3 years ago we celebrated the Top 10 Players of Early Access. Followed by the Top 10 Players of the 2022 Nova Cup Season. Now introducing the Top 10 players of ALL TIME!
18 voters, consisting of developers, moderators, casters, and streamers, submitted their top 10 lists. A Borda count (10 points for a first place vote, 9 points for a second place vote, etc.) was then used to determine the final rankings. While not perfectly scientific, it's a common ranking system used in sports, including the AP Poll for the past 90 years. Plus, it allows you to roast the voters you disagree with
The maximum number of points a player can receive is 180. Without further ado, here are the final rankings... in reverse order for maximum suspense!
10. fine
From the King of Division 2 to the King of Division 1. fine dominated the lower league of the Nova Cup for years before eventually climbing his way into the top league and winning multiple Nova Cups in Division 1. A clear case of practice makes perfect. He is the 5th-highest rated ladder player of all time. Trust in fine, and everything will be fine.
- 25 points
- 44% of top-10 votes
- 1st in 7 Nova Cups, including Division 2
9. XGod37
The fastest climb in Legion history. After being ranked Silver in his first season, XGod had a meteoric rise to the top. Initially known for spamming Lock-In Proton, XGod proved he was more than a 1-trick by dominating both the ladder and tournaments with his high-income, carry playstyle. XGod and his duo Ashton Butcher were the only players to go toe-to-toe with Kingdanzz and Widderson in Season 2022.
- 34 points
- 56% of top-10 votes
- 1st in 6 Nova Cups
T-7. Pennywise
Your favorite clown and caster. The only thing preventing him from winning tournaments is casting them. Penny and his duo BerntDasBROT both claim the other holds them back. He's proof that being a boomer doesn't mean you can't be good at video games. Penny has been a top player for the past 4 years, in addition to being a pillar of the community.
- 48 points
- 50% of top-10 votes
- 1st in most tournaments casted
T-7. adames
The most consistently strong player of all time. adames is a wizard of the game and has been one of the best players for the past 7 years. One of the only players to be able to compete with Kingdanzz and Ashton Butcher during Early Access. Earlier in his career, adames was known for his Bounty Hunter opening, and more recently, his signature masterminds are Chaos and Redraw.
- 48 points
- 67% of top-10 votes
- 1st in 1 Nova Cup
- 1st in 2 LIHL seasons
6. Widderson
The most clutch tournament player. Widderson is one of the all-time greats. While he's plenty good on the ladder, he's best known for dominating the tournament scene. Crushed the LIHL with his duo adames and, more recently, Nova Cups with Kingdanzz. One of his super powers is learning the meta mid-tournament. Never bet against him.
- 73 points
- 72% of top-10 votes
- 1st in 2 LIHL seasons
- 1st in 10 Nova Cups
5. FC Lucy
The Queen of Legion TD 2. One of the best, both on the ladder and in tournaments. Lucy and her duo Drachir are known for storming onto the Legion scene after full release and being the only players to put an end to the dominance of Kingdanzz and Widderson. Even on her own, Lucy is a force to be reckoned with and sits atop the ladder.
- 76 points
- 72% of top-10 votes
- Current rank 1 in ladder points in 2024
- 1st in 7 Nova Cups
4. Aviator
The best ladder player of all time. Aviator is the inverse of Widderson. While clearly being a competitive tournament player and taking his fair share of wins in Nova Cups, Aviator is top dog of the ladder. With a peak rating of 3585, the matchmaker gives him a 98.92% expected win rate against a 2800-rated Legend player. Aviator doesn't follow the meta, he creates it.
- 109 points
- 1 first-place vote
- 83% of top-10 votes
- Highest peak rating of all time
- First in 2 Nova Cups
3. Ashton Butcher
Pioneer of "income, carry, win" and the best ladder player of Early Access. When playing with Ashton, get in his backpack and enjoy the ride. In addition to dominating the ladder, Ashton has historically been one of the best tournament players of all time. Ashton is the Karpov to Kingdanzz's Kasparov. Undoubtedly one of the best, and the only real competition to Kingdanzz during Early Access.
- 125 points
- 2 first-place votes
- 94% of top-10 votes
- First player to hit 3000 Elo
- 1st in 5 Nova Cups
- 1st in 4 Masters Cups
The top two players in our ranking were the only players on every single voter's top 10 list. Drumroll please...
2. Drachir
The best player since full release. It's difficult to overstate how much Drachir has dominated both the ladder and tournament scene for the past two years. Him being this close to overtaking Kingdanzz in the vote is testament to how quickly and monumentally Drachir has become the best player in the game. He's so good that the final boss of the Floating Isles campaign is named after him. His opinions on game balance carry the weight of 10 other Legend players. The only thing that carries more weight is his own creation Drachbot.
- 148 points
- 4 first-place votes
- 100% of top-10 votes
- Rank 1 in ladder points in 2023
- 1st in 9 Nova Cups
1. Kingdanzz
The GOAT. See his name for proof. Kingdanzz is the greatest Legion player of all time—so good that the final boss of the Crystal Coast campaign is named after him. Even when he's taking a hiatus from Legion to hit rank 1 in other games, Kingdanzz is never considered an underdog. Kingdanzz on a 2-month break vs. the current rank 1 Legion player? Bet on Kingdanzz. During Early Access, Kingdanzz dominated the ladder, often being 300 rating above the rank 2 player. He also dominated every tournament—to the point where even taking a game off him in a best-of-5 was considered an accomplishment. After full release, he found some much-needed competition, but continues to be the GOAT.
- 162 points
- 11 first-place votes
- 100% of top-10 votes
- Rank 1 in ladder points in 2022
- 1st player to hit Grandmaster
- 1st player to hit Legend
- 1st in 10 Nova Cups
- 1st in 7 Masters Cups
- 1st in 1 LIHL season
Others receiving votes: Tjuvis (21), BerntDasBROT (17), Bonny (16), Shadowings (12), Doofusmcdooface (11), johnyc (11), Jules (9), Boone (7), Saiya (7), MrSLICKINS (5), Isolde (4), Toikan (4), Aatrocity (3), Bear. (3), Greenspirit (3), Archaikum (2), Egekaer (1), Lisk (1), Maxim (1), Paweded (1), robie (1), Shea (1), Skovtrold (1). Honorable mentions: Pzig42, LForward
Voter Consensus
Before diving into individual ballots, let's judge the extent to which each voter agreed with the consensus. We'll consider two measures: first how many names in their ballot matched those in the final ranking. The second uses the following scoring system: 100 minus 1 point for each placement difference compared to the final ranking. For example, if a voter ranked Kingdanzz as 3rd, they would be penalized 2 points because he was 1st, not 3rd, in the final ranking. If a voter ranked Tjuvis as 5th, they would be penalized 6 points because Tjuvis was not in the final ranking. Anyone outside of the top 10 is considered to be in 11th place for the purposes of this scoring system. The following scores don't mean accuracy, but rather agreement with the consensus:
- Lisk: 10/10 matching names, consensus score of 90
- Drachir: 9, 91
- Jules: 9, 91
- Ofma: 9, 90
- BerntDasBROT: 9, 85
- Shea: 8, 91
- Pennywise: 8, 89
- Doofusmcdooface: 8, 84
- Schn3rd: 8, 81
- Tjuvis: 8, 79
- Schakara: 7, 77
- Snekkles: 7, 72
- Shadowings: 6, 83
- Danwulfe: 6, 81
- Dani: 6, 79
- Toikan: 5, 78
- Skovtrold: 5, 75
- ToHoCo: 5, 53
Ballots
Some voters chose to give explanations, which can be found by clicking the * next to their name.
Lisk
Developer. Playing since 2017.
- Kingdanzz
- Drachir
- Aviator
- Ashton Butcher
- Widderson
- FC Lucy
- fine
- XGod37
- adames
- Pennywise
Drachir
Moderator and top-rated player. Playing since 2021.
- Kingdanzz
- Drachir
- Aviator
- FC Lucy
- Ashton Butcher
- Widderson
- adames
- johnyc
- fine
- XGod37
Jules *
Developer and top-rated player. Playing since 2017.
- Kingdanzz
- Drachir
- Aviator
- Ashton Butcher
- Widderson
- adames
- FC Lucy
- XGod37
- Pennywise
- BerntDasBROT
Ofma
Moderator, caster, and top-rated player. Playing since 2021.
- Kingdanzz
- Drachir
- Widderson
- Aviator
- FC Lucy
- Ashton Butcher
- XGod37
- adames
- fine
- Greenspirit
BerntDasBROT
Moderator, caster, and top-rated player. Playing since 2017.
- Kingdanzz
- Ashton Butcher
- Aviator
- Drachir
- adames
- FC Lucy
- XGod37
- fine
- Widderson
- Paweded
Shea
Top-rated player. Playing since 2017.
- Kingdanzz
- Drachir
- Ashton Butcher
- Aviator
- XGod37
- FC Lucy
- Widderson
- adames
- Shadowings
- Shea
Pennywise *
Moderator, caster, and top-rated player. Playing since 2017.
- Kingdanzz
- Ashton Butcher
- Drachir
- Aviator
- Adames
- FC Lucy
- Widderson
- Berntdasbrot
- Greenspirit
- fine
Doofusmcdooface
Streamer and top-rated player. Playing since 2021.
- Drachir
- Aviator
- Kingdanzz
- FC Lucy
- Ashton Butcher
- XGod37
- adames
- fine
- Shadowings
- Doofusmcdooface
Schn3rd *
Moderator and top-rated player. Playing since 2017.
- Kingdanzz
- Pennywise
- Drachir
- Widderson
- Ashton Butcher
- FC Lucy
- Bonny
- BerntDasBROT
- XGod37
- adames
Tjuvis
Top-rated player. Playing since 2017.
- Ashton Butcher
- Widderson
- Kingdanzz
- Drachir
- Tjuvis
- Aviator
- FC Lucy
- adames
- XGod37
- BerntdasBROT
Schakara
Moderator and top-rated player. Playing since 2018.
- Aviator
- Kingdanzz
- Drachir
- Ashton Butcher
- fine
- Pennywise
- Isolde
- Aatrocity
- Widderson
- BerntDasBROT
Snekkles
Moderator. Playing since 2018.
- Kingdanzz
- Widderson
- Aviator
- Saiya
- adames
- Ashton Butcher
- XGod37
- Drachir
- BerntDasBROT
- Jules
Shadowings *
Caster, streamer, and top-rated player. Playing since 2018.
- Drachir
- Kingdanzz
- Ashton Butcher
- Pennywise
- Aviator
- adames
- Tjuvis
- BerntDasBROT
- Archaikum
- Egekaer
Danwulfe *
Community contributor. Playing since 2018.
- Kingdanzz
- Aviator
- Ashton Butcher
- Drachir
- Tjuvis
- Widderson
- fine
- Shadowings
- Doofusmcdooface
- robie
Dani
Developer. Playing since 2017.
- Drachir
- Kingdanzz
- Pennywise
- FC Lucy
- Widderson
- Ashton Butcher
- Jules
- BerntDasBrot
- Bonny
- Lisk
Toikan *
Top-rated player. Playing since 2017.
- Ashton Butcher
- Drachir
- Kingdanzz
- Aviator
- Bonny
- Pennywise
- Jules
- Bear.
- Doofusmcdooface
- Maxim
Skovtrold *
Caster. Playing since 2017.
- Kingdanzz
- Ashton Butcher
- johnyc
- FC Lucy
- Drachir
- Tjuvis
- Bonny
- Pennywise
- Shadowings
- Skovtrold
ToHoCo *
Streamer and top-rated player. Playing since 2021.
- Drachir
- FC Lucy
- Pennywise
- Boone
- Doofusmcdooface
- MrSLICKINS
- Toikan
- Shadowings
- Aviator
- Kingdanzz