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647votes

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0commentsUpdated on 10/06/2026 at 10:00 AM

Thorin Oakenshield1449

The worldwide ranking generated by 647 votes

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Thorin Oakenshield1449

Bilbo Baggins1370

Legolas1357

Gandalf the Grey1350

Balin1329

Tauriel1308

Radagast the Brown1298

Kíli1296

Dwalin1293

#10

Bard the Bowman1287

#11

Smaug1281

#12

Gollum/Sméagol1272

#13

Fíli1264

#14

Elrond1260

#15

Thranduil1259

#16

Azog1258

#17

The Necromancer / Sauron1256

#18

Galadriel1253

#19

Bain1248

#20

Saruman the White1239

#21

Glóin1239

#22

Nori1187

#23

Bofur1169

#24

Óin1160

#25

Thrór1158

#26

Beorn1152

#27

Dori1145

#28

Bifur1145

#29

Ori1144

#30

Sigrid1132

#31

Bombur1123

#32

Lindir1112

#33

Thráin II1097

#34

Troll1085

#35

Bolg1082

#36

Hilda Bianca1064

#37

Tilda1051

#38

Yazneg1040

#39

Alfrid1028

#40

The Master of Lake-town995

#41

The Great Goblin983

What the community says

Thorin Oakenshield leads with an ELO of 1,449, ahead of Bilbo Baggins (1,370) and Legolas (1,357). Ranked over 647 duels between 41 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

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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.