{"id":137885,"date":"2019-05-07T23:09:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T23:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=137885"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:00:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:00:53","slug":"game-of-thrones-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/game-of-thrones-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Game of Thrones: Who would be the most effective leader of Westeros?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-137888\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/1_FM7Bzj3xTd1Z5Z_wV_A2Lg.jpg\" alt=\"Daenerys\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As we race toward the end of &#8220;Game of Thrones,&#8221; we know that the person who ends up on the Iron Throne may not be the most worthy. They&#8217;re also likely not the best person to lead the realm. But if we had to choose someone to lead the seven kingdoms, a closer look at their personality might help.<\/p>\n<p>Our friends at <a href=\"https:\/\/visme.co\/blog\/game-of-thrones-characters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visme<\/a> charted out the personalities of some of the show&#8217;s biggest personalities (living and dead), and they found that the best leaders would be considered &#8220;explorers, drivers, coordinators, and administrators.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-affiliation\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-affiliation__content\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/trk.aclktrkr.com\/aff_c?offer_id=59&amp;aff_id=1110&amp;source=evergreenarticles\" class=\"sc-card-affiliation__badge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#1 VPN<\/a>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"sc-card-affiliation__image\">\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/trk.aclktrkr.com\/aff_c?offer_id=59&amp;aff_id=1110&amp;source=evergreenarticles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/bd988caa-96d0-11e6-85bb-00163ed833e7\/2603754653\/hotspot-shield-hsicon.jpg\">\r\n            <\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"sc-card-affiliation__body\">\r\n            <div class=\"sc-card-affiliation__text\">\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/trk.aclktrkr.com\/aff_c?offer_id=59&amp;aff_id=1110&amp;source=evergreenarticles\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-card-affiliation__title track-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Access all your favorite content safely &amp; securely<\/a>\r\n                <p class=\"sc-card-affiliation__supplier\">\r\n                From: <strong>Hotspot Shield (Advertised)<\/strong>\r\n                <\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"sc-card-affiliation__cta\">\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/trk.aclktrkr.com\/aff_c?offer_id=59&amp;aff_id=1110&amp;source=evergreenarticles\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-card-affiliation__button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD NOW<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>So how do we come to those designations? Step one is to segment the characters by their personality type. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.16personalities.com\/free-personality-test\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Take this free test to see your personality!)<\/a>\u00a0This puts you into several categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mind:<\/strong> Introverted (I) or extraverted (E)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Energy:<\/strong> Observant (S) or intuitive (N)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nature:<\/strong> Thinking (T) or feeling (F)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tactics:<\/strong> Judging (J) or prospecting (P)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Applying those traits to our &#8220;Game of Thrones&#8221; characters, we come up with this chart &#8211; <strong>the characters in the four corners are estimated to be the best possible leaders.<\/strong> (You&#8217;ll note that none of these characters is categorized as ENTJ &#8211; extraverted, intuitive, thinking, and judging.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-137886\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/image\/upload\/c_scale,w_700\/v1557268093\/editorial\/got-Most-effective-leader-high.webp\" alt=\"Game of Thrones leaders\" width=\"700\" height=\"1278\" \/><div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/Daenerys-Targaryen-game-of-thrones-game-192.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming (official browser game)<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/ads.ad4game.com\/www\/delivery\/dck.php?offerid=948&amp;zoneid=60504&amp;subid=mkg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Play Now \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ads.ad4game.com\/www\/delivery\/dck.php?offerid=948&amp;zoneid=60504&amp;subid=mkg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s the character breakdown by personality type. The characters in bold are estimated to be the best leaders.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bran Stark &#8211; INFP<\/li>\n<li>Jon Snow &#8211; ISFP, INFJ<\/li>\n<li>Daenerys Targaryen &#8211; INFJ<\/li>\n<li>Sansa Stark &#8211; ESFJ<\/li>\n<li>Gendry &#8211; ISTP<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Night King<\/strong> &#8211; INTJ<\/li>\n<li>Tyrion Lannister &#8211; ENTP<\/li>\n<li>Arya Stark &#8211; ISTP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Petyr Baelish<\/strong> &#8211; INTJ<\/li>\n<li>Samwell Tarly &#8211; INFP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cersei Lannister<\/strong> &#8211; ESTJ<\/li>\n<li>Jaime Lannister &#8211; ESTP<\/li>\n<li>Varys &#8211; INFJ<\/li>\n<li>Davos Seaworth &#8211; ISFP<\/li>\n<li>Bronn &#8211; ISTP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brienne Of Tarth<\/strong> &#8211; ISTJ<\/li>\n<li>Euron Greyjoy &#8211; ESTP<\/li>\n<li>Gilly &#8211; ISFP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jaqen H&#8217;ghar<\/strong> &#8211; INTJ<\/li>\n<li>Jorah Mormont &#8211; ISFJ<\/li>\n<li>Beric Dondarrion &#8211; ENFP<\/li>\n<li>Daario Naharis &#8211; ESTP<\/li>\n<li>Melisandre &#8211; INFJ<\/li>\n<li>The Hound &#8211; ISTP<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Mountain<\/strong> &#8211; ISTJ<\/li>\n<li>Theon Greyjoy &#8211; ESFP<\/li>\n<li>Tormund Giantsbane &#8211; ESTP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yara Greyjoy<\/strong> &#8211; ESTJ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s right, friends. Even though you might <em>want<\/em> Jon or Daenerys to rule Westeros, the realm would be most effective with monsters like Cersei, The Mountain, or The Night King at the helm. (Maybe that explains how your boss rose so high in the company&#8230;) Remember, we didn&#8217;t say they&#8217;d be the <strong>best<\/strong> ruler, simply the <strong>most effective.<\/strong> No one can deny those characters in the corners get results!<\/p>\n<p>Right now, Bran Stark is the betting favorite to rule Westeros at the end of the season. (He&#8217;s followed by Sansa, Jon Snow, and Gendry.) 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