Top 10 Most Powerful Avatar Benders
Avatar Aang is a fictional character and the protagonist of Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, voiced by Zach Tyler Eisen. Aang is the last surviving Airbender, a monk of the Air Nomads' Southern Air Temple. People can, if they are lucky, beat him when he's just bending the elements regularly, but if he goes into the Avatar State, you are screwed. I mean, he did die in it one time, but that wasn't really his fault. He couldn't really do anything about that.
But in the Avatar State, he could lift the entire ocean to put out a forest fire. That's saying something.
King of the benders, completely understanding the philosophy and the physical application of bending. While he may not have been the best specifically in some elements (earth and fire), his combination of them as the Avatar made him more powerful.
Iroh is a major character in the Nickelodeon cartoon, Avatar: The Last Airbender, as well as an minor supporting character in The Legend of Korra. He was not an Avatar, yet at the same time was able to exploit different techniques to make his bending more unique and powerful, breaking free from most firebending conventions. He likely lost some power in his old age, but Iroh was well aware of how powerful his bending could be and when to use it properly.
He could have taken down the Fire Lord himself if he tried. Best character and most powerful by far!
Iroh is amazing! Everyone underrated his power at first!
Princess Azula is a fictional character and antagonist of Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. She is voiced by Grey DeLisle Griffin. Yes, yes, we all hate Azula, but you can't deny that she is really powerful. She's a Firebending prodigy - can't forget that - and according to the fandom, she was only like fourteen when she hunted the Avatar. She could already produce lightning, and she was only fourteen. She is immensely powerful, even if she is a villain.
Her blue fire and lightning wielding made her a true threat to be reckoned with. Not to mention her exceptional agility and cold, calculated strikes make her at least the second most powerful firebender in history behind her father. Iroh is not more powerful than she is, and the only leverage he would have in a fight with her is redirection - and even that still gives him very little of an edge. She is capable of wielding lightning more efficiently than him.
Toph Beifong is a fictional character in Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, voiced by Jessie Flower in the original series and Kate Higgins and Philece Sampler in the sequel series. Toph got to kick two Avatars' butts, which is something that not many people can say. And she has the best relatives (except Lao. I haven't forgiven him yet). Back to the bending thing... she invented Metalbending! Not many people can say they invented a whole new style of bending.
Also, *spoilers for The Rift ahead,* she literally held up the weight of the world twice. First, with the library, and then at the Earthen Fire Refinery, she held up the entire world while waiting for her students. Also, she trained Lin. That is good.
Firelord for a reason. Even though we saw him at his most powerful under a comet that enhanced his abilities, Ozai clearly has immense power under his belt as the Firelord. He can fly, he can shoot lightning with ease. It's easy to see why he was such a threat to Aang.
Avatar Korra is the title lead character in Nickelodeon's animated television series The Legend of Korra, in which she is depicted as the current incarnation of the Avatar, responsible for maintaining peace and balance in the world. Being the Avatar is an advantage, but the fact that Korra has access to all four elements makes her exceptionally powerful. She is less philosophically focused than Aang, but more physical and aggressive, with the ability to weave attacks with ease.
Amon is the main antagonist in the first season of The Legend Of Korra and the charismatic and mysterious leader of the anti-bending terrorist organization known as the Equalists. By far the strongest outside of the Avatars in the Avatar State. Bloodbending (without needing the full moon or even night) is overpowering, and not only could he control bodies, but he could also take away bending powers.
Only bloodbenders superior to Amon and the Avatar State can resist him. He loses because he fundamentally loathes bending and would not go all out with his power.
While we don't see too much of his waterbending, Amon's combat abilities are incredibly potent, and his ability to remove bending is a brutal skill that's put to great use.
Katara is a fictional character in Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, voiced by Mae Whitman. I think she's so underrated. She's very powerful. She can bend in Northern, Southern, and Swamp Water Tribe styles. Also, she learned bloodbending just by watching it once, and if she wanted, she could improve her bloodbending skills, but she just hates it.
She may be weak physically, but with her bending, she's so powerful.
Let's not forget that she defeated Azula. I know Azula was mentally unstable, but so was Katara, since Zuko was about to die. Also, Azula had Sozin's Comet, which made her way more powerful.
And remember the fight in Ba Sing Se? Katara was definitely overpowering her.
King Bumi is a BEAST. In Season 1, he was hardly even trying and still almost beat Aang. During the solar eclipse, he was trapped in his cell, escaped, and reclaimed the whole city of Omashu by himself. This guy should definitely be in the top 5.
A patient, muscular, and philosophically perfect Earthbender. At over one hundred years old, there was no one more stubborn or more powerful. He had some of the best moves possible and escaped from some of the wildest situations imaginable.
Prince Zuko is a fictional character in Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Zuko is a master firebender and his younger sister is Azula . He is the son of Prince Ozai and Princess Ursa . He matched Azula for raw power by the end of Book 3 and went toe-to-toe with her sane self in "The Southern Raiders." Then, in the comics, he became the first human ever to bend dragon fire - a massive tornado of it, I might add. Even before he learned from the dragons, he consistently went toe-to-toe with Aang ("Bato of the Water Tribe") and Katara ("Siege of the North Part 1," "The Crossroads of Destiny"), and was strong enough to redirect Ozai's lightning in "Day of Black Sun," which is something Aang initially struggled with in the finale.
Overall, while he's not on Aang, Iroh, or Toph's level, he's definitely on par with Azula and Katara in terms of raw power.
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He killed a queen and nearly destroyed the Avatar cycle for all time. PICK HIM!
He's very strong! He killed a queen!
A one-person army, Kuvira demonstrates extreme adeptness at earthbending, particularly with metalbending. She can throw metal shards with precision and use her quick, adept earthbending to blind, control, and stop anyone in their tracks. She even bested the Avatar early in her season.
She's a better villain than anyone I have ever seen! She's so amazing!
She's a metalbending master who utilizes neutral Jing like nobody's business.
If you are going to add Korra characters to this list, the bloodbenders from the series easily beat all other characters, as bloodbending versus other elements is like Dumbledore versus a muggle. Look at "Full Yakone Flashback" on YouTube to see how powerful he is.
