{"id":15523,"date":"2025-11-28T10:24:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T10:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oreateai.com\/blog\/tier-list-template\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T10:24:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T10:24:31","slug":"tier-list-template","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oreateai.com\/blog\/tier-list-template\/","title":{"rendered":"[Tier List Template]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let me paint you a picture: It\u2019s 2020, my husband and I are knee-deep in <em>that<\/em> phase of quarantine where we\u2019d ranked every Marvel movie, argued over the best BBQ joints in Texas, and even debated which Target checkout lane was cursed (aisle 7, obviously). That\u2019s when my college-aged niece texts me: \u201cAuntie, how do I make a tier list for my Overwatch mains?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Turns out, I didn\u2019t know.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d seen those trendy S-tier to F-tier memes, but actually building one? My first attempt looked like a kindergartener\u2019s finger-painting project. I tried Google Slides, scribbled sticky notes, even a whiteboard that my cat hijacked (RIP \u201cTop 90s Sitcoms\u201d list). But after 3 years of trial, error, and way too much caffeine, here\u2019s what <em>actually<\/em> works:<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>The \u201cOh, So <em>That\u2019s<\/em> Why\u201d Moment<\/h3>\n<p>Most templates online are either <strong>overcomplicated Excel nightmares<\/strong> or <strong>rigid Canva frames<\/strong> that shame you for wanting a \u201cB+ Tier\u201d column. What saved me? <strong>Adaptability.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best template I ever made was born during a 2 a.m. stress session over ranking my kids\u2019 Halloween candy haul. I opened Google Sheets, drew five uneven rectangles, and labeled them S to D. Why? Because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Toddlers don\u2019t care about symmetry<\/strong> (and neither should your first draft)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Color &gt; Perfection<\/strong> (I stole my daughter\u2019s Crayola markers to code tiers \u2014 game changer)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leave wiggle room<\/strong> (my husband still argues Snickers belongs in A-tier, the heathen)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h3>Mistakes You Don\u2019t Have to Repeat<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Overcomplicating Categories<\/strong><br \/>\nMy sister asked for a \u201cWeeknight Dinner Tier List\u201d once. I gave her 12 subcategories like \u201cLeftover Potential\u201d and \u201cKid Meltdown Risk.\u201d She texted back: \u201cThis feels like homework.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Fix<\/strong>: Start with 3-5 basic tiers (Love, Meh, Nope) \u2014 you can add \u201cGuilty Pleasure\u201d or \u201cTry Again Later\u201d columns once you\u2019re hooked.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Forgetting the \u2018Why\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\nI once spent hours ranking local coffee shops\u2026 then couldn\u2019t remember if I placed Starbucks in B-tier for their Pike Place roast or their bathroom accessibility.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Fix<\/strong>: Add a tiny notes column (even just emojis \u2014  \u2615\ufe0f\ud83d\udebd).<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Ignoring the \u201cPrint Test\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nMade a gorgeous digital template for my book club\u2026 only to realize it looked like a ransom note when printed at Staples.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Fix<\/strong>: Test a black-and-white printout <em>before<\/em> sharing. Trust me.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>The Template I Actually Use (Steal It)<\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019ve settled on a Frankenstein mix of <strong>Google Sheets<\/strong> and <strong>old-school grid paper<\/strong> for brainstorming. Here\u2019s why:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Google Sheets<\/strong> lets me drag-and-drop (critical when my D&amp;D group debates mimic stats)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grid paper<\/strong> is chaos-friendly (spilled La Croix? Just redraw that corner)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hybrid approach<\/strong> = less pressure. Sometimes you need to scribble \u201cMario Kart Tracks\u201d at 1 a.m. without opening a laptop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Grab my bare-bones template <strong><a href=\"link\">here<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 it\u2019s just a rainbow-colored table with tier labels. Fancy? No. Functional? Like a Crockpot.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Final Takeaway: Tier Lists Are Supposed to Be Fun<\/h3>\n<p>My neighbor once confessed she gave up halfway through ranking her garden veggies because \u201cthe template felt judgy.\u201d I get it. The moment your tier list feels like a tax form, <strong>scrap it and start over<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Use crayons. Let tiers overlap. Add a \u201cChaos\u201d category for that one friend who insists pineapple belongs on pizza. The goal isn\u2019t to impress Reddit \u2014 it\u2019s to make your 3 a.m. debates over zombie movie rankings a little more colorful.<\/p>\n<p>And if all else fails? Take it from a mom who\u2019s ranked everything from Paw Patrol episodes to ER wait times: <strong>Your gut reaction is usually right.<\/strong> (Except about ketchup on eggs. That\u2019s an automatic F-tier.)<\/p>\n<p>Now go make that list \u2014 and tag me when your family argues over it at Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let me paint you a picture: It\u2019s 2020, my husband and I are knee-deep in that phase of quarantine where we\u2019d ranked every Marvel movie, argued over the best BBQ joints in Texas, and even debated which Target checkout lane was cursed (aisle 7, obviously). That\u2019s when my college-aged niece texts me: \u201cAuntie, how do&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oreateai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oreateai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oreateai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oreateai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oreateai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.oreateai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oreateai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oreateai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oreateai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oreateai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}