Rankings
Leaderboards of the Three Kingdoms
Relationships, dialogue and battles extracted from the Records of the Three Kingdoms and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ranked. Select a person to open their profile.
Most Generals Slain
Named opponents killed by their own hand
Most Foes Defeated
Named opponents beaten by their own hand
Most Duel Wins
One-on-one duels won
Best Duel Record
Share of one-on-one duels won (at least 5 decided)
Most Battles Won
Battles won in command
Most Battles Lost
Battles lost in command
Never Defeated
Commanders with no loss, by battles won
Most Executions Ordered
Different people put to death on their order
Most Talkative
Lines of dialogue spoken
Best Connected
Distinct people they have a relationship with
Most Advisors
Distinct advisors who counselled them
Most Battles
Distinct battles they took part in
Most Defections
Distinct lords or factions they went over to
Most Betrayed
Distinct people or factions that betrayed them
Novel Embellished
A far bigger role in the Romance than in the Records
Overlooked by the Novel
Well recorded in history, barely mentioned in the Romance
Longest Lived
Age at death, where both years are known
Died Youngest
Shortest lives, where both years are known
Master Strategists
Stratagems devised and carried out
Plans That Worked
Stratagems that succeeded
Stratagem Success Rate
Share of plans that worked (at least five)
Counsel Ignored
Plans offered and turned down
Saw Through the Most
Stratagems seen through
Battle features
Longest Duels
One-on-one duels with the most bouts.
- Xu Chu vs Ma Chao · 230 bouts
- Zhang Fei vs Ma Chao · 220 bouts
- Sun Ce vs Taishi Ci · 100 bouts
Who Gets the Kill
Generals the Romance has slain by a named hand: whom do the Records credit?
- Xiahou Yuan：Romance Huang Zhong / Records Huang Zhong
- Meng Da：Romance Shen Dan / Records Sima Yi
- Yuan Tan：Romance Cao Hong / Records Cao Cao
Rivals
The opponents who met on the field most often.
- Liu Bei vs Cao Cao · 10 meetings
- Sima Yi vs Zhuge Liang · 9 meetings
- Jiang Wei vs Deng Ai · 8 meetings
Record by Faction
Battles each faction won and lost.
- Records · Cao Wei 25Won 13Lost
- Romance · Cao Wei 21Won 15Lost
A fact repeated across several chapters counts once; equal scores share a rank. Novel Embellished and Overlooked by the Novel compare how often a person appears in each book (dialogue plus relationships), smoothed by 10 so barely mentioned people do not top the list.