Who will take the iron throne now?

the Game of thrones power rankings determine who is most likely to lead Westeros at the end of season 8.

We make these predictions based on what viewers are likely to think of as the best possible story. You can see previous rankings right here.

Night King, we hardly knew you.

For the first time since our ranking in 2015, there is no room for old blue eyes. The big boss of the White Walkers could have had everything – he was rarely in the top 3 on this list – if governing Westeros was his goal. All he had to do was stay away from the front lines of his unstoppable army. But no, the king of the night had to chase the three-eyed crow and got Arya's icy shiv for his troubles.

There is a lesson for all our players: arrogance will eventually haunt you. Better to fail to the throne, as I noted in my theory: Game of thrones will now end with Stark's total victory.

But is this the only possible end? This is not it. Let's go over the terrain.

10. Samwell Tarly (-5)

Our Revenge of the Nerds The concept was that Sam would enter the game as the new head of Tarly House, rallying the banners against Dany, the woman who had murdered his father and brother. However, this scenario was clouded when Sam spent the entire battle of Winterfell crying.

9. Jaime Lannister (-1)

The regicide always has a better claim to the throne than his twin sister. The traditional rules of tragedy suggest that it will be he who will eventually end his activities – an echo, perhaps, of the moment when he would have no choice but to kill the mad King. Once again, Jaime also adhered to the disastrous military strategy of fighting the undead outside the walls of Winterfell. Therefore, there is no guarantee that he will survive the Last War – especially when Bronn is hiding somewhere with a crossbow.

8. Bran Stark (new entry)

Of course, the three-eyed crow has no interest in governing – but that does not mean it will not be installed by his family. Indeed, his dissociation from real human life could make Bran the perfect figurehead in a new constitutional democracy. Also, who better to ascend the throne than anyone who can see every coup attempt on three starts?

7. Cersei and Euron (+3)

The woman who bought the most powerful army of mercenaries in the world. The man who built the world's most powerful fleet. And none of them has to deal with Dothraki or Unsullied anymore. Is there anything that could stop this power couple, this marriage of ultimate reason? Oh yes, the 99% chance that they are trying to duplicate themselves. And we all know who will win this contest.

6. Cersei (new entry)

Give reason to the manipulative mistress: she was right to stay in the Great War against the undead. Now, his enemies of the North and the Queen of Dragons are more exhausted than they have ever been. In fact, very little could prevent Cersei from keeping three episodes of the iron throne – apart from the fact that it would be a profoundly uninspired end. After all, the show at this point has taught us to hope that it will win.

5. Tyrion and Sansa (+1)

This look in the crypt of Winterfell has said everything: Tyrion and Sansa respect each other very much. It would be a political rather than romantic match, but this alliance of ultimate survivors happens to be also the dream team of leadership. Westeros should be so lucky. This will probably not be the case unless the theory that Tyrion is also a Targaryen secret turns out to be true.

4. Daenerys Targaryen (+5)

She is angry in the North, has lost most of her fighting force, and her fire-eater children are barely lacking strength. So, why are we evaluating Dany so high? Because of this possible end: she wins the last war, but loses her dragons in the process. The only way she can govern is to give her independence to the North. This scenario seems much more likely if it is …

3. Jon and Dany (+1)

He has more right to the throne than her. However, he wants it less. So we can see Jon officially renouncing his claim and become a husband of Queen Daenerys in exchange for the independence of the North (Sansa becomes the queen of the north in this scenario). It would probably be an end that will please the crowd – but do not mention this story of Aunt-nephew.

2. Aegon Targaryen III (+1)

As stated in our theory of Stark's victory, the most likely end is that Dany dies, that Jon goes alone on the throne, and then abdicates in favor of a proto-democratic system. But he can not? And what if his advisers begged him not to withdraw, fearing the chaos that this could cause? This would give a richly ironic end: the king who never wanted the role, who wanted to break the wheel and institute a different form of government, trapped at the top by the system itself.

1. Person (+1)

The throne remained empty – or perhaps melted. The wheel of the broken monarchy and a new, more democratic system put in place. Even without the scenario where the king of the night eliminates everyone, the option where no king or queen governs Westeros in the end remains the most likely scenario. Regardless of everything, this end is the only way to prevent fans from claiming a sequel.