Attack on Titan Characters Tier List
Twelve characters whose arcs were written to be reassessed. Almost everyone here is a different person by the final arc, and several are deliberately hard to like. This board works best when you decide whether you are grading development, leadership, or narrative function. Nothing is pre-graded: tiles wait in Unranked until you drag or tap them into S–F. Rows rename in a click and the finished board exports as a PNG.
Eren Yeager
Mikasa Ackerman
Armin Arlert
Levi Ackerman
Erwin Smith
Hange Zoe
Reiner Braun
Annie Leonhart
Jean Kirstein
Connie Springer
Sasha Blouse
Historia Reiss0 of 12 items ranked.
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How this board is built: the 12 tiles are an editorial starting set, not an official roster and not a published ranking — every entry waits in Unranked until you place it. Item tiles are original pictograms or two-letter emblems drawn for this site rather than character artwork, film stills or club logos, so nothing here is licensed material reused from a rights holder. Tiers you set are your own judgement.
What's included in this Attack on Titan Characters board
The board arrives with all 12 entries present as tiles and none of them assigned to a tier. That is deliberate: a template that opens with a finished ranking only invites you to agree or disagree with whoever made it, whereas an empty ladder makes you commit to an ordering of your own. Drag a tile onto a row, or on a phone tap the tile and then the tier you want. You can add rows for extra categories, rename the standard ones, and remove any entry you do not recognise — a list you can defend is more useful than a long one you cannot.
How to rank this Attack on Titan Characters board
Development first: who changed, whether the change was set up, and whether it cost them something. This cast rewards that reading more than raw combat ability. Leadership is a distinct pass — some characters are excellent at making decisions and poor at surviving them, and the story is interested in exactly that gap. Narrative impact is the third axis: who made the plot move rather than react to it. Preference is allowed and often the honest answer, but separate it from the analytical passes rather than blending them. One practical note: the final arc recontextualises earlier behaviour, so a list made before finishing the series will not match one made after. Say which one yours is.
Using the board without over-thinking it
Most people finish a board like this in a couple of minutes and then reorder the middle rows for another ten. That middle is where the honest disagreement lives, so do not rush it: place the obvious top three and the obvious bottom three first, then work inward. If two entries still feel identical, that is a real observation — say so in a row note or a text tile rather than inventing a difference. When the ordering settles, export the PNG so the arrangement is saved somewhere permanent, and copy the share link if you want someone else to argue with it.
Ranking criteria used here
- character development
- leadership
- narrative impact
Before you share it
Put your criterion in the board title, so a reader knows whether they are looking at a favourites list or an analytical one. If the subject changes with patches, seasons or releases, add the date. And remember the share link carries tier names, colours and the tile order — uploaded photos stay on your device, so export a PNG when those matter.
All 12 items in this template
Back to the boardEren YeagerMikasa AckermanArmin ArlertLevi AckermanErwin SmithHange ZoeReiner BraunAnnie LeonhartJean KirsteinConnie SpringerSasha BlouseHistoria ReissAttack on Titan Characters tier list FAQ
Can I rank this without finishing the series?
You can, but mark it. Late-series reveals change how several entries read, so a board built at season two is a legitimate but different list. Note your progress in the title.
Why do some characters rank low on writing but high on impact?
Because those are different measurements. A character can drive the plot hard while being thinly drawn, and a board that shows both rows makes that tension visible instead of hiding it.
