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Best Mass Effect characters

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39contenders high-voltage

626votes

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

Liara T'Soni1330

The worldwide ranking generated by 626 votes

39 / 39

Liara T'Soni1330

Shepard1321

Thane Krios1319

Tali'Zorah1316

Garrus Vakarian1311

Kelly Chambers1303

Miranda Lawson1302

Jeff Moreau (Joker)1293

Mordin Solus1292

#10

Ashley Williams1272

#11

Javik1262

#12

The Illusive Man1259

#13

Steven Hackett1240

#14

EDI1238

#15

Kasumi Goto1236

#16

Aria T'Loak1207

#17

Samantha Traynor1207

#18

Shepard Clone1194

#19

Urdnot Wrex1185

#20

Legion1182

#21

Saren Arterius1176

#22

Maya Brooks1172

#23

Dr. Karin Chakwas1172

#24

Nihlus Kryik1163

#25

Steve Cortez1163

#26

Shadow Broker1161

#27

Samara1161

#28

Diana Allers1155

#29

Jack1149

#30

Morinth1138

#31

James Vega1114

#32

Grunt1113

#33

Nyreen Kandros1112

#34

Kai Leng1098

#35

Kaidan Alenko1095

#36

Jacob Taylor1091

#37

David Anderson1081

#38

Donnel Udina1073

#39

Zaeed Massani1049

What the community says

Liara T'Soni leads with an ELO of 1,330, ahead of Shepard (1,321) and Thane Krios (1,319). Ranked over 626 duels between 39 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.