HIGHLIGHTS

Yasakani No Magatama: A destructive barrage of light particles that annihilate everything they touch, a powerful technique used by Admiral Kizaru.
Gamma Knife: Trafalgar Law’s lethal attack targets internal organs with precision, bypassing external defenses to cause serious damage.
Seaquake: Whitebeard’s earth-shattering Gura Gura no Mi power creates shockwaves that can unleash devastating earthquakes on the world.

Battle shonen series like One Piece are rife with impressive displays of strength, and conflicts that can shake the Earth itself. From famed individuals such as Whitebeard, Monkey D. Garp, and the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, to the Worst Generation, there is no shortage of individuals who pack a serious punch, and even the series’ protagonist, Monkey D. Luffy, is now emerging as one of them.

While most of the offensive abilities used by characters of this caliber could wipe out the majority of their opponents with ease, there are some adversaries who are an exception to this. On this note, here are some of the strongest attacks in One Piece which never end fights, either due to the context in which they are used, or the nature of the technique channeled to execute them.

5Yasakani No Magatama – Admiral Kizaru (Borsalino)

Fires A Barrage Of Light Particles That Pierce Everything They Touch

Manga Debut
One Piece Chapter #553 “Summit Battle”

Anime Debut
One Piece Episode #463 “Burn Everything to Ash! Admiral Akainu’s Power”

Named for one of Japan’s Three Sacred Treasures — like most of Kizaru’s attacks — Yasakani no Magatama unleashes a barrage of highly energized light particles that lay waste to everything they make contact with. To execute it, Kizaru crosses his arms, leaps into the air, and uses his Pika Pika no Mi abilities to fire innumerable small bullets of light.

While his initial use of the technique in One Piece’s Summit War of Marineford was blocked by Marco of the Whitebeard Pirates, Kizaru later demonstrated another version which could manifest light clones to fight alongside him. He can also control the area over which the light particles are dispersed, making it a versatile attack when facing large numbers of enemies.

4Gamma Knife – Trafalgar Law

Destroys Internal Organs Without Causing Any External Damage

Manga Debut
One Piece Chapter #781 “Long-Cherished Desire”

Anime Debut
One Piece Episode #722 “A Blade of Tenacity – The Gamma Knife Counterattack!”

Law’s strongest non-Awakened technique in One Piece was first used to deliver a devastating blow to the Warlord Donquixote Doflamingo, who might not have survived without his Devil Fruit’s ability to administer emergency first aid. Applying Law’s potent Ope Ope no Mi powers in a surgical strike, Gamma Knife targets an enemy’s internal organs.

The Heart Pirates’ Captain begins the attack by creating an energy blade which is used to stab his adversary, damaging their innards while bypassing the outer layers of their body. Further down the line, Law used this to pierce through Kaido’s hardened skin in his Azure Dragon form, which allowed him to inflict a serious injury to the Emperor of the Sea.

31080 Pound Phoenix – Roronoa Zoro

Launches Slashes Of Compressed Air That Can Cut Stone Walls

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One Piece Chapter #754 “Pleased to Make Your Acquaintance”

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One Piece Episode #692 “A Hard-Fought Battle Against Pica – Zoro’s Deadly Attack!”

Improving on the 108 Pound Phoenix that Zoro used prior to the time skip, this technique is supposedly ten times more powerful as per the naming convention followed for this subcategory of Three Sword Style attacks in One Piece. Even though the attack itself appears to be quite similar to its predecessor, where Zoro performs a circular swing with all three swords, the effect is radically different.

First used against Pica of the Donquixote Pirates, this technique was powerful enough to slice the massive form he had taken on after merging with a huge amount of Dressrosa’s stonework to create a giant body for himself. Zoro’s use of the attack effectively sliced the stone giant in half with a single attack, which is an incredible feat that left everyone around him completely awestruck.

2Gomu Gomu No Rhino Schneider – Monkey D. Luffy

A Flying Dropkick That Send Targets Flying Into The Distance

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One Piece Chapter #784 “Gear 4”

Anime Debut
One Piece Episode #726 “Gear 4! The Phenomenal Boundman!”

Easily among Luffy’s most powerful Gear 4 Boundman attacks, Gomu Gomu no Rhino Schneider harnesses this form’s application of compression and Armament Haki to execute a flying dropkick. When used in conjunction with the immense speed boost provided by Gear 4, Luffy was able to catch Doflamingo by surprise and send the Warlord flying through buildings.

Not too long after, Luffy honed his advanced Armament Haki in the mines of Udon in Wano Country, and was able to enhance the destructive power of this attack to an even greater level. When used against Kaido during the battle on the rooftop of Onigashima, Luffy was able to injure the Emperor of the Sea, demonstrating how his efforts had borne fruit.

1Seaquake – Whitebeard (Edward Newgate)/ Blackbeard (Marshall D. Teach)

Produces Shockwaves That Can Make The Entire Earth Tremble

Manga Debut
One Piece Chapter #553 “Summit Battle”

Anime Debut
One Piece Episode #462 “The Power to Destroy the World! The Gura Gura no Mi’s Ability”

Perhaps the most fearsome attack of them all, this technique is a demonstration of the earth-shattering power of the Gura Gura no Mi, as used by Whitebeard. In Marineford, Whitebeard first used this to defend Admiral Aokiji’s Ice Spears. Essentially, this technique sees the user punch the surrounding air to send shock waves that decimate everything they pass through.

Initially, Whitebeard’s use of this attack created massive earthquakes followed by gigantic tsunamis which threatened to engulf all of Marineford, and it took the intervention of three Marine Admirals to halt the advance of the tremors. After stealing the Gura Gura no Mi, Blackbeard has also displayed a capacity to use this technique, although his version may not stand up too well against Whitebeard’s own.