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Mortal Kombat 1

Best Mortal Kombat 1 characters

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35contenders high-voltage

554votes

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0commentsUpdated on 10/06/2026 at 12:00 PM

Raiden1416

The worldwide ranking generated by 554 votes

35 / 35

Raiden1416

Liu Kang1391

Kung Lao1324

Scorpion1316

Johnny Cage1304

Sub Zero1288

Syzoth1287

Kenshi1280

Takeda1261

#10

Mileena1257

#11

Ashrah1235

#12

Noob Saibot1234

#13

Geras1230

#14

Smoke1223

#15

Kitana1218

#16

Baraka1197

#17

Shang Tsung1190

#18

Homelander1187

#19

Rain1181

#20

Li Mei1172

#21

Ermac1165

#22

Sektor1162

#23

Sindel1153

#24

Nitara1152

#25

Shao1145

#26

Havik1140

#27

Tanya1133

#28

T-10001127

#29

Quan Chi1122

#30

Cyrax1120

#31

Conan1115

#32

Peacemaker1095

#33

Ghost Face1090

#34

Reiko1080

#35

Omni Man1028

What the community says

Raiden leads with an ELO of 1,416, ahead of Liu Kang (1,391) and Kung Lao (1,324). Ranked over 554 duels between 35 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.