Best clair obscur expedition 33 characters

1031 duels later, Verso is still #1 in the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 favorite character ranking, with Maelle close behind.

Verso edges out Maelle by 12 ELO points at 1302, while Maelle sits at 1290 with an identical 60% win rate across 230 duels. The real fracture emerges below the podium: 33 ELO points separate Esquie in third from Gustave in fourth, the sharpest gap in the top ranks. This split hints at a clear tier division, with the top three characters forming a distinct cluster of community favorites. At the bottom, Noco struggles at 1001 ELO with a 29% win rate over 179 duels, trailing Sophie by 84 points. The distance between the top and bottom reflects polarized preferences, with certain characters resonating far more strongly than others among players.

The ranking draws from 1031 duels submitted by 52 players across 10 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. The volume of votes offers a solid foundation for these rankings, though individual characters show varied engagement levels. Verso's lead remains narrow enough that shifting opinions could reshuffle the top spots with further participation. Cast your vote to shape the hierarchy and see how your favorite stacks up against the rest of the Expedition 33 roster.

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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