Best Black Butler characters

Ciel Phantomhive leads the Black Butler ranking with 1497 ELO points over 129 duels, ahead of Sebastian Michaelis and Undertaker.

The young earl edges out his demonic butler by 16 points, a narrow margin that reflects their inseparable dynamic in the series. Sebastian Michaelis holds second place with 1481 ELO and a 74 win rate, while Undertaker claims third at 1407 ELO. The sharpest divide in the ranking appears between fourth and fifth: 93 points separate Soma Asman Kadar from Mey-Rin, marking a clear threshold between top-tier favorites and beloved supporting characters. At the bottom, Angela Blanc struggles with 960 ELO and a 33 win rate, suggesting the anime-original character fails to connect with fans as strongly as manga staples.

This ranking draws from 2023 duels submitted by 22 players across 24 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. The tight race at the top and the decisive gap below fourth place reveal a community split between the central duo and the broader cast. Cast your vote in head-to-head duels to shape the hierarchy and see if Sebastian can finally overtake his master, or if Undertaker can close the 74-point gap to challenge the podium.

Updated on October 12, 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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