The 8 Strongest Ultra Instinct Users, Ranked

Ultra Instinct is the perfect technique and transformation of angels in Dragon Ball Super. Set in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F Before Ultra Instinct becomes a major plot point in the Tournament of Power, it offers its users sharp, lightning-fast reflexes that can counter and evade any attack. When fully mastered, Ultra Instinct also offers massive strength, defense, and speed boosts that rival the strongest transformations in the Dragon Ball universe.

Pulling off Ultra Instinct requires a clear mind, a calm heart, and a perfect understanding of the fundamentals of martial arts. Only the greatest warriors Dragon Ball they can use Ultra Instinct, let alone master its full power, without exhausting themselves. From Goku to the High Priest himself, the strongest users of Ultra Instinct v Dragon Ball are God-Tier warriors who stand out as the most powerful beings in the multiverse.

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Honorable Mention: Bardock unlocks his own version of Ultra Instinct

IN Dragon Ball Super manga, Granolah the Survivor saga revisits Bardock's last mission before he died rebelling against Frieza. Tasked with eliminating the humans from Planet Cereal, Bardock instead goes against his Saiyan nature to protect young Granolaha. In the process, Bardock is forced to fight Heeter Gas, who becomes the main villain of the arc in the modern timeline.

As Bardock fights the gas, he triggers a Zenkai boost and a pseudo-transformation that is eerily similar to Ultra Instinct. In fact, Toyotarou even draws Bardock's power-up just like True Ultra Instinct Goku in the manga. In his fake Ultra Instinct state, Bardock gains a massive power boost that allows him to fight Gas on an equal footing. While his reaction time also improves, it's nowhere near the level of true Ultra Instinct.

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Honorable Mention: Master Roshi understands the basics of Ultra Instinct

Master Roshi is a centuries old martial artist who taught Goku, arguably the greatest martial artist of all time. IN Dragon Ball Super manga, Roshi proves that Power Level isn't everything as he effortlessly dodges most of Jiren's punches in an attempt to help Goku unlock Ultra Instinct. Master Roshi reminds Goku of everything he's learned since childhood: observe your surroundings, clear your mind to be in the moment, and not waste any movement.

Roshi does not use true Ultra Instinct, but according to Whis, he understands the basics so well that he is able to use his own version effectively. Given Master Roshi's reputation and legacy, this makes perfect sense. Roshi is eventually defeated by Jiren, but not before giving Goku the insight he needs to get into the Ultra Instinct Sign for the first time.

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Merus cannot use the full power of Ultra Instinct without erasing himself

Merus is an angelic helper who poses as a galactic patrol officer in order to learn more about the universe. In the Moro Saga, Merus takes Goku on as a student so he can teach him how to finally master Ultra Instinct. Before the final battle with Moro, Goku and Merus train together in a hyperbolic time chamber.

Unfortunately, their training is interrupted when Moro attacks Earth. Merus ends up showing how to use Ultra Instinct while fighting Moro so that Goku can observe him. Since Merus is Agnel, using his full power erases him from existence. While he was around, Merus was able to use Ultra Instinct to great success against Mor.

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Mora's body cannot handle Ultra Instinct

After Goku masters Perfected Ultra Instinct with Merus' help and destroys Mora, he makes the foolish decision to give Mora the Senzu Bean. Senzu Bean immediately fails as Moro regains his full power and manages to absorb Merus' powers. By accepting Merus' powers, Moro gains access to both God Ki and Ultra Instinct.

Ultra Instinct Moro is strong and fast enough to keep up with PUI Goku as they fight across the world. However, Moro's mortal body is shown to be too weak to contain Angelic Ki as it slowly begins to explode from the inside out. To save himself, Moro fuses with the Earth and becomes even more powerful as he drains the energy from every living being.

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Goku's Mastery of Ultra Instinct is perfect

Goku may not be the most powerful Ultra Instinct user Dragon Ballbut he is by far the most talented. Goku's use of Ultra Instinct might be even better than the Angels considering how far he's been able to push the form since he unlocked it during the Tournament of Power. From Dragon Ball Super: Super HeroGoku can trigger Ultra Instinct whenever he wants, astral project his Ki and stack his God forms on top of True Ultra Instinct.

Goku can use more Ultra Instinct variants than any other character in the series, all of which are useful in their own right. As seen in Dragon Ball Super Chapter 103, Goku can even reactivate Perfected Ultra Instinct even after taking enough damage to be knocked out of form. There's no telling how much more Goku will perfect Ultra Instinct in the Black Frieza Saga.

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Beerus is the only God of Destruction who knows Ultra Instinct

Part of what makes Beerus so powerful is just how multi-talented he is. Not only is Beerus the most powerful god of destruction, but he's the only one who actually knows how to use Ultra Instinct. IN Dragon Ball Super manga, Beerus uses Ultra Instinct to dodge blows from the other Gods of Destruction before quickly taking control of the fight.

Goku's mastery of Ultra Instinct may be better, but even Beerus' less refined version would be enough to beat even Perfected Ultra Instinct Goku (at least for now). Currently, Beerus and Goku are the only beings in the multiverse who can use Hakai and Angel techniques such as Ultra Instinct.

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Whis & The Angels are Ultra Instinct Masters

As Goku's master, Whis was the first character to actually use Ultra Instinct on screen Dragon Ball Super. Despite being the face of Ultra Instinct after Goku, Whis is only one of the twelve angels who can all use the UI. Ultra Instinct is an angelic technique that all angels are naturally capable of using.

None of the other Angels have demonstrated their mastery of Ultra Instinct yet, but Whis has some impressive feats. IN Resurrection Fnimbly dodging every blow that Goku and Vegeta throw at him. In the Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga, Whis takes a blow from Planet Moro like it's nothing. IN Dragon Ball Super: BrolyWhis dances around legendary Super Saiyan Broly's attacks without breaking a sweat.

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The High Priest is the most powerful angel that ever lived

The high priest is one of the few characters Dragon Ball franchise that can rival Zeno's Power Level. Right hand of the All King and father of all angels, the High Priest is considered the second most powerful person in the multiverse. IN Dragon Ball Super manga, the high priest effortlessly blocks blows from Beerus and Quitela – two of the most powerful gods of destruction who fight mostly with their own strength.

The High Priest personally trained each Angle himself. As an angel, the high priest can innately use Ultra Instinct, which is what he uses to stop Beerus and Quitela's battle. Due to his immense level of power and the laws of neutrality that angels must abide by, the High Priest never really got into a serious fight. But that could all change depending on how powerful Black Frieza gets.

Release date

2015-2018

Network

Fuji TV

Showrunner

Tatsuya Nagamine

directors

Ryota Nakamura, Masanori Sato, Kenichi Takeshita, Takao Iwai, Hideki Hiroshima, Masato Mitsuka, Kazuya Karasawa, Ayumu Ono, Takahiro Imamura, Tatsuya Nagamine, Kôjiro Kawasaki, Kouji Ogawa

Writers

Ryu King, Hiroshi Yamaguchi

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  Masakazu Morita

  Whis (voice)

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  Masako Nozawa

  Son Goku / Goku Black / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voices)