Best Hunter x Hunter characters

Killua wins 74% of its duels and tops the Hunter x Hunter ranking ahead of Kurapika.

The 76 ELO points separating Kurapika at rank 2 from Netero at rank 3 mark the sharpest divide in this ranking, creating a clear boundary between the upper tier and the rest of the field. Killua's position at 1462 ELO reflects a consistent preference among voters, while Kurapika follows closely at 1436 ELO with a 64% win rate across 1398 duels. Netero claims third place at 1360 ELO, just ahead of Gon and Kite who share 1350 ELO despite different win rates and duel counts. The protagonist Gon secures rank 4 with a strong 64% win rate over 1341 duels, demonstrating that narrative centrality does not guarantee top billing in fan preferences. At the bottom, Beans languishes at rank 16 with 832 ELO and a 20% win rate, suggesting the character fails to resonate with the community. Pokkle at rank 15 and Wing at rank 14 fare only marginally better, clustering in a lower tier that sets them decisively apart from the celebrated top contenders.

This ranking emerges from 33910 duels cast by 768 players across 16 contenders. Updated on 10 October 2026, it captures current sentiment within the Hunter x Hunter fandom as voters continue to pit characters against each other in head-to-head matchups. Each duel refines the ELO scores and determines which Hunters rise or fall in the community's estimation. To shape this TopList further and influence the standings, cast your own votes and make your voice count.

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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