Best Destiny 2 characters

Cayde-6 leads with an ELO of 1,322, ahead of Mara Sov (1,314) and Ghost (1,308). Ranked over 666 duels between 20 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

Rank your favorite Destiny 2 characters! Find out who the most loved Guardians and allies from the base game are.

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.