In anime, the strongest individuals often pale against the power of teamwork. From military organizations to ragtag crews, the best teams combine unique abilities, unshakeable bonds, and a willingness to die for each other. Some of these groups could conquer nations. Others have conquered entire universes.
We’ve ranked the strongest anime teams based on combined combat power, notable achievements, team synergy, and how they’d fare against other groups on this list. Strap in—this is the ultimate anime team tier list.
The List
20. The Elric Brothers
- Series: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Members: Edward Elric, Alphonse Elric
- Why they rank: Just two brothers, but their alchemy and combat synergy are unmatched. They’ve defeated homunculi, outsmarted Father, and saved Amestris. Small team, massive impact.
19. Fairy Tail Guild
- Series: Fairy Tail
- Members: Natsu, Erza, Gray, Lucy, plus entire guild
- Why they rank: Raw magical power in abundance. Natsu alone scales to god-level threats, and the guild’s friendship power-ups are meme-worthy but genuinely effective in their universe.
18. The Joestar Bloodline
- Series: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
- Members: Jonathan through Jolyne, plus allies
- Why they rank: Spanning generations, this family has beaten vampires, pillar men, stand users, and reality warpers. Their collective Stand abilities cover nearly every situation.
17. U.A. Class 1-A
- Series: My Hero Academia
- Members: Deku, Bakugo, Todoroki, + 17 others
- Why they rank: Still students, but their quirks synergize incredibly well. In terms of potential, they’re world-saving heroes in the making.
16. The Hashira
- Series: Demon Slayer
- Members: Nine Pillars at full strength
- Why they rank: The strongest demon slayers in existence. Together, they’ve engaged Upper Moons and Muzan himself. Their combined breathing techniques are overwhelming.
15. The Phantom Troupe
- Series: Hunter x Hunter
- Members: Chrollo, Feitan, Hisoka (formerly), + others
- Why they rank: Thirteen elite Nen users, each with devastating abilities. Chrollo alone can steal and combine abilities from others. They’ve massacred nations.
14. The Akatsuki
- Series: Naruto Shippuden
- Members: Pain, Itachi, Obito, Kisame, + others
- Why they rank: S-rank criminals who captured nearly every tailed beast. Multiple members have world-ending abilities. At full strength, they threatened the entire shinobi system.
13. The Straw Hat Pirates
- Series: One Piece
- Members: Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, + crew
- Why they rank: Emperor-level crew by end of series. Luffy’s Gear 5 alone is reality-warping. Their accomplishments—defeating Kaido, challenging the World Government—speak for themselves.
12. The Gotei 13
- Series: Bleach
- Members: 13 Captains + Lieutenants
- Why they rank: Soul Society’s military might includes reality warpers, time manipulators, and Yamamoto’s sun-level flames. At full strength, they’re an army of individual powerhouses.
11. Team Dai-Gurren
- Series: Gurren Lagann
- Members: Simon, Yoko, Viral, + crew
- Why they rank: They started with drills and ended piloting a mecha larger than galaxies. Spiral Power scales to literally infinite potential. They defeated universal threats.
10. The Espada
- Series: Bleach
- Members: Top 10 Arrancar
- Why they rank: Each Espada represents an aspect of death, with power proportional to their rank. Starrk, Ulquiorra, and Yammy individually threatened captain-level opponents.
9. The Z Fighters
- Series: Dragon Ball Z/Super
- Members: Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo, + others
- Why they rank: Multiple universe-level fighters. They’ve defeated Buu, Frieza (repeatedly), Jiren, and threats to the entire multiverse. Goku and Vegeta alone are near-top-tier.
8. The Chimera Ant Royal Guard
- Series: Hunter x Hunter
- Members: Meruem, Neferpitou, Shaiapouf, Menthuthuyoupi
- Why they rank: Meruem alone was stronger than all human combatants combined. The Royal Guard’s Nen abilities and unshakeable loyalty make them a near-unbeatable unit.
7. The Seven Deadly Sins
- Series: Seven Deadly Sins
- Members: Meliodas, Escanor, Ban, + others
- Why they rank: Demon King-level threats. Escanor at noon is nearly invincible. Meliodas is son of the Demon King with multiple lives. Ban became immortal.
6. The Six Paths
- Series: Naruto Shippuden
- Members: Six Paths of Pain, controlled by Nagato
- Why they rank: One man controlling six devastatingly powerful bodies, each with unique Rinnegan abilities. Pain destroyed Konoha single-handedly. The combination of abilities covers all situations.
5. Team Avatar (Full)
- Series: Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Members: Aang, Katara, Toph, Zuko, Sokka
- Why they rank: The Avatar alone is a force of nature. Combined with the greatest metalbender ever, master waterbender, Fire Nation royalty, and tactical genius—they defeated a nation.
4. The Survey Corps Elite Squad
- Series: Attack on Titan
- Members: Levi, Mikasa, Erwin, Hange, Eren (shifters)
- Why they rank: They don’t have superhuman power—they have superhuman skill and strategy. Against titans, they’re unmatched. With the Attack, Founding, and other shifter powers, they changed history.
3. The Gods of Destruction
- Series: Dragon Ball Super
- Members: Beerus, Champa, + 10 others
- Why they rank: Each can destroy universes on a whim. Beerus alone scales above most threats in anime. Twelve universe-busters in one category of being is unprecedented power.
2. The Angels
- Series: Dragon Ball Super
- Members: Whis, Vados, Grand Priest, + others
- Why they rank: Above the Gods of Destruction in every way. The Grand Priest alone is among the top five strongest beings in the Dragon Ball multiverse. Whis can rewind time casually.
1. The Pride Troopers (Universe 11 Full Strength)
- Series: Dragon Ball Super
- Members: Jiren, Toppo, Dyspo, + others
- Why they rank: “Wait, why them over the Z Fighters?”
Actually, let’s correct this:
1. Anti-Spiral Collective
- Series: Gurren Lagann
- Members: Entire Anti-Spiral race merged into one consciousness
- Why they rank: A race that voluntarily sealed away their evolution to prevent universal destruction. They control dimensions, create galaxy-sized weapons, and nearly ended all Spiral life. Their power is literally infinite—they just chose not to use all of it.
The Anti-Spiral defeats universes for fun. They created pocket dimensions, weaponized probability, and threw Big Bang-level attacks as casual conversation. The only reason they lost was their philosophical commitment to using only power equal to their opponents. If they had simply gone all-out from the start, the series would have ended in minutes.
What makes them the strongest “team” is that they’re not really a team—they’re a unified consciousness of an entire species, each member having achieved individual power beyond most series’ final bosses before merging together.
Honorable Mentions
- The Homunculi (FMA) – Seven deadly sins incarnate, including an unkillable glutton
- Organization XIII (Kingdom Hearts) – Powerful nobodies with wild abilities
- The Sternritter (Bleach) – Quincy army that invaded Soul Society successfully
- Night Raid (Akame ga Kill) – Assassins with imperial arms
- The Zodiacs (Hunter x Hunter) – Twelve of the world’s best Hunters
- Class 3-E (Assassination Classroom) – Assassins trained by the best
- The Pillars (Fire Force) – Eight captains commanding fire powers
- Band of the Hawk (Berserk) – Before the Eclipse, undefeated
How We Ranked
Combined Power: How strong is the team at full strength? We measured against universe-level threats.
Achievements: What have they actually accomplished? Defeating gods ranks higher than potential.
Team Synergy: Do their abilities complement each other? True teams beat collections of individuals.
Scalability: Some teams have members that could solo others. We weighted top-tier members accordingly.
Versatility: Can they handle varied threats? Teams with multiple specialties ranked higher.
The strongest anime teams aren’t just powerful individuals standing together—they’re units greater than the sum of their parts. That’s what makes them legendary.