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# Rarity tiers
Every asteroid you find belongs to one of six classes. The rarer the class, the bigger the reward — and the fewer that exist in the whole season.
| Tier | What it means |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Empty** | No asteroid — just empty space. Most scans land here. |
| **Common** | The everyday find. |
| **Rare** | A solid strike. |
| **Epic** | Genuinely valuable. |
| **Legendary** | A jackpot moment — rare enough to feel special. |
| **Genesis** | The top tier. Vanishingly rare, highest reward. [Read more →](/asteroid-shiba-docs/asteroids-and-rarity/genesis.md) |
## The key idea
A free Scanner (Level 0) finds **Common**. From **Level 1** up, the full range opens — Rare, Epic, Legendary and Genesis all become reachable — and each higher level shifts the odds further toward the rarest finds. What your Scanner never changes is the reward: a given find pays the same to everyone.
See exact rewards in [**What each is worth**](/asteroid-shiba-docs/asteroids-and-rarity/values.md).
**Next:** [What each is worth →](/asteroid-shiba-docs/asteroids-and-rarity/values.md)
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