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Zelda – The Heroes

Best Link incarnations Zelda

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4.9kvotes

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0commentsUpdated on 09/27/2026 at 05:00 AM

Breath of the Wild1424

The worldwide ranking generated by 4.9k votes

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Breath of the Wild1424

Tears of the Kingdom1418

Twilight Princess1350

The Wind Waker1294

Spirit Tracks1293

Majora's Mask (Fierce Deity)1289

Majora's Mask1284

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity1266

Ocarina of Time (Child)1256

#10

Skyward Sword1254

#11

Phantom Hourglass1242

#12

Majora's Mask (Deku Mask)1241

#13

Ocarina of Time (Adult)1233

#14

Hyrule Warriors1221

#15

Hero of Hylia Manga Akira Himekawa1212

#16

A Link Between Worlds1199

#17

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate1197

#18

Four Swords Adventures1178

#19

Minish Cap1176

#20

Cadence of Hyrule1164

#21

Four Swords1145

#22

Triforce Heroes1135

#23

Oracle of Ages/Seasons1101

#24

A Link to the Past1100

#25

Majora's Mask (Goron Mask)1088

#26

Majora's Mask (Zora Mask)1056

#27

The Legend of Zelda1023

#28

Link's Crossbow Training988

#29

The Adventure of Link972

What the community says

Breath of the Wild leads with an ELO of 1,424, ahead of Tears of the Kingdom (1,418) and Twilight Princess (1,350). Ranked over 4,881 duels between 29 contenders, last updated September 27, 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.