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Mortal Kombat 1

Best Mortal Kombat 1 characters

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35contenders high-voltage

637votes

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0commentsUpdated on 10/26/2026 at 11:00 PM

Liu Kang1413

The worldwide ranking generated by 637 votes

35 / 35

Liu Kang1413

Scorpion1372

Raiden1351

Takeda1331

Omni Man1300

Sub Zero1295

Kung Lao1276

Johnny Cage1262

Syzoth1258

#10

Mileena1245

#11

Sektor1237

#12

Kenshi1226

#13

Noob Saibot1224

#14

Kitana1220

#15

Geras1219

#16

Smoke1210

#17

Ashrah1209

#18

Homelander1191

#19

Shao1173

#20

Li Mei1170

#21

Rain1167

#22

Shang Tsung1159

#23

Baraka1153

#24

Sindel1150

#25

Ermac1145

#26

Tanya1128

#27

T-10001122

#28

Nitara1120

#29

Havik1117

#30

Cyrax1115

#31

Conan1112

#32

Quan Chi1100

#33

Ghost Face1089

#34

Reiko1082

#35

Peacemaker1074

What the community says

Liu Kang leads with an ELO of 1,413, ahead of Scorpion (1,372) and Raiden (1,351). Ranked over 637 duels between 35 contenders, last updated October 26, 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.

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