How paid ranking works
Buying secures a lasting listing on the paid board from #4 down. Its numeric rank is dynamic and changes whenever bids overtake one another.
- Bid limitsNew bids use whole US dollars, from $1 to $999,999, in $1 increments.
- Rank orderHigher bids rank higher. When one bid overtakes another, both numeric ranks move automatically. Paying less than the current #4 still places you at the highest rank that amount can take.
- Equal bidsEqual bids keep chronological order. The older completed bid keeps the higher rank.
- Bid on an existing listingEntering the same website or @handle creates a new full-price bid. The whole amount is charged and that bid becomes the listing's current paid fallback. A current podium reign and its HP stay unchanged. #2 and #3 receive another Battle Token for a higher target. #1 must explicitly confirm a fallback-only bid, which creates no Battle Token or spin.
How the top three are won
Ranks #1, #2, and #3 cannot be bought. They are defended positions with health. Purchases with a legal higher podium target include one chance to challenge it; a confirmed #1 fallback-only bid does not.
Founding an empty podium
At launch, the first three unique completed claims take the vacant #1, #2, and #3 positions in order with full rank-specific HP. Founding #1 receives no Battle Token because no higher target exists; founding #2 and #3 receive one when a legal higher holder exists. A repeat claim cannot take another vacancy, and a position that has ever had a reign cannot be founded again.
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Buy a paid rank
Complete any paid-board purchase from #4 down. Your current bid-derived rank becomes your fallback position.
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Choose your target now
After an attack-eligible purchase, your Battle Token activates automatically. Choose a legal higher podium target before leaving the site. If you leave, you lose the free spin.
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Spin for damage
Roll the luck wheel to determine the hit. The result can be anything from 0 damage, a complete miss, to 100 damage, an instant knockout.
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Apply permanent damage
The wheel result is removed from the defender's health. Damage remains for future challengers until that defender is defeated.
The final hit takes the place
Reduce a defender to zero health, including with a 100-damage instant knockout, and you dethrone them. A paid-board challenger takes the podium rank while the defeated holder returns to their current paid fallback. If a lower podium holder lands the final hit, they move up and the defeated holder is displaced into the vacated lower slot. Every new reign starts with fresh rank-specific HP.
Underdogs belong at the top
The largest bid can buy the best paid position, but it cannot lock up the top three. Every attack-eligible purchase creates a real chance to fight. An underdog with little money can still be seen, become successful, land the final hit, and take the biggest stage on the board.
What you can list
The board is for public products and profiles. Listings that break these rules may be removed or corrected.
Allowed
- A public website or an iOS App Store or Google Play Store app.
- A public X, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Reddit, GitHub, Instagram, or Dribbble profile or page.
Not allowed
- Chat and invite links, including Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, Messenger, Signal, and similar services.
- Pornography, NSFW material, sexual content, or adult platforms.
- Link shorteners. A submitted short link is replaced by its final destination.
How URLs are handled
Clean destination URLs
Query parameters are stripped. Affiliate, referral, and tracking query strings do not become part of the listing, and clicks go to the clean URL or profile you submitted.
Platform links stay distinct
Launch supports websites, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Reddit, GitHub, Instagram, Dribbble, the iOS App Store, and the Google Play Store. Platform links are keyed by their relevant path or identifier, so separate profiles, apps, and repositories never share one bid.
After you pay
Only a completed full-price payment creates a bid. An incomplete checkout does not reserve a position.
Your listing and bid position become public. Clicks lead to the normalized website or profile you submitted.
A completed attack-eligible rank purchase automatically opens the Battle Token flow. Choose a legal higher podium target and spin the luck wheel for 0-100 damage immediately. A confirmed #1 fallback-only bid creates no token or spin.