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0commentsUpdated on 08/26/2026 at 11:00 AM

Severus Snape1216

The worldwide ranking generated by 1.1k votes

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Severus Snape1216

Voldemort1208

Jafar1208

Ron Weasley1208

Merlin – The Sword in the Stone1208

Howl – Howl's Moving Castle1208

Dumbledore1200

Geralt of Rivia1200

Dr. Facilier – The Princess and the Frog1200

#10

Doctor Strange1200

#11

Radagast1200

#12

Gale – Baldur's Gate 31200

#13

Gargamel1200

#14

Getafix1200

#15

Harry Potter1200

#16

Merlin – Kaamelott1200

#17

Gandalf1200

#18

Willow1192

#19

The Wizard of Oz1192

#20

Saruman1192

#21

Mickey – The Sorcerer's Apprentice1192

#22

Kamek – Mario1192

#23

Newt Scamander – Fantastic Beasts1184

What the community says

Severus Snape leads with an ELO of 1,216, ahead of Voldemort (1,208) and Jafar (1,208). Ranked over 1,085 duels between 23 contenders, last updated August 26, 2026.

Discover and vote for your favorite wizard or sorcerer among 23 iconic pop culture characters: Gandalf, Harry Potter, Merlin, Doctor Strange…

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.