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The 11 characters mostly likely to get killed on 'Game of Thrones' this week, ranked by who's the most toast

Here's who could die in this week's Game of Thrones 

Carrie Wittmer
Saturday 19 August 2017 11:33 BST
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Note: The author of this post has not watched the leaked episode of "Game of Thrones."

On "Game of Thrones," basically anyone can be killed — and at any time.

This week, Jon Snow and his Dream Team of Westerosi misfits go beyond the wall to fulfil their mission of capturing a wight, which means they're headed into a brutal fight.

To prepare you (and ourselves) for this intense episode, we put together a list of all the characters who have the biggest chance of dying this week.

Season seven episode six, "Beyond the Wall," airs Sunday night on HBO.

11: Jon Snow — 85%

Chance of survival this episode: 85%. Jon Snow is certainly at risk from death going beyond the wall this week, but lucky for him his story is far from over. And Thoros is available for resurrections, so even if he dies he's in pretty good shape.

Chance of survival this season: 85%. He's already died before and his life could be saved again.

10: Sandor Clegane/The Hound — 84%

Chance of survival this episode: 84%. He's probably sticking around, especially since we already suffered an entire season without him.

Chance of survival this season: 80%. The Hound's scenes in the season premiere proved that his story is moving forward in a way that makes his character more important than ever. He will be an essential figure in the battles to come, and the end of the series as a whole.

9: Davos Seaworth — 78%

Chance of survival this episode: 78%. Davos should be fine this week since he's staying at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, probably eating fermented crab to pass the time while his buddies are fighting the dead.

Chance of survival this season: 50%. Of any of these people, Davos probably deserves life the most. But the closer Davos gets to Jon Snow and ruling, the more danger he's in. But he has stuck around all this time for a reason: he's an insightful dude.

8: Bronn — 65%

Chance of survival this episode: 65%. Bronn's biggest threat right now is Cersei, who threatened his life last week. But Jaime will probably protect him from his sister.

Chance of survival this season: 35%. Bronn's chances of survival depend on where his loyalties lie.

7: Gendry — 60%

Chance of survival this episode: 60%. Yes, Gendry is at risk going to fight the White Walkers. But it would be pointless to bring him back just to watch him die in the next episode. He could get injured, but he should be ok for now.

Chance of survival this season: 40%. Or maybe he will win the game of thrones? But probably not. Gendry is not safe until Cersei is gone.

6: Littlefinger — 41%

Chance of survival this episode: 41%. Littlefinger created trouble in Winterfell, and Sansa will know he's behind it. He definitely can't hold his own against Brienne of Tarth and Arya Stark.

Chance of survival this season: 20%. He's Littlefinger and he's survived this long, so his chances of sticking around are okay. Just not high anymore.

5: Yara Greyjoy — 30%

Chance of survival this episode: 30%. Euron's murdered his brother, so he could kill his niece without batting an eye. Theon plans to save Yara, but the chances of that being a success are minimal.

Chance of survival this season: 12%. Euron isn't a forgiving man. If she does survive, Theon will probably die for her.

4: Jorah Mormont — 25%

Chance of survival this episode: 25%. Jorah's already cured of greyscale thanks to Sam's apparently very rare ability to follow directions. But this week, he's at a high risk taking on the army of the dead with Jon Snow's Dream Team.

Chance of survival this season: 15%. There's still a chance he could die fighting another battle for his Khaleesi.

3: Tormund Giantsbane — 10%

Chance of survival this episode: 10%. Tormund is part of Jon Snow's Dream Team, and is ready to fight some White Walkers. We're very worried about him. But he's tough, and he'll do anything to see Brienne again.

Chance of survival this this season: 5%. He's survived a lot of battles and he'll literally rip the throats out of his enemies using his teeth. So there's a chance he'll survive.

2: Beric Dondarrion — 5%

Chance of survival this episode: 5%. Beric is ready to fight the dead with his flaming sword, which gives him a huge advantage. And he's died before, so we already know it's a possibility. If his buddy Thoros survives, he could be brought back from the dead.

Chance of survival this season: 5%. Beric and/or Thoros could die this week, but chances are at least one of them will stick around.

1: Thoros of Myr — 4%

Chance of survival this episode: 4%. Thoros and his man bun are ready to fight the dead. As a priest of the Lord of Light, he might be useful in the wars to come, but we think he's quite vulnerable this week. That's especially true because it kind of feels like cheating to have him around, since he can bring people from the dead. If he's gone, it'll be tough for his pal Beric to survive.

Chance of survival this season: 4%. Thoros and Beric could both die this week, but chances are at least one of them will stick around.

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