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Zelda – The Heroes

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4.9kvotes

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

Twilight Princess1453

The worldwide ranking generated by 4.9k votes

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Twilight Princess1453

Breath of the Wild1440

Tears of the Kingdom1424

Skyward Sword1394

Majora's Mask (Fierce Deity)1360

Majora's Mask1352

Ocarina of Time (Adult)1337

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity1319

The Wind Waker1281

#10

Phantom Hourglass1258

#11

Ocarina of Time (Child)1251

#12

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate1234

#13

Majora's Mask (Deku Mask)1213

#14

Spirit Tracks1208

#15

Hero of Hylia Manga Akira Himekawa1189

#16

Hyrule Warriors1172

#17

Minish Cap1166

#18

A Link Between Worlds1160

#19

A Link to the Past1155

#20

Four Swords1109

#21

Majora's Mask (Zora Mask)1087

#22

Four Swords Adventures1083

#23

Oracle of Ages/Seasons1066

#24

Cadence of Hyrule1040

#25

Link's Crossbow Training1036

#26

Triforce Heroes1036

#27

Majora's Mask (Goron Mask)1028

#28

The Adventure of Link1018

#29

The Legend of Zelda935

What the community says

Twilight Princess leads with an ELO of 1,453, ahead of Breath of the Wild (1,440) and Tears of the Kingdom (1,424). Ranked over 4,881 duels between 29 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.