Dragon Ball Super’s Strongest Mortals, Ranked
Quick answer: Dragon Ball Super’s eight strongest mortals from each universe are Black Frieza, Jiren, Kefla, Anilaza, Bergamo, Obni, Ribrianne, and Damom. The list is less about who wins every possible matchup and more about which character represents the upper limit of each universe’s mortal roster.
In Dragon Ball terms, “mortal” usually means a living fighter from a mortal universe, not a God of Destruction, Angel, or other divine being. That distinction matters because the franchise has gods above these fighters, but the Tournament of Power was built around mortal teams fighting for survival.
The Tournament of Power Still Sets the Standard
The Tournament of Power gave Dragon Ball Super its cleanest multiversal measuring stick: 10 fighters per universe, total erasure as the stakes, and a stage where speed, durability, tricks, and raw power all mattered. It also forced each universe to reveal what it was really built around.
Some universes had one obvious monster. Others leaned on weird abilities, teamwork, or nasty stage tactics. That is why this ranking works better as a snapshot of each universe’s ceiling than as a strict ladder where every character can be compared one-for-one.
The Eight Strongest Mortals
- 8. Damom — Universe 4: Damom was not Universe 4’s strongest by brute force, but he was its smartest weapon. Tiny, hard to see, and built around a nasty special ability, he could slip past bigger fighters and knock them off the stage, including Piccolo.
- 7. Ribrianne — Universe 2: Ribrianne was the strongest fighter Universe 2 could reliably throw into the arena. Her “power of love” transformations were a fan favorite for the wrong reasons, but she was still durable and strong enough to require Android 18 to finish her.
- 6. Obni — Universe 10: Obni was Universe 10’s standout speed threat, and that made him more dangerous than a simple power gap suggested. Ultimate Gohan could not keep up with him directly, forcing strategy to do what raw reaction speed could not.
- 5. Bergamo — Universe 9: Bergamo was the Danger Trio’s main fighter for a reason. His damage-absorption ability let him grow stronger the more he got hit, eventually reaching gigantic size and making him a serious problem for Goku’s stronger forms at the time.
- 4. Anilaza — Universe 3: Universe 3 was built around androids and robotic fighters, and Anilaza was the apex of that concept. He was massive, durable, fast for his size, and strong enough to overwhelm multiple opponents at once.
- 3. Kefla — Universe 6: Kefla was not just Caulifla and Kale stacked together; she was the fusion that turned Universe 6’s Saiyan energy into a tournament-level threat. In the manga, she pushed Ultimate Gohan harder than almost anyone had before, while the anime showed her surviving long enough to be eliminated by Goku’s Ultra Instinct Omen form.
- 2. Jiren — Universe 11: Jiren was the Tournament of Power’s immovable object, and Universe 11’s entire identity revolved around the idea that strength could stand above teamwork, trickery, and hope. He only truly fell after Goku fully mastered Ultra Instinct, which says as much about Jiren’s ceiling as it does about Goku’s.
- 1. Black Frieza — Universe 7: Frieza was not the strongest mortal during the Tournament of Power, but he is the strongest known mortal after his later training. By spending years in a Hyperbolic Time Chamber after conquering a planet, he reached a form that could one-shot Goku and Vegeta at their strongest states.
What the Ranking Says About Each Universe
The eight names show how Dragon Ball Super defines strength unevenly. Universe 11 had Jiren, Universe 3 had Anilaza, and Universe 7 eventually had Black Frieza, but Universes 2 and 4 proved that weird abilities can still matter when the rules reward survival.
That is the useful part for players. In game terms, Bergamo and Anilaza are not just “big damage characters”; they are survival problems. Ribrianne is a durability problem. Damom is a stage-control problem. Jiren and Frieza are simply final-boss problems.
Why Universe 7 and Universe 11 Dominate the Conversation
Universe 7 gets the crown because Dragon Ball Super keeps pushing Goku and Vegeta forward, then letting someone else break the ceiling. Universe 11 gets its spot because Jiren was built as the opponent who made the protagonists look small for a while.
The broader pattern is Dragon Ball’s favorite escalation machine: mortals stop accepting their place. The series moved from martial arts pride to Saiyan power, then to gods, angels, Ultra Instinct, Ultra Ego, and eventually Black Frieza. Each new form asks the same question: what happens when a mortal refuses to stay mortal in spirit?
The Big Caveat: Dragon Ball Power Rankings Move Fast
The problem with this list is that Dragon Ball Super is not a static ladder. A character can jump tiers because of a new transformation, a fusion, a training montage, or a manga-only feat that the anime has not yet fully caught up to.
There is also a matchup issue. Ribrianne is not “better” than Jiren in a general sense, but her ability set could make a specific fight weird. Damom is not stronger than Piccolo, but he can still win by being a pain in the ass with a stage-knockout strategy. Dragon Ball loves that kind of ugly, tactical loophole.
What to Watch Next
As Dragon Ball continues adding new arcs, the key question is not just who is strongest, but whether mortals can keep outpacing gods and the rules that once separated them. The Tournament of Power answered that with erasure and spectacle; newer arcs keep answering with training, ambition, and villainous transformation.
For viewers and players, the practical takeaway is simple: these rankings are useful for understanding Dragon Ball’s power ceiling, but they are not a substitute for matchup knowledge. In a game, abilities, team role, and timing can matter as much as the label on a character’s tier.
So yes, Black Frieza is the current end point of this list. The bigger story is that Dragon Ball Super’s strongest mortals are not just the loudest names; they are the characters who force every universe, and the series itself, to ask what happens when mortals stop accepting their place.
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