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Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War / Avengers: Endgame1805

The worldwide ranking generated by 520 votes

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Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War / Avengers: Endgame1805

Loki, Thor / The Avengers1720

Ultron, Avengers: Age of Ultron1683

Winter Soldier, Captain America: The Winter Soldier1666

Killmonger, Black Panther1615

Hela, Thor: Ragnarok1589

Mysterio, Spider-Man: Far From Home1572

Red Skull, Captain America: The First Avenger1501

Abomination, The Incredible Hulk1500

#10

Ronan the Accuser, Guardians of the Galaxy1496

#11

Ghost, Ant-Man and the Wasp1490

#12

Iron Monger, Iron Man1490

#13

Taskmaster, Black Widow1478

#14

Ego, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 21470

#15

Arishem, Eternals1469

#16

Wenwu, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings1466

#17

Kaecilius, Doctor Strange1463

#18

Whiplash, Iron Man 21455

#19

The High Evolutionary, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 31446

#20

Namor, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever1445

#21

Gorr, Thor: Love and Thunder1440

#22

Kang the Conqueror, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania1429

#23

Vulture, Spider-Man: Homecoming1426

#24

Aldrich Killian / The Mandarin, Iron Man 31423

#25

Yellowjacket, Ant-Man1408

#26

Yon-Rogg, Captain Marvel1331

#27

Malekith, Thor: The Dark World1324

#28

Dar-Benn, The Marvels1279

What the community says

Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War / Avengers: Endgame leads with an ELO of 1,805, ahead of Loki, Thor / The Avengers (1,720) and Ultron, Avengers: Age of Ultron (1,683). Ranked over 520 duels between 28 contenders, last updated October 17, 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.

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