Kratos, the Doom Slayer, Sephiroth, Master Chief, Bowser: rank the deadliest heroes and bosses in gaming.
Pick a theme and a ranking size, then start the game. Cards drop one at a time: for each one, you choose a free rank. Once a card is placed, it stays there.
You never know which card is coming next. Put a great card too high and you may have no room for the next one: that’s the whole twist of a blind ranking, also called a blind tier list.
Every game draws at random from these 47 cards. Here is each one, with a short profile and key facts.
A Spartan turned God of War, he toppled Olympus single-handedly to take revenge on the gods who deceived him. Exiled in the North, he tries to teach his son to control his rage.
A legendary warrior so feared that the demons of Hell gave him a name. He cuts through dimensions with a single obsession: wiping out every demon he meets.
An elite SOLDIER and Shinra legend, he descended into madness after learning of his origins. He wants to merge with the planet and become a god.
Son of the legendary demon Sparda, he runs a demon-hunting agency and loves pizza as much as fighting. Carefree, he strolls through the apocalypse cracking jokes.
Dante's twin, he chose their father's power over his own humanity. Calm and methodical, he slices through space itself with his katana Yamato.
A Ghost agent with extraordinary psionic powers, captured and transformed by the Overmind into the Queen of Blades. She ended up ruling the Zerg Swarm alone.
Arthas Menethil, prince of Lordaeron, took up the cursed blade Frostmourne to save his people and lost his soul instead. On the Frozen Throne he commands the Scourge.
A night elf who sacrificed everything to defeat the Burning Legion, even if it meant becoming half-demon. Imprisoned for ten thousand years, he never stopped being ready.
Lord of Terror, one of the three Prime Evils of Hell. He feeds on fear and ended up absorbing the essence of every demon to become the ultimate evil.
King of the Gerudo, he bears the Triforce of Power and keeps coming back to claim the kingdom of Hyrule. Even sealed away, his hatred always breaks free in the end.
King of the Koopas and eternal princess-kidnapper. Behind his repeated defeats stands a monarch with a whole army and a flying castle.
The Ultimate Lifeform, created by Professor Gerald Robotnik. The inhibitor rings on his wrists keep in check a Chaos energy too unstable to be released.
A Spartan-II abducted as a child and augmented to become a super-soldier. In his Mjolnir armor, he has saved humanity several times over from the Covenant and the Flood.
Absolute master of the Satsui no Hadō, the murderous energy, he lives only to face worthy opponents. He killed his own brother and his master.
A little pink ball from Dream Land, always hungry. Behind his adorable look, he has defeated gods and entities that threatened the universe.
A Pokémon created in a lab from Mew's DNA. Disgusted by the humans who made him, he first wanted to replace them with clones.
The original Pokémon, said to have shaped the universe with its thousand arms. It gave birth to the gods of time, space and antimatter.
A demigod betrayed by his fellow generals, he keeps returning from Hell, driven by nothing but his anger. His wrath carries him through fights on a planetary scale.
A scientist and Umbrella double agent, he injected himself with an experimental virus to become a superhuman. He dreams of forcing the evolution of humanity.
An Italian plumber and hero of the Mushroom Kingdom. He has saved the princess hundreds of times with the help of his mushrooms and stars.
A chosen hero reborn in every era to face Ganon. He wields the Master Sword and the Triforce of Courage.
A bounty hunter raised by the Chozo who wiped out the Metroids. Her suit is the most advanced in the galaxy.
A blue hedgehog faster than sound and in love with freedom. With the Chaos Emeralds, he becomes Super Sonic.
The world's most famous Pokémon and Ash's partner. It has already defeated legendary Pokémon.
A mutated witcher who hunts monsters for coin. He prefers the lesser evil, when he can find it.
A Florentine nobleman who became a master assassin after his family was murdered. He dismantled the Templar order in Italy.
An elite soldier and clone of a legendary warrior. He has stopped several Metal Gears single-handedly, often hiding in a cardboard box.
An adventurer-archaeologist who explores tombs around the world. She has survived gods and mythical creatures.
A ninja who came back from the Netherrealm to avenge his family and clan. His harpoon and his catchphrase are known to everyone.
God of thunder and protector of Earthrealm. He guides its champions against the invaders from Outworld.
Emperor of Outworld, who has conquered entire realms through Mortal Kombat. His war hammer crushes all resistance.
The nameless hero of a world made of blocks. Alone, he can build cities and defeat the Ender Dragon and the Wither.
A hero with no arms or legs from the Glade of Dreams. His flying fists and helicopter hair have gotten him out of every trap.
A bandicoot genetically modified by Dr. Neo Cortex. He spins around and smashes crates.
A mercenary who believed he was a former SOLDIER First Class. Wielding his giant sword, he defeated Sephiroth.
A court jester who became a god by upsetting the Warring Triad. He destroyed the world and rules over its ruins.
A lazy skeleton who does nothing but crack jokes. But on the Genocide route, he becomes the hardest fight in the game.
A metal-helmeted executioner born from James's guilt. He drags an enormous blade and punishes without a word.
A bioweapon created by Umbrella to eliminate the members of S.T.A.R.S. He pursues his target relentlessly.
An Umbra Witch who fights angels and demons alike. She summons giant demons using her hair.
A genetically engineered assassin, the ICA's most efficient. His hits often look like accidents.
A wandering fighter who lives only for the way of the warrior. He struggles against the Satsui no Hado lurking inside him.
A banana-loving gorilla from Kong Island. His fists have pushed back Mario and King K. Rool's entire army.
A theoretical physicist who became, against his will, the symbol of human resistance. He has never spoken a word.
An artificial intelligence that runs the tests at Aperture Science. She kills test subjects with a sense of humor.
A small vessel born of the Void who explores the ruins of Hallownest. They have absorbed and mastered the Void itself.
An outlaw in Dutch's gang and an exceptional marksman. Sick and weary, he seeks some form of redemption.
Kratos, who took down the Greek and then the Norse gods, and the Doom Slayer are cited most, along with Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII and Master Chief from Halo. Their strength is measured by what they pull off in their own games, which keeps the comparisons heated.
A tier list is a ranking in tiers, from best to worst. Tiers are usually lettered: S for the elite, then A, B, C and D.
With a regular tier list maker, you drag pictures into tiers freely. On BlindTier, you pick a theme and a Top 10, 20 or 50, then place the cards one by one without knowing which one comes next. It’s free and needs no sign-up.
A blind ranking is a game where you rank items without seeing the rest of the list. Each item is revealed one at a time and has to get a final spot, so you make every choice without knowing what comes next.
In a tier list, you see every item before sorting them into tiers. In a blind ranking, items are revealed one by one and every spot is final: you have to bet on what’s coming.
Yes. BlindTier is free to play in your browser, on desktop and mobile, with no sign-up.
