Best Solo Leveling shadows

Igris leads the Solo Leveling ranking with 1462 ELO points over 162 duels, ahead of Beru and Bellion.

The top two positions sit remarkably close together, with Igris at 1462 points and Beru at 1441, separated by just 21 points. Both share an identical 72% win rate, suggesting near-equal dominance in their head-to-head matchups. The real divide emerges below: 122 ELO points separate Beru from third-place Bellion, marking the sharpest drop in the entire ranking and the clearest line between tiers. That gap suggests a clear distinction in the community's eyes between the elite pair and the rest of the Shadow army. Despite Bellion's lower position, its 73% win rate is the highest of any contender, hinting at passionate support from a smaller but dedicated base of voters. Further down, Kamish and Kaisel hold ranks 4 and 5 with more modest win rates of 54% and 52%. At the bottom, Greed occupies the tenth spot with 960 points, trailing the leader by 502 points. Tank and Jima sit at ranks 8 and 9, their win rates below 30%, revealing which Shadows struggle to capture the community's favor.

This ranking draws from 2948 duels cast by 134 players across 10 contenders, updated on 10 October 2026. The vote remains open: cast your own duels on VAINKEURZ to push your favorite Shadow up the ranks or reshape the order entirely.

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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