Best nier automata characters

908 duels later, 2B is still #1 in the Nier: Automata ranking with 1452 ELO points, with A2 close behind at 1349.

A 103 ELO point gap separates 2B from A2 at the top, the sharpest divide in the ranking and a testament to 2B's dominance among the game's cast. The android soldier wins 84% of her duels across 19 matchups, cementing her position as the community's clear favorite. Pascal secures third place with 1266 points and a 64% win rate over 33 duels, showing that the pacifist machine resonates deeply with voters. Meanwhile, 9S trails in fourth with 1232 points despite appearing in 29 duels, and Emil rounds out the top five at 1199 points with a 50% win rate. The bottom of the ranking tells a different story: Anemone lands at #11 with just 1020 points and a 23% win rate across 26 duels, showing how polarizing certain characters remain among voters. Eve and Commander hover just above her at ranks 10 and 9, both struggling to gain traction.

This ranking draws from 908 duels submitted by 36 players across 11 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. The vote reveals a roster where main characters dominate the podium while supporting cast members fight for recognition further down. Head to the Nier: Automata TopList to cast your own votes and shift the standings.

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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