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Merlin (BBC)

Best merlin bbc villains

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The worldwide ranking generated by 130 votes

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Morgause1336

Helios1308

Nimueh1293

Cedric / Cornelius Sigan1286

Troll / Lady Catrina of Tregor1284

Aithusa1280

King Cenred1275

Sophia of Tir-Mor1270

Mordred1259

#10

Odin1237

#11

Aredian1224

#12

Alvarr1223

#13

Grunhilda1221

#14

Lady Helen of Mora / Mary Collins1218

#15

Tristan de Bois1217

#16

Tauren1211

#17

Julius Borden1210

#18

Kendrick1209

#19

King Alined1204

#20

Myror1188

#21

Ruadan1179

#22

Aulfric1165

#23

King Sarrum1156

#24

Edwin Muirden1154

#25

Kanen1153

#26

Kara1142

#27

King Caerleon1135

#28

Eira1117

#29

Beroun1111

#30

Jonas1110

#31

Mary Collins1106

#32

Sir Valiant1066

#33

Sefa1039

What the community says

Rank your favorite villains from BBC's Merlin series. A complete ranking of the antagonists and villains from this epic fantasy.

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.