Best Marvel Disney+ first episodes

1461 duels later, Loki is still #1 in the Marvel Disney+ series first episode ranking, with Hawkeye close behind at 1298 ELO points.

The gap between WandaVision and What If…? tells a story: 55 ELO points separate the third and fourth spots, the sharpest divide in the ranking. Loki secures the top with 1331 points after 140 duels, winning 64% of its matchups. The God of Mischief's premiere clearly resonated with voters, establishing a lead that Hawkeye, despite 173 duels, hasn't closed. WandaVision claims third place at 1286 points, matching Loki's 64% win rate across 162 duels. The bottom reveals a harsher judgment: She-Hulk sits at rank 9 with 982 ELO points and a 28% win rate across 122 duels, the lowest standing among the nine contenders. Ms. Marvel ranks just above at 1082 points, while Secret Invasion holds rank 7 with 1168 points. The community draws clear lines between the series that hooked them immediately and those that failed to land their opening punch.

This ranking reflects 1461 duels from 92 players who compared the opening episodes of 9 Marvel Disney+ series. The data was updated on 11 October 2026. Head to VAINKEURZ to cast your own votes: every duel between two first episodes shifts the standings and sharpens the community's verdict on which series made the strongest entrance.

Updated on October 11, 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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