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24contenders high-voltage

4.4kvotes

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0commentsUpdated on 09/15/2026 at 08:00 PM

Blood Elf1319

The worldwide ranking generated by 4.4k votes

24 / 24

Blood Elf1319

Tauren1316

Night Elf1311

Nightborne1306

Worgen1292

Orc1269

Draenei1256

Human1235

Lightforged Draenei1232

#10

Dwarf1226

#11

Void Elf1208

#12

Pandaren1201

#13

Mag'har Orc1200

#14

Undead1197

#15

Dark Iron Dwarf1185

#16

Goblin1171

#17

Vulpera1166

#18

Zandalari Troll1159

#19

Highmountain Tauren1151

#20

Gnome1127

#21

Kul Tiran1124

#22

Dracthyr1111

#23

Earthen1030

#24

Mechagnome999

What the community says

Blood Elf leads with an ELO of 1,319, ahead of Tauren (1,316) and Night Elf (1,311). Ranked over 4,391 duels between 24 contenders, last updated September 15, 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.