Most tragic marvel and dc characters

Erik Lensherr aka Magneto leads with an ELO of 1,338, ahead of Peter Parker aka Spider-Man (1,310) and Frank Castle aka The Punisher (1,305). Ranked over 2,242 duels between 11 contenders, last updated August 25, 2026.

Find out which Marvel or DC superhero has the most tragic past: Spider-Man, Batman, Hulk, Magneto and more face off in this ranking…

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.