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i saw people say she speed/perception blitzed douma in her fight against him but this just isn't true.
not being able to fully predict an attack is not being blitzed.

#1 that's gyomei of course. (Mark + STW + red blade)

#2 I've gotta say sanemi because he's super strong and fought kokushibo really greatly and amazingly. (Mark + red blade)

#3 here I will put giyu due to his great combat skills and powerful dead calm ability (mark + red blade)

#4 here I will put obanai due to his amazing feats against muzan but he only had stw briefly which stops him from being higher (mark + stw + red blade)

#5 this will be muichiro because of his great amps, the feat of him soloing gyokko with only the mark. He would be higher but he's just so young so didn't reach full potential. (Mark + stw + red blade)

NOTE: so positions 2-5 are quite close in power, especially 3 and 4

#6 this has gotta be mitsuri, she was able to fight zohakuten for a long time and this was before hta so it was amazing!! Although she is lower because she didn't do great in muzan fight compared to those above her (mark)

#7 I think next has gotta be rengoku. Rengoku was able to fight akaza really well despite being in base form and although akaza wasn't serious it's still impressive! But he got no amps and his most powerful form was interrupted in seconds. Also protected 100+ people from enmu (no amps or hta)

#8 so this is tengen and I know a particular scaler might disagree but this is just my opinion. Tengen was badly injured fighting gyutaro and his MST (strongest form) took ages to work in the gyutaro fight. All though he won the running race and got 2nd in the arm wrestling competition that doesn't mean mug in combat and since he has no amps or hta he won't rank that high sorry. (No amps or hashira training)

So there's my list!! But where's shinobu? Well I won't rank shinobu here. She is very difficult to rank because although she had no amps and didn't do the hashira training, that wouldn't help her combat style that much as she uses poison to kill demons. Feel free to rank her yourself.

https://preview.redd.it/l1u5k2raxudh1.png?width=747&format=png&auto=webp&s=583414f4371f99fcfe0406a8b229b87e76e816f9

the tiers below LM level aren't sorted very much.

hope this doesn't get as much hate

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PLEASE COMMENT IF YOU DISS"A"GREE

For me, I hate how you get way less points if you don't answer sparx reader questions on the first try. 70% of the points are taken.
I also hate how Sparx reader doesn't accept a 3/4 if you read too quickly???

This is if Gyomei was healed after his fight with Kokushibo, after unlocking STW, mark, and red blade.

Tanjiro (STW + mark) was able to dodge Akaza's most powerful move and decapitate his head with little effort, after he unlocked the see-through world and selfless state.
The selfless state stopped Akaza's compass from working, but see through world was necessary for Tanjiro's victory.

Gyomei unlocked the demon slayer mark, the see-through world, and the red blade.
All of which will help him beat Akaza.
The red blade will slow down Akaza's regeneration and could make him die by decapitation. If he doesn't die by decapitation, Gyomei will be able to decapitate him again until he dies. (Gyomei was still willing to fight more after decapitating Kokushibo)

If Tanjiro, with the see-through world and the demon slayer mark, was able to decapitate Akaza,
Gyomei, with the see-through world, the demon slayer mark, and the red blade, will also be able to, considering his well-known position as being the strongest hashira, his experience fighting Kokushibo, and his goatedness.