In this article we cover: strength of the Whitebeard Pirates, Straw Hat Pirates, Blackbeard Pirates, Buggy and allies, Red-Hair Pirates, New Four Emperors power rankings, and predictions for remnant force alliances.
- Whitebeard Pirates’ strength
- Straw Hat Pirates’ strength
- Blackbeard Pirates’ strength
- Buggy and allies’ strength
- Red-Hair Pirates’ strength
- New Four Emperors power rankings
- Remnant alliance predictions
Strength = Total Bounty
For simplicity, I’m using total bounty as the measure of strength — the combined bounties of the captain, crew members, and affiliated pirates.
For unknown bounties, I apply the following estimates (if only an old bounty is known but it has clearly increased, I add the old bounty + the applicable bonus):
- Ex-Admiral: +2.5 billion
- Mythical Zoan: +1 billion
- Sulong army (excl. Neko & Inu): +1 billion
- Germa 66 (all members): +800 million
- Ex-Warlord: +500 million
- Old Yonko commander: +500 million
- Impel Down Lv6 prisoner: +500 million
- New Yonko commander: +300 million
- Famous Yonko-affiliated pirate: +200 million
- Ancient Zoan: +200 million
- Logia: +200 million
- Zoan: +100 million
- Paramecia: +100 million
- Giant: +100 million
- Impel Down escapee: +100 million
- New Yonko subordinate: +100 million
*Note: Caribou (Logia) has 210M, Drake (Ancient Zoan) has 222M, Squard has 210M — so these estimates seem about right.
Reference: Whitebeard Pirates
Whitebeard Pirates Main Crew: Captain “Whitebeard” Edward Newgate 5.046B | 1st Division “Phoenix Marco” 1.374B | 2nd Division “Fire Fist Ace” 550M | 3rd Division “Diamond Jozu” 600M | 5th Division “Flower Sword Vista” 500M | 6th Division Blamenco 600M | 7th–16th Division Captains 500M–600M each | Commander Izo 600M | Main Crew Total: 13.68B
Whitebeard Pirates’ Subordinate Crews
Subordinate crews total: 8.96B | Grand Total: 22.64B
Monkey D. Luffy
Straw Hat Pirates main crew: 8.816B | Grand Fleet: 2.322B | Others (Minks, Heart Pirates, etc.): ~3.5B | Estimated Total: ~14.638B
Straw Hat Alliance Subordinates
Other Reinforcements
Blackbeard
Blackbeard Pirates Main Crew: Captain Teach 2.2476B | 1st Ship Burgess 320M | 2nd Ship Shiryu 400M | 3rd Ship Van Augur 364M | 4th Ship Avalo Pizarro 800M | 5th Ship Laffitte 342M | 6th Ship Catarina Devon 1.8B | 7th Ship San Juan Wolf 900M | 8th Ship Vasco Shot 800M | 9th Ship Doc Q 372M | Main Crew Total: 8.3458B
Blackbeard Pirates’ Subordinates
Subordinate crew (Peachbeard Pirates): 52M | Main 8.3458B + Subordinates 52M = 8.3978B
Devil Fruit Stocks
Blackbeard has been collecting Devil Fruits through ability hunting — estimated 20 fruits × 100M each = 2B. Main 8.3458B + Subordinates 52M + Devil Fruits 2B = Total: 10.3978B
Buggy the Star Clown
Buggy’s Delivery Main Crew: Captain Buggy 3.189B | Vice-Captain Mohji 300M | Chief of Staff Cabaji 300M | Alvida 400M | Main Crew: 5.918B
Impel Down Escapees
Impel Down escapees who follow Buggy each receive the +100M escapee bonus. Cross Guild subordinates: estimated total adding to Buggy’s overall power.
Cross Guild
Crocodile: 1.965B | Mihawk: 3.59B | Buggy total: 4.918B + 5B + 5.555B = 15.473B
Red-Hair Shanks
Red-Hair Pirates main crew total: 8.1429B
New Four Emperors Power Rankings
Based on total bounties, the current standings are:
1st: Buggy — 15.473B | 2nd: Luffy — 13.638B | 3rd: Blackbeard — 10.3978B | 4th: Shanks — 8.1429B
That said, there is still much we don’t know, and the rankings could easily change with new revelations.
Remnant Forces and Alliance Predictions
Forces Supporting Blackbeard
From the Five Elders’ remarks, Kuzan (ex-Admiral) is confirmed to be working with Blackbeard: 2.7B. Gecko Moria (ex-Warlord) likely joins too — Blackbeard wants powerful bodies, and Moria wants backing: 320M. Boa Hancock likely joins as well — Amazon Lily needs protection, and Blackbeard needs a powerful ally: 980M. Kuzan 2.7B + Moria 320M + Hancock 980M = 4B additional forces. Blackbeard total with allies: 10.3978B + 4B = 14.3978B (provisional 2nd place)
Forces Supporting Buggy
Germa 66 (Judge still wants backing from a Yonko) and Caesar Crown are likely to align with Buggy. Germa 66: 800M | Caesar Crown: 300M | Alliance prediction total: 1.1B. Buggy total with allies: 15.473B + 1.1B = 16.573B (provisional 1st)
Forces Supporting Shanks
Surviving Whitebeard Pirates remnants will likely eventually join the Red-Hair Pirates — especially Marco, who was favored by Shanks. “Phoenix Marco”: 1.374B. Red-Hair total with allies: 8.1429B + 1.374B = 9.5169B
Final Results
1st: Buggy 16.573B | 2nd: Blackbeard 14.3978B | 3rd: Luffy 13.638B | 4th: Shanks 9.5169B
There is still much unknown information that could dramatically shift these rankings. The true power balance of the New Four Emperors era remains to be revealed.