The Harry Potter universe is full of various extremely talented and skilled wizards. But who’s the strongest among them? In this article, we’ve listed 8 of the strongest wizards in the Harry Potter universe for you. Without further ado, let’s dive in!
1. Albus Dumbledore
Albus Dumbledore
Albus Dumbledore, the principal of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is considered the greatest wizard of modern times. He’s best known for defeating the Dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, discovering the twelve uses of Dragon’s blood, and working on alchemy with his partner Nicolas Flamel. Moreover, Dumbledore wasn’t only a great wizard, but also possessed a tremendous intellect. He was considered one of the most brilliant students to ever attend Hogwarts, and as an adult he was considered by many to be smarter than almost any other living wizard.
2. Lord Voldemort
Lord Voldemort
Tom Marvolo Riddle, also known as Lord Voldemort or You-Know-Who, is a half-blood wizard who’s considered the most powerful and dangerous Dark Wizard in the Harry Potter universe. He was among the greatest wizards who ever lived and is often considered more powerful or equal to Dumbledore. As an adult, Voldemort became a tremendously powerful and accomplished wizard with almost unrivaled abilities, admired and feared by even the most powerful wizards and witches. He was considered the most powerful master of the Dark Arts.
3. Gellert Grindelwald
Gellert Grindelwald
Gellert Grindelwald is one of the most powerful wizards in the Harry Potter universe, right after Dumbledore and Lord Voldemort. He’s an intelligent, talented and ambitious Dark Wizard to the point of ruthlessness. A former master of the Elder Wand, Grindelwald’s already impressive abilities have been further enhanced by the legendary powers of the artifact, allowing him to perform spells more powerful than would otherwise be magically possible.
4. Salazar Slytherin
Salazar Slytherin
The namesake of the House of Slytherin, Salazar Slytherin was one of the most skilled wizards of his time and one of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Salazar Slytherin was known for possessing great cunning and determination, as possessed by the students of the Slytherin House. He’s a pureblood wizard known as a Parselmouth and a skilled Legilimens. Slytherin was also quite proud and vain, as he took the trouble to immortalize his image in the Chamber of Secrets.
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5. Merlin
Merlin
Merlin is a wizard who’s not originally from the Harry Potter universe. As it’s known, the wizard belongs to the court of King Arthur and serves him as an assistant during his reign. Merlin, who’s also known as the Prince of Enchanters, is the most famous wizard of all time, according to his chocolate frog card. He was born in the Middle Ages and attended Hogwarts, where he was sorted into the Slytherin House. His skills include sorcery, divination and spell-free magic. It’s believed that he was taught by Salazar Slytherin.
6. Severus Snape
Severus Snape
Severus Snape is undoubtedly one of the strongest wizards in the Harry Potter universe. Although at first he looked like an enemy of Harry Potter, later it turned out that he always tried to protect him. As a half-blood wizard, he played an important role in both wizarding wars against Voldemort. As for his magical abilities, Snape is said to have known more curses when he arrived at Hogwarts than half the students in the seventh year. Not only did he know his way around the Dark Arts, he was also quite good at defending himself against them.
7. Godric Gryffindor
Godric Gryffindor
Like Salazar Slytherin, Godric Gryffindor is also one of the four founders of Hogwarts. He was very good friends with Salazar Slytherin, but opposed him when he later said that they shouldn’t accept Muggle-born students into Hogwarts. Gryffindor is considered one of the four most brilliant witches and wizards of his time and is a brave and determined wizard known for the strength of his heart.
8. Credence Barebone
Credence Barebone
Credence Barebone, the son of Aberforth Dumbledore, is an English-born American half-blood wizard. Being a member of the Dumbledore family, Credence has a natural power. Nevertheless, his magical abilities were suppressed due to the abuse of his adoptive mother. Fortunately, he eventually discovered how to express his natural magical abilities and proved that he’s a powerful wizard outside of his Obscurial abilities.
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