#Mdzs characters ranked by their body count (no, like, literally), a definitive ranking based on the canon and also vibes I have detected
Wen Ruohan*: Started a war that killed a bunch of people, which feels a bit indirect, so I'm adding an asterisk.
Wei Wuxian: The weapon of mass destruction that ended that war
Nie Mingjue: The general that was fighting the war the longest, but also I believe he personally killed that many people.
Lan Wangji, Lan Xichen, Jiang Cheng: War, etc.,
Tortoise of Slaughter: okay, we only see him kill a handful of unlucky hostages and Wens, but he was named "of Slaughter" already, so I'm pretty sure those were just the cherry on his sunday.
Wen Xu: set fire to Cloud Recesses, and maybe did some war before he was killed, but also he seems like a guy who'd just murder people.
Jin Zixuan, Luo Qingyang: war, kinda?
Jin Guangyao*: Hella murdered people, but with surgical percision, not enthusiasm. His spy work probably helped people die, tho.
Lan Qiren: I think he was behind the lines in the war, mostly, but also I bet he showed up to do some murdering when it counted.
Xue Yang: An amateur enthusiast, not a professional
Wen Ning: mosty a chill guy who sometimes goes on a rampage and kills a bunch of people
Yu Ziyuan: Listen, it's not her fault. If she'd have lived longer, she'd have killed a bunch more pople.
Jiang Fengmian: I guess.
Xiao Xingchen: ...unfortunately, more than he'd prefer
Wen Zhuliu: but unenthusiastically.
@villainousfriend @Satsuma Yeah! He does it for the love, but if he's not feeling it, he's not feeling it. Whereas Nie Mingjue goes to work every day and murders people, whether he's feeling it or not. He's on the clock
@Satsuma he needs to be systematic about it if he wants to improve his ranking, not just murder people when they offend him or he thinks it's funny.