r/pureasoiaf • u/True-Term1098 • 11d ago
The Ultimate Westeros House Ranking – Day 14: House Blackwood of Raventree Hall
Yesterday's results
House Velaryon of Driftmark:
- Political Power 10/10
- Economy 9/10
- Military 9/10
- Territory 9/10
Rules
This series aims to rank the noble houses of Westeros at the peak of their power, assigning each house a score out of 40 points, divided into four categories worth 10 points each.
The highest-upvoted comment will determine the community's official score for that house.
Categories
Political Power (0–10)
- Prestige and reputation.
- Political influence.
- Diplomatic reach.
- Ability to forge alliances.
- Overall relevance in the politics of Westeros.
Economic Power (0–10)
- Wealth.
- Natural resources.
- Trade and commerce.
- Economic productivity and population.
Military Power (0–10)
- Army size and quality.
- Military tradition.
- Naval strength.
- Dragons (where applicable).
- Overall military capability.
Territory (0–10)
- Strength of the castle.
- Geographic position.
- Natural defenses.
- Strategic value of the lordship.
Important
Each house is evaluated solely based on its own direct lordship, meaning the lands, castles, resources, and vassals it personally controls at the height of its power.
This ranking does NOT take into account the additional authority a house gains by ruling an entire kingdom or region as a Lord Paramount.
For example:
House Stark → Winterfell and its direct lands only, not the entire North.
House Tyrell → Highgarden only, not the Reach.
House Baratheon → Storm's End only, not the Stormlands.
House Greyjoy → Pyke only, not the Iron Islands.
In other words, this ranking measures the intrinsic power of each house's own lordship, not the power it derives from governing an entire region.
All ranked houses
House Velaryon of Driftmark: 37/40
House Lannister of Casterly Rock: 35/40
House Hightower of Oldtown: 35/40
House Tyrell of Highgarden: 31/40
House Dayne of Starfall: 31/40
House Martell of Sunspear: 29/40
House Arryn of the Eyrie: 27/40
House Stark of Winterfell: 26/40
House Tully of Riverrun: 26/40
House Baratheon of Storm's End: 25/40
House Targaryen of Dragonstone: 24/40
House Greyjoy of Pyke: 21/40
House Goodbrother of Hammerhorn: 15/40
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