded pull value on it was $105. It's also shown up in Anime Pop Culture Gacha style packs. With numbers that thin, the honest takeaway is that N's Plot is rarely pulled fresh from packs, most collectors end up buying it directly on the secondary market rather than chasing it through rips. And worth saying plainly: opening packs is a gamble, most openings don't come close to covering the cost, so treat any pull as a bonus, not a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is N's Plot worth?+
A raw, ungraded N's Plot is currently valued at $51. Once graded, the price shifts a lot depending on the grade, with a Grade 9 at $3,097 and a PSA 10 at $2,689, so condition really does the heavy lifting on N's Plot price.
Is N's Plot worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 52.9 times the raw price of $51. Just know that grading costs money and time regardless of the outcome, and not every copy that looks great in hand comes back gem mint, so only send in copies you genuinely believe are sharp.
How much is a PSA 10 N's Plot worth?+
A PSA 10 N's Plot is worth $2,689 right now. There are 2,689 PSA 10 copies out of 6,405 total graded, so gem mint copies are attainable but still represent a limited slice of the overall population.
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