Highlights

  • Haki is an essential skill for fighters in the New World and is crucial for conquering obstacles.
  • Some characters rely solely on Haki as their main combat weapon without using Devil Fruit abilities.
  • Many powerful characters in One Piece have mastered different types of Haki, demonstrating its importance in battles.

Haki is an incredible power that is wielded by most fighters who are currently in the New World in One Piece. This ability is essential for one to conquer the many obstacles that the Grand Line throws their way and, for those who want to make it to the very top, mastering this skill is absolutely essential.

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While Devil Fruits are just as important as Haki, and, in some ways, even more important, having control over this amazing skill is essential for any major pirate as well. In One Piece are a lot of characters who utilize Haki along with their Devil Fruit abilities. However, there is also a rare class of characters who rely solely on Haki as their main weapon in combat, without making use of any Devil Fruit ability.

9 Koby

Level Up Haki With Honesty Impact

Koby One Piece

One of the up-and-coming Marines, Koby is exceptionally powerful for a young captain his age, and he is certainly skilled enough to earn a bounty of Five Stars, which amounts to 500 million berries. Koby possesses quite a lot of strength despite just being a Marine Captain. He has immense willpower, as has been seen on many occasions in the story.

Recently, Koby leveled up his fighting game when he managed to increase the output of his Haki by quite a lot. Since he does not have a Devil Fruit, all he relies on in combat is Haki and recently, he could even deal injury to Avalo Pizarro, the Fourth Ship Captain of the Blackbeard Pirates. Koby was able to destroy an island-sized arm, and this feat is nothing short of incredible.

8 Sanji

Strengthens Body With CoA, Master of CoO

Sanji Ifrit jambe attack

Sanji is the cook of the Straw Hat Pirates and certainly among the strongest fighters in One Piece. He doesn't possess Devil Fruit powers and all he has is access to his flames, which he strengthens greatly with the usage of his Haki. Sanji's latent Germa powers strengthen his body even further, however, this is a physical boost and not a fighting ability that he can utilize.

Sanji's fighting prowess still stems from his incredible usage of his flames, his augmentation caused by Armament Haki and, most importantly, his incredible usage of Observation Haki.

7 Roronoa Zoro

Master Of The Three Sword Style

Zoro

The second-strongest member of the Straw Hat Pirates, Zoro is an extremely skilled swordsman who has reached very high levels of infamy in the One Piece world already. Zoro is a master swordsman who relies on the famous three-sword style. He makes use of Haki as his main weapon in combat.

He has mastered control over all three Haki types and, recently, he even managed to learn how to infuse his swords with Conqueror's Haki. While Zoro cannot make use of this power for long, he will slowly, but surely, get to where he wants to be.

6 Dracule Mihawk

The World's Strongest Swordsman

Mihawk Pulling Out His Small Knife

The World's Strongest Swordsman, Mihawk is an exceptionally skilled pirate who can be held in the same rank as the Yonko.

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Mihawk does not possess any Devil Fruit ability and all he has is his trusted sword, Yoru. Mihawk is a great user of Haki, as is evident from the fact that his sword has blackened.

5 Silvers Rayleigh

Can Teach Haki Usage

Silvers Rayleigh from One Piece

The former right-hand man of Roger, Rayleigh is a legendary figure who is held in the same rank as the Yonko as well. Although he might be a bit old now, in his prime, Rayleigh would certainly be on the same level as the Emperors.

He does not possess any Devil Fruit and is known to be a master of three types of Haki. Rayleigh has excellent control over this skill that hardly anyone can match.

4 Kozuki Oden

A True Master Of Ryuo

Kozuki Oden from One Piece

When speaking of masters of Haki, Oden certainly comes to mind. Oden was a master samurai from Wano who also had access to all three Haki types. In fact, his mastery of Haki was such that Kaido still fears it to this day.

Oden could also use advanced Armament and Conqueror's Haki Infusion, using which he sliced Kaido. Had it not been for the distraction, Oden could easily have killed Kaido and that just goes to show that Haki alone can be sufficient in the One Piece world.

3 Monkey D. Garp

Can Destroy Islands With Haki

galaxy divide garp one piece

The Hero of the Marines, Garp has always relied just on his monstrous strength and his incredible Haki. He has trained his physical strength by punching battleships and using them as punching bags. In fact, as he grew older, Garp also used mountains as punching bags, which just goes to show how skilled this individual really is.

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Garp possesses Haki so strong that even in his old age, he can take on an entire Yonko pirate crew all by himself. He has control over all three types of Haki, out of which two are advanced in Armament and Conqueror's Haki.

2 Shanks

A Haki Monster

shanks wano one piece

One of the current Four Emperors, Shanks is extremely powerful and certainly a master of Haki. Out of all the characters who are currently alive in the One Piece world, Shanks certainly possesses the greatest Haki. He can utilize the advanced form of all three Haki types and that puts him in a league of his own.

Shanks is so strong that he can utilize his Haki from miles away and still hurt a character as strong as an Admiral. He can even take down a pirate worth 3 billion berries in a single swing of his sword and that is just a glimpse of what he's capable of.

1 Gol D. Roger

The Man At The Top

Roger's Ace in One Piece

Undoubtedly, the strongest Haki user in One Piece that fans know of is none other than Roger. Fans know Roger to be extremely powerful and certainly a pirate who conquered the entire seas. Roger did not rely on any Devil Fruit and it was only through his Haki that he was able to reach the very top.

His Haki was incredibly immense and even though the true extent of his Haki wasn't shown to the fans, one can easily figure out how powerful he was, given that he could match the likes of Whitebeard without even having a Devil Fruit and while being severely ill.

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