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2.8kvotes

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0commentsUpdated on 09/15/2026 at 08:00 PM

Classic Batman1495

The worldwide ranking generated by 2.8k votes

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Classic Batman1495

Flashpoint Batman1371

Azrael1313

SuperBat1276

Batman Beyond1225

The Merciless1187

Thomas Wayne, Jr/Owlman1184

Red Death1182

The Darkest Knight1174

#10

Batman Vampire1172

#11

The Devastator1165

#12

Batman Green Lantern1155

#13

The Murder Machine1142

#14

The Drowned1132

#15

The Dawnbreaker1115

#16

Batman Hush1075

#17

Barbatos1037

What the community says

Classic Batman leads with an ELO of 1,495, ahead of Flashpoint Batman (1,371) and Azrael (1,313). Ranked over 2,837 duels between 17 contenders, last updated September 15, 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.