Best Batman versions

2837 duels later, Classic Batman is still #1 in the Batman ranking, with Flashpoint Batman close behind.

Classic Batman dominates the ranking with 1464 ELO points and a 78% win rate across 202 duels. A 102-point gap separates it from Flashpoint Batman, who sits at 1362 ELO with 68% of its duels won over 257 matchups. Azrael holds third place with 1292 ELO and a 56% win rate after 243 duels, while SuperBat and Red Death fight for the next spots with near-identical scores of 1241 and 1239 ELO respectively. The bottom of the ranking tells a different story: Barbatos languishes at rank 15 with 1106 ELO despite 275 duels, while The Drowned and Batman Hush sit even lower at 1102 and 1099 ELO. These bottom-tier versions show that not every incarnation of the Dark Knight resonates equally with the community, even when given ample opportunity to prove themselves through repeated matchups.

Built from 2837 duels and the votes of 53 players, this ranking pits 17 contenders against each other to determine which Batman iteration truly captures the essence of the character. Updated on 11 October 2026, it reflects the current state of community preference across the full spectrum of Batman versions. Head to VAINKEURZ to cast your vote and shift the balance: every duel refines the ranking and brings new contenders closer to the top, or pushes others further down.

Updated on October 11, 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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