Best Gintama yorozuya members

126 ELO points separate Sakata Gintoki from Shimura Shinpachi at the top of the Gintama ranking, after 212 duels.

Sakata Gintoki dominates with 1358 ELO points and a 75% win rate across 12 duels, establishing a comfortable lead over his Yorozuya teammates. Shimura Shinpachi holds second place with 1232 points, edging out Kagura by just 11 points in a tight race for the podium. The sharpest divide appears between third and fourth: a 226-point gap separates Kagura from Sadaharu, who sits at 995 ELO with a 10% win rate. The ranking reflects the silver-haired samurai's central role in the series, though Shinpachi's solid performance shows he commands respect beyond his straight-man reputation. Sadaharu's position at the bottom suggests fans view the giant dog more as comic relief than a core member of the odd-jobs trio.

This ranking draws from 212 duels cast by 46 players across 4 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. The tight margin between Shimura Shinpachi and Kagura leaves room for movement with more votes, while Sakata Gintoki's lead appears secure for now. Head to VAINKEURZ to vote in new duels and reshape the Yorozuya hierarchy, or see how your favorite stacks up against the community's verdict.

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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