A Hierarchy in an indicator used for Ultima Cards. Like other indicators (such as Levels, Ranks, Qualities, etc.), Hierarchies s are rough indicators of the monster's (or in this case, Card's) strength.
Quality Stars are green and are within gold circles, like so: 
The relation of a Ultima Card's Hierarchy to it's Summon Method is currently unknown.
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