diff --git a/drizzle/0040_ordered_guides.sql b/drizzle/0040_ordered_guides.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e1bc24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drizzle/0040_ordered_guides.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+WITH ranked_guides AS (
+	SELECT "id", (row_number() OVER (ORDER BY "created_at", "id") * 10)::integer AS "sort_order"
+	FROM "guides"."guide"
+)
+UPDATE "guides"."guide" AS "guide"
+SET "sort_order" = ranked_guides."sort_order"
+FROM ranked_guides
+WHERE "guide"."id" = ranked_guides."id";
diff --git a/drizzle/meta/_journal.json b/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
index 8abea9c..375719c 100644
--- a/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
+++ b/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
@@ -281,6 +281,13 @@
       "when": 1788794054894,
       "tag": "0039_flowery_smiling_tiger",
       "breakpoints": true
+    },
+    {
+      "idx": 40,
+      "version": "7",
+      "when": 1788915600000,
+      "tag": "0040_ordered_guides",
+      "breakpoints": true
     }
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/lib/guides/mutations.ts b/lib/guides/mutations.ts
index 2f50a5e..b79e0b3 100644
--- a/lib/guides/mutations.ts
+++ b/lib/guides/mutations.ts
@@ -77,12 +77,17 @@ export async function createGuide(input: unknown) {
   const slug = slugCollision ? `${baseSlug}-${character.key.toLowerCase()}` : baseSlug;
 
   return db.transaction(async (tx) => {
+    await tx.execute(sql`select pg_advisory_xact_lock(hashtext('guides-sort-order'))`);
+    const [order] = await tx
+      .select({ maximum: sql<number>`coalesce(max(${guides.sortOrder}), 0)` })
+      .from(guides);
     const [guide] = await tx.insert(guides).values({
       characterKey: character.key,
       slug,
       name: character.name,
       overview: parsed.overview,
       coverMediaId: parsed.coverMediaId,
+      sortOrder: order.maximum + 10,
     }).returning();
     await tx.insert(guideSections).values(DEFAULT_SECTIONS.map((section) => ({ ...section, guideId: guide.id })));
     await tx.insert(artifactGroups).values([
diff --git a/lib/guides/queries.ts b/lib/guides/queries.ts
index 21bd37b..843a15a 100644
--- a/lib/guides/queries.ts
+++ b/lib/guides/queries.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import "server-only";
 
-import { and, asc, eq, inArray, isNotNull, isNull, ne } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { and, asc, desc, eq, inArray, isNotNull, isNull, ne } from "drizzle-orm";
 import * as z from "zod";
 
 import { getDb } from "@/db";
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export async function listGuideCards(includeTrash = false) {
     .from(guides)
     .innerJoin(media, eq(media.id, guides.coverMediaId))
     .where(includeTrash ? isNotNull(guides.trashedAt) : isNull(guides.trashedAt))
-    .orderBy(asc(guides.sortOrder), asc(guides.name));
+    .orderBy(desc(guides.sortOrder), desc(guides.createdAt), asc(guides.name));
   return rows.map(({ coverObjectKey, ...guide }) => ({
     ...guide,
     coverUrl: publicMediaUrl(coverObjectKey),
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export async function listAdminTeamImportGuides(excludeGuideId: string) {
     .from(guides)
     .innerJoin(media, eq(media.id, guides.coverMediaId))
     .where(and(isNull(guides.trashedAt), ne(guides.id, excludeGuideId)))
-    .orderBy(asc(guides.sortOrder), asc(guides.name));
+    .orderBy(desc(guides.sortOrder), desc(guides.createdAt), asc(guides.name));
 
   return rows.map(({ coverObjectKey, ...guide }) => ({
     ...guide,
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ export async function listPublicGuideCards() {
     .from(guides)
     .innerJoin(media, eq(media.id, guides.coverMediaId))
     .where(and(eq(guides.isPublic, true), isNull(guides.trashedAt)))
-    .orderBy(asc(guides.sortOrder), asc(guides.name)), getDb().select().from(glossaryAliases)]);
+    .orderBy(desc(guides.sortOrder), desc(guides.createdAt), asc(guides.name)), getDb().select().from(glossaryAliases)]);
   const grouped = aliasesByItem(aliases);
   return rows.map(({ coverObjectKey, ...guide }) => ({
     ...guide,