Strongest One Piece characters

1439 duels later, Monkey D. Luffy is still #1 in the One Piece ranking, with Shanks close behind at 1240 ELO points.

Monkey D. Luffy sits at the top with 1316 ELO points, a 76-point lead over Shanks in second place. This gap marks the sharpest divide in the ranking, setting the Straw Hat captain firmly apart from the red-haired emperor. Rocks D. Xebec follows at 1228 points, just 12 behind Shanks, while Gol D. Roger and Edward Newgate round out the top 5 with 1212 and 1192 points respectively. The closeness of the podium reflects how tightly contested these matchups remain among fans. At the bottom, Kozuki Oden lags at 1014 points with a 32% win rate across 65 duels, suggesting the samurai struggles to convince voters when pitted against the top contenders.

This ranking draws from 1439 duels cast by 153 players across 6 contenders, last updated on 10 October 2026. The vote captures the community's view on who among these legendary figures could truly stand against Kaido. Luffy's dominance with a 66% win rate over 56 duels shows his status as the story's protagonist translates into fan confidence, while the tight race behind him keeps the debate alive. Cast your own duels to shape the ranking and see how your favorites measure up.

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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