Dragon Ball Super may have notoriously poor pacing and animation flubs, but by the time it wrapped up its as-of-yet final arc, the Universal Survival Saga, the show was able to transform itself from something mediocre to a show worth watching for fans of the Dragon Ball franchise and even some newcomers.

Speaking of transformations, Super delivered an enormous amount new forms, along with a slew of old favorites, so we’re going to be tallying them up in our list.

Our criteria for the list is simple: any transformation, whether it debuted in Dragon Ball, Z, or Super, is eligible as long as it appeared in Super (or its movies) at some point. So that means that incredibly old forms such as Master Roshi’s Max Power or the now incredibly outdated Super Saiyan forms are game.

We’re also only judging transformations, not specific characters. So even though there are more than a handful of characters who go Super Saiyan 2, we’re looking at Super Saiyan 2 as a whole.

On the other hand, there are certain characters who go through unique transformations, which we’ll be addressing too.

Lastly, despite us using the term “worthless” in our ranking system, there is no transformation on this list that didn’t show its merits at least once, so you won’t find any shaming of favorite (or not-so-favorite) characters, just a cold look at the raw power their forms show off.

With that said, here is Every Transformation In Dragon Ball Super Ranked From Most Worthless To Most Powerful.

Master Roshi's Max Power

This form first appeared in Dragon Ball but made a triumphant return in Dragon Ball Super.

The old, lecherous Master Roshi is not only able to pump his frail body up into an incredible muscular form, but to one that doesn’t lose any speed.

In this state, Roshi has destroyed the moon, stood up to the Frieza Force, and even fought against powerful opponents in the Tournament of Power.

In the Dragon Ball Z movie, The World’s Strongest, Dr. Wheelo believed Master Roshi to be the strongest man on the Earth and, although Goku had long sured his master, it’s not hard to see why Roshi’s legend lives on.

Tupper's Petrified State

As a member of the dangerous Pride Troopers from Universe 11, Tupper had the unique ability to transform himself into an incredibly armored form by manipulating his weight, a technique that he used extremely effectively, even against a base-form Goku, who was unable to escape his grasp.

Unfortunately for Tupper, he was easily outmatched by Android 18, who tossed the fighter like you would a baseball to a toddler.

Things played out differently (but just as bad for Tupper) in the manga, with Goku freeing himself by going Super Saiyan and eliminating the threat himself.

Ganos' Bird Form

Hailing from Universe 4, Ganos and his teammates fought against extinction in the Tournament of Power.

In his base form, Ganos appears akin to a regular teenager. In this form, he’s rather formidable, but his birdlike, transformed state increases his speed and power.

Alas, this form was still not enough against Max Power Master Roshi, so why do we have him above the codger?

Simple: Ganos’ potential is extremely dangerous. Due to his growth rate, his power is growing at a fearsome rate, to the point he may have been able to rival, or even sur Goku.

Despite not getting to see this play out, that ability alone moves him up from the bottom ranks.

Katopesla's Suit Modes

Katopesla was a Tokusatsu-styled policeman and a member of Universe 3’s team in the Tournament of Power.

While his base form is far from impressive, his suit can go through a number of metamorphoses that greatly increases certain skillsets, such as his speed or power being enhanced by three hundred times.

His final form, “Ultimate Mode,” increases both speed and power, and he’s even able to go up against Super Saiyan Vegeta with it.

Sadly, his suit was no match for the Prince of all Saiyans, and Katopesla takes his measly spot at 25.

Frost's Final Form

Frost is Universe 6’s Frieza, though he's a bit more clever. For many years, he portrayed himself as a merciful do-gooder, but the truth is that he would secretly start wars in order to stop them, making himself appear as a hero, and then buy up the ravaged land in order to turn a profit.

While that’s impressive on a scale of evildoing, Frost’s transformation abilities are far from it.

Boasting a similar physique and set of forms as Frieza, Frost’s final form is seemingly only as powerful as his Universe 7 counterpart, meaning he’s completely out of his league when against a modern Super Saiyan.

Super Saiyan

The beloved, golden-haired transformation that debuted in DBZ and allowed Goku to achieve victory against the cruel Frieza was the absolute standard of power for what seemed like ages in the franchise.

Despite forms that far sur this initial foray into the Super Saiyan state, this original one still makes an appearance in Super, and still manages to pack a wollop.

Although it’s stronger than Master Roshi and the other human Z-fighters, it’s nothing to mostly every other adversary in Dragon Ball Super.

This puts this once-mighty form near the tail-end of our rankings.

Super Saiyan 2

Super Saiyan 2 plays a surprisingly large role in Dragon Ball Super. It’s first appearance was in Dragon Ball Z, when Gohan mastered it and used it to obliterate Cell, but it soon lost relevance with the advent of the rarely-seen Super Saiyan 3.

In Super, however, it gets a breath of fresh air from the Universe 6 Saiyans, notably Cabba, Caulifla, and Kale.

While these three warriors show immense proficiency and power while using it (likely due to the crazy power scaling employed throughout most of Super), the transformation as a whole is still nothing compared to what is to follow on this list.

This leaves Super Saiyan 2 and all of its lightning behind.

Gotenks

Gotenks debuted in one of the strangest stretches of Dragon Ball Z’s Buu Saga, where multiple wacky plans and gimmicks were on display, and a seemingly endless arsenal of transformations from the evil Buu made their mark in what felt like every episode.

Gotenks is the fusion of Goten and Trunks, and was extremely powerful, managing to nearly defeat Buu.

In the end, of course, they failed and they would fail again as Gotenks when they challenged the God of Destruction, Beerus.

Beerus made their once-fearsome fused warrior look like a joke by spanking the bratty transformation in the movie Battle of Gods.

Super Saiyan 3

There was a time when Super Saiyan 3 was the coolest and most powerful form in the franchise’s history.

Although rarely seen in both the show and movies, this state was the epitome of stoic strength. Its first appearance in the Buu Saga is legendary for its epic introduction by Goku, and it was this form that Gotenks nearly put Buu away with.

Alas, like many once-powerful forms in Z, Super Saiyan 3 is shown to be utterly worthless against the might of a God of Destruction, specifically Beerus.

With nary a movement, Goku in his long-haired, ultimate form was tossed aside like trash.

God-Like Saiyans

As less of a transformation and more of a state of being, this form makes our list because its essentially a new base form for both Goku and Vegeta.

Born from the ability of Saiyan physiology to and adapt to new forms of power, this what it’s like for Goku and Vegeta to power up without genuinely tapping into divine ki, instead having their bodies more-or-less emulate the sensation.

In theory, it’s stronger than the Super Saiyan forms (as transforming into a Super Saiyan from this state immediately results in Super Saiyan Blue).

However, we really don’t have much concrete evidence of its might.