Best Game of Thrones baratheons

Shireen Baratheon leads the Game of Thrones Baratheon ranking with 1372 ELO points over 71 duels, ahead of Gendry Baratheon and Renly Baratheon.

The top three Baratheons reveal a clear preference for characters who defied expectations or earned sympathy through their arcs. Gendry Baratheon holds second place with 1323 ELO points, but an 86-point gap separates him from Renly Baratheon in third. That divide marks the sharpest drop in the ranking and suggests voters drew a firm line between the bastard blacksmith who claimed his heritage and the charismatic king whose ambitions ended abruptly. Tommen Baratheon and Robert Baratheon round out the top 5 with 1222 and 1218 ELO points respectively. At the bottom, Joffrey Baratheon languishes in eighth place with 1098 ELO points and a 40% win rate, while Selyse Baratheon ranks last at 965 ELO points with just 21% of her duels won. The community's verdict is unambiguous: cruelty and fanaticism find no favor here.

This ranking draws on 1318 duels contributed by 72 players across 9 contenders, updated on 11 October 2026. Whether you champion the tragic innocence of Shireen or the unexpected heroism of Gendry, the Baratheon family offers a spectrum of loyalty, ambition and moral complexity that continues to divide Game of Thrones fans. Cast your vote and see how your favorite Baratheon measures up against the rest.

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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