All JJK Cursed Techniques Ranked by Power: Ultimate List

Introduction

The All Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Techniques Ranked debate is the single longest-running argument in the JJK fandom, and most tier lists get the core mechanics wrong. Here at Shonen Vortex, we’ve been tracking every Innate Technique reveal since Hidden Inventory dropped, and this is the only ranking that scales every named technique by feats, hax, and verified manga receipts. Right now, with Season 3’s finale predictions circulating and Season 4 officially confirmed, two years after the manga ended, the dust has settled. This is the definitive list.

In this ranking:

• The methodology behind every placement
• S+ Tier: the reality benders
• S Tier: the Special Grade techniques
• A Tier and B Tier: everything else that matters
• The Heavenly Restriction edge case
• FAQ on the strongest cursed techniques in the series

The Ranking Methodology of Cursed Techniques

Every cursed technique on this list was scored across six axes before placement, not by popularity or screen time.

• Versatility: how many combat situations the technique can handle
• Raw output: maximum destructive potential demonstrated in canon
• Hax: reality-bending or stat-bypassing abilities
• Domain sure-hit: whether the user can deploy a Domain Expansion
• Counter-ability: how difficult the technique is to neutralize
• Ceiling: theoretical maximum power if mastered

For the broader framework on how cursed techniques fit into the verse, our JJK power system breakdown covers cursed energy, Innate Techniques, Reverse Cursed Technique, and binding vows in detail. It’s also worth reading alongside our binding vows explainer, since several techniques on this list only reach their ceiling once a vow is attached. If you want the mechanical deep-dive on why cursed energy behaves the way it does, this computational logic breakdown is essential reading, and for cross-series context, our Haki vs Cursed Energy comparison settles how JJK’s system stacks up against One Piece’s.

S+ Tier: The Reality Benders

These three techniques operate at a level the rest of the verse cannot reach. They don’t just damage the world. They rewrite its rules.

1. Limitless (Satoru Gojo)

Limitless converges infinite space at every micro-distance, making physical contact functionally impossible. Combined with the Six Eyes, Gojo’s perception lets him manage the technique with negligible cursed energy drain. Output forms include Blue (attractive force), Red (repulsive force), and Hollow Purple (an imaginary mass that erases what it touches). Our how Gojo’s Infinity actually works explainer breaks down each form in detail.

The only sorcerers to ever bypass it are Toji Fushiguro through Heavenly Restriction, Sukuna with Mahoraga’s adaptation, and Yuta after the body swap. Read the Is Gojo the strongest modern sorcerer breakdown for the full power profile, and for the context around his death, why Gojo was sealed during the Shibuya Incident is required reading. If you’re still holding out hope for the anime, whether Gojo returns in Season 4 and the truth about Gojo in JJK Modulo’s new era both cover where his arc actually lands.

2. Cleave and Dismantle (Ryomen Sukuna)

Sukuna’s Innate Technique splits into two cursed slashes, calibrated by the target’s cursed energy and the gap between them. Cleave adjusts force to slice anything with cursed energy. Dismantle is the default slash for non-cursed targets. Combined with his Domain Expansion, Malevolent Shrine, the technique ignores barriers entirely. Our Sukuna’s Malevolent Shrine breakdown and Sukuna’s true form analysis cover the full kit, and the eternal fandom argument over Gojo vs Sukuna, who is actually stronger, directly informs why these two sit at the top of this list together.

3. Idle Transfiguration (Mahito)

The most disturbing technique in the series. Mahito alters souls on touch, reshaping bodies into anything he imagines. The hax ceiling is theoretically infinite, limited only by Mahito’s understanding of soul mechanics. Yuji and Nanami’s confrontation with him in Shibuya remains the gold standard for psychological horror in modern shonen, and it’s a fight worth revisiting alongside our Yuji Itadori dark power breakdown, since Sukuna’s influence over Yuji only escalates from here.

S Tier: The Special Grade Techniques

S Tier techniques are top-bracket Special Grade material. Each one wins fights against most named sorcerers.

4. Ten Shadows Technique (Megumi Fushiguro and later Sukuna)

The Zenin clan’s hereditary technique summons ten shikigami, with mastery achieved by defeating each one in sequence. The crown jewel is Mahoraga, whose adaptation ability counters any phenomenon it experiences. Our Mahoraga shikigami breakdown covers the adaptation mechanic in full, and our Megumi Fushiguro powers explained maps every shikigami in his arsenal. What happens after Sukuna takes control of the technique connects directly to our Choso and Yuki vs Kenjaku breakdown, since that fight is where the stakes of losing Ten Shadows really land.

5. Construction (Kinji Hakari)

Hakari’s domain triggers a slot machine. Hitting jackpot grants four minutes and eleven seconds of guaranteed regeneration and infinite cursed energy. The probability rigging makes Hakari functionally immortal during the buff window. Our full Hakari Idle Death Gamble explainer covers exactly how the jackpot mechanic works, and Hakari vs Kashimo is the clearest demonstration of Construction’s ceiling against a Special Grade opponent. Easily the most broken positive-energy technique in the series.

6. Cursed Speech (Toge Inumaki line)

A verbal command technique tied to the Inumaki clan’s Snake and Fang heritage. Words spoken with intent force compliance from anyone who hears them. The drawback is the speaker’s own throat takes damage proportional to the command’s severity.

7. Star Rage and Sky Manipulation (Yuki Tsukumo)

Yuki adds virtual mass to herself and her shikigami Garuda, generating impact at the level of orbital weaponry. As one of the four Special Grade sorcerers in modern times, her ceiling is theoretically Sukuna-tier in raw output, and her involvement in the Sendai Colony arc is expected to push that ceiling even further once Season 4 adapts it.

8. Copy (Yuta Okkotsu)

Yuta replicates any cursed technique he touches with his cursed energy. Combined with his lineage as a descendant of Sugawara no Michizane, his cursed energy reserves let him use copied techniques without drain. Our Yuta Okkotsu full breakdown and the Yuta vs Gojo strength comparison cover his full kit. Copy belongs in S Tier because of the ceiling, even though Yuta’s personal output is what carries it. His Triple Domain deployment against Sukuna is one of the technical high points of the back half of the manga, and our Triple Domain Expansion breakdown covers exactly how he survived it. The lingering fan question of whether Yuta actually killed Yuji Itadori also ties directly into how far Copy’s ceiling really extends.

A Tier: The High Grade Techniques

Strong, fight-defining techniques that win bouts but lack the verse-breaking ceilings of higher tiers.

9. Boogie Woogie (Aoi Todo)

A clap-activated swap of any two targets sharing the same cursed energy parameters. Sounds simple. In practice, it lets Todo ignore positioning entirely and create offensive combinations no other sorcerer can replicate.

10. Disaster Curses (Jogo, Hanami, Dagon, Mahito)

Elemental cursed techniques tied to humanity’s collective fears. Volcanic Body, Wood Manipulation, and Domain Expansions tied to natural disasters. Jogo’s volcanic eruption in Shibuya remains one of the highest raw output displays in the manga, a stretch of the story also covered in our full Jujutsu Kaisen villains ranked list.

11. Judgeman (Hiromi Higuruma)

A courtroom domain that imposes binding judgment via the Judgeman shikigami. The Executioner’s Sword can permanently strip a target’s cursed technique if Higuruma wins the trial. Niche but devastating against the right target, and one of the clearest showcases of how a Domain Expansion can function as a rules-lawyer weapon. For more on how Domain Expansions scale against each other, our complete Domain Expansions ranked breakdown puts Judgeman in context against the rest of the field.

12. Body Replication and Cursed Womb (Choso, Death Painting Wombs)

Blood manipulation tied to half-curse, half-human heritage. Choso’s Piercing Blood and Convergence demonstrate why cursed wombs are top-tier vessels, and his role in Kenjaku’s larger scheme is worth reading alongside our Kenjaku master plan breakdown and who is Kenjaku in Jujutsu Kaisen for the full picture of who’s really pulling the strings.

B Tier: The Notable Innate Techniques

Solid Innate Techniques that won meaningful fights but lacked the ceilings to break out.

13. Straw Doll Technique (Nobara Kugisaki)

Resonance through hammer and nails creates ranged damage to any target Nobara has connected via cursed essence. Hairpin and Resonance are specialized variants.

14. Black Bird Manipulation (Mei Mei)

Mei Mei controls crows for surveillance and ranged attack. Combined with her Black Bird’s Eye and Bird Strike, the technique is Special Grade level despite Mei Mei’s Grade 1 ranking.

15. Mythical Beast Amber (Hajime Kashimo)

Electricity manipulation channeled through Kashimo’s body. Pure offensive output, designed for one-shot kills against high-tier opponents. The 400-year-old sorcerer fought Sukuna at full power and barely lasted, a fight recapped in detail across Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Episode 9, Episode 10, and Episode 11.

For the full antagonist roster and where each villain lands, our every JJK villain ranked breakdown covers the complete tier list. The strongest JJK characters ranked piece maps technique tiers against character tiers, since the two are not always identical, and if you want cursed techniques ranked purely by combat utility rather than character strength, that distinction matters more than most rankings admit.

The Heavenly Restriction Edge Case

Heavenly Restriction is not a cursed technique. It is a trade. The user is born with zero cursed energy in exchange for superhuman physical capability. Toji Fushiguro and Maki Zenin are the canonical examples, and Toji’s complete invisibility to cursed energy detection let him kill Gojo in Hidden Inventory before Gojo unlocked Reverse Cursed Technique. Our how Toji defeated Gojo breakdown covers exactly why this counter worked, and our dedicated Heavenly Restriction explainer plus Maki Zenin’s Heavenly Restriction breakdown go deeper into how the trade actually functions on a mechanical level.

After tracking the tier list discourse for two years, the mistake most rankers make is including Heavenly Restriction inside the cursed technique list. It is not. It is the absence of one. But excluding it from the conversation entirely also misses the point. Heavenly Restriction characters can defeat S+ Tier technique users on the right day, which is why the edge case matters.

For more on advanced technique applications, our Reverse Cursed Technique explainer, the Triple Domain Expansion breakdown, and our all Domain Expansions ranked piece round out the technique conversation.

Trending Now: Cursed Techniques After the Manga’s Ending

Right now, the fandom is split on how Modulo, the post-series epilogue material, treats several of these techniques going forward. Our JJK Modulo breakdown of what happened to everyone, Modulo Chapter 26’s new threats, and Itadori’s new Special Grade status in Modulo all suggest cursed techniques are still evolving even after the main story wrapped. Yuji Itadori’s awakening and whether Itadori is now the strongest with his new powers both reframe where he lands on a tier list built around the original manga run.

This week’s chapter discourse is also circling back to Season 4 casting and arc order. The Culling Game rules revealed, Culling Game Part 2 secrets, and whether Season 4 is the final arc all matter for how these techniques get adapted on screen. If you’re catching up before Season 4, Season 3’s finale explained, the S3 finale predictions and S4 first look, and Episode 11 predictions are the fastest way to get current.

But here’s the real question worth arguing in the comments: does Copy actually deserve S Tier on ceiling alone, or should technique rankings only count demonstrated output?

First-Hand Insight

Rewatching this arc, the detail most people skip is how many of these cursed techniques never got a clean, uncontested showcase. Kashimo fought at full power for maybe a chapter. Higuruma’s Judgeman only won once. The mistake most power scalers make is ranking techniques purely on described potential instead of what actually got shown on panel. That gap between “stated power” and “proven power” is exactly why lists like who is Tengen Sama in Jujutsu Kaisen and Kenjaku’s master plan matter for context. Both figures reshape what “power” even means in this series once the barrier and Merger are factored in.

Manga readers will fight us on this, but the anime-only crowd relying on JJK manga vs anime differences is about to get a very different pacing experience once Season 4 covers the Culling Game and Sendai arcs back to back. And for the corner of the fandom that’s currently obsessed with the viral crossover trend, how Lobotomy Kaisen became anime’s viral obsession is a fun tangent worth reading once you’re done here. There’s also Hana Kurusu’s role in potentially freeing Gojo, which some fans argue should factor into any future revision of this list.

FAQ: Quick Answers on Cursed Techniques

1. What is the strongest cursed technique in Jujutsu Kaisen?
   Limitless, wielded by Satoru Gojo, is the strongest cursed technique in Jujutsu Kaisen. Its combination with the Six Eyes makes it functionally impossible to defeat without specific counters like Heavenly Restriction or Mahoraga’s adaptation.
   
2. Is Sukuna’s technique stronger than Gojo’s Limitless?
   In raw output, Cleave and Dismantle are comparable to Limitless, but Limitless wins on defensive utility. Sukuna’s edge comes from the Malevolent Shrine domain and the Ten Shadows after he stole it from Megumi.
   
3. What tier is Mahoraga in?
   Mahoraga sits at the top of S Tier as part of the Ten Shadows Technique. Its adaptation ability counters Limitless, making it one of the only canonical hard counters to Gojo.
   
4. Is Heavenly Restriction a cursed technique?
   No. Heavenly Restriction is the absence of cursed energy in exchange for physical superhuman capability. Toji Fushiguro and Maki Zenin are the prime examples.
   
5. How is Yuta’s Copy ranked so high?
   Copy’s ceiling is whichever cursed technique Yuta has acquired. Combined with his enormous cursed energy reserves from his Sugawara no Michizane lineage, Copy lets him punch above his base profile against almost any opponent.

Conclusion

Limitless stands alone at the top, Cleave and Dismantle anchors the verse, and Heavenly Restriction lurks as the edge case that ruins every clean ranking. Two years after the manga’s final chapter, this is where every cursed technique in Jujutsu Kaisen lands when ranked by power, hax, and feats.

Where would you move pieces? Drop your tier list in the comments and call out which placement you’d fight us on.