How to make a tier list

A tier list is a set of labeled rows with entries placed in them. You do not need a template, a download, or an account to make one. Open a blank board, put the things you are ranking onto it, drag them into the rows that fit, and save a picture.

1. Open a blank board

Go to the tier list maker. A new list arrives with six rows labeled S, A, B, C, D and F. That is the usual internet ladder, not a rule: tap any row to rename it, recolor it, move it, or delete it, and add extra rows if the ranking needs more than six buckets. Nothing has to be decided before you start placing things.

If you would rather start from a stocked set (a roster, a menu, a generation of creatures) instead of an empty pool, open a template and edit the copy. The original is not changed.

2. Add what you are ranking

Upload a folder of images in one pass, or add text entries and give each one a color. Everything lands in the unranked pool under the board, not already placed, so the ranking starts as a decision rather than as a default. Each entry can carry a label and a short description, which is how a list of similar pictures stays readable.

Text-only lists are enough for people, ideas, or anything you do not have art for. Image lists are the natural fit for characters, albums, food, and anything that is recognized by sight.

3. Drag the entries into tiers

Drag with a mouse. On a phone, press and hold until the item lifts, then drag; the board scrolls when you hold near an edge. Tapping an entry and then tapping a row works too, which is the easier path on a small screen. A long press starts a multi-select so a handful of entries move at once.

If two things belong in the same row but not in the same place in that row, order inside the row is part of the ranking. Leave the pool visible until the last unplaced item has a home, then hide it if you want a cleaner export.

4. Export it or publish it

Export a PNG to post on Reddit, Discord, or anywhere else that takes a picture. That step does not need an account. Publishing gives the list a page and a link of its own; that step does need an account, because a published chart is public and has a name on it. You can sign in at that point without losing the board you just made.

A published list can be remixed: anyone who opens it gets their own copy with the entries already in place, which is how most arguments about a ranking actually happen.

What the rows mean

S sits above A. F is the bottom of the default board. If you want the history of that ladder, read what S-tier means. If you want a board for a specific fandom, start from a topic page such as Pokémon tier lists or K-pop tier lists instead of a blank one.