Best Naruto tailed beasts

Kurama – Nine-Tails – 9-Tailed Fox Demon wins 80% of its duels and tops the Naruto Tailed Beast ranking ahead of Matatabi – Two-Tails – 2-Tailed Cat.

The podium reflects Naruto's narrative hierarchy. Kurama sits at 1459 ELO points after 119 duels, while Matatabi holds second place at 1399 points. The sharpest divide appears between ranks 2 and 3, where 155 ELO points separate Matatabi from Shukaku – One-Tail – 1-Tailed Tanuki, a gap wider than any other in the ranking. Gyūki – Eight-Tails – 8-Tailed Ox follows at rank 4 with 1227 points, proving that tail count alone does not guarantee iconic status. The bottom of the ranking shows how deeply Kurama has eclipsed the other beasts in the fanbase's memory. Saiken – Six-Tails – 6-Tailed Slug lands at rank 9 with just 976 ELO points and a 26% win rate across 132 duels, trailing far behind the leaders.

This ranking draws from 10459 duels submitted by 565 players, comparing all 9 Tailed Beasts from the series. The figures were last updated on 10 October 2026. If you disagree with Kurama's dominance or think another beast deserves recognition, cast your vote in head-to-head matchups on VAINKEURZ and shift the standings.

Updated on October 10, 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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