Best Hunter x Hunter openings

18 ELO points separate Version 3 (Yorknew City Arc) from Version 5 (Chimera Ant Arc) at the top of the Hunter x Hunter ranking, after 1042 duels.

The Yorknew City Arc opening wins 61% of its duels and sits 18 points ahead of the Chimera Ant Arc version at 1250 ELO. The Election Arc version claims third place with 1221 points, trailing the leader by 47 points. The sharpest divide appears between ranks 4 and 5, where Version 2 (Heavens Arena Arc) at 1194 ELO holds a 33-point advantage over Version 4 (Greed Island Arc) at 1161 points. At the bottom, Version 1 (Hunter Exam Arc) registers 1106 ELO with a 41% win rate across 44 duels, suggesting the community favors later iterations of the opening sequence over the series debut. The gap between first and last place spans 162 points, revealing distinct preferences among voters for how each arc presented the iconic theme.

This ranking draws from 1042 duels submitted by 110 players across 6 contenders, updated on 11 October 2026. Head to VAINKEURZ to cast your vote and shape the standings. Each duel between two versions refines the ELO scores and determines which opening resonates most with fans of the series. The battle between arc-specific variations continues as more players weigh in on which presentation of the track captured the spirit of its respective storyline.

Updated on October 11, 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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