Let me know if you agree with this ranking
Strongest to weakest
Gyomei
Sanemi
Obanai
Giyu
Mitsuri
Muichiro
Rengoku (rip goat)
Tengen (probably be higher if he was fully a swordsman, but he is a shinobi at heart)
Shinobu
Something got me thinking, Instead of looking at feats, abilities, and rank, as a way to see who’s stronger, let’s look at the opponents.
Akaza’s opponents
Rengoku, mid-high level unmarked prodigy hashira
Marked water hashira Giyu, the third or fourth strongest hashira.
Marked Hashira level Main Character descendent of the chosen one, Tanjiro.
Look at Doma’s opponents
Weakest Hashira unmarked Shinobu.
Hashira level unmarked Kanao.
Hashira level unmarked Inosuke.