Best viennoiseries ranking

102 ELO points separate Croissant from Brioche at the top of the Pastries ranking, after 2478 duels.

Chocolate croissant edges out Croissant by 16 points to claim the top spot with 1378 ELO, winning 70% of its 297 duels. The podium closes with Brioche at 1260 ELO, creating the ranking's sharpest divide just below the runner-up. This 102-point gap underscores a clear preference tier: the top two occupy their own league while the rest trail at a distance. Apple turnover and Viennois round out the top 5 with identical 47% win rates, though Apple turnover holds a 34-point ELO advantage. At the bottom, Palmier sits at 1053 ELO with a 39% win rate, suggesting the community favors chocolate-filled and buttery classics over lighter, crisper options.

This ranking draws from 2478 duels submitted by 113 players across 10 contenders, last updated on 10 October 2026. The tight 16-point margin between the top two leaves room for movement as more votes arrive, while the mid-table cluster between ranks 4 and 5 shows no clear winner yet. Whether you side with chocolate indulgence or plain butter perfection, head to VAINKEURZ to cast your vote and shape the leaderboard.

Updated on October 10, 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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