A coated article comprises a substrate; and a multilayer thermal barrier coating disposed on the substrate, the multilayer thermal barrier coating comprising at least a first layer comprising a first ceramic composition having a thermal conductivity less than 1 W/m DEG K; a second layer having an erosion resistance greater than or equal to dense vertically cracked 8% yttrium stabilized zirconia, wherein percent is based on a total weight of yttrium and zirconia, and a third layer comprising the first ceramic composition or the second composition, wherein the first, second, and third layers are arranged such that the first ceramic composition and the second composition are in alternating layers.