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Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War / Avengers: Endgame1820

The worldwide ranking generated by 603 votes

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Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War / Avengers: Endgame1820

Loki, Thor / The Avengers1708

Ultron, Avengers: Age of Ultron1664

Winter Soldier, Captain America: The Winter Soldier1655

Killmonger, Black Panther1648

Hela, Thor: Ragnarok1604

Mysterio, Spider-Man: Far From Home1574

Ronan the Accuser, Guardians of the Galaxy1502

Red Skull, Captain America: The First Avenger1501

#10

Abomination, The Incredible Hulk1500

#11

Ghost, Ant-Man and the Wasp1495

#12

Iron Monger, Iron Man1486

#13

Taskmaster, Black Widow1474

#14

Ego, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 21470

#15

Wenwu, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings1466

#16

Kaecilius, Doctor Strange1463

#17

Arishem, Eternals1458

#18

Whiplash, Iron Man 21455

#19

The High Evolutionary, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 31446

#20

Namor, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever1445

#21

Gorr, Thor: Love and Thunder1435

#22

Kang the Conqueror, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania1429

#23

Aldrich Killian / The Mandarin, Iron Man 31423

#24

Vulture, Spider-Man: Homecoming1421

#25

Yellowjacket, Ant-Man1408

#26

Malekith, Thor: The Dark World1324

#27

Yon-Rogg, Captain Marvel1322

#28

Dar-Benn, The Marvels1279

What the community says

Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War / Avengers: Endgame leads with an ELO of 1,820, ahead of Loki, Thor / The Avengers (1,708) and Ultron, Avengers: Age of Ultron (1,664). Ranked over 603 duels between 28 contenders, last updated October 24, 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.

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