Best state alchemists fma

Edward Elric leads the Full Metal Alchemist ranking with 1590 ELO points over 32 duels, ahead of Roy Mustang and Alex Louis Armstrong.

The top two State Alchemists sit nearly level, separated by just 10 ELO points, but the fiercest split appears below. Roy Mustang at rank 2 opens a 218-point gap over Alex Louis Armstrong in third place, the sharpest division in the entire ranking. Edward Elric edges ahead at the summit with a 75% win rate, though Roy Mustang matches him closely at 74% across 35 duels. Alex Louis Armstrong holds third with 1362 ELO points and a 66% win rate over 58 duels, significantly outperforming the middle ranks. The bottom of the ranking reveals the community's clear aversion to Shou Tucker, whose 904 ELO score and 22% win rate place him decisively last among the 9 contenders. Isaac McDougal and Jolio Comanche occupy the remaining bottom slots with 1017 and 993 ELO points respectively, though both fare significantly better than Tucker in head-to-head confrontations.

This ranking draws from 3015 duels submitted by 171 players, who voted across 9 State Alchemists from the Full Metal Alchemist universe. The figures were last updated on 10 October 2026. Cast your own votes on VAINKEURZ to shift the standings and see how your favorites measure up against the community's choices.

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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