The rarest NFTs from the best selling PFP collections

Among the best-selling NFT collections out there, some pieces have strong potential to become uniquely defining assets in the mythos of each collection. But these are not always sold for the highest price on the open market. Sometimes they have one of the most sought-after qualities across the NFT space: rarity.

In the case of generative PFP NFTs, the rarest parts are randomly generated. How? They have the rarest combination of characteristics found in every collection. If you ever wondered what these chips may be within the best NFT collections available on the market at the moment, so look no further. Using rarity.tools, one of the most trusted tools for quickly finding the rarest NFTs in a given collection, we’ve rounded up a quick list to save you the trouble of opening up a million tabs in your browser .

At first glance, this might look like the perfect CryptoPunk to represent the average Berlin nightclub enthusiast. But it is so much more than that. With an astonishing rarity score of 10342.68, this is undoubtedly the rarest CryptoPunk of them all. Its rarity is not borne by any individual rarity it possesses. It’s the fact that it has seven traits, and is the only CryptoPunk out of 10,000 to have it. Aside from that, it’s also one of only 78 CryptoPunks with buck teeth, and 115 with a top hat.

This particular Bored Ape has a rarity score of 333.86, mainly due to several highly sought after traits found in the piece. These are largely powered by the dagger in the mouth, which only 48 other Bored Apes possess. Combined with the cyborg eye and the crossbow ring, and you have a truly unique Bored Ape ripe to build a franchise around.

Despite belonging to the most common CloneX species, a regular old human, what makes CloneX #4941 such a rare NFT is what it wears. It does not possess one, but two exclusive features: a skull helmet and a red-on-black varsity jacket. With these two characteristics, this CloneX NFT definitely stands out among a 20,000 strong collection, making its rarity score of 4537.75 well deserved.

Despite the general flashiness of Azuki NFTs and their emphasis on combining streetwear fashion with anime aesthetics, the rarest Azuki NFT of them all is a surprisingly clean representation of an enduring archetype in Japanese culture: a Shinto monk. It is one of only eight bald Azukis in the 10,000-piece collection, and the only one with five characteristics in total. All in all, it gives a rarity score of 11096.50.

Perhaps one of the most important NFT collections to launch in 2022, Moonbirds largely caught on among the community thanks to their sweet aesthetic and broad appeal. However, flying highest among this flock of 10,000 digital owls looks more like a classic creepypasta than anything else. Moonbird #668 is one of only six glitch Moonbird NFTs in the entire collection, and along with being one of only four Moonbirds to have the legendary Guardian feather trait, it carries a rarity score of 6578.47.

What makes gold such a valuable commodity? For the most part, it is a scarce resource that is difficult to harvest with a wide degree of practical application. So just think how rare gold alien of all things would be if it existed. Well, it kind of does. At least within the Doodles NFT collection. Enter Doodle #2912. It is only decorated in gold, and is the only Doodle out of 10,000 that is a gold alien from head to toe, and the only one to have a gold flecked background. This complete set of exclusive features gives it a rarity score of 14546.06.

Throughout 2022, DeGods enjoyed a redemption arc rarely seen in the burgeoning NFT space. Now we even know what the founder Frank looks like. But what about the rarest DeGod of them all? That would be DeGod #2885. It is one of only 53 DeGods in the 10,000-piece collection with four characteristics, and one of only 25 with Medusa’s iconic snake-for-hair. Thanks to these factors, it has a rarity score of 473.14 at the top of the heap.