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• Purple Haze Is Difficult To Control And Aggressively Dangerous

• The Hand Deserves More Attention Than It Receives

• The Grateful Dead Is As Formidable As It Appears

• Echoes Goes Through A Series Of Evolutionary Forms

• Heaven's Door Can Rip Open Someone's Body And Read Them Like A Book

• Stone Free Is One Of The Most Versatile Stands In The Story

• Silver Chariot Moves Even Faster After Shedding Its Armor

• Sticky Fingers Can Create Portals With A Wide Range Of Uses

• Hanged Man Is Exceptionally Difficult To Escape Or Dodge

• White Album Exploits Its Ice-Based Powers Rather Efficiently

• Green Day Proved To Be A Formidable Foe For Giorno And His Crew

• Killer Queen Can Turn Any Person Or Object It Touches Into A Bomb

• Weather Report Gives Its User Major Offensive And Defensive Advantages

• Crazy Diamond Can Effortlessly Reverse All Forms Of Physical Damage

• Notorious B.I.G Only Activates Itself Following Its User's Death

• Metallica Is Easily One Of The Most Brutal Stands In JJBA

• Cream's Monstrous Appearance Is Surpassed By Its Terrifying Ability

• Diver Down Fundamentally Alter An Object's Molecular Makeup

• Star Platinum: The World Defeats DIO For The Final Time

• King Crimson & Epitaph Are Essentially Two Stands In One

• Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Can Freely Travel Between Dimensions

• Tusk Becomes Stronger And Stronger With Each Successive Act

• Made In Heaven Is The Most Powerful Time Manipulation Stand

• Gold Experience Requiem Takes The Original Stand To A Whole New Level

• The World Over Heaven Doesn't Need Canonicaly Recognition To Be The Strongest

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From the creative mind of Hirohiko Araki, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is one of the most popular anime/manga series of all time. It is best known for its borderline surreal take on the Shonen genre, giving rise to countless memes across the Internet. While the first two Parts of the series were exceptional, it was not until Part 3's Stardust Crusaders that Araki revolutionized the series by introducing the concept of Stands.

A physical manifestation of a person's fighting spirit, each Stand varies depending on its user. Many of them are humanoid, but there are those that manifest into different forms. In some cases, a Stand’s power is simple and straightforward. On the other hand, there are a few Stands that possess incredibly complex and powerful abilities, to the point where they could be considered godlike.

Updated on March 7, 2024, by Ajay Aravind: Stands completely overshadowed the Hamon concept established in the first two Parts of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. This power system is notably unique, although it's based on a classic anime foundation: eccentricity. As such, we've revamped this list of the strongest Stands in JoJo with some more relevant information.

25 Purple Haze Is Difficult To Control And Aggressively Dangerous

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User	Main Ability	Debut
Pannacotta Fugo	Flesh-eating Virus	Episode 125 "The Second Mission From the Boss"

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Pannacotta Fugo's Purple Haze is aggressively dangerous, which is why he seldom overuses his Stand during battle. Another drawback is that this ability is rather difficult to control, making it a real threat should Pannacotta lose his hold over Purple Haze. As a result, Pannacotta doesn't like bringing this Stand out very often, at least according to Abbachio.

This is because of this Stand's decomposition ability, utilizing a series of bulbs containing a highly dangerous flesh-melting virus. Purple Haze can force any organism to dissolve into mush in a span of seconds, even if it can't spread its effect to a wide area. However, any form of light is enough to completely eradicate this flesh-eating virus. In the end, Pannacotta is no match for Giorno, making Purple Haze the weakest Stand on this list.

24 The Hand Deserves More Attention Than It Receives

Diamond Is Unbreakable

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User	Main Ability	Debut
Nijimura Okuyasu	Erasure	Episode 77 "The Nijimura Brothers, Part 1"

Nijimura Okuyasu might be a side character in Diamond is Unbreakable, but his devastating Stand deserves more attention than it receives. Any material touched by The Hand's hand is annihilated, although this only applies to the right side of its body. Furthermore, this Stand's combat powers are stupendous, at least on par with Josuke Higashikata's Crazy Diamond.

The Hand can effectively manipulate the fabric of space, moving objects at a speed technically faster than that of light. This technically allows the user to perform truly astonishing feats, such as creating mysterious voids in space. Unfortunately, Nijimura just isn't smart enough to exploit The Hand to its full potential. He himself admits that he has no idea where his Stand's voids lead to.

23 The Grateful Dead Is As Formidable As It Appears

Golden Wind

User	Main Ability	Debut
Prosciutto	Age Acceleration	Episode 127 "Express Train to Florence"

Prosciutto's The Grateful Dead already looks like one of the scariest Stands in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, but it is also one of the most formidable. Unlike close-range Stands, this one can spread its influence across a relatively large space, allowing Prosciutto to slaughter dozens of people if necessary. Despite its name, those killed by The Grateful Dead couldn't be less grateful for their fates, as they experience death through physical aging.

This ability impacts practically every living being, including people, animals, plants, trees, flowers, and fruits — even its owner isn't immune to its effects. It takes Team Giorno considerable effort to take down both Prosciutto and The Grateful Dead. Interestingly, reducing the temperature of the environment enough can effectively neutralize this Stand.

22 Echoes Goes Through A Series Of Evolutionary Forms

Diamond Is Unbreakable

User	Main Ability	Debut
Koichi Hirose	3 Freeze	Episode 78 "The Nijimura Brothers, Part 2"

Koichi Hirose is nothing more than a nervous child when Diamond is Unbreakable begins, but he quickly evolves along with his seemingly inconsequential Stand. ACT1 of Echoes resembles an insect larva, revealing a latent sound-based power that only comes into effect much later. Echoes ACT1 takes this onomatopoeic concept even further, allowing Koichi to perform spectacular combat feats.

Meanwhile, ACT2 is capable of manifesting specific effects based on the sounds created. Echoes only reaches its final form in ACT3, which uses a unique technique called 3 Freeze. This ability increases the mass of any object it comes into contact with. All things considered, Koichi has a long way to go before Echoes poses a threat to Stands like Star Platinum and The World Over Heaven.

21 Heaven's Door Can Rip Open Someone's Body And Read Them Like A Book

Diamond Is Unbreakable

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User	Main Ability	Debut
Rohan Kishibe	Memory Editing	Episode 88 "Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House, Part 1 "

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Rohan Kishibe's Heaven's Door is as unique as it is terrifying. With Heaven's Door, Rohan can rip someone's body open and read their entire life story like a book. He can also write new information inside, like when he wrote that Koichi was fluent in Italian before the latter's trip to Italy. Rohan uses Heaven's Door to gather more reference material for his manga, Pink Dark Boy.

He says that he likes having the most realistic references possible, so there's nothing better for him than invading someone's privacy with his Stand to obtain it. However, Heaven's Door's ability to rewrite memories has a limitless potential for applications. Kishibe can use it to literally alter someone's personality and slip false information to enemies. Although it even works on ghosts, Heaven's Door is unfortunately unable to read the user's memories.

20 Stone Free Is One Of The Most Versatile Stands In The Story

Stone Ocean

User	Main Ability	Debut
Jolyne Cujoh	String Manipulation	Episode 153 "Stone Ocean"

Jolyne's Stone Free is arguably the star of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure's sixth part, Stone Ocean. Compared to other Joestars' stands, hers is a significant improvement from Joseph's Hermit Purple and Josuke's Crazy Diamond. However, it's not quite strong enough to rival most of her predecessors. Still, Stone Free's versatility shouldn't be scoffed at. Jolyne used Stone Free in several creative ways throughout Stone Ocean.

Stone Free can unravel into strings, which can be used for a variety of things. From pickpocketing to turning her entire torso into a Moebius Strip, Stone Free came in clutch for Jolyne and her friends during their time at the Green Dolphin Street Prison. More importantly, Stone Free's strings are remarkably sharp, allowing them to cut even flesh. That said, this Stand simply doesn't possess the overwhelming power required to be ranked any higher.

19 Silver Chariot Moves Even Faster After Shedding Its Armor

Stardust Crusaders

User	Main Ability	Debut
Jean Pierre Polnareff	Sword Shooting	Episode 30 "Tower of Gray"

Jean Pierre Polnareff was originally introduced as a villain, but he soon became part of Team Jotaro. The Stand known as Silver Chariot is a devastating weapon, and if Jean Pierre Polnareff was more clever and ruthless, he could really unlock its full potential. But he falls short of that, so in practice, Silver Chariot is merely powerful, not devastating. Still, this is a Stand to be feared by any foe.

It moves with unbelievable speed, even more so when its armor is removed. Its rapier is sharp and can even slice fire in half or carve stone into any shape in no time. Any physical attack or barrier risks getting diced at the hands of Silver Chariot. This Stand's most interesting technique is known as Sword Shooting, which allows Polnareff to fire Silver Chariot's sword at the enemy.

18 Sticky Fingers Can Create Portals With A Wide Range Of Uses

Golden Wind

User	Main Ability	Debut
Bruno Bucciarati	Zipper	Episode 115 "Bucciarati Is Coming"

Localized as "Zipper Man," this Stand is among the most powerful not because of its sheer hitting power (which is only average for melee Stands) but how incredibly flexible it can be. This Stand can create zippers on anything, even living beings. This allows Bruno Bucciarati to create portals for attacking, retreating, splitting an enemy's body apart, hiding inside something, or even splitting up his own body to escape detection.

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Bucciarati is clever, quick-thinking, and ruthless, allowing him to make the most of Sticky Fingers. This Stand can also be used to fuse multiple objects with the zippers, like when Bucciarati added someone else's arm to his torso. Most importantly, Sticky Fingers can be used to store any number of items — this depends on the size of the object on which the zippers manifest.

17 Hanged Man Is Exceptionally Difficult To Escape Or Dodge

Stardust Crusaders

User	Main Ability	Debut
J. Geil	Reflection Manifestation	Episode 36 "The Emperor and the Hanged Man, Part 1"

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This insidious Stand belongs to the vile Stand User known as J. Geil, who performs unspeakable acts on his victims. His Stand, which reflects the Hanged Man of the Tarot, can travel via any reflective surface, even a person's very eyes. This allows J. Geil to avoid Team Jotaro's attacks by jumping from windows to pools of water and, finally, to coins. Unfortunately for the villain, he's just not smart enough to avoid being killed by the heroes.

All things considered, however, Hanged Man can strike with astounding speed, even faster than the ultra-quick Silver Chariot, and its wrist knives can slash an opponent's throat before they even know what's happening. And, owing to its mirror affinity, Hanged Man is exceptionally difficult to escape or throw off the trail.

16 White Album Exploits Its Ice-Based Powers Rather Efficiently

Golden Wind

User	Main Ability	Debut
Ghiaccio	Cryokinesis	Episode 131 "Head to Venice!"

White Album is one of the few Stands that manifests as a suit that the user wears like armor, as opposed to a standalone entity that takes the user's side. This Stand's ability is simple but effective: it can freeze things. In many works of fiction, ice powers are among the strongest, and Ghiaccio can freeze anything solid (including water vapor), create ultra-tough armor, and skate around on ice.

White Album can reduce the temperature below zero in a fraction of a second — all it needs is for Ghiacco to touch the target person or object. Both Mista and Giorno together were pushed to the absolute limit before defeating Ghiaccio and his icy Stand. The major drawback with White Album is its temporary effect. It only works when Ghiacco is in physical contact with the target.

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