Best Elden Ring bosses

130 ELO points separate Maliketh, the Black Blade from Godfrey, First Elden Lord at the top of the Elden Ring main boss ranking, after 2019 duels.

Maliketh dominates the podium with 1565 ELO points and an 84% win rate across 197 duels, establishing a commanding lead over the competition. Godfrey follows at 1435 points, while Radagon of the Golden Order claims third with 1395 points. The 130-point gap between first and second place is the ranking's sharpest divide, reflecting the community's clear preference for Maliketh's combination of speed, spectacle, and raw power. Morgott, the Omen King holds fourth at 1293 points, while Elden Beast rounds out the top five with 1246 points. At the opposite end, Sir Gideon Ofnir, the All-Knowing languishes at the bottom with just 892 ELO points and a 23% win rate, suggesting players find him more tedious than intimidating. The Red Wolf of Radagon and Godskin Duo fare only slightly better, occupying the eleventh and tenth positions respectively.

This ranking reflects 2019 duels cast by 70 players across 12 contenders, with data current as of 11 October 2026. The spread from Maliketh's commanding position down to Gideon's struggles reveals sharp divisions in how the community perceives these encounters. Cast your own vote and shape the ranking by choosing which Elden Ring main boss strikes you as the most badass.

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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