# Tip #12 — Item-Rarity-Badges

**Date:** 2026-06-23  
**Category:** visual  
**Source:** MC-Survival Wiki Daily Tip (backfilled from state.json)  
**Note:** *Title was truncated in the original state.json log. Body matches the 'Search-Synonyms alias table' variant of the same idea.*

## Item-Rarity-Badges

Add a rarity enum (COMMON, UNCOMMON, RARE, EPIC, LEGENDARY) to the Item model, render a small colored badge next to every item name, and color-code search results by rarity. It solves the visual-flatness problem where every item in the wiki looks equally important, which is at odds with how Minecraft itself presents loot tiers. The signal is player expectation — vanilla Minecraft, mods, and pretty much every game wiki use a rarity color system because it lets players scan a list and immediately spot the high-value items. Five tiers and five colors is the right granularity: more, and the colors blur; fewer, and the signal is too coarse to be useful.

## Implementation tips

1. Add a rarity enum to the Item model: COMMON, UNCOMMON, RARE, EPIC, LEGENDARY.
2. Render a small colored badge (gray/green/blue/purple/orange) next to the item name.
3. Color-code search results by rarity — power users filter visually.