God tier



The God Tiers are an advanced form of leveling found in Homestuck. They were first mentioned in Act 5 in the John: Enter Village flash page, and have since become an important part of the adventure.

According to Vriska, after a player climbs to the top of their Echeladder, they may then proceed to gain levels in the God Tiers. However, in order to do so, they must be asleep. They must find their Quest Bed, which is located somewhere on their planet, and sleep on the bed. When John reaches his Quest Bed in the Land of Wind and Shade, he is killed by Jack Noir. This serves as the catalyst for John reaching the God Tiers, and is revealed to be a necessity: A player must die on their Quest Bed in order to reach the God Tiers.

When a player reaches the God Tiers, their dream self dies in the same manner that the real player dies in, shortly before being revived. This is why John's dream self gained the wound that Jack made on the real John, and why Vriska's dream self was slowly bleeding to death.

So far, the only characters to reach the God Tiers are John and Vriska. Terezi has stated that no one else was willing to kill themselves in order to reach the new levels, as it is not easy to face one's death, however both John and Vriska's deaths were not of their own doing.

Since having a dream self is necessary for reaching the God Tiers, it's been assumed that Jade and the rest of the Trolls will not be able to do it. However, since the dream self dies and comes back when the God Tiers are achieved, and since Jade still has her dream body, it may still be possible for her.