Record of Ragnarok is a 2017 supernatural manga written by Shinya Umemura and Takumi Fukui and illustrated by Ajichika. With the hype surrounding its recent anime release, we’d like to present to you a list of the Top 20 Strongest Gods in Record of Ragnarok ranked.
The record of Ragnarok starts with the Gods meeting every thousand years to decide the fate of humanity. But in this particular meeting, they decide to eradicate humankind for their misdeeds. To prevent this, Brunhild, a valkyrie, brings up the concept of Ragnarok.
The series showcases a wide variety of gods and humans throughout the history of humankind and pits them against each other in a 13 vs 13 battle. Scenes of this manga are well detailed with Shuumatsu no Valkyrie characters and although the anime doesn’t shine as much it too has a special charm.
Warning, Spoilers Alert for anime lovers. Some characters in the list are from the manga.
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Top 20 Strongest Gods in Record of Ragnarok
20. Aphrodite
| Japanese Name | アフロディテ |
| Age | 4000+ |
| Pantheon | Norse |
| Powers | Godly Beauty, Divine Physiology, Semi-Immortality |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
| Eye Color | Blue |
Aphrodite is one of the 12 Norse Gods in the Gods of Olympus and is the Goddess of love, beauty, and passion. She is the most beautiful as well as the hottest Goddess on Record of Ragnarok.
Although it might not look like she has much combat proficiency, she was strong enough to be one of the 12 Gods of Olympus. Aphrodite is still a major God and is feared by many people alike.
19. Heimdall
| Japanese Name | ヘイムダル |
| Age | N/A |
| Pantheon | Norse |
| Powers | Divine Physiology, Semi-Immortality |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Black |
Heimdall is one of the Norse gods and is called the Watchmen of the Apocalypse. He is the commentator in all of the individual bouts in Ragnarok.
Even though he is a god, he does not show bias and favors both fighters equally. Heimdall is quite competent in his area, and can quickly respond and understand almost any kind of move. This easily makes him one of the strongest Gods in Record of Ragnarok.
18. Proteus
| Japanese Name | プローテウス |
| Age | N/A |
| Pantheon | Greek |
| Powers | Hydrokinesis |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Black |
Proteus is the God of Rivers and Poseidon’s most loyal Servant. He is very loyal to Poseidon and abides by his rules, even if Poseidon does not think the same.
He also later pleaded with Hades to avenge Poseidon after the incidents of Round 3. Proteus is still very calm and level-headed and can be considered one of the strongest Gods in the Record of Ragnarok.
17. Brahma
| Japanese Name | ブラフマー |
| Age | 4000+ |
| Pantheon | Hindu |
| Powers | Semi-Immortality, Divine Physiology |
| Hair Color | Bald |
| Eye Color | Golden |
Brahma is the Hindu God of Creation and is one of the most powerful gods in the Hindu Pantheon. He had sparred against Shiva once before and completely lost.
Regardless, he is a strong foe to be reckoned with. Brahma also has a very muscular build, which further proves his strength in combat.
16. Lilith
| Japanese Name | リリス |
| Age | N/A |
| Pantheon | Abrahamic |
| Powers | Divine Physiology, Lilith’s Mark |
| Hair Color | N/A |
| Eye Color | N/A |
Lilith was the Goddess who helped Beelzebub in his quest to find Satan. She was a very brave woman, who made a huge impact on Beelzebub’s life.
After finding out the true identity of Satan, she placed a mark on Beelzebub to protect him forever. With this, Beelzebub will not be able to kill himself or die so easily in battle.
15. Kali
| Japanese Name | カーリー |
| Age | N/A |
| Pantheon | Hindu |
| Powers | Necrokinesis |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Black |
Kali is one of the three wives of Shiva and is one of the strongest gods in Hindu Mythology. She is widely regarded as the Goddess of Death, which speaks about her power.
In according to this, she also has control over time and is also the Goddess of the end of the world. Kali’s power was also recognized by Shiva, and she came to cheer for him in the 5th round.
14. Hermes
| Japanese Name | ヘルメス |
| Age | 4000+ |
| Pantheon | Greek |
| Powers | Matter Manipulation, Telekinesis, Skilled Composer |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Black |
Hermes is the Messenger of the Gods and one of the 12 Gods of Olympus. Although he might seem harmless at first, he has a keen intellect that lets him see through opponents’ moves.
He can easily understand the nature between the abilities of Humans and their powers. Most of the time, Hermes keeps explaining these to Ares in all the rounds.
13. Loki
| Japanese Name | ロキ |
| Age | 4000+ |
| Pantheon | Norse |
| Powers | Hook Proficiency, Shapeshifting, Levitation, Matter Manipulation, Portal Creation |
| Hair Color | Green |
| Eye Color | Purple |
Loki is a Nordic God of deceit and mischief. He excels in shapeshifting and has immense observational skills, which let him notice many fine details like those of the Volund.
He’s smart, can levitate, and can create portals. Although in the manga we haven’t yet seen his powers, the anime opening showcases him with sickle-like chains. These chains emerge from his palms through portals.
12. Ares
| Japanese Name | アレス |
| Age | 4000+ |
| Pantheon | Greek |
| Powers | Expert Combatant |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
| Eye Color | Gray |
Ares is the Greek God of War and the son of Zeus. He is well-versed in the combative skills of war and has a high amount of strength considering his relation to Zeus.
His strength was showcased in situations like when he went against Heracles when delivering divine punishment on earth. During this time, Ambrosia was most potent and contained a large amount of raw power from Zeus.
11. Heracles
| Japanese Name | ヘラクレス |
| Age | 4000+ |
| Pantheon | Greek |
| Powers | Club Proficiency, High Level of Pain Tolerance |
| Hair Color | Orange |
| Eye Color | Blue |
The Greek God of strength and fortitude ascended to godhood by drinking ambrosia which granted him a small amount of power that Zeus possesses. Heracles strictly follows the values of justice and protects them with his high endurance, strength, and will.
He also possesses the Herculean Exodus technique, which he gained from the 12 Divine Labours. This technique allows him to convert his club into 12 different kinds of forms of mythical animals.
However, he does tend to stick to his values which prove to be a weakness. The fact that he refuses to use any unjust tactics to win places him this low.
10. Zerofuku
| Japanese Name | 零福 |
| Age | 2500+ |
| Pantheon | None |
| Powers | Biokinesis, Misfortune Manipulation, Soul Splitting |
| Hair Color | Dark Purple |
| Eye Color | Black |
Zerofuku is the fusion of the Seven Lucky Gods. He is the god of misfortune and thrives on misery. His Divine equipment is an ax obtained through biokinesis of his spine.
It is called Misery Cleaver and tends to grow in destructive power as he diverts the concentration of misery from himself to his equipment. As it grows with his misery, he is equipped with a body strong enough to support its weight.
He also swings his immensely large equipment with great speed and control. However, he is extremely temperamental and refuses to see through reasoning during battle.
9. Adamas
| Japanese Name | アダマス |
| Age | Eons |
| Pantheon | Greek |
| Powers | Scythe Proficiency, Mechanical Physiology |
| Hair Color | Red |
| Eye Color | Golden |
Adamas was initially one of the 13 gods of Olympus and was the God of Conquest. He lived up to his title of the God of Conquest until he was slaughtered and erased by Poseidon.
Sometime later, Zeus permitted the option to resurrect and we see a new god, Adamantine. This time, we can say that he has all his natural talents plus increased immunity to pain as he has a mechanical body.
8. Poseidon
| Japanese Name | ポセイドン |
| Age | Eons |
| Pantheon | Greek |
| Powers | Hydrokinesis, Trident Proficiency |
| Hair Color | Golden-Blonde |
| Eye Color | Light Blue |
Poseidon is the Greek god of the sea and is known to be the most feared God in Greek history. Being one of the three main Greek gods, he is blessed with great speed, strength, reflexes, and endurance.
He even practices hydrokinesis which lets him control water and use it as efficiently as his divine equipment, a Trident. His attacks include Amphitrite, which delivers multiple Trident blows in a blink of an eye.
He can also call down lightning-quick blows, and his 40-Day Flood creates a dome-like attack pattern that leaves after images from its quick movement.
7. Shiva
| Japanese Name | シヴァ |
| Age | 4000+ |
| Pantheon | Hindu |
| Powers | Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Thermal Resistance, Pyrokinesis |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Golden |
Shiva, the Hindu God of Destruction, has 4 arms and 3 open eyes and is known to be the strongest Indian God. His 4 arms have an immense amount of strength which is accompanied by fast reflexes.
His war dances allow him to move at ungodly speed and also heat his body into near-scalding heat. This effect is achieved by increasing his pulse and temperature dangerously high but also makes his attack pattern unreadable.
6. Beelzebub
| Japanese Name | ベルゼブブ |
| Age | Eons |
| Pantheon | Abrahamic |
| Powers | Demonic Destrudo, Vibration Manipulation |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Deep Black |
Beelzebub is the Lord of the Flies and is one of the strongest beings in Helheim second to Hades. He has a very unique power, and can easily defeat the toughest of opponents.
Beelzebub also has a special hidden move, which was banned due to its extremely destructive power. He is also unable to kill himself, due to Lillith’s curse placed on him.
He can change gears from Offense to Defense in an instant, with his power and weapon. It is also said that his shield can even block a hit from Thor’s hammer.
5. Hades
| Japanese Name | ハデス |
| Age | Eons |
| Pantheon | Greek |
| Powers | Matter Manipulation, Divine Blood, Master Bident Combatant |
| Hair Color | Silver |
| Eye Color | Black |
Hades is also known as the King of the Netherlands and is the eldest of the brothers. He loves looking over and protecting his brothers a lot, which is shown in various parts.
Hades had single-handedly defeated the Titan’s invasion of Helheim and became the King of Helheim. He is very feared, respected, and relied on the most by other gods.
Moreover, he has high combat proficiency and can master any kind of weapon. Hades had even invented new weapon stances and moves in his battle against Qin Shi Huang.
4. Buddha
| Japanese Name | 釈迦 |
| Age | 2500+ |
| Pantheon | Buddhist |
| Powers | Calm State, Master of many weapons, Pure Enlightenment Eighth Consciousness |
| Hair Color | Light Green |
| Eye Color | Black |
Buddha is one of the Four Sages. he possesses an immensely trained body that’s accustomed to high-speed reflexes. After enlightenment, he gained the 8th Sense, which allows his eyes to see a few moments into the future.
His divine equipment is called the Six Realms Staff. The Second Realm: Animal Realm Horse-Faced Kannon -Nirvana allows his staff to turn into a spiked club. His Fourth Realm: Asura Realm, 11-Faced Kannon Ahimsa, converts his staff into a giant shield.
However, the form he attacks with is not chosen by him, which makes it a risky problem when it comes to specific attacks planned.
3. Thor
| Japanese Name | トール |
| Age | 4000+ |
| Pantheon | Norse |
| Powers | Electrokinesis, Teleportation, Menacing Aura, Master Hammer Combatant |
| Hair Color | Red |
| Eye Color | Yellow |
The Nordic God of thunder and Nordics Strongest Warrior and God as displayed is well built. He was strong enough to take down a whole army of Jotuns.
Being the god of thunder, he also practices electrokinesis and uses it to coat his divine hammer Mjolnir with lightning. When coated with lightning, Mjolnir turns almost molten and can even burn his opponent to a crisp.
His Geirrod form lets his flying hammer increase in destructive power on retrieval, and his throws are almost undodgeable.
2. Odin
| Japanese Name | オーディン |
| Age | 4000+ |
| Pantheon | Norse |
| Powers | Life Decay, Menacing aura |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Yellow |
Odin is the father of Thor and is titled to be the Supreme Norse God. He is a man of few words and speaks through ravens, Huginn and Munnin.
Odin is known as the God of Wisdom and so can see through bluffs and disguises. He is most likely to be one of the last bosses in the series and specializes in Life Decay. This alone makes him the second strongest Gods in Record of Ragnarok.
Using Life Decay, he can take away life from all living things. Although the extent of his power is unknown, we’ll have to use Thor’s power as a hint of his own.
1. Zeus
| Japanese Name | ゼウス |
| Age | Eons |
| Pantheon | Greek |
| Powers | The fist that Surpassed Time, Muscle Control |
| Hair Color | White |
| Eye Color | Black |
The Greek Supreme God is also known as the Godfather of the Cosmos. His position alone as the Chairman of the Gods Council should speak for itself.
He is strong enough to be able to hold back Heracles and Ares at the same time. Using his Meteor Jab, he can throw in rapid jabs that move 10 times faster than the previous one.
His final form compresses muscles into a diamond-hard competition, and this form is also capable of tearing apart the heavens. The final blow is known as The Fist that Surpassed Time is faster than one-millionth of a second. This makes him the Strongest God on the Record of Ragnarok.
With this, we conclude with a list of the Top 20 Strongest Gods on Record of Ragnarok. With the progression of the series, this list will be updated in due Time. However, we hope that these included some of your favorites.
We’ll be back again with yet another article to keep you occupied, so until then, stay safe, stay tuned, and stay hyped.
FAQ-
Q1- Who is the main character of the Record of Ragnarok?
Ans- Brunhild, a valkyrie, is the main character of Record of Ragnarok.
Q2- How strong is Adam’s record of Ragnarok?
Ans- Adam is one of the strongest characters in the Record of Ragnarok, who even challenged the strongest God, Zeus.
Q3- Is Adam dead in Record of Ragnarok?
Ans- Yes, to surpass Zeus, he pushed his limits and fought to the death.
Q4- Who was the first man in the world?
Ans- Adam was the first man in the world.
Q5- Which side is the Buddha fighting Record of Ragnarok?
Ans- Buddha is fighting from Humanity’s side against the Gods.
Q6- Who was the first woman in the world?
Ans- Eve was the first woman in the world.
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