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0commentsUpdated on 10/06/2026 at 04:00 PM

Severus Snape1379

The worldwide ranking generated by 1.2k votes

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Severus Snape1379

Getafix1358

Dumbledore1318

Harry Potter1303

Gandalf1292

Ron Weasley1267

Merlin – The Sword in the Stone1242

Voldemort1236

Dr. Facilier – The Princess and the Frog1229

#10

Howl – Howl's Moving Castle1214

#11

Saruman1198

#12

Doctor Strange1195

#13

Gargamel1187

#14

Mickey – The Sorcerer's Apprentice1182

#15

Newt Scamander – Fantastic Beasts1182

#16

Jafar1171

#17

Kamek – Mario1158

#18

The Wizard of Oz1130

#19

Geralt of Rivia1119

#20

Merlin – Kaamelott1106

#21

Radagast1096

#22

Willow1027

#23

Gale – Baldur's Gate 31010

What the community says

Severus Snape leads with an ELO of 1,379, ahead of Getafix (1,358) and Dumbledore (1,318). Ranked over 1,173 duels between 23 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

Discover and vote for your favorite wizard or sorcerer among 23 iconic pop culture characters: Gandalf, Harry Potter, Merlin, Doctor Strange…

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.