Best Classroom of the Elite characters

1922 duels later, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji remains #1 in the Classroom of the Elite character ranking with 1557 ELO points, ahead of Arisu Sakayanagi at 1401 points.

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji dominates with a commanding 156 ELO point lead over Arisu Sakayanagi, the widest gap in the entire ranking. This margin reflects the protagonist's overwhelming appeal: he wins 82% of his duels across 101 matchups. Arisu Sakayanagi secures second place with 1401 points, followed by Kakeru Ryuuen at 1342 points and Sae Chabashira at 1329 points. Suzune Horikita rounds out the top 5 with 1320 points. The tight clustering from rank 3 downward suggests a competitive middle tier, though the top spot remains unchallenged. At the bottom, Haruki Yamauchi languishes at 861 points with just a 19% win rate over 112 duels, while Hideo Sotomura fares only slightly better at 1032 points. The community has spoken clearly about which characters resonate and which fall flat.

This ranking draws from 1922 duels submitted by 18 players across 25 contenders from the Classroom of the Elite universe. The data was last updated on 12 October 2026. The results reveal clear hierarchies: strategic masterminds and complex antagonists claim the upper ranks, while supporting characters struggle to gain traction. Vote now on VAINKEURZ to shape this ranking and pit your favorite characters against each other.

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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