Every story in Black Clover comes back to one promise. Two orphans from the same church, Asta and Yuno, swore as kids that one of them would become the Wizard King, the strongest mage in the Clover Kingdom. They've been racing each other ever since.
This guide covers the whole rivalry: what the Wizard King is, how Asta and Yuno compare, who is stronger, Asta's ranks and promotions, and how the race ends.
Spoiler warning: the sections on the ending cover the final manga chapters.
What Is the Wizard King?
The Wizard King is the leader of the Clover Kingdom's Magic Knights and the symbol of its strength. Every squad captain answers to him, and the title goes to the strongest and most respected mage in the kingdom. When the story begins, the Wizard King is Julius Novachrono, a cheerful mage obsessed with discovering new kinds of magic.
For Asta, the title means something more. A Wizard King with no magic would prove that anyone, peasant or royal, magic or no magic, can rise to the top. That's why he never lets the dream go.
Does Asta Become the Wizard King?
This is the question fans ask most, and Black Clover answered it in 2026. After 11 years, the manga ended with a final release that crowned a new Wizard King. A finale promo had already teased Asta's Wizard King future.
Yes. Asta becomes the Wizard King.
At the end of the manga, Asta wins the final Wizard King Decision Match against Yuno after a fierce battle. After the match, Asta is officially crowned the new Wizard King of the Clover Kingdom, fulfilling the dream he has chased since the first chapter.
Getting there takes the whole series. Over the series he climbs from a rejected recruit to one of the kingdom's most important fighters, and every captain who once laughed at him ends up relying on him. Even the 10th-anniversary art showed Asta and Yuno as Wizard Kings.
Does Asta become a captain?
Asta's rank rises through the Magic Knights' star-based promotion system. Fans often ask why he wasn't promoted alongside Yuno in the ranking around episodes 153 and 154. The answer comes down to suspicion about his devil power at the time, not a lack of achievements.
Who Becomes the Wizard King in Black Clover? The Candidates Fans Debated
Before the ending, the Wizard King race was one of the most argued-about topics in the fandom. These were the main candidates:
- Asta: the hero, whose whole story is built around the dream.
- Yuno: the rival with the four-leaf grimoire, the same clover as the first Wizard King.
- Yami Sukehiro: the Black Bulls captain and fan favorite. Meet him in our Yami Sukehiro guide.
- Other fan favorites: some fans rallied behind other characters instead of Asta.
Some theories went darker, predicting Asta would pay a tragic price for the title. The debate ended when the final chapters were released in 2026: Asta wins the Wizard King Decision Match and takes the title.
Who Is Yuno?
Yuno is Asta's rival and best friend. Both were left at the Hage church as babies on the same day and raised together by Father Orsi and Sister Lily. Yuno is everything Asta isn't: calm, quiet and a natural magical genius.
- His grimoire has four leaves, the clover of good fortune and the same kind the first Wizard King had.
- His magic is wind, boosted by the wind spirit Sylph, who chooses him as her partner.
- His squad is the Golden Dawn, the kingdom's most elite Magic Knights squad, where he rises quickly through the ranks.
- His secret is a royal bloodline from another kingdom, revealed later in the story, which gives him a second kind of magic.
Are Asta and Yuno brothers? Not by blood, though they grew up as brothers. Where they both came from is covered in Asta's parents and origins.
Asta vs Yuno Compared
| Asta | Yuno | |
|---|---|---|
| Magic | None. Uses anti-magic | Wind magic, with the spirit Sylph |
| Grimoire | Five-leaf, home to the devil Liebe | Four-leaf |
| Squad | Black Bulls | Golden Dawn |
| Weapons | Four anti-magic swords | Spells and spirit magic |
| Strongest form | Devil Union with Liebe | Spirit Dive with Sylph |
| Personality | Loud, stubborn, never gives up | Calm, quiet, quietly driven |
| Fighting style | Close range, cancels magic | Long range, overwhelming magic |
Asta's anti-magic, swords and forms are explained in Asta's devil and demon form and all of Asta's swords.
Who Is Stronger, Asta or Yuno?
Short answer: Asta. He wins their final fight. For most of the series, though, it depended on the matchup. Yuno's raw magical power is far greater, and he can attack from a distance Asta can't match. Asta's anti-magic cancels magic outright, which is the one thing Yuno's power can't get around.
Their strength see-saws throughout the story. Every time one makes a breakthrough, the other answers. That is the point of the rivalry: neither lets the other get too far ahead.
The manga finally settled it with a last Asta vs Yuno fight near the end of the series, and many fans consider it one of the best fights in the series.
Asta wins. He beats Yuno in their final showdown in Chapter 391. Yuno uses his incredible star and spirit magic, but Asta breaks through with his anti-magic, his Zetten technique and sheer physical endurance to secure the victory and claim the title of Wizard King.
Why Asta and Yuno Are the Best Rivals in Anime
Plenty of shōnen anime have rivals. Asta and Yuno stand out because their rivalry never turns into hatred. They push each other, cheer for each other and rely on each other, and they keep their childhood promise all the way to the end.
Many fans call Asta and Yuno the best rivals in shōnen anime. Their rivalry works because each represents a different answer to the same question. Yuno proves that talent plus hard work can reach the top. Asta proves that hard work alone, with no talent for magic at all, can get there too.
The Race for Wizard King: Key Moments
| Moment | What happens |
|---|---|
| The childhood promise | Asta and Yuno swear that one of them will become Wizard King. |
| The grimoire ceremony | Yuno gets a legendary four-leaf grimoire. Asta gets nothing, until the five-leaf grimoire chooses him. |
| The Magic Knights exam | Yuno is wanted by every captain. Asta is rejected by all but Yami. |
| Rising through the ranks | Yuno climbs fast in the Golden Dawn. Asta earns respect the hard way in the Black Bulls. |
| The Spade Kingdom arc | Both face the Dark Triad and their devils, and both unlock new levels of power. |
| The final fight | Asta beats Yuno in the Wizard King Decision Match (Chapter 391). |
| The ending | Asta is crowned the new Wizard King, fulfilling the childhood promise. |
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Does Asta become the Wizard King?
Yes. Asta beats Yuno in the final Wizard King Decision Match and is crowned the new Wizard King of the Clover Kingdom.
Who is the Wizard King at the start of Black Clover?
Julius Novachrono, a cheerful mage obsessed with discovering new magic.
Is Asta stronger than Yuno?
In the end, yes. Asta wins their final fight in Chapter 391. Before that, it depended on the matchup: Yuno has far more magic, but Asta's anti-magic cancels it.
Are Asta and Yuno brothers?
Not by blood. They were left at the same church on the same day and raised as brothers. See Asta's parents and origins.
What squad is Yuno in?
The Golden Dawn, the Clover Kingdom's most elite Magic Knights squad.
Why didn't Asta get promoted in episode 153 or 154?
Suspicion about his devil power, not a lack of achievements.
Who wins the final fight between Asta and Yuno?
Asta. He wins the Wizard King Decision Match in Chapter 391 using anti-magic, Zetten and sheer endurance.
Who becomes the Wizard King in Black Clover?
Asta. He is crowned the new Wizard King after beating Yuno in the final match.
Sources and further reading: Asta's relationships, Black Clover Wiki
Black Clover and its characters belong to Yūki Tabata, Shueisha and Studio Pierrot.