Season 6 of the highly-anticipated shonen series My Hero Academia is now on the horizon, and while fans did get to see a lot more of Class 1-B during Season 5, that’s all they’re going to get for a while. Class B got to show off a bit of their prowess during the Forest Training Camp Arc, but not nearly as much as the Mock Battles Arc that pitted them against the powerhouses in Class 1-A.
Class B has a lot more oddball Quirks, making them a bit more difficult to categorize. Plus, between all the seasons of this series, the students in Class B who haven’t got as much of the spotlight have made up for it by training their Quirks. It’s worth the time to go through them all, and rank them from weakest to strongest.
Updated February 2, 2022, by Jacob Buchalter:In the time between this ranking first coming out and now, a lot has happened in both the MHA manga and anime. Sadly, not all too much of that was centered around Class 1-B, as per usual, but maybe they’ll get some more time to shine in the upcoming Battle Royale game, Ultra Rumble. In any case, with more Quirks seen in the series to compare to the Quirks of the UA students, it’s time to take another look through, re-rank some of these powers, and go a bit more in-depth as to why they’re so strong.
20 Yosetsu Awase: Weld
Yosetsu Awase is one of the Class B students that fans have seen the most. Awase’s Quirk is called “Weld,” and it lets him weld anything together, organic or inorganic, as if he was welding metal. It’s one of the many Emitter-type Quirks in Class B, more suited for restraining villains than fighting them.
The fact that this Quirk doesn’t have to use any sort of metal to weld, and it doesn’t require heat, does open up quite the range of possibilities. For example, he can easily bind an opponent to themselves, to the surrounding wall, or even to something heavy nearby like a car. However, the fact that Awase has to touch his opponent to activate the Quirk, and also the fact that it isn’t really suited for combat, sadly puts Awase at the bottom of this list.
19 Kojiro Bondo: Cemendine
Out of all the unique powers and appearances in Class B, Kojiro Bondo stands out the most by far, whether it’s his tall stature, his broad shoulders, his gigantic hands, his yellow skin, or just his head in general. Like the last Quirk, Bondo’s is another perfect for restricting people. Bondo’s Quirk (named Cemendine) lets him spray copious amounts of a glue-like substance from the holes in his head. Sounds weird and situational, right? Well, with the right support items, Kojiro could restrain enemies from a distance or even use the glue on himself to create blunt weapons, similar to how Mr. 3 uses his Wax Devil Fruit in One Piece, so it does have some room to grow.
If Kojiro was a fantastic fighter, he could use Cemendine splurts to throw enemies off guard and capitalize on them getting stuck. Sadly, he’s not. The few times he’s used his power in the show, it’s been pretty lackluster, and similar to Mineta’s cowardly ways of using his Quirk. But in his defense, MHA is constantly battling to introduce new characters, so Bondo doesn’t get a ton of chances to show off.
18 Kosei Tsuburaba: Solid Air
Solid Air is the last of this restraining-focused group of Quirks. It’s by far the best of the three, as well as the one that has shown the most growth. While Cemedine can be used at almost any range, Solid Air has only been used in close quarters, but it’s far more versatile. It’s unknown how long this solidified air lasts, but if its any decent amount of time, Kosei actually could use it to set up traps beforehand.
The most interesting thing about Tsuburaba’s Quirk is the fact that his lung capacity is the only limiting factor. From the Sports Festival to the Practice Battles with Class A, Kosei strengthened the durability of his Solid Air from being comparable to glass (breaking with a single punch) to durable enough to require multiple full-strength hits with a metal pipe. It’s clear that Kosei could be a top-tier Hero when he’s older depending on how much further he manages to take this Quirk.
17 Sen Kaibara: Gyrate
Like Solid Air, the Quirk Gyrate (which allows Sen to rotate any part of his body at high speeds) is potentially very strong, but Kaibara hasn’t quite figured out all the applications for it yet. It allowed him to fight Ojiro to a standstill, thanks to his spinning hands drilling into Tailman’s tail, but he could’ve done much more.
If utilized correctly, Sen could start by rotating one of his legs, pass that rotation up to his hips/torso, then to his arm, and finally his hand, with each transition adding onto the force of the spin before it and leading up to a huge hit. But, as it currently stands, Sen Kaibara mostly uses it to turn his hands into drills and not much else, which is why it ranks this low.
16 Kinoko Komori: Mushroom
This Quirk seems hyper-specific, but it’s actually incredible for the opposite reason. One might think that a Quirk that allows someone to grow Mushrooms around them doesn’t have much use. However, there are over 10,000 known types of mushrooms across the globe, and many of them do completely unique things. There are mushrooms that cause hallucinations, some that paralyze the consumer, and plenty that can kill anyone who eats them.
Take all that knowledge, and rethink Komori’s Mushroom Quirk. It’s been shown that Komori can control where and what mushrooms grow around her. Imagine if she were a villain and decided to make a Death Cap Mushroom, the most deadly mushroom on Earth, grow inside someone’s mouth. But because she’s such a sweet girl who dreams of being an Idol Hero, it’s another example of a character with a power that they rarely use.
15 Setsuna Tokage: Lizard Tail Splitter
One of the creepier Quirks in the series so far, Setsuna Tokage’s Quirk works similarly to Captain Buggy’s Devil Fruit Power in One Piece. Setsuna can separate her body into individually controllable parts, as well as fly around with them. Fans saw how this Quirk could be used to strategically counter recon-type Quirks, but not so much how it could be used in a combat setting. There are a lot of creative ways to utilize this Quirk from using it to fly, fit in tight spaces, or avoid dangerous attacks.
However, from what was shown in her battle against Bakugo’s team, her usage of the Quirk still needs a lot of work. Plus, even if she can break her body down into fifty individual pieces and send them at an opponent similar like artillery, any villain with a destructive Quirk can just burn or destroy those parts and Setsuna is done for.
14 Reiko Yanagi: Poltergeist
Poltergeist is another interesting Quirk with a lot of potential. It has a fair number of similarities to Lizard Tail Splitter, as Reiko can completely control a wide range of relatively light objects and send them flying around. But, instead of her own body parts, it’s random objects. The Quirk is called Poltergeist, but it’s basically just telekinesis, which has always been a staple superpower in comics and manga.
The biggest downside of Reiko’s Quirk is frankly that she’s still young and hasn’t developed it to the utmost. During the mock battles, Reiko could only control a number of objects that would roughly add up to the average weight of a human being, and wasn’t seen levitating herself or anyone else. But, if Reiko ups that weight limit and figures out how to use her Quirk on other people, she could easily become a top-class Hero.
13 Pony Tsunotori: Horn Cannon
Horn Cannon is one of the weirder Quirks from one of the weirder Class B students. But, surprisingly for a Qurik that seems so “gimmicky,” it has huge potential. As seen in the Mock Battles, Tsunotori can launch a fair number of Horns that instantly grow back with ease, and can even control up to four of them at a time with the same type of “telekinesis” as something like Reiko’s Poltergeist. Additionally, the weight limit for these horns seems to be much higher than Reiko’s weight limit, as Pony has been seen supporting herself with her horns and even holding up a post steel transformation Tetsutetsu.
There’s a lot she can do with these things, as they pack a punch and have a high carrying capacity. But once someone understands how her Quirk works and closest the distance between her and them, she’s a lot easier to handle.
12 Itsuka Kendo: Big Fist
Class B’s Class Representative (and the most well-liked Class 1-B character, according to the popularity polls), Itsuka Kendo, has a Quirk called Big Fist. As one would expect from the name, it allows Kendo to control the size of her fists to a substantial degree. On paper, this Quirk seems awful, or at the very least relatively weak. Yet in the hands of someone capable like Kendo, it’s pretty strong.
For one, Kendo seems to have a lot of practice in hand-to-hand combat, meaning she knows how to throw a punch. Two, it seems she isn’t really inhibited by the weight of her large hands, using it to carry others or even blow away toxic gas. And three, there’s a lot of room left for this Quirk to grow. Itsuka has been seen punching through tungsten shields with her Quirk, using their expansive power to push enemies away, and can even tell when the best time is to grow her fists during a punch for the maximum possible output.
11 Togaru Kamakiri: Razor Sharp
By far one of the deadliest Quirks in Class B, Razor Sharp would be terrifying in the hands of any villain (though there are enough overpowered villains). With it, Togaru can produce blades of any shape or size from any part of his body.
He can use these blades to cut through steel, stick into the surrounding terrain to lock him in place, block attacks, and more. The reason they’re higher than something like Big Fist, for example, is simply because of their durability, their versatility, and lethality. There’s something to be said about a blade that can cut through seemingly anything.
10 Hiryu Rin: Scales
Imagine if Kirishima could both Harden like he normally does, but also shoot out bits of hardened skin like bullets. That’s basically Hiryu Rin’s Quirk, Scale. Rin can reinforce his entire body with these reptilian-like scales, launch them from his gauntlets like a machine gun, or even turn his scales sharp-side outward in order to hurt anyone that hits him.
His defense isn’t quite as high as a normal hardening Quirk like Steel or Harden, but it’s much more versatile. His ability to fight at both long and close range and puts him above Class B students that only flourish at mid to long-range, He’s already starting to use support items to increase the utility of his Quirk, and there’s much more room for this Quirk to grow. Given enough time, Hiryu could make weapons from his scales ahead of time, use them to create shrapnel grenades, or possibly come up with something similar to Kirishima’s “Unbreakable” move where he ups his durability even further.
9 Nirengeki Shoda: Twin Impact
This is another oddball Quirk that’s absurdly strong upon closer inspection. It allows Shoda to grant a second “hit” to anything he previously impacted. The force of this second Impact is also much stronger than the first. And, because he can activate this additionally hit at any time, he can change the trajectory and speed of objects midair, or even “store” hits on an opponent to cash in on at anytime.
If MHA wasn’t such a kid-friendly series, Shoda would be shown turning any gun into a railgun or any thrown object into something equivalent to a cannonball. In a physical fight, any hit Shoda lands leaves enemies cautious, wondering when the second impact will hit. The only thing holding him back is his still-growing body. If Nirengeki focuses on building muscle mass, he could turn an already devastating punch into something comparable to an All-Might punch.
8 Shihai Kuroiro: Black
In the hands of an assassin, this Quirk would be one of the strongest in existence. Even in the hands of a hero, it’s still pretty powerful. The Quirk, simply named “Black,” has almost no combat potential by default. But in terms of hiding from the enemy or keeping them guessing, it’s one of the best out there.
Because Vantablack’s size or mass doesn’t matter when he merges with darkness, it could easily be used to sneak into places and could even be used to potentially sneak inside another person, considering its completely dark within the human body. But even without the body horror, Vantablack is a Hero who would grow in power exponentially with the right Support Items. For example, if Shihai had a support item that could instantly paint anything around it black, Kuroiro would be able to fulfill the role of both an espionage hero and a combat one.
7 Yui Kodai: Size
Vantablack’s Quirk isn’t the only one that could “explode” somebody from the inside if it was in the wrong hands. Miss Yui Kodai could easily do this with anything at all. She could hand someone a pill, wait until they swallow it, then use her Quirk to expand the pill’s size to, say, the size of a truck. Again, it’s a good thing that these people are heroes, because these Quirks could be horrifying in the hands of someone twisted.
This is another Quirk that Kohei Hoshikori (MHA’s mangaka) hasn’t shown an upper limit for yet, so fans don’t know how small or big she can make something. However, the sheer fact that it alters their mass as well as their size is the main reason this Quirk ranks so high. Yui is another Class B student that would benefit exponentially from some well-thought-out Support Items, but even by itself, the Size Quirk is plenty fearsome.
6 Manga Fukidashi: Comic
Of all the Quirks in Class B, Manga’s is likely the most versatile. For anyone who read Fairy Tail, his Quirk essentially works like the Solid Script magic that Levy used. Though, instead of giving physical form to any and all words like Levy, Fukidashi can only do it with onomatopoeia.
Still, never underestimate the power of sound effects. Depending on the words that Manga chooses, Mr. Fukidashi could replicate a lot of other students’ Quirks, using onomatopoeia such as “Boom” for Bakugo’s, “Zap” for Kaminari’s, or even the classic “Pew-Pew” to copy Aoyama’s lasers.
5 Jurota Shishida: Beast
While a lot of other Quirks on this list are powerful, they aren’t many that are tailored toward bare-knuckle brawls like Deku’s, Kirishima’s, or Bakugo’s are. But Shishida’s Beast Quirk is absolutely one of those types of abilities. It allows Jurota to go back and forth into a default human form and a “beast” form. Think of it like Beast from X-Men or even the Hulk, but Jurota has actual control over his beast.
While in Beast Form, Jurota is faster, stronger, more durable, more observant, and larger. He’s basically a superhuman with extraordinary strength, stamina, and speed, but with the added benefit of having enhanced senses like a wild beast. What’s more, Shishida has shown that he’s capable of using his Quirk in creative ways, which is not usually something these types of characters tend to do.
4 Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu: Steel
Speaking of simplistic Quirks, the best of all of them is Steel. This is Testutestu’s Quirk, Class B’s version of Kirishima, AKA the brave and bold Red Riot. It allows him to turn his entire body into steel, similar to Colossus from the X-Men comics, similar to Beast and Jurota.
In this form, Testsu can charge through almost anything, overpower anyone who doesn’t have superhuman strength, and even withstand extreme conditions like being surrounded by fire. Of course, he’s weak to anything that could hurt steel, such as absurdly high heat or even a powerful magnet. But his Quirk has more potential in durability than Kirishima’s, considering it gives him elemental durability as well as it being affected by an outside source like the iron in his diet.
3 Ibara Shiozaki: Vines
The only Reason Ibara’s Vines Quirk beats out Steel is because of its versatility. Ibara doesn’t seem to have a limit on how many vines she can create. She can control them like an infinite number of tendrils coming from her body, and she can fight at any range. She can stack vines to hit harder or create a stronger defense, create shapes out of the vines to serve different purposes. They even have the self-harming effect of Hiryu’s scales, where her opponent usually hurts themselves even attacking the vines.
If Ibara trained in martial arts, she could easily make vine weapons or armor that would make her a threat in close range as well. The only real downside of this Quirk is that Ibara needs sunlight and water in order to grow more if she reaches her limit.
2 Juzo Honenuki: Softening
Juzo is by far one of the best students overall in Class B. He got into UA on recommendation like Momo and Todoroki, and he’s incredibly flexible in his thinking. Furthermore, his Quirk is deceptively overpowered. It allows him to control any battlefield he fights on. With his Softening Quirk, Honenuki can “soften” anything inorganic he touches, allowing him to swim through it to become one of MHA’s faster characters or even trap enemies as if the floor were quicksand.
Again, if Juzo were a villain, he could use his Quirk to soften the ground underneath someone and then return it to normal once opponents were submerged, essentially burying them alive. It may not be as flashy as Reiko’s Poltergeist or as destructive as Kamakiri’s blades, but it allows someone hyper-intelligent like Juzo to get the upper hand in almost any situation.
1 Neito Monoma: Copy
A power that copies other powers will always be something near the top of these rankings. Though Monoma can’t use multiple Quirks at once, he can switch between multiple ones he’s copied and stack their effects on top of each other, but not simultaneously.
The biggest drawbacks of his Quirk are two-fold. Firstly, he has a time limit until the copied Quirk runs out, but he seems to be able to increase this limit through training. Secondly, Monoma has to make physical contact with the person who wields the Quirk in order to copy it. So, in its current state, Monoma is more potentially overpowered than he is in actuality, but that could easily change. If Neito ever figures out a workaround to his “physical touch” requirement, such as being able to copy it by touching something the Quirk holder touched, he’d basically become a more restricted version of All For One, the strongest Quirk in the series to date.
