31.5% of matchups won
289 matchups
Elo 1245
tracked 2025/05/31 → 2026/09/08
mission: Master military strategy · Military strategy · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing32%
picked as helping wellbeing
195 matchups
30%
picked as hurting wellbeing
94 matchups
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Carl von Clausewitz
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27.5% wins · German-Prussian general and military theorist
02
Sun Yat-sen
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36.7% wins · Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925)
03
Miyamoto Musashi
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38.0% wins · Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin
04
Chanakya Kautilya
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47.4% wins · Ancient Indian teacher and strategist who authored the...
05
Laozi
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43.6% wins · 6th-century BC semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism
Known for
- Authored The Art of War
- Pioneered asymmetrical warfare
- Influenced Western military thought
- Key figure in East Asian culture
- Shrine in Japan honors him
Based on 289 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/08. Full rankings ·
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