Best Dragon Ball Z androids

Android 17 wins 67% of its duels and tops the Dragon Ball Z android ranking ahead of Android 18.

Android 17 edges out Android 18 by 17 ELO points at 1375, a tight margin that reflects the siblings' similar standing among voters. Android 18 follows at 1358, while Android 16 claims the third spot with 1227 points. The sharpest drop comes between ranks 3 and 4, where Android 16 holds a 179-point advantage over Android 20. That gap underscores the divide between the main trio and the secondary villains. Android 20, the series creator Dr. Gero himself, sits at 1048 points with a 37% win rate, while Android 19 languishes at the bottom with 991 points and a 22% win rate. The ranking suggests voters favor the androids who evolved into allies over those who remained straightforward antagonists.

This TopList has gathered 867 duels from 131 players across 5 contenders, last updated on 12 October 2026. The relatively balanced duel counts per contender show that each android has been tested extensively, yet the clear hierarchy remains. Head to VAINKEURZ to cast your vote and shift the standings: every duel refines the ranking and brings the community closer to consensus on the favorite android.

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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