The Five Most Powerful Nen Users in HXH 

I admire your hability to keep doing HxH videos with almost 0 new stuff from the source.

I like the idea that Pariston could be in the top 5 but purposefully hid his full power to skew the metrics, not out of humility or desire to obfuscate, but only because its funny to make Netero wrong about something, which he would revel in.

The best one’s gotta be Tonpa, I mean he uses his Godly powers to transmute his aura into deadly juice and have you ever seen King Meruem take the Hunter Exam? No cause he’s scared of Tonpa🧃

The thing to remember about Zeno Zoldyck is that as an assassin, he is trained to always overestimate his opponent and that a 50-50 battle is loosing odds. So it's entirely possible he could actually wipe the floor with Chrollo or be equal to Netero and just overstates their power because it's a fight he doesn't see as a sure thing.

Netero: pitou is more powerful than me Also netero: slaps the shit out of pitou before they can even register what happened

I think we’ve been taking the “sparring” with Zodiacs too literally, it’s just too hard to imagine Netero throwing hands with Cheadle. 😂

I think it’s likely Pariston had a less combative Nen ability- him being very skilled but not classically combatively powerful would add to why Netero couldn’t stand him.

you know what's scary about Bisky? I've found myself thinking about her broken nen ability several times, and thinking, how ridiculously strong she would be if, she trained and spent a lot of time training hard like 10, 20 or 30 years, and having the support of her nen ability that multiplies the effectiveness of training several times? Compressing 1 year of training into a month seems absurdly strong, imagine how powerful Netero would have been if throughout his entire life, especially in the period from his youth to his peak, he had the backing and support of a Nen user with a skill focused on growth like Bisky? imagine, a Netero who trained 5, 10 times more... that for others too, like Hisoka, Chrollo, Illumi and so on. So for me Bisky is a mystery, depending on how much effort and time the author says she spent training and using her nen ability, she can have power from a strong nen user to absurd values ​​like being much stronger than netero at his peak, after all, if for example the author says in the future that she trained for 30, 40 years, and having 5 to 10 times more efficiency than the others, thanks to her super fast recovery and being able to train almost without stopping, she would have to have a horrible talent to not be a complete monster doing extreme training that would exhaust one's body in 1~3 hours, recover in 30 minutes instead of days or dozens of hours like everyone else and repeat again and again for decades.

Wasn't Netero's meditation specifically to charge up the Zero Hand and not necessarily preparation for the entire fight against Meruem? Remember the Zero Hand was a las resort as far as his nen and life force was concerned. And the Rose was his absolute last LAST resort.

The Biscuit is better nen-user than Chrolo: Technically correct. Chrolo is an exceptional nen-master, but his true power comes from utility. He himself may not be insanely powerful as a raw nen user, but has the flexibility of combining other nen-users power. He is like Rockman combined with 4d-chess, where he can collect nen-abilities and elevate them into a more powerful, unnatural combination. As we seen it in Heavens Arena where he can wombo-combo different abilities. Majority of nen abilities can be hard coutnered. Its the typical shounen trope where the enemy is powerful, until you find the Achiles-weakspot, so most fights go on, until you figure out the hard-counter of your enemy. But when it comes to Chrolo, its like: "Oh... ok... so you found out that I am stealing abilities. Good for you. Now what? All you can do is to prevent me to getting an ability, not using it, or now you can have fun "unlocking" this ability now... " And Kurapika is heading to this direction too with his skill-stealing

I honestly think that Ging is considered one of the best Nen users by Netero based mostly on his ability to replicate abilities in a more advanced way, while we're still in the dark about what his category and ability is, we know that he can almost completely understand an ability if he gets hit by it. Based on this, if he's able to go outside his Nen category to use those abilities and STILL make them more powerful, Ging probably would cause the same problem Youpi did for Knuckle based on sheer quantity.

I've always thought the potential of Zoldyck family was mysterious. that's why they're not ranked. while Killua is on the list because he often appears in shows

I think just by looking at the relative physical condition of the Netero trio you can tell their level of nen mastery. Netero looks decades younger than he really is. Zygg's shriveled in his old age but still active. And Linne clearly fared the worst.

I always thought Zeno was chatting with Silva after returning home to enjoy a very fancy meal, because of what he said after Silva killed Cheetu. Something like, I gotta tell you about this crazy thing I witnessed! Which segues into that cut scene quite neatly.

Thank you Liam and team for making such great and funny content. The editing and drawings are always a plus and very unique

This guy is keeping the fandom alive with no new information, for years !!! Also one of my favorite quote from Killua Grandpa "the old man (netero) was already an old man when i met him as a child" implying that netero could be over ~110 years, unless some specific evidence is found.

Really fun video to explore some power thoughts. I always enjoy taking a break with you. Thanks for all the great thought experiments.

The Zeno ,Zigg/Maha, and Silva debate is definitely the hardest to me. I feel in a fight Silva is the strongest Zoldyck to me as of now. I feel Zeno definitely has the best control of his nen though. If the hype behind Zigg is real then he could also be in the same situation as Zeno. Hell we know he's still active somewhat since the manga showed him with Kalluto I think. But going back to Silva I would put him in the top 5 since I see him fairing better in a fight against Netero.

Does anyone else think that Netero made a Nen contract before fighting Meruem? Something akin to what Gon did against Pitou, which would be a really cool narrative parallel. With Netero's experience, it stands to reason that he knew he couldn't win this fight. Knowing he would die, he decides to juice himself up as hard as he possibly can to best enjoy his final moments. After all, his entire life has been spent trying to find a worthy adversary. He is absolutely the type to walk into certain death if it means enjoying the greatest battle history has ever seen (in his perspective). I imagine his contract would sound something like this: after a contract-boosted aura production period (his scary meditation), Netero would never be able to produce Aura ever again. Whatever he makes is all he's got left. This is evidenced by his wretched, depleted appearance at the end of his fight. Given how old as Netero is, I wager that his life and health are directly sustained by his aura, so without it, he'd surely just wither and die. And his "meditation" was likely an extremely long, sustained Ren, giving him as much aura as he could muster to fight Meruem. Killua even freaked out at it when he wandered too close, reacting pretty similarly to when he unconsciously experienced malicious Ren before. Maybe y'all have heard this theory before, but I really like it. It makes his conversation with Knov and Morrel a little more genuine. They both have excellent tactical acumen, and Netero may have considered the two of them working together as a decent fight. At least in that moment, before he charged up his laser for however long that was.

Liam on his way to make 456789th video about most powerful nen user.

the editing is really well done and thoughtful... its very impressive.

What's amazing about Bisky is that she isn't even specialized in fighting, assassination, etc. She is a Stone Hunter and all her hatsu are for health, recovery and beauty. Piano Massage and Magic Spa are probably Transmutation or Manipulation.... yet they are diametrical (with some Enhancement, Emission and Conjuration thrown in). Biscuit is supposed to be a transmuter, but her abilities are as if she is a Specialist. For her to be that powerful, even with the handicap of using Nen outside of her natural affinity.... easily top-5 Nen user.

if you give Phinks like 20 minutes he clears all of these guys

Ive been watching your videos for months and it's at this point I have to stop and recognize you as the best RU-vidr. The creativity you put in your speech is second to none

A good thing about biscy is that she scales well into lategame since she invests her nen into making her younger, giving her more time to drag out that peak. Even her adult form does not look 10 years younger than zeno soldyk.

Great video love your hxh video so much and thanks for talking about Zeno inconsistency with Chrollo I never knew about that very interesting stuff❤❤❤

Great vid! Love the level of analysis! The abrupt cuts back and forth and fast vibrating character cutouts are jarring though

Another awesome video the Grandline Revi- I mean the New World Review. I love all these videos like always (Although it will take a while for the next HxH chapter to come out we got to be patient!)

So much art, animation and editing. Great work!

Please more videos to keep HxH alive, I'm in such a need to read more of this amazing story...

Love the content. Another great video. I hate it when you make the graphics vibrate tho. A slow shake from side to side is alright, but every time I see them vibrate it makes me totally lose focus on what's being said.

I'm surprised that you're surprised by Bisky being a top 5 Nen User in HXH. I always see her as that due to the fact that she's constantly using Zetsu to contain her massive aura, she also taught Gon about this principle and what will happen if you do the exact opposite with a heavy sacrifice.

hey man, love the videos. Great content. I'm having a bit of a problem actually watching them though due to the, in my view, excessive shaking of the cardboard cut outs put in the video. Probably a visual sensitivity thing i have but would be great to do without. thanks

Going from raw power alone, I think a decent candidate for that number 5 slot could be Razor. Especially looking at Phinks' and the troupe's reaction when they meet him on GI.

Hello 👋 I am from France and we too have a lot of RU-vidrs on mangas such as One Piece and HxH. But I just love your channels >< the way you talk and maybe also your voice ! And the informations on your videos, not that your French RU-vidrs are bad ! Just that yours is awe fudging some ! And you love 2 of my 3 favorite mangas ever, the 3rd one being Berserk. That I’m sure you love or would love !

Good video Liam. Keep up the great work! Question: Did I missed the deepest part of the iceberg video, or it hasn't been released yet?

If Netero knew about him, it’s hard not to consider Razor is we’re talking power. We only ever saw him use a small portion of his nen and he easily outdid Gon who was basically only notable for his nen quantity.

Keep up the great work and video Liam

Now that u mention it, you never did another iceberg episode. Is that still going to happen?

I don't usually go for speculation videos but I have to say I love this list Don Freeces at the end was perfect

I think the top 5 nen users are actually as follows (and in no particular order) Ging- obviously the story just confirms him Botobai- considered closest to Netero and regardless of whatever that means since Netero respects strength more than everything that implies he's close to him because he's strong Beyond- he's Netero's son so his placement is kinda obvious Zigg- he's almost certainly stronger than Zeno since Zeno himself literally says he's nowhere near Netero's level but stated that it was impressive that Netero fought Zigg and lived implying that Zigg at least was considered to be near his level when they fought if it was surprising that Netero could just survive against him IPA Director- the IPA director is massively underrated and not really talked about despite being the only other person besides Netero and Beyond (2 other top 5 nen users) to actually be able to survive the dc unscathed. Therefore I personally think he must be extremely powerful to have been able to pull off a feat that only Netero and Beyond can pull off and just like Netero and Zigg old age shouldn't really mean anything in terms of power drop off since clearly being old didn't really limit Netero in power at all. The theory that maybe Don Freecss is in his top 5 is interesting but it's unclear if Netero could have found him especially if he never went to the west side of the continent. Also it might somewhat take away from Gings mission to find Don if Netero already did but it's still possible. Don might be a replacement for the IPA director in the top 5 but imo that's really contingent on whether or not Netero has ever met him before as I doubt he'd just give him that title without ever meeting.

I honestly hope that we haven’t been introduced to all of the people on the list already. Ging is obviously on the list, but if Bisky knows the whole thing then Beyond probably wasn’t on it, with him being a secret child and all. Ging is looked at as a once-in-a-generation prodigy when it comes to Nen, and so I think the standards are at least at that level. I honestly don’t think that any of the other Zodiacs live up to that sort of billing, as they quickly concede that they’re overmatched by Ging and Pariston during the election arc. Paristins abilities are unknown, but I don’t think hes a “power” type Nen user. Bisky probably is the next closest candidate in the Hunter association (that we know of).

Chrollo is a floor master at Heaven's Arena so it makes sense for Netero to be aware of him. No reason he couldn't be on his short list.

Can you say, "She sells seashells by the seashore" for me next video, please?

Great vid!!!!

I need to peep this series soon.

Thank you for more content!

i completely disagree with the zeno inconsistency thing, togashi blatantly stated zeno had more aura than chrollo and he quickly gained the upper hand on him, he thought chrollo was so dangerous because his ability is incredibly hax and he is a cautious man

I love the Blitzball in the hand of Netero easter egg at 2:16 !

the thumbnail was really good on this video

Would you consider making a video about most powerful Nen duo as well? 🤔

Netero being a youtubre is something i never thought of but now i want

Lord Tonpa is So powerful that he wasn't even mentioned in the video for fear of angering him by putting him in a limited list with inferior entities

Great video

that thumbnail is a good way to get ppl to click on this lmao

Finally a new video !!

The way you insert your photos at random times cracks me up more

Komugis Nen Ability was a Question for a long time and the main-reason to doubt it's Enhancement was that 'enhacning somethig' doesnt really make sense for Intellect if you remember what Intellect is. But nah, it's Enhancement, so i gues one can just 'Enhance Concepts'. Man, wonder if Togashi plans to ever tell us Basics like WHAT can be enhanced

Nice video

What if Pariston is really impotent using nen, and he managed to outsmart the entire association that's why Netero likes him so much.

I like how free Gings placement is One of the best at anything he actually put his mind to

Technically the zodiacs did run into the troupe on the whale? Or at least Mizaistom and Botobai run into Illumi and Kalluto and seem more surprised than anything that all the Spiders are there and even run defense for them from security. There doesn't seem to be any animosity. They just seem worried it'll cause conflict if Kurapika or the Troupe realize the other is also on board the ship

10:55 & I believe he's on the dark continent right now & when the black whale one arrives I think they will run into him still mapping everything out... I also think he made it over 300 years because of some life extending resource he found on the dark continent

I'd like to imagine that Don was the reason that Don was there the first time Netero went to the dark continent, whether he convinced them to join him, was already there or the one to let Netero know about it. As for the second time they wanted to try and find Don or at least the book he was working on

the bobble head shaking made me so anxious

I think Maha might still be stronger than Zeno. He seemingly still goes on missions so I doubt his aging has afected him to the extent that it has had on Linnet.

Baited me in to rewatching based on thumbnail. But I think nove (the guy with big pipe) could give netero a fun sparring match. Not on level but some fun

I can't look at Ging's panda without think of that Gon theory💀

love this channel

Why did you put Pitou in 5th at 2:58? I found that oddly satisfying and funny

NOOOOO I WAS JUST ABOUT TO MAKE THIS SAME VIDEO 😭😭😭 Great video tho :)

While I also agree with your logic on Pariston and it is hard to read. The fact that Netero elected him vice as well as Paristons upcoming appearances after and during the Netero power level conversations convinces me that he slots in the 5

I always knew Zeno was gonna be super powerful wish we got to see more of him, he was holding back during the chrollo fight to learn/understand his abilities

You know I just thought about it, and Ging's personality actually does kind've match up with that of an enhancer pretty well, albeit an exceptionally intelligent one

Have you come across the theory that Marione is actually Pariston’s puppet? Kind of makes sense, considering Pariston’s nen affinity could well be Manipulation. Also, it would make Pariston the strongest member of the Dark Continent Expedition Team (excluding Beyond; and prior to Ging joining) - so that the hierarchy actually would be based of strength. Thus proving Ging’s assertion wrong.

why isn't jesus on the list

I feel like paristons ability has a low offensuve output, but is either extremely versatile (think bungee gum), or an ability that responds to what he encounters in battle effectively enough to make him near unkillable

Best hunterXhunter content and always insightful.

Isnt Zeno Zoldics like main thing big attacks? he makes a nen dragon and a shower of nen arrows that are pretty strong. He was probably only fighting Chrolo with basic nen usage because one of his major rules is: If its not the job I wont kill them hence he couldnt just blow up the building to kill chrolo out of professional pride

Botobai, Ging and Beyond Netero seem to me like the most likely candidate (well Ging literally has to be on the list). And while I initially wanted to discount the other 2. They actually make a ton of sense. Still it seems more probable to me that at least 1 Nen user from Netero's top 5. Simply isn't known to us.

Yes,his hard work cannot be matched with chrollo,gon,bisky,akulla or anyone He earned that by doing same simple things again and again ..like bruce lee said "u don't become lethal by knowing numbers of techniques or styles but that one move that u practice again and again ...is what makes u lethal"

You should do a top 10 nen users

I find it hilarious that botobai is a terrorist hunter, but when the phantom troupe were committing genocide and reeking havoc in York new city he was just like nah I’m good

I wonder how Kite would've been rated by Hisoka and Netero, both pre and past revive. What do you think?

I thought this was saying Netero was a secret part of the Phantom Troupe before I saw the name of the video 😂

One of the reasons I love Hunter Hunter is because all it takes is one mistake even if your stronger and how abilities can make or break situations Meruem could have been delt with in a better fashion if Pariston choose to give them the resources I do love good what ifs especially when the chosen path is a great one

The way you talk is beautiful

I love that you keep up with both your anime pages at the same time with you posting one piece and hunter hunter content in the same hour and day

I think Silva Zoldyck is most underrated, since he is the head of the Zoldyck family. There would only be a few I could imagine to survive, if they would be a target of the possibly strongest assassin.

I need to know who does the drawings, they are hilarious lmao

well well well, somebody actually remembered Don Freecss when talking about powerful characters in the show, looks like i dont have to remind people of him this time

The shade thrown at Neferpitou

i like biscuit she my favorite in the show.. she's funny adorable and cool in the best possible way.. so if she really is in there then i'd love her even more..

Togashi should give you a prise for keeping things up despite no other new info

11:35 also what about killuas little sister/brother it seems to be super powerful and some people think it’s something born of the dark continent

This is pretty much a perfect list IMO. Based on the evidence we have, I can't argue anything else. However if we're open to speculation, I'd nominate Ging's friends for the list, specifically the ones that he made Greed Island with (nobody in particular, just saying one or more of his friends could fall within the top 5). All of the cards in the game are clearly the result of some form of nen. Some of them have insane abilities, like Angel's Breath, that would indicate an extremely high level of nen mastery. Kinda falls apart if Ging himself made the cards but I don't think that's the case since he asks one of the entry/exit twins to program the card for him.

The return

Could have sworn you did this video topic before.

It’s a shame you didn’t include post death hisoka with Bungee gum boost and unlimited gum control as well as prosthetic limbs😊

I think Parison was the only one capable of mentally sparing with Netero, perhaps bypassing a physical requirement?