#10. House Frey (as House Paramount of the Riverlands)
Kills? 2200
Who? The short-lived Great House that usurped control over the Riverlands after they participated in the Red Wedding to unseat House Tully
Do they still matter? No, everyone who mattered in this House is dead
While no great soldiers themselves, the cowardly slaughter that was the Red Wedding did help the Freys break into the top 10. Possibly one of the most hated and despised Houses in Westeros, their time as House Paramount of the Riverlands was short-lived. Without the support of the Lannisters and the Boltons, they were a bunch of cloying amateurs who managed to get themselves killed by one person.
#09. House Arryn
Kills? 4203
Who? The House Paramount of the Vale in Westeros, one of the Seven Kingdoms
Do they still matter? Maybe, even though Robert Arryn is likely a little psycho in the making
These falcons earned their wings in a large part thanks to their timely intervention at the Battle of the Bastards, mowing down the exhausted ranks of the Bolton armies, which looked like they were going to win against a severely outnumbered rag-tag coalition of Northmen and Wildlings. With Littlefinger dead, it remains to be seen how Yohn Royce will try to control the mentally unstable and unhealthy little Robert.
#08. House Bolton (as House Paramount of the North)
Kills? 4549
Who? The short-lived Great House that usurped control over the North after they participated in the Red Wedding to unseat House Stark.
Do they still matter? No
The Boltons got in their share of kills for the Starks in the early phases of the War of the Five Kings, and then turned on their Great House at the Red Wedding. The Boltons further drove out the ironborn from the North in cruelest ways imaginable, and then delivered Stannis’ final defeat at Winterfell. Their fortunes turned after Sansa escaped and Ramsay thought his gleeful sadism was going to let him keep the North forever.
#07. House Stark
Kills? 4719
Who? The House Paramount of the North in Westeros, one of the Seven Kingdoms, later independent during the War of the Five Kings, despite a brief interval of House Bolton taking its place
Do they still matter? More than ever
House Stark once again defeats the Boltons, though not by much (oh, poetic justice). The Stark’s kills are attributed to a great number of loyal Houses connected to them as well as individual battles (under the command of Robb or Jon) or fights they got embroiled into (Arya, Ned). The Starks are not the biggest killing machines in Westeros, but they are by far the most consistent, getting in a few kills almost every episode.
#06. House Greyjoy
Kills? 5272
Who? The House Paramount of the Iron Islands, declared independent during the War of the Five Kings by Balon Fuckface Greyjoy
Do they still matter? Yup, Euron is even worse than Balon
Most of the ironborn’s battles are fought off-screen or only seen in fragments, but they seem mostly adept at killing their own, with Euron’s ‘Red’ Greyjoys delivering a crushing defeat to the ‘Black’ Greyjoys Theon and Yara in the early stages of the War of the Two Queens. Both factions remain, though Euron’s in a much better shape. Will they keep killing each other or will they turn to some non-salted meat once more?
#05. House Tully
Kills? 12020
Who? The House Paramount of the Riverlands, one of the Seven Kingdoms, before House Frey usurped its place
Do they still matter? Not sure, the Freys are all dead and Edmure is alive, but is he ruling the Riverlands? Are the Lannisters responding to this fact at all?
Likely the biggest surprise on the list, and largely due to Edmure – yes, Edmure – who took a chance at personal glory in the off-screen Battle of the Stone Mill, where he defeated a huge Lannister host but took so many casualties that it was, in fact, a Pyrrhic victory. What role will House Tully play now that the Freys are gone? Edmure is still alive and in Riverrun.
#04. House Baratheon
Kills? 13009
Who? The House Paramount of the Stormlands, one of the Seven Kingdoms and Westeros' royal house since Robert's rebellion, then fractured into several factions after Robert died
Do they still matter? Hard to say, but with Robert's bastard Gendry taking on more and more characteristics of the Baratheons, I'm tempted to say yes
Most of House Baratheon’s kills come from the branch of Stannis, whose troops killed their fair share of men in three major battles – the Blackwater, the Siege of Castle Black and the First Battle of Winterfell. Robert and Renly are no match for Stannis’ bloody deeds. There’s a sliver of a chance House Baratheon might be reinstated now that Gendry is back and wields a huge warhammer, just like his father once did.
#03. House Targaryen
Kills? 13172
Who? The ousted royal house of Westeros
Do they still matter? Fuck yes
You all knew they were going to end up in the top 3, didn’t you? While Dany wants to break the wheel, along the way she breaks a great many other things, including bones, carts, skulls and traditions. And if it isn’t her legions and loyal warriors doing the killing, she has dragons to make real the Targaryens’ old House words, ‘Fire and Blood’.
#02. House Lannister
Kills? 15570
Who? The House Paramount of the Westerlands, one of the Seven Kingdoms, then the royal house after the Sept of Baelor exploded
Do they still matter? Oh yes
Embroiled in the War of the Five Kings from the very beginning and one of the few Great Houses left standing in its aftermath, the Lannisters have proven to be a resilient and cunning force more than adept at bloodshed. Though now that even Jaime has deserted his queen, lover and sister, things look dire for Westeros’ latest royal house.
#01. The White Walkers and the Wights
Kills? 70428
Who? An army of ice zombies commanded by supernatural frost-like humanoids
Do they still matter? They are the biggest enemy of every living person
Proving themselves to be the real enemy indeed, the forces of the Night King boast a kill count higher than the next five factions combined. Whether dispatching men of the Night’s Watch, destroying the Wall or overrunning the Free Folk settlement of Hardhome, the Night King is a ruthless and silent maniac bent on advancing into Westeros one cold footstep after the other. Oh, and he’s the only one in the show who’s managed to kill a dragon and then raise it as his mount.
Kills? 2200
Who? The short-lived Great House that usurped control over the Riverlands after they participated in the Red Wedding to unseat House Tully
Do they still matter? No, everyone who mattered in this House is dead
While no great soldiers themselves, the cowardly slaughter that was the Red Wedding did help the Freys break into the top 10. Possibly one of the most hated and despised Houses in Westeros, their time as House Paramount of the Riverlands was short-lived. Without the support of the Lannisters and the Boltons, they were a bunch of cloying amateurs who managed to get themselves killed by one person.
#09. House Arryn
Kills? 4203
Who? The House Paramount of the Vale in Westeros, one of the Seven Kingdoms
Do they still matter? Maybe, even though Robert Arryn is likely a little psycho in the making
These falcons earned their wings in a large part thanks to their timely intervention at the Battle of the Bastards, mowing down the exhausted ranks of the Bolton armies, which looked like they were going to win against a severely outnumbered rag-tag coalition of Northmen and Wildlings. With Littlefinger dead, it remains to be seen how Yohn Royce will try to control the mentally unstable and unhealthy little Robert.
#08. House Bolton (as House Paramount of the North)
Kills? 4549
Who? The short-lived Great House that usurped control over the North after they participated in the Red Wedding to unseat House Stark.
Do they still matter? No
The Boltons got in their share of kills for the Starks in the early phases of the War of the Five Kings, and then turned on their Great House at the Red Wedding. The Boltons further drove out the ironborn from the North in cruelest ways imaginable, and then delivered Stannis’ final defeat at Winterfell. Their fortunes turned after Sansa escaped and Ramsay thought his gleeful sadism was going to let him keep the North forever.
#07. House Stark
Kills? 4719
Who? The House Paramount of the North in Westeros, one of the Seven Kingdoms, later independent during the War of the Five Kings, despite a brief interval of House Bolton taking its place
Do they still matter? More than ever
House Stark once again defeats the Boltons, though not by much (oh, poetic justice). The Stark’s kills are attributed to a great number of loyal Houses connected to them as well as individual battles (under the command of Robb or Jon) or fights they got embroiled into (Arya, Ned). The Starks are not the biggest killing machines in Westeros, but they are by far the most consistent, getting in a few kills almost every episode.
#06. House Greyjoy
Kills? 5272
Who? The House Paramount of the Iron Islands, declared independent during the War of the Five Kings by Balon Fuckface Greyjoy
Do they still matter? Yup, Euron is even worse than Balon
Most of the ironborn’s battles are fought off-screen or only seen in fragments, but they seem mostly adept at killing their own, with Euron’s ‘Red’ Greyjoys delivering a crushing defeat to the ‘Black’ Greyjoys Theon and Yara in the early stages of the War of the Two Queens. Both factions remain, though Euron’s in a much better shape. Will they keep killing each other or will they turn to some non-salted meat once more?
#05. House Tully
Kills? 12020
Who? The House Paramount of the Riverlands, one of the Seven Kingdoms, before House Frey usurped its place
Do they still matter? Not sure, the Freys are all dead and Edmure is alive, but is he ruling the Riverlands? Are the Lannisters responding to this fact at all?
Likely the biggest surprise on the list, and largely due to Edmure – yes, Edmure – who took a chance at personal glory in the off-screen Battle of the Stone Mill, where he defeated a huge Lannister host but took so many casualties that it was, in fact, a Pyrrhic victory. What role will House Tully play now that the Freys are gone? Edmure is still alive and in Riverrun.
#04. House Baratheon
Kills? 13009
Who? The House Paramount of the Stormlands, one of the Seven Kingdoms and Westeros' royal house since Robert's rebellion, then fractured into several factions after Robert died
Do they still matter? Hard to say, but with Robert's bastard Gendry taking on more and more characteristics of the Baratheons, I'm tempted to say yes
Most of House Baratheon’s kills come from the branch of Stannis, whose troops killed their fair share of men in three major battles – the Blackwater, the Siege of Castle Black and the First Battle of Winterfell. Robert and Renly are no match for Stannis’ bloody deeds. There’s a sliver of a chance House Baratheon might be reinstated now that Gendry is back and wields a huge warhammer, just like his father once did.
#03. House Targaryen
Kills? 13172
Who? The ousted royal house of Westeros
Do they still matter? Fuck yes
You all knew they were going to end up in the top 3, didn’t you? While Dany wants to break the wheel, along the way she breaks a great many other things, including bones, carts, skulls and traditions. And if it isn’t her legions and loyal warriors doing the killing, she has dragons to make real the Targaryens’ old House words, ‘Fire and Blood’.
#02. House Lannister
Kills? 15570
Who? The House Paramount of the Westerlands, one of the Seven Kingdoms, then the royal house after the Sept of Baelor exploded
Do they still matter? Oh yes
Embroiled in the War of the Five Kings from the very beginning and one of the few Great Houses left standing in its aftermath, the Lannisters have proven to be a resilient and cunning force more than adept at bloodshed. Though now that even Jaime has deserted his queen, lover and sister, things look dire for Westeros’ latest royal house.
#01. The White Walkers and the Wights
Kills? 70428
Who? An army of ice zombies commanded by supernatural frost-like humanoids
Do they still matter? They are the biggest enemy of every living person
Proving themselves to be the real enemy indeed, the forces of the Night King boast a kill count higher than the next five factions combined. Whether dispatching men of the Night’s Watch, destroying the Wall or overrunning the Free Folk settlement of Hardhome, the Night King is a ruthless and silent maniac bent on advancing into Westeros one cold footstep after the other. Oh, and he’s the only one in the show who’s managed to kill a dragon and then raise it as his mount.
