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Kisuke Urahara – 12th Division1513

The worldwide ranking generated by 28.1k votes

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Kisuke Urahara – 12th Division1513

Shunsui Kyōraku – 1st Division (formerly 8th)1432

Kenpachi Zaraki – 11th Division1425

Sōsuke Aizen – 5th Division1423

Byakuya Kuchiki – 6th Division1361

Retsu Unohana – 4th Division1343

Gin Ichimaru – 3rd Division1318

Tōshirō Hitsugaya – 10th Division1315

Mayuri Kurotsuchi – 12th Division1313

#10

Yoruichi Shihōin – 2nd Division1281

#11

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto – 1st Division1278

#12

Shinji Hirako – 5th Division1273

#13

Jūshirō Ukitake – 13th Division1266

#14

Kaname Tōsen – 9th Division1189

#15

Isshin Kurosaki – 10th Division1182

#16

Sajin Komamura – 7th Division1172

#17

Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi – 3rd Division1167

#18

Suì-Fēng – 2nd Division1139

#19

Kirio Hikifune – 12th Division1132

#20

Lisa Yadōmaru – 8th Division1062

#21

Isane Kotetsu – 4th Division1056

#22

Kensei Muguruma – 9th Division1054

#23

Sōya Azashiro – 11th Division1037

#24

Kenpachi Kuruyashiki – 11th Division1031

#25

Ginrei Kuchiki – 6th Division971

#26

Shūsuke Amagai – 3rd Division967

#27

Tetsuzaemon Iba – 7th Division946

#28

Love Aikawa – 7th Division931

What the community says

Kisuke Urahara – 12th Division leads with an ELO of 1,513, ahead of Shunsui Kyōraku – 1st Division (formerly 8th) (1,432) and Kenpachi Zaraki – 11th Division (1,425). Ranked over 28,073 duels between 28 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.