Best witcher 3 characters

1621 duels later, Ciri remains #1 in The Witcher 3 favorite character ranking, with Geralt of Rivia close behind at 1461 ELO points.

Ciri leads with 1484 ELO points and a 71% win rate across 108 duels, edging out Geralt of Rivia by 23 points. The witcher himself stands at 1461 ELO with an even stronger 74% win rate over 87 duels, yet falls short of overtaking his adopted daughter. Yennefer secures third place at 1422 ELO, while Triss Merigold holds fourth with 1400 ELO after 119 duels. The sharpest divide appears between fourth and fifth: 113 ELO points separate Triss Merigold from Vesemir, marking a clear break between the top tier and the rest. Vesemir settles at 1287 ELO despite facing the most duels among the top five at 150. The presence of Emhyr var Emreis near the bottom at 1004 ELO suggests players favor companions over authority figures, while Iorveth lands at the very bottom with 1001 ELO and a 31% win rate after 104 duels.

This ranking draws from 1621 duels submitted by 30 players across 18 contenders, updated 12 October 2026. Head to VAINKEURZ to cast your own votes and reshape the standings: every duel between two characters shifts the balance, and your choices determine who rises or falls in the community's estimation.

Updated on October 12, 2026

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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