Best The Originals characters

673 duels later, Rebekah is still #1 in The Originals ranking, with Klaus close behind at 1251 ELO points.

Rebekah edges out Klaus by just 12 points at the top, but Klaus wins 60% of his duels compared to Rebekah's 58%. Kol holds third with 1237 points, followed closely by Elijah at 1232. The tightest competition unfolds mid-table, where 31 points separate Elijah from Hayley, marking the sharpest gap in the ranking. At the bottom, Hope sits at 1105 points with a 37% win rate, the lowest in the group, while Freya stands just above at 1111 points. The community has spoken: the original vampire siblings dominate, but Hope trails despite her hybrid lineage.

This ranking draws on 673 duels submitted by 52 players across 7 contenders, last updated on 12 October 2026. The Mikaelson family remains one of the most debated lineups in supernatural television, and the tight margins at the top show how divided fans are between Rebekah's resilience and Klaus's charisma. Whether you side with the originals or the next generation, your vote shapes the outcome. Head to VAINKEURZ and pick your favorite Mikaelson in a head-to-head duel.

Updated on October 12, 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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