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0commentsUpdated on 10/06/2026 at 02:00 PM

Malenia1460

The worldwide ranking generated by 4.7k votes

50 / 50

Malenia1460

Gael1435

Radagon1424

Maliketh1410

Godfrey1383

Pontiff Sulyvahn1347

Soul of Cinder1339

Morgott1317

Artorias (DLC)1304

#10

Margit1297

#11

Hoarah Loux1290

#12

Mohg1281

#13

Ornstein & Smough1276

#14

Abyss Watchers1276

#15

Friede1267

#16

Rykard1250

#17

Sif1235

#18

Rennala1232

#19

Gwendolin1227

#20

Aldrich1227

#21

Iudex Gundyr1225

#22

Astel1221

#23

Kalameet (DLC)1212

#24

Fume Knight1209

#25

Ivory King1208

#26

Yhorm1199

#27

Elden Beast1192

#28

Dancer of the Boreal Valley1188

#29

Demon Prince1178

#30

The Pursuer1175

#31

Four Kings1166

#32

Bell Gargoyles1164

#33

Nito1163

#34

Quelaag1156

#35

Manus (DLC)1150

#36

Champion Gundyr1146

#37

Nashandra1143

#38

Sir Alonne1140

#39

Gwyn1135

#40

Velstadt1078

#41

Starscourge Radahn1071

#42

Centipede Demon1053

#43

Discharge1053

#44

Capra Demon1046

#45

Dragonrider1033

#46

The Rotten1030

#47

Lud and Zallen1026

#48

The Last Giant997

#49

Halflight984

#50

Bed of Chaos983

What the community says

Malenia leads with an ELO of 1,460, ahead of Gael (1,435) and Radagon (1,424). Ranked over 4,734 duels between 50 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

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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.