There’s a new “Team 7” in town! Yuji Itadori and Jujutsu High have embarked on an unpredictable journey to defeat the King of Curses. And with the rich cast of heroes, villains, and everything in between, it’s no wonder the anime has received such acclaim.
Jujutsu Kaisen dominated anime charts earning “Anime of the Year” at the 2021 Crunchyroll Anime Awards and MyAnimeList’s “Most Popular Anime of 2020.” Ryomen Sukuna even took home Crunchyroll’s “Best Antagonist” prize.
The first season of the breakout hit recently aired its finale so let’s jump right in and revisit the five domain expansions of our beloved sorcerers and cursed spirits from weakest to strongest.
Dagon’s Horizon Of The Captivating Skandha
Dagon didn’t have a lot of screen time during the first season of Jujutsu Kaisen. He is an unregistered special grade cursed spirit under Mahito who had a similar appearance to an octopus. Under the white cloth that he usually covers himself with, Dagon has muscular arms and a caterpillar-like body.
His domain expansion is called the Horizon of the Captivating Skandha. Initially, his domain expansion was used by his allies like Mahito, Jogo, and Hanami for refuge and rest. When activated, his domain expansion takes the form of a relaxing and calm beach with tranquil waters.
After evolving into a Cursed Spirit, Dagon’s domain was then used against the Jujutsu sorcerers Maki Zenin, Kento Nanami, and Naobito Zenin. Despite having a calm domain, Dagon can create shikigami’s in the Horizon of the Captivating Skandha that can automatically hit his enemies.
Hiromi Higuruma’s Deadly Sentencing
Hiromi Higuruma is a defense attorney who decided to participate in the deadly Culling Game and even become one of the top players. Before becoming a jujutsu sorcerer, Hiromi was a noble lawyer who helped those who were wrongly accused, even if their cases were impossibly difficult to defend.
Despite being naturally proficient in Jujutsu sorcery, Hiromi’s domain expansion wasn’t activated through rigorous training. He received his domain expansion when his cursed technique was activated thanks to Kenjaku. Deadly Sentencing is a domain that takes shape as a small courtroom, and those caught in it must prove to the judge that they are not guilty of the crimes ascribed to them.
What’s terrifying with Hiromi’s domain expansion is that even he is not aware of the kind of punishment his enemies will receive, whether that’s death or removal of their cursed technique.
Smallpox Deity’ Graveyard Domain
Smallpox Deity is a cursed spirit summoned by Kenjaku to terrorize the Jujutsu sorcerer Mei Mei and her brother Ui Ui. It has a terrifying appearance due to its mouth which has two large tusks and two muscular arms that are filled to the brim with pox bumps.
The Smallpox Deity is incredibly powerful as it was used by Kenjaku to gauge Mei Mei’s power and see if she’s worthy of facing him. Its domain expansion Graveyard Domain traps an opponent inside and guarantees an automatic hit for the user.
The Smallpox Deity’s domain expansion coupled with its Gravestone Technique can spell the death of a Jujutsu sorcerer. Being inside the domain and trapped by the Gravestone technique can fulfill the conditions of the Smallpox Deity’s powers and infect the victim with smallpox, leading to their death.
Megumi Fushiguro’s Chimera Shadow Garden
Being a 2nd-grade sorcerer, it’s impressive that Megumi was able to conjure his own domain expansion. However, his Chimera Shadow Garden was still incomplete and had its flaw. But with the right mindset, his domain expansion can easily exorcise a special grade.
Additionally, Megumi is a descendant of the Zenin clan, one of the 3 major sorcerer families and he possesses the sacred Ten Shadows Technique, which can only be inherited and allows him to summon ten different shikigami. Megumi is also able to store sacred weapons in his shadows, which proves invaluable in his fights.
Megumi likely possesses more potential than any other character (outside Itadori). In the “Cursed Womb” arcs, he is praised for his innate abilities by both Sukuna who is the greatest cursed spirit, and Gojo who is the strongest jujutsu sorcerer.
Jogo’s Coffin of the Iron Curtain
Jogo’s domain expansion lands as the second weakest of the series thus far. It is an extremely powerful technique that summons a gigantic volcano incinerating any average target in an instant.
However, while Jogo is a special grade cursed spirit, his domain expansion has little effect on Yuji and Gojo and is quickly overwhelmed. Jogo is eager and impatient to fight Gojo, which ultimately leads to his defeat. But this makes him the only cursed spirit thus far to have faced Gojo directly and survived.
Jogo is also one of the more intelligent cursed spirits. In his initial entrance into the series, he is plotting to revive Sukuna and remove Gojo from the picture. If this scheme is successful, who needs a domain expansion anyway?
Mahito’s Self-Embodiment of Perfection
In Mahito’s fight against Yuji and Nanami, fans got to witness his growth in real-time culminating with the release of his domain expansion. Mahito is already more dangerous than your average special grade cursed spirit as with his touch he can alter his target’s soul.
Mahito emerges as third on this list in spite of being a newer and more immature cursed spirit. While younger and less experienced than Jogo, Mahito is an unregistered Special Grade cursed spirit and assessed to possess the power of at least three of Sukuna’s fingers.
Even before his domain expansion, Mahito’s natural ability is a one-hit knockout, which makes his domain expansion incredibly powerful. Fans are also clamoring for Mahito to have an OVA due to his sheer ability and power, as well as his backstory. If not for Yuji’s intervention, Mahito’s domain expansion would have easily killed Nanami who is a Grade 1 sorcerer.
Sukuna’s Malevolent Shrine
As the King of all Curses, Sukuna enters the series without competitors. In fact, other cursed spirits’ strengths are perceived in terms of numbers of Sukuna’s fingers which only demonstrates his overwhelming power. Mahito could be considered one of the bravest characters in the show when he attempted to touch Yuji and inadvertently Sukuna as this almost kills him. He has superior abilities and power over all other curses and most sorcerers.
Sukuna was originally a human sorcerer who was so powerful that he was thought to be a demon. All of the sorcerers of the time when Sukuna lived had to combine their strength in order to defeat him but Sukuna’s power was so resistant that he was reborn as a cursed spirit and his body was too durable to be destroyed.
Mahito and Jogo spend the first season plotting to get on Sukuna’s good side and return all of his fingers. In the first cursed womb battle, Sukuna reveals his domain expansion and instantly defeats the special grade cursed spirit that overwhelmed Yuji and Megumi.
Gojo Satoru’s Unlimited Void
Gojo is not only a likable character due to his charm and looks — but he’s also extremely powerful. He is introduced in the series as “the strongest” and later confidently boasts that defeating a fully-revived Sukuna would be “a little draining.” Throughout the season, every intelligent cursed spirit is advised to avoid Gojo.
Like Megumi, Gojo possesses several inherited techniques such as Six Eyes, which allows his cursed energy usage to be near-infinite, and Limitless, which gives him control over space. In addition to these innate abilities, Gojo was also born with high intellect and superior strength, speed, and reflexes.
In its reveal, Unlimited Void is so powerful that it renders the cursed spirit Jogo in a state of complete paralysis. And at the time, based on his sheer cursed energy Jogo was estimated to be stronger than the-then Sukuna. The king of sorcery fights leaves much to be desired.
