One Piece Straw Hats Tier List

Ten crew members and a question that has nothing to do with power levels: what does each one actually contribute to the ship? Rank them by usefulness, by writing, or by how much you would want them aboard — just do not pretend those are the same measurement. 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.

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Unranked (10)
Luffy
Zoro
Nami
Usopp
Sanji
Chopper
Robin
Franky
Brook
Jinbe

0 of 10 items ranked.

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How this board is built: the 10 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 One Piece Straw Hats board

The board arrives with all 10 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 One Piece Straw Hats board

Start with crew contribution. That covers combat, navigation, repairs, medicine and the role each member plays when the crew is in trouble — a support role is not a lesser role, it is a different one. Then weigh character arcs: who changed the most, and whether the change was earned or announced. Design and personality form a third pass, which is where most favourite lists actually live. If you are ranking by preference, be openly arbitrary; a favourites board that pretends to be analytical reads worse than an honest one. Keep ties visible. Several of these characters are close enough that a note explaining the split is more convincing than a one-row gap nobody can justify.

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

  • crew contribution
  • character arcs
  • design
  • personal preference

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 10 items in this template

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Icon tile for Luffy showing an original sun pictogram; not official artworkLuffy
Icon tile for Zoro showing an original swords pictogram; not official artworkZoro
Icon tile for Nami showing an original compass pictogram; not official artworkNami
Icon tile for Usopp showing an original target pictogram; not official artworkUsopp
Icon tile for Sanji showing an original chef hat pictogram; not official artworkSanji
Icon tile for Chopper showing an original heart pulse pictogram; not official artworkChopper
Icon tile for Robin showing an original book open pictogram; not official artworkRobin
Icon tile for Franky showing an original wrench pictogram; not official artworkFranky
Icon tile for Brook showing an original music pictogram; not official artworkBrook
Icon tile for Jinbe showing an original waves pictogram; not official artworkJinbe

One Piece Straw Hats tier list FAQ

Is this a strength ranking?

Not by default. Crew value covers combat but also navigation, medicine, repairs and morale, which is why the ordering looks different from a pure power list. Say which one you mean in the title.

Where do later crew members belong?

Wherever their contribution puts them, but note that a member who joined recently has less screen time to earn a top row. That is an honest limitation of the comparison, not a flaw in the board.

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