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The Lord of the Rings

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0commentsUpdated on 10/06/2026 at 03:00 PM

Aragorn1475

The worldwide ranking generated by 1.4k votes

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Aragorn1475

Legolas1430

Gimli1394

Samwise Gamgee1368

Gandalf1353

Faramir1296

Meriadoc Brandybuck1264

Arwen1258

Boromir1257

#10

Treebeard1238

#11

Gollum/Sméagol1237

#12

Frodo Baggins1234

#13

Éomer1225

#14

Galadriel1223

#15

King Théoden1222

#16

Elrond1222

#17

Éowyn1213

#18

Balrog1195

#19

Nazgûl1175

#20

Sauron1168

#21

Witch-king of Angmar1167

#22

Peregrin Took1160

#23

Bilbo Baggins1153

#24

King of the Dead1142

#25

Saruman1121

#26

Haldir1116

#27

Rosie Cotton1061

#28

Celeborn1051

#29

Mouth of Sauron1043

#30

Lurtz1026

#31

Gríma972

#32

Denethor II940

What the community says

Aragorn leads with an ELO of 1,475, ahead of Legolas (1,430) and Gimli (1,394). Ranked over 1,426 duels between 32 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.