diff --git a/frontend/src/composables/useKitCost.js b/frontend/src/composables/useKitCost.js
index cd63ef0..adfc194 100644
--- a/frontend/src/composables/useKitCost.js
+++ b/frontend/src/composables/useKitCost.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export function useKitCost() {
       .sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name, 'zh'))
   }
 
-  // Build full analysis for all kits
+  // Build full analysis for all kits, sorted by recipe count ascending (fewest recipes first)
   const kitAnalysis = computed(() => {
     return KITS.map(kit => {
       const perDrop = calcKitPerDrop(kit)
@@ -85,12 +85,17 @@ export function useKitCost() {
         recipes,
         recipeCount: recipes.length,
       }
-    })
+    }).sort((a, b) => a.recipeCount - b.recipeCount)
   })
 
-  // Cross-kit comparison: all recipes that at least one kit can make
+  // Cross-kit comparison: membership-tier style
+  // Columns: kits ordered by recipe count (fewest→most, from kitAnalysis)
+  // Rows: recipes available to most kits at top, exclusive recipes at bottom (staircase pattern)
   const crossComparison = computed(() => {
     const analysis = kitAnalysis.value
+    // Kit order for staircase: index in sorted analysis (0 = smallest kit)
+    const kitOrder = analysis.map(ka => ka.id)
+
     const allRecipeIds = new Set()
     for (const ka of analysis) {
       for (const r of ka.recipes) allRecipeIds.add(r._id)
@@ -98,16 +103,21 @@ export function useKitCost() {
 
     const rows = []
     for (const id of allRecipeIds) {
-      // Find recipe info from any kit that has it
       let recipe = null
       const costs = {}
-      for (const ka of analysis) {
+      let availCount = 0
+      // Track which kit columns have this recipe (by index in sorted order)
+      let smallestKitIdx = kitOrder.length
+      for (let i = 0; i < analysis.length; i++) {
+        const ka = analysis[i]
         const found = ka.recipes.find(r => r._id === id)
         if (found) {
           if (!recipe) recipe = found
           costs[ka.id] = found.kitCost
+          availCount++
+          if (i < smallestKitIdx) smallestKitIdx = i
         } else {
-          costs[ka.id] = null // kit can't make this recipe
+          costs[ka.id] = null
         }
       }
       rows.push({
@@ -116,14 +126,15 @@ export function useKitCost() {
         tags: recipe.tags,
         ingredients: recipe.ingredients,
         originalCost: recipe.originalCost,
-        costs, // { aroma: 12.3, family: null, home3988: 10.8, full: 9.5 }
+        costs,
+        availCount,
+        smallestKitIdx,
       })
     }
-    // Sort by number of kits that can make the recipe (fewest first), then by name
+    // Staircase sort: most available first, then by smallest kit that has it, then by name
     rows.sort((a, b) => {
-      const aCount = Object.values(a.costs).filter(v => v != null).length
-      const bCount = Object.values(b.costs).filter(v => v != null).length
-      if (aCount !== bCount) return aCount - bCount
+      if (a.availCount !== b.availCount) return b.availCount - a.availCount
+      if (a.smallestKitIdx !== b.smallestKitIdx) return a.smallestKitIdx - b.smallestKitIdx
       return a.name.localeCompare(b.name, 'zh')
     })
     return rows
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/KitExport.vue b/frontend/src/views/KitExport.vue
index 3536af5..5fda9d8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/KitExport.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/KitExport.vue
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
           <tbody>
             <tr v-for="row in crossComparison" :key="row.id">
               <td class="td-name">{{ row.name }}</td>
-              <td v-for="ka in kitAnalysis" :key="ka.id" class="td-kit-cost">
+              <td v-for="ka in kitAnalysis" :key="ka.id" :class="row.costs[ka.id] != null ? 'td-kit-available' : 'td-kit-na'">
                 <template v-if="row.costs[ka.id] != null">{{ fmtPrice(row.costs[ka.id]) }}</template>
                 <template v-else><span class="na">—</span></template>
               </td>
@@ -404,8 +404,9 @@ async function exportExcel(mode) {
 .td-cost.original { color: #999; font-weight: 400; }
 .td-profit { font-weight: 600; color: #4a9d7e; }
 .td-profit.negative { color: #ef5350; }
-.td-kit-cost { font-weight: 500; }
-.na { color: #ccc; }
+.td-kit-available { font-weight: 500; color: #4a9d7e; background: #f0faf5; }
+.td-kit-na { background: #fafafa; }
+.na { color: #ddd; }
 
 .price-input-wrap {
   display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 2px; font-size: 13px; color: #3e3a44;