Devil Fruit Powers Ranked 2026: Most Broken to Most Underrated
Quick answer: As of the Elbaf arc (2026), the most broken Devil Fruits in One Piece are the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika (Luffy), the God-tier Elbaf fruits — Nidhoggr (Loki) and the Akuma no Mi (Imu) — followed by Gura Gura no Mi (world-ending seaquakes), Yami Yami no Mi (power-nullifying darkness), and Hobi Hobi no Mi (reality-erasing toy transformation). The most underrated fruits are utility-first Paramecias like Bomu Bomu no Mi, Doru Doru no Mi, and Kama Kama no Mi, which look weak on paper but solve problems no other power can.
Below is a full breakdown, tier by tier, with the reasoning behind every placement — plus what the Elbaf arc has changed about the power hierarchy this year.
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How This Ranking Was Made {#how-this-ranking-was-made}
This list weighs four things, in order: raw destructive ceiling, versatility in and out of combat, counterplay difficulty (can it even be fought around?), and narrative confirmation of strength from Oda himself — not just fan speculation. Fruits are ranked on their canon-shown potential as of Chapter 1189 (July 2026) and Anime Episode 1168+, not hypothetical power-scaling. Sources are cited inline where a specific chapter or episode confirms a claim.
SS-Tier: Reality-Breaking Fruits {#ss-tier}
These fruits don't just fight — they rewrite the terms of the fight.
1. Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika (Luffy) — Gear 5 The Sun God fruit grants Luffy control over the "elasticity of the world itself." It's less a power-up and more a change in the laws of physics around him, letting Luffy warp terrain, animate objects, and shrug off attacks with cartoon logic. It's the fruit Imu and the Celestial Dragons have feared for 800 years — that alone tells you where it sits.
2. Akuma no Mi (Imu) Revealed in Chapter 1179, this is described as the ability that predates every other Devil Fruit in existence. It reportedly lets Imu transform into a Devil itself. Because it's brand-new and still being explored on the page, its full scope is unconfirmed — but everything shown so far places it at the top of the food chain.
3. Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Nidhoggr (Loki) A God-class Zoan turning Loki into a colossal black dragon capable of lightning strong enough to threaten the entire world. It was sealed in Elbaf for centuries because it was considered too dangerous to use — the kind of pedigree that speaks for itself.
4. Hobi Hobi no Mi (Sugar) Rarely in top-5 lists, but mechanically it's terrifying: touch someone, turn them into a toy, and erase every memory anyone has of them. No Haki counters memory erasure. It's a "delete a person from existence" button, which is a scarier premise than most Logias.
S-Tier: World-Ending Power {#s-tier}
5. Gura Gura no Mi (Blackbeard, formerly Whitebeard) The strongest Paramecia by Oda's own framing — capable of cracking the planet and generating seaquakes strong enough to sink islands.
6. Yami Yami no Mi (Blackbeard) The only known power that can nullify other Devil Fruit abilities on contact, plus black-hole-level gravitational pull. Its weakness (no defense against physical damage) is exactly why Blackbeard paired it with Gura Gura.
7. Akuma no Mi's rival tease — Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Zaza ("Rain God") Teased in Chapter 1182 as a fruit the Celestial Dragons fear alongside Nika. Full powers aren't confirmed yet, so it's placed cautiously in S-tier pending its actual on-page debut.
8. Uo Uo no Mi, Model: Seiryu (Kaido) Azure Dragon transformation granting elemental control over fire, lightning, and wind simultaneously — one of the few fruits that turns its user into a walking natural disaster.
9. Magu Magu no Mi (Akainu) Magma outranks fire in the franchise's own power chart, and its heat output is stated to be capable of piercing straight through Logia intangibility.
A-Tier: Elite, Battle-Defining Fruits {#a-tier}
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Mera Mera no Mi (Sabo) — versatile Logia fire with clean counters to ice and physical damage.
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Hie Hie no Mi (Aokiji) — can freeze entire oceans; strategically one of the best area-control fruits in the story.
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Soru Soru no Mi (Big Mom) — steals and manipulates lifespans, and can animate objects into an army.
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Mochi Mochi no Mi (Katakuri) — a "Special Paramecia" that behaves like a Logia and comes with future-sight Observation Haki synergy.
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Nikyu Nikyu no Mi (Kuma) — repels literally anything, including pain, fatigue, and attacks; one of the best defensive/offensive hybrids.
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Ope Ope no Mi (Law) — not raw power, but arguably the most useful fruit in the series thanks to Room-based reality manipulation and the Devil's Operation.
B-Tier: Strong but Situational {#b-tier}
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Suna Suna no Mi (Crocodile) — powerful but hard-countered by water.
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Goro Goro no Mi (Enel) — devastating raw damage, but rubber (and now Nika) neutralizes it almost completely.
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Zushi Zushi no Mi (Fujitora) — gravity manipulation, high ceiling but slower and more predictable in execution.
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Bari Bari no Mi (Bartolomeo) — nearly unbreakable barriers; a great support/defense fruit with real offensive tech behind it.
Underrated Tier: Overlooked Genius {#underrated-tier}
These rarely make "strongest" lists but deserve real respect for creativity and problem-solving.
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Bomu Bomu no Mi (Mr. 3... er, Baggy) — a Logia-adjacent explosive body was one of the earliest fruits to hint at how absurd Paramecia ceilings could get.
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Doru Doru no Mi (Mr. 3) — wax that hardens to steel-level durability; used cleverly, it's one of the best trap/utility fruits in the East Blue-to-Alabasta stretch.
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Kama Kama no Mi (Gunko, Elbaf arc) — sickle-wind manipulation introduced in 2026; still early, but the strip-based cutting mechanics shown so far suggest real hidden depth.
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Doa Doa no Mi (Blueno) — creates doors on any surface, including midair; a criminally underused ability for anyone who values mobility and ambush tactics.
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Kage Kage no Mi (Moria) — shadow theft and zombie armies; one of the highest-ceiling fruits in the series that's been underused since Moria's defeat.
What Elbaf Changed in 2026 {#elbaf-2026}
The Elbaf arc has been the single biggest Devil Fruit info-dump since Wano. In the space of a few months, Oda confirmed three God-class fruits (Nidhoggr, Akuma no Mi, and the teased Zaza), gave Shamrock a Mythical Zoan Cerberus fruit straight out of Greek myth, and — in Chapter 1189 — introduced Omen, a power belonging to Imu that's explicitly described as stronger than both Devil Fruits and Haki combined. That last reveal matters: for the first time, the manga has confirmed something above the Devil Fruit power tier entirely, which will likely reshape rankings again once Omen's full mechanics are shown.
Chopper has also shown signs of a long-teased awakening for the Hito Hito no Mi during Elbaf, and Dragon's still-unrevealed fruit (widely predicted to be the Arashi Arashi no Mi, or possibly tied to Zaza) is expected after the arc closes — both are worth tracking for the next update to this ranking.
FAQ {#faq}
What is the strongest Devil Fruit in One Piece as of 2026? Based on everything confirmed on-page, Luffy's Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika and Imu's newly revealed Akuma no Mi sit at the top, alongside Loki's Nidhoggr fruit — all three are framed by Oda as forces the Celestial Dragons and World Government have feared for centuries.
What new Devil Fruits were introduced in the Elbaf arc? Confirmed 2026 reveals include Nidhoggr (Loki), the Akuma no Mi (Imu), Cerberus (Shamrock), Kama Kama no Mi (Gunko), and the teased Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Zaza. Imu's non-Devil Fruit power, Omen, was also revealed in Chapter 1189.
Is Omen a Devil Fruit? No. Omen, revealed in Chapter 1189 (July 2026), is explicitly described as a separate power exclusive to World Government elites — distinct from and reportedly stronger than any Devil Fruit or Haki.
What's the most underrated Devil Fruit? Utility-heavy Paramecias like Doru Doru no Mi, Doa Doa no Mi, and Kage Kage no Mi consistently outperform their reputation once used creatively, even though they rarely top "strongest" lists.
This ranking reflects manga chapters and anime episodes released through July 2026 and will be revisited as the Elbaf arc concludes and Dragon's and Zaza's full powers are confirmed. Devil Fruit names, characters, and story details are the property of Eiichiro Oda, Shueisha, and Toei Animation.
