Best arcane characters

157684 duels later, Powder – aka Jinx remains #1 in the League of Legends: Arcane ranking, with Caitlyn close behind.

An 80 ELO point gap separates Powder – aka Jinx from Caitlyn at the top, marking the sharpest divide in the ranking. The blue-haired outcast turned champion claims the crown with 1466 ELO and a 75% win rate across 2288 duels, while Caitlyn sits at 1386 ELO with 3248 duels logged. Vi (Violet) takes third place at 1362 ELO, followed closely by Ekko at 1356. Vander before transformation rounds out the top five at 1344 ELO, proving that even supporting characters command respect among fans. The dominance of Piltover and Zaun's core cast suggests viewers gravitate toward the series' emotional anchors rather than its peripheral players. At the opposite end, Smeech languishes at rank 24 with just 889 ELO and a 25% win rate, suggesting the community has little patience for minor antagonists who failed to leave a lasting impression.

This ranking draws from 157684 duels contributed by 6203 players, who weighed all 24 contenders from the critically acclaimed animated series. Last updated on 10 October 2026, these results capture the community's verdict on which Arcane characters resonate most powerfully with audiences worldwide. Cast your own vote in head-to-head matchups and see if your favorites climb the ladder or if the current hierarchy holds firm.

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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