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0commentsUpdated on 10/06/2026 at 01:00 PM

Kazuto (Kirito)1588

The worldwide ranking generated by 9.5k votes

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Kazuto (Kirito)1588

Asuna1553

Alice1508

Eugeo1441

Suguha1441

Fanatio1434

Quinella1432

Sinon1424

Tiese1410

#10

Yuuki1395

#11

Bercouli1365

#12

Rika1361

#13

Eiji1359

#14

Yui1358

#15

Iskahn1340

#16

Klein1330

#17

Yuna1325

#18

Cardinal1319

#19

PoH1318

#20

Silica1317

#21

Lisbeth1312

#22

Scheta1306

#23

Eldrie1294

#24

Ronie1294

#25

Renri1278

#26

Sachi1264

#27

Akihiko1263

#28

Aiko1259

#29

Selka1252

#30

Deusolbert1250

#31

Sakuya1249

#32

Natsuki1247

#33

Siune1234

#34

Lipia1230

#35

Musketeer X1229

#36

Rinko1224

#37

Alicia1219

#38

Gabriel Miller1217

#39

Yolko1212

#40

Urðr1205

#41

Medina1194

#42

Griselda1188

#43

Verdandi1187

#44

Agil1184

#45

Kizmel1174

#46

Karen1169

#47

Higa1159

#48

Ducker1148

#49

Kikuoka1138

#50

Shinohara1136

#51

Jun1133

#52

Rosalia1127

#53

Shasta1118

#54

Diavel1116

#55

Yulier1100

#56

Sasha1097

#57

Kyouko1089

#58

Vassago1087

#59

Oosawa1086

#60

Keita1074

#61

Tetsuo1065

#62

Kurahashi1063

#63

Recon1059

#64

Eugene1050

#65

Dee Eye Ell1044

#66

Godfree1031

#67

Talken1017

#68

Sasamaru1013

#69

Charlotte1005

#70

Critter1004

#71

Thinker991

#72

Thor987

#73

Sigurd983

#74

Thrym977

#75

Kyouji938

#76

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#77

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#78

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What the community says

Kazuto (Kirito) leads with an ELO of 1,588, ahead of Asuna (1,553) and Alice (1,508). Ranked over 9,541 duels between 78 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

Who's your favorite Sword Art Online character? Rank all 78 iconic SAO characters through interactive duels.

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.