Best Arcane episodes

Episode 6 – Season 2 wins 64% of its duels and tops the Arcane ranking ahead of Episode 7 – Season 2.

Just 5 ELO points separate the top two, with Episode 6 – Season 2 at 1374 points and Episode 7 – Season 2 trailing at 1369. Episode 9 – Season 2 claims third place with 1335 points, followed closely by Episode 9 – Season 1 at 1325. The sharpest divide in the ranking appears between ranks 4 and 5, where 63 ELO points separate Episode 9 – Season 1 from Episode 5 – Season 2. Season 2 episodes dominate the top 3, yet the first season's finale holds its ground in the top 5. At the bottom, Episode 4 – Season 1 sits at 990 points with a 28% win rate, suggesting the community finds the first season's early episodes less compelling than its dramatic conclusion.

The ranking reflects 1050 duels cast by 21 players across 18 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. Fans of the series can shape the list by voting in head-to-head matchups on VAINKEURZ, where every duel shifts the standings. Whether you champion a quieter character moment or a climactic battle, your vote pushes your favorite episode higher in the community's collective judgment.

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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