Best Animal Crossing characters

Celeste leads the Animal Crossing ranking with 1401 ELO points over 151 duels, ahead of Mabel and C.J.

A 36-point gap separates Celeste from Mabel at the top, the sharpest divide in the ranking. Celeste wins 66% of her duels, while Mabel follows with 1365 ELO across 193 matchups. C.J. claims rank 3 with 1354 ELO and a 57% win rate over 185 duels. Sable sits just 2 points behind C.J. at rank 4, with 1352 ELO despite winning 64% of her duels, a higher success rate than C.J. Leila rounds out the top 5 at 1329 ELO. The bottom tells a different story: Orville lands at rank 71 with 999 ELO and a 35% win rate, while Katie sits one spot above at 1025 ELO. Chip occupies rank 69 with 1040 ELO. The 330-point gap between Leila and Orville reveals how the community clusters its preferences around a clear set of favorites.

This ranking draws from 5419 duels answered by 16 players, comparing 71 contenders. Updated on 12 October 2026, it reflects the community's current preferences. Cast your vote to shift the standings or confirm the consensus around Celeste's lead.

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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