Best Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

105 ELO points separate Raphael from Leonardo at the top of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ranking, after 746 duels.

Raphael dominates the podium with 1286 ELO points, pulling ahead of Leonardo by 42 points. The red-masked brawler wins 64 percent of his duels across 89 matchups, establishing himself as the fan favorite among the four brothers. The sharpest drop in the ranking occurs between second and third place, where Leonardo's 1244 ELO creates a 105-point chasm before Michelangelo. The gap reflects a clear divide in fan loyalty: the disciplined leader and the rebellious hothead command distinct support, while the party-loving orange turtle and the tech-savvy purple one trail further behind. Michelangelo holds third with 1139 ELO points, and Donatello sits at the bottom with 1131 ELO points, just 8 points shy of his brother. The tight race at the bottom suggests the community views all four brothers with affection but reserves its strongest passion for Raphael's edge.

The ranking draws from 746 duels submitted by 158 players who weighed their preferences across all 4 contenders. Updated on 12 October 2026, the standings reflect a stable hierarchy shaped by decades of screen time, comics, and action figures. Head to VAINKEURZ to cast your vote and shift the balance between the brothers in future rounds.

Updated on October 12, 2026

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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