The top-tier Isekai anime, Overlord, based on the light novel and manga series written by Kugane Maruyama, adopts a unique perspective, different from similar shows within the Isekai genre. The unique world-building mechanisms in the series easily make it a fan-favorite show.

The central Overlord character, Ainz Ooal Gown, commander of an extremely powerful army, is presented as the show's main villain. However, his indomitable army pales in comparison to his god-like powers and abilities. Ainz Ooal Gown's ridiculous power soars above many popular overpowered anime characters in terms of strength. To prove that fact, here’s a list of the villain's most powerful abilities.

This ranking excludes Ainz's World-Class Items, Cash Shop Items and the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown. It revolves mainly around the character's magical abilities and skills.

10 Undead & Elemental Summoning

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Summoning the undead is one of Ainz Ooal Gown's central abilities since he is a necromancer, one of the reasons he sports a skeletal look. Consequently, Ainz's control over Summoning makes it a deadly combat ability. Ainz Ooal Gown can summon hundreds of undead to fight on his behalf – an ability that was displayed during his fight (or rather, subdual) of the Lizard tribe.

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Even though Ainz's undead summoning is extremely useful in large-scale battles, his Summoning of elementals is more powerful. Ainz can summon over ten Elementals within the level 80 range, raising his offensive capacities. Powerful summons like Elder Litch Iguva and Jack the Ripper have made appearances in the series, decimating any forces opposing Ainz Ooal Gown.

9 Grasp Heart

ainz ooal gown grasp heart ability

Grasp Heart is another powerful ability within Ainz Ooal Gown’s arsenal. This skill is a 9th-Tier spell which is not usually on par with 10th-Tier skills, but Ainz favors it due to its effectiveness in combat. Although Grasp Heart is a one-person per attack skill, it is still deadly; Ainz first used it on the soldiers that attacked Carne Village.

Grasp Heart works by summoning the opponent’s heart to Ainz's hands. After the Summoning, he crushes it. It's an instant kill ability (unless the target happens to possess multiple hearts like the Demon Clan in Seven Deadly Sins). However, that doesn’t mean the skill is useless against multi-hearted opponents; Ainz can probably summon more than one heart.

8 True Death

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The 9th-Tier spell True Death spells doom for anyone it is used on. This ability was the highlight of the battle between Ainz Ooal Gown and Gazef. Using this ability, Ainz unleashes a malevolent wave of energy on his opponent, eliminating them with a powerful curse.

True Death differs from the usual death, since it negates any basic resurrection skill on its target; the spell is so powerful that it transcends the usual death. Ainz can still revive victims of True Death, but not through regular resurrection skills.

7 Reality Slash

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Any ability that can tamper with reality is lethal, since it can erase whatever the user chooses. Ainz Ooal Gown possesses one such deadly ability. Reality Slash is a 10th-Tier spell with a high-level damage feature; however, the downside of this ability is that it drains too much mana. Regardless, its effect is always worth its usage.

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Reality Slash is a weaker version of “World Break.” The spell can slice through space, severing reality itself and any form of magical defense. Evading the ability is an arduous task. During Ainz’s fight with Shaltear, her Valkyrie armor could barely fend off the attack; it dealt major damage.

6 Resurrection

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The name "harbinger of death" is befitting of Ainz Ooal Gown, with his numerous instant-kill abilities. However, apart from his powerful death-attracting skills, he also possesses the power over life, Resurrection. Ainz can resurrect a person using two methods. The first is by using the coins in his treasury. Ainz used about 500 million gold to resurrect Shaltear. This form of Resurrection is certain. It also erases any status ailments the person had at the moment of their death, restoring them to their natural best state.

The second resurrection method Ainz uses is through his item, the True Resurrection Wand, which he used in resurrecting members of the Lizard Tribe. Finally, Ainz can resurrect himself, making his existence nearly impossible to eliminate.

5 Time Stop

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Even in anime, only limited characters can manipulate time. The popular Star Platinum, Kujo Jotaro's Stand from Jojo Bizarre Adventures, can stop time for a few seconds. The Stand's ability is powerful, no doubt, but Ainz's time manipulation skill transcends many time-manipulation abilities.

Time Stop is a 10th-Tier spell that freezes time for a limited period, where only Ainz moves freely. Ainz used it against Re Estize Kingdom's strongest swordsman, Gazef Strong, showing viewers his god-like power. Initially, Ainz could use this ability for a few seconds, but now, he can stop time indefinitely.

4 Fallen Down

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Ainz Ooal Gown’s Fallen Down is a Super-Tier magic spell; the spell is on a higher level than 10th-Tier magic. Using Fallen Down, Ainz casts a large pillar of light with immense heat, generating an extremely high brightness that the surrounding area the spell affects is tinged in a bluish-white color.

After the spell takes effect, any creature or living being within its range is snuffed out of existence. This spell is effective against any opponent, including undead beings. During Ainz's fight with Shaltear, Fallen Down weakened her significantly. Ainz then used the spell to finish her off.

3 The Goal Of All Life Is Death

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The Goal Of All Life is Death is ranked as one of Ainz’s Special Skills; one of his most powerful abilities emanating from class level: Eclipse. True to its name, The Goal Of All Life Is Death certifies the death of individuals within a certain area. The ability takes the form of a ticking clock, and it takes time to kick in; however, once the countdown is over, everyone in its targeted area dies.

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The reason this skill is immensely powerful is that it disregards any form of immunity. The ability killed Shaltear even with her powerful counter skills; however, she survived because she had an ingrained resurrection skill. The Goal Of All Life Is Death should rank higher, but it has one flaw: Ainz can't use it repeatedly, since the ability has 100 hours of cooldown time.

2 Wish Upon A Star

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Wish Upon A Star is another Super-Tier Magic spell Ainz uses. Similar to the genie-based concept, where they grant a person three wishes, Wish Upon A Star exchanges three wishes for the user’s experience points. So, it's more of a skill than a fairytale-lined ability.

Usually, this ability works with a World-Class Item, but Ainz remarked that he grasped the concept. Judging from his comment, it’s also among his abilities. Ainz tried using this skill to remove Shaltear’s brainwashing; however, the skill didn’t work because she was controlled with a World-Class item. Nevertheless, the ability is extremely powerful when World-Class items aren’t in the picture.

1 Tribute To The God Of Dark Fertility: Iä Shub Nigguruth

Tribute To The God Of Dark Fertility: Iä Shub Nigguruth ability

Iä Shub Nigguruth is one of Ainz’s strongest offensive attacks. It is a Super-Tier magic spell, meaning that it has a larger destructive scale compared to 10th-Tier Magic attacks. The deadly part of this ability is its range; it affects every person within its range equally. Using this ability, Ainz creates Baby Goats.

Human sacrifices are the core ingredients of the Baby Goats. Approximately 70,000 humans are equivalent to 5 Baby Goats. Iä Shub Nigguruth was highlighted during Ainz’s fight with the Re Estize Kingdom, where he eliminated over 200,000 soldiers within a short period. Even with extremely perceptive senses, Baby Goats are difficult to detect due to their immense speed, making the ability tremendously powerful.

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