Krillion Rarity Tiers
Every accepted answer in the Krillion game is graded into one of six rarity tiers, and the Krillion rarity tiers page is the complete reference: what each tier is called, how many points it pays, how deep it sinks you, and — with real answers from our own bank — what each band actually looks like. The ladder runs from Plankton, the answer everyone finds, to One in a Krillion, the single gem every dive is hunting.
The Six Tiers, Levels and Points at a Glance
The Krillion tiers work as one ladder with fixed rungs. Each tier has a permanent point value, and every point converts to 10 meters of dive depth, so the tier you land in is exactly where you finish the round:
- Plankton — 5 points, 50 meters. The common tier. Every player finds these answers.
- Too Clever — 10 points, 100 meters. The cheeky tier that feels rare but is surprisingly crowded.
- Schooler — 25 points, 250 meters. The solid mid-water tier for moderately uncommon picks.
- Rare — 40 points, 400 meters. Genuine uncommon territory, reachable with a little thought.
- Deep Cut — 60 points, 600 meters. Obscure answers most players never type.
- One in a Krillion — 100 points, 1000 meters. The maximum: the rarest answer on the sheet.
Points are per round, and a dive sums 7 rounds — so the tier ladder is also the scoring ladder. The full conversion rules and the ocean zones your depth crosses are explained in the Krillion scoring guide.
One Prompt, All Six Tiers
The clearest way to see the Krillion rarity tiers is to watch one real prompt pay out at every level. This is an actual prompt and actual answers from our bank:
Real prompt from the bank
Name an animal that lives in the ocean?
Same question, twenty-fold spread in value. The sheet holds dozens more answers between these rungs — every one graded into the same six tiers.
Every other prompt in the question bank follows the same structure, and the rare answers list collects the top two tiers across all of them.
Each Krillion Tier, Explained
Plankton — 5 points (50m)
Plankton is the floor of the Krillion rarity tiers: the answer that surfaces in everyone's head within a second of reading the prompt. It is fully valid — you keep your five points — but because the whole room finds it, it cannot move you up the leaderboard. The escape is mechanical: acknowledge the first thought, then deliberately name something smaller, stranger or more specific.
Too Clever — 10 points (100m)
Too Clever is the tier that humbles try-hards. It grades the go-to "obscure" pick that is not actually that obscure — the answer that feels like a galaxy-brain play but that thousands of players submit in the same second. Iceland among European countries and tomato among fruits live here. The lesson: cleverness is not rarity.
Schooler — 25 points (250m)
Schooler answers swim in the middle of the pack: moderately uncommon picks that a meaningful share of players reach. They are the workhorses of a solid dive — most total scores above the Plankton floor are built from Schooler answers — and they are where deliberate players first feel the rarity system paying off.
Rare — 40 points (400m)
Rare answers require actual thought: a specific subfamily, a less-traveled example, a name you have to reach for. Only a small share of players sink this deep in the 25-second window, which is why a single Rare answer lifts a dive more than three Plankton answers combined.
Deep Cut — 60 points (600m)
Deep Cut answers are the obscure entries most players never type — deep-sea species, micronations, niche games and forgotten traditions. They are hard to find live but very learnable: the deep answers across our bank cluster into the same handful of families, which is why studying past sheets moves your average so quickly.
One in a Krillion — 100 points (1000m)
One in a Krillion is the top of the Krillion rarity tiers and the namesake of the game: the rarest graded answer on the sheet, worth the maximum 100 points. Finding one feels like winning a mini-lottery — and the official-style philosophy behind the tier is that the gem should also be a satisfying find, not just obscure for obscurity's sake.
Krillion Rarity Tiers – FAQ
What are the Krillion rarity tiers?
The six Krillion rarity tiers are the grading bands every accepted answer falls into: Plankton (+5), Too Clever (+10), Schooler (+25), Rare (+40), Deep Cut (+60) and One in a Krillion (+100). They run from the most common answers to the rarest, and the tier your answer lands in decides exactly how many points — and how much dive depth — it earns.
Are Krillion tiers the same as levels?
Yes — players use "tiers" and "levels" interchangeably for the same six bands. There are no player levels or XP in the game; "level" always refers to the rarity band of an answer, and the points per band are fixed: 5, 10, 25, 40, 60 and 100.
What is the maximum points in Krillion?
A single answer is worth at most 100 points — the One in a Krillion tier. Across a full dive of 7 prompts, the highest possible total is 700 points, which converts to 7,000 meters of dive depth at 10 meters per point.
What is the difference between Deep Cut and One in a Krillion?
Both are rare-answer tiers, but Deep Cut (+60) answers are obscure finds that a determined player can usually reach, while One in a Krillion (+100) is the single rarest answer on the sheet — the gem the game is named after. Think of Deep Cut as expert and One in a Krillion as legendary.
Are the Krillion rarity tiers the same as the official game?
No. This site is an unofficial practice edition and grades its own original bank with its own tier values, published openly on this page. The official game at krillion.io uses its own answer sets and values — official-style fan sites list Plankton at 10 points, for example, while our Plankton is worth 5.
Do the rarity tiers ever change?
The tier names and point values are fixed — they are the rules of the game. What changes is the bank behind them: new prompts and new graded answers are added over time, so the specific answers living in each tier grow, while the ladder itself stays stable.