🏆 Top 20 Bodybuilding Steroids Ranked by Potency & Effectiveness
| Rank | Steroid Name | Anabolic:Androgenic Ratio | Goal | Muscle Gain | Strength Gain | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trenbolone Acetate | ~500:500 | Bulking/Cutting | 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 | 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 | Most powerful; no estrogen conversion |
| 2 | Dianabol (Methandrostenolone) | 90–210:40–60 | Bulking | 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 | 🔥🔥🔥🔥 | Rapid mass & strength, bloating common |
| 3 | Anadrol (Oxymetholone) | 320:45 | Bulking | 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 | 🔥🔥🔥🔥 | Extreme mass gains, highly liver toxic |
| 4 | Testosterone (All esters) | 100:100 | Bulking/Cutting | 🔥🔥🔥🔥 | 🔥🔥🔥🔥 | Foundation of most cycles |
| 5 | Nandrolone Decanoate (Deca) | 125:37 | Bulking | 🔥🔥🔥🔥 | 🔥🔥🔥 | Great for joints, slow gains |
| 6 | Boldenone Undecylenate (Equipoise) | 100:50 | Lean Bulking | 🔥🔥🔥 | 🔥🔥🔥 | Increases appetite, slow buildup |
| 7 | Halotestin (Fluoxymesterone) | 1,900:850 | Strength/Pre-Contest | 🔥🔥 | 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 | Extremely strong, toxic, hardening |
| 8 | Methenolone Enanthate (Primobolan) | 88:44 | Cutting/Recomp | 🔥🔥 | 🔥🔥 | Very mild, good for aesthetics |
| 9 | Stanozolol (Winstrol) | 320:30 | Cutting | 🔥🔥 | 🔥🔥🔥 | Dry gains, joint stress possible |
| 10 | Masteron (Drostanolone) | 62:25 | Cutting | 🔥🔥 | 🔥🔥🔥 | Aesthetic enhancer, estrogen blocker |
| 11 | Turinabol (Tbol) | 54:6 | Lean Bulking | 🔥🔥🔥 | 🔥🔥 | No estrogenic effects, clean gains |
| 12 | Testosterone Suspension | 100:100 (no ester) | Fast Bulking | 🔥🔥🔥🔥 | 🔥🔥🔥🔥 | Water-based, fast-acting, painful injections |
| 13 | Methyltestosterone | 100–200:100 | Bulking | 🔥🔥🔥 | 🔥🔥🔥 | Rarely used today due to side effects |
| 14 | Testosterone Propionate | 100:100 | Bulking/Cutting | 🔥🔥🔥🔥 | 🔥🔥🔥🔥 | Fast-acting version of testosterone |
| 15 | Testosterone Enanthate | 100:100 | Bulking | 🔥🔥🔥🔥 | 🔥🔥🔥🔥 | Long-acting, smooth gains |
| 16 | Testosterone Cypionate | 100:100 | Bulking | 🔥🔥🔥🔥 | 🔥🔥🔥🔥 | Popular in U.S., similar to Enanthate |
| 17 | Proviron (Mesterolone) | 30–40:100–150 | Cutting/Aesthetic | 🔥 | 🔥🔥 | Enhances libido and hardness, weak anabolic |
| 18 | Andriol (Testosterone Undecanoate – Oral) | Low oral bioavailability | HRT/Light Bulking | 🔥 | 🔥 | Mildest oral test, rarely used in cycles |
| 19 | Oxandrolone (Anavar) | 322–630:24 | Cutting/Recomp | 🔥🔥 | 🔥🔥🔥 | Mild, safe for women, minimal water retention |
| 20 | Clostebol | ~46:24 | Recomp/Lean Bulk | 🔥 | 🔥🔥 | Weak steroid, banned in sports, rarely used |
🔍 Legend
- 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 – Top tier (maximal gains)
- 🔥🔥🔥🔥 – Excellent
- 🔥🔥🔥 – Strong
- 🔥🔥 – Mild
- 🔥 – Weak
⚠️ Disclaimer
This chart reflects muscle-building potency, not safety. Many of these compounds carry serious health risks, including liver toxicity, cardiovascular issues, hormonal suppression, and legal consequences. This is educational only and not a recommendation for use.