Best Goblin Slayer characters

2281 duels later, Sword Maiden is still #1 in the Goblin Slayer favorite character ranking, with Witch close behind.

Sword Maiden holds the top spot with 1377 ELO points over 54 duels, winning 67% of her matchups. Witch trails by a single point at 1376 ELO, though she posts a stronger win rate of 71% across 49 duels. The sharpest drop in the ranking appears between these two contenders and third place: 38 ELO points separate Witch from High Elf Archer, who stands at 1338 ELO after 54 duels. Guild Girl claims rank 4 with 1322 ELO, while Priestess rounds out the top 5 at 1308 ELO. At the opposite end, the bottom three reveal which characters fail to connect with voters. Cow Girl's Uncle sits at rank 19 with 985 ELO points and a 29% win rate over 41 duels. Warrior occupies rank 18 with 1008 ELO, and Wizard holds rank 17 at 1077 ELO, both struggling to earn favor.

This ranking draws from 2281 duels involving 45 players who weighed in on 19 contenders from the series. The figures reflect votes collected as of 12 October 2026. Head over to VAINKEURZ to cast your own votes and reshape the standings.

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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