This B-148 Pegasus top is a powerful stamina Beyblade crafted to outlast its enemies even when battles drag on past their typical duration. Unlike some of the Hasbro-ified tops on this list, the B-148 comes directly from Takara Tomy in Japan. Users have found Takara Tomy tops to be sturdier, better constructed, and, historically, vastly more successful in battle. The B-148 is balanced around a powerful core and keeps a nice speed going without losing too much power to friction or to rival tops— though when played against a powerful attack type it may not be able to hold out. The metallic tip is finely honed to provide precision balance and support the top’s weightier frame. The top also boasts strong defense mechanisms— it’s from the Beyblade Burst line so it can shatter in battle, but it’ll hold up its structural integrity and absorb most attacks from lightweight and speed tops with minimal detriment.

The Heaven Pegasus is outfitted with yellow wings that release after the top has been struck multiple times in order to aid in recovery and offense, but they seem to be more of an aesthetic choice than a practical one. Also, the B-148’s low driver sometimes allows it to be knocked out by tops it really should be able to hold its own against.

But if it’s a long-lasting top you’re looking for, the B-148 is a great option. Between its balance, strength, and capacity to absorb hits in a long-lasting battle, it’s an all around solid stamina top that can carry you to the finish line.

The Master Diabolos is a new and improved version of Beyblade’s old Venom Diabolos, a top that has received criticism for its inferior stick driver and weakly-crafted components. But the Master Diabolos is vastly superior to its predecessor. It retains the Venom’s dual-layer capability but adds improved stamina, strength, and endurance, capable of easily booting tops out of the ring that the Venom could barely hold its own against.

The Master Diabolos is able to spin as either a right spinning top or a left spinning top, which will also change its orientation from defense to offensive. The chip itself is also both left and right spinning, and can be utilized for either orientation. There’s a small metal weight mounted within the Master Diabolos’ plastic base to help give the top a bit more heft. The changing orientation of the top will also affect the location of the weight, as it can be moved slightly up or slightly down. This will change the top’s center of gravity as it goes into battle.

An additional feature of the Master Diabolos Beyblade is its ability to switch gears mid-battle. It starts off as an attack top, with a high spin-rate on its driver, but as the battle drags on, it’ll switch it up and become more focused on sustaining momentum and outlasting the competition.

Like the Zillion Zeus, the Master Diabolos is also part of Beyblade’s starter line so itcomes with both a ripcord and a launcher and new Beybladers don’t have to worry about purchasing their own separately.

The Beyblade Burst Evolution Spryzen S2 is a solid starting top at a significantly lower price point than the majority of the Beyblades on this list. Unlike most Beyblades, which are offered by Takara Tomy, the Spryzen S2 is a Hasbro top, which means it’s not imported from Japan but available in toy stores in the United States. While Hasbro tops are often known for being of a lower quality than their Japanese counterparts, the Spryzen S2 is a well constructed attack top that should be a suitable alternative for beginning Beybladers.

The Spryzen S2 is a lightweight top intended for the offensive. This might seem contradictory at first, but the Spryzen’s lighter structure means that it’s capable of amassing a decent speed boost. This also means, if launched strategically, it can dart around the stadium and evade attacks from enemy tops, which will help it outlast them in the long term. Unfortunately, the top’s light weight also makes it more susceptible to knockouts, especially if it’s played against offensive, metal-oriented attack tops that can kick it out of the stadium.

The top is outfitted with a rubber spiked driver, which wears down over the course of time, making the top more aggressive the more you use it. It doesn’t have much metal on its base, which is part of why it remains in a lighter weight class, but it does have a decent quality metal ring at its center for the sake of balance.

The B-59 Beyblade Burst Stamina Starter Zillion Zeus is a great top for beginning Beybladers. It’s a stamina top, so you don’t have to worry as much about maneuvers or trying to attack your rival Beyblades; it’s designed to keep its head down and stick it out 'til the end of battle. It holds its own in battle without being overly offensive or glitzy and clocks fairly impressively without rival tops in the ring trying to knock it out. Moreover, it’s capable of holding out for over a hundred and twenty seconds of total spin time.

Drawing from old-school Beyblade design, the Zillion Zeus has metal balls installed in to help with the top’s stamina. But unlike older Beyblades, the balls are mounted prominently on the Beyblade’s top, contributing to its dark, edgy aesthetic look. When it spins at a higher velocity, the balls move to the outer edges of the top’s rim to help it continue to maintain its speed as the game wears on. As the Zeus starts to wind down, the balls move back to the center of the top to help it hold out in those crucial final moments. The driver also has a stationary metal ball inserted deep in the driver, intended to help with balance and weight distribution.

The Zillion Zeus is also part of Beyblade’s starter line, which means it comes with both a ripcord and a launcher. As such, new Beybladers don’t have to worry about purchasing their own separately.

An older Beyblade, the Beyblade Burst B-103 Screw Trident has been around since 2018 but has solid specs and can still hold its own against the Beyblades of today. The external layer of fiery orange and bright yellow frame a well outfitted Beyblade with long-lasting power. The Screw Trident’s focus may be longevity, but it’s also equipped with mild attack stats, including a bump frame with over 14 ridges that can be utilized against rival Beyblades in battle.

And yet, despite the bump frame, at its core, the Screw Trident is a solid stamina top that will make a bee line right to the center of the stadium. It has a driver that’s significantly taller than the majority of Beyblade drivers, which allows it to harness lots of momentum, and a tip that's intended to reduce friction, as it’s coated in metal instead of rubber or plastic.

Unfortunately, when played against more severe attack types, the height of the Screw Trident’s driver can also work against it and make it more susceptible to being thrown off balance, so be sure to try to head straight for the center of the stadium and avoid major bounce attacks if at all possible.

This isn't to say that the Screw Trident wasn't designed to defend itself. Its top layer is equipped with shock absorption and intended to take the brunt of the damage from other tops. This helps divert attacks from the bottom half of the top so that the metal driver can just keep spinning away.

Since its launch in March 2018, the Burst Winning Valkyrie 12.V has earned a reputation as one of the most potent Beyblade starter tops on the market. The top packs a high offensive punch with absurd spin power and stamina, pairing the best of old-school Beyblade with some stylish aesthetic developments.

The Winning Valkyrie is fairly hefty, with a bulkier base and colorfully designed exoskeleton. It features three large wings, each of them with metal elements that make them heavier than standard-issue wings and increase their knockout potential. This also contributes to the top’s inertia, making it more likely to KO other tops with its high powered offensive capability.

Winning Valkyrie also features a Volcanic tip, one of the more aggressive, high-speed tips that can be found in Beyblade. It can reach speeds so high that it’d make sense to be concerned about the potential of self-knock-outs; however, the Valkyrie has a textured ring providing friction to keep the Volcanic from spinning out of control. This can vary, depending on the quality of Volcanic tip you purchase, but all tips should have a level of equilibrium— the slower they spin, the longer their stamina

The top also features Forge Disc 12, one of the lightest discs available for Beyblade. While it was a great achievement in its time, today’s Beyblade discs tend to be weightier, so be wary if you’re going up against newer tops that you may want to either trade out your disc or put another top in play.

This Death Quetzalcoatl 125RDF top is a powerful metal balance Beyblade crafted with an even keel and an ability to succeed in both attack and defense mode. Its fusion capabilities make it the perfect Beyblade for when you’re not sure what type top you’ll be up against and you want to cover all your bases. Unlike some of the Hasbro-ified tops on this list, the B-148 comes directly from Takara Tomy in Japan. Users have found Takara Tomy tops to be sturdier, better constructed, and, historically, vastly more successful in battle. The 125RDF is balanced around a powerful, spiked core and keeps a nice speed going without losing too much power to friction or to rival tops— though when played against a powerful attack type it may not be able to hold out. The top boasts decent attack mechanisms— it can’t latch on to another Beyblade, but it can grind against its opponents with decent stamina— but its defense is where it truly shines. It’ll hold up its structural integrity and absorb most attacks from lightweight and speed tops with minimal detriment. Plus, its fusion design means that it has the stamina for long-lasting battles, even after fending off blows from enemy tops.

The Death Quetzalcoatl is designed to reflect the mythological beast creature Quetzalcoatl, whose face is emblazoned on the top’s core. Its yellow rim also reflects this, featuring a pattern of wings and talons that seem to continue the Mesoamerican aesthetic of the top’s origins.

One of the latest releases from Beyblade, the B-161 Booster Glide Ragnaruk vastly improves on prior versions of the Ragnaruk Beyblade. The new Ragnaruk Glide comes with far more pieces than most Beyblades, featuring four elements that can be mounted on the driver and varied for customization depending on user preference. Another great customizable feature for this Ragnaruk is its singular chassis, which means it can be paired with any disc, as users aren’t forced to deal with a disc that’s already been built in.

The Ragnaruk also has significantly more heft than its previous renditions, which helps it hold out against other, more aggressive tops. It’s also outfitted with an old school revolve driver, which is definitely not the latest and greatest of Beyblade technology, but it can be traded out and matched with another driver if that’s your preference.

The body of the Beyblade itself is a neon orange that stands out in the stadium and really makes a statement on its own, which is probably part of the reason the designers chose to make other portions of the top transparent or duller in coloring. It retains the matte coating of its predecessors while adding glossy highlights, like flames on the transparent border of the exoskeleton.

Other distinguishing features of the Ragnaruk include a Superking chip that is vastly thinner than previous renditions and teeth on the chassis that are significantly tighter than previous Ragnaruks, holding the layers together more closely.

The B-59 Beyblade Burst Stamina Starter Zillion Zeus is a great top for beginning Beybladers. It’s a stamina top, so you don’t have to worry as much about maneuvers or trying to attack your rival Beyblades; it’s designed to keep its head down and stick it out 'til the end of battle, without being overly offensive or glitzy. The Zillion Zeus clocks fairly impressively without rival tops in the ring trying to knock it out— and it’s capable of holding out for over a hundred and twenty seconds of total spin time.

Drawing from old-school Beyblade design, the Zillion Zeus has metal balls installed to help with the top’s stamina. But unlike older Beyblades, the balls are mounted prominently on the Beyblade’s top, contributing to its dark, edgy aesthetic look. When it spins at a higher velocity, the balls move to the outer edges of the top’s rim to help it continue to maintain its speed as the game wears on. As the Zeus starts to wind down, the balls move back to the center of the top to help it hold out in those crucial final moments. The driver also has a stationary metal ball inserted deep in the driver, intended to help with balance and weight distribution.

The Zillion Zeus is also part of Beyblade’s starter line, which means it comes with both a ripcord and a launcher. As such, new Beybladers don’t have to worry about purchasing their own separately.

Takara Tomy’s Burst B-142 Booster Judgement Joker is an absurdly powerful offensive top, capable of demolishing its opponents with its fearsome, attack-oriented design. Its structure is intended to be resistant to bursts, with multi-layered defense and the ability to dodge attacks— though some players have reported it tends to burst even with minimal impact. With a Judgement layer base and 00 disc, it provides a balanced offensive take on the classic Beyblade structure.

The top itself is fairly hefty to behold and outfitted with a balance weight to help keep it suspended. It's equipped with a trick driver, which has a free-spinning base and can be customized for battle in the mode of your choosing. The driver is also capable of shifting in the middle of battle if attacked by another top, allowing the top to evade attacks and remain on the defensive.

The dual rubber blades aren’t typical for older generation Beyblades, but have become more common for newer Beyblades-- and for good reason. They offer massive recoil capacity and knock out power.

A side note that the Joker’s massive offensive capacity can also be a slight hazard to players; if launched outside the stadium walls, it can cause some mild bruising if it comes in contact with a hand or leg. So be careful to limit your attacks to inside the stadium and ensure that the only damage the Joker inflicts is on the Beyblades of your enemies—not the limbs of your friends.

One of the best Beyblades from Hasbro for beginners, collectors, and competitors is the stickerless Beyblade Burst Surge Speedstorm Triumph Dragon D6. Not only does this attack-type Beyblade feature the impressive Dragon D6 top layer with the details painted on in a sticker-free style, but it also has impressive speed and endurance with a more extended heavy-metal hit performance tip. While this might have a slight destabilizing effect, it grants more substantial attack power, speed, and endurance worthy of battling the toughest opponents.

The Hasbro Speedstorm Triumph is a right-spinning battling top with a TSP09-M top layer and the classic, armored D10 metal disk. Best of all, it battles with a heavy-metal driver for superior strength, weight, and power to burst opponents in the stadium. Plus, it comes with a launcher, so it’s a perfect Beyblade for a beginner or any collector, and a must-have for Hasbro fans.

This is one of today’s best Beyblades for high-speed, head-to-head action both physically and digitally through the included scan code and Beyblade Burst App.

If you like a truly unique and impressive-looking Beyblade for exceptional defense, the best Beyblade for your collection may be the BelleJiu B-169 Starter Variant Lucifer with a forcefield-like self-defense feature. Not only does it come with a competitive-quality sparking launcher, but it also features 6 extending blades that project outward during spinning for exceptional defense. Even better, Starter Variant Lucifer is two Beyblades in one, starting life as a defense Bey and eventually transforming into an attack-style Beyblade after many battles eventually wear out the extending barrier.

BelleJui is the Korean-manufactured Takara Tomy brand, so you’ll find this Beyblade marketed as either BelleJui or Takara Tomy. It has a metal ball tip, a heavy metal core, and a 2D defense-type double chassis for weight-based defense. It also has a heavy-duty outer edge with ridges to increase defense quality as well as six rubber blades in neon pink to fend off attackers during battles. The unique blade feature combines with a Mobius driver for one of the smartest defense designs in the Beyblade arena. The plastic blades retract as the top loses speed to minimize scraping and extend stamina.

While the heavy weight of a double chassis may lower the overall stamina, it also makes this Beyblade a worthy opponent to withstand tough attacks as a defense Beyblade and later adds power as an attack Beyblade. This key feature makes Starter Variant Lucifer one of the best Beyblades to combine power with defense.

One of the best Beyblades in the attack style is the BelleJiu B-180 Booster Dynamite Belial Nexus Venture-2. This Beyblade impresses opponents on sight with its sharp black red and metallic gold details, dynamic Demon King motif, and dual-mode design for either high or low attacks. Choose your attack height and adjust it according to your strategy or based on your opponent’s Beyblade design for a competitive edge.

This attack-style Bey has a right-spin design and a 3-part top layer with a DB core Belial, Blade Dynamite, and Armor 2 core with tabs to attach to the top or underside of the Belial layer for high or low modes. It features a Nexus disc with a heavyweight design and extra height to accommodate the Beyblade’s high mode action.

The heavy-duty disc delivers the weight this Beyblade needs to accommodate the lightweight plastic making up the rest of the Beyblade. The Dynamite blade itself has a unique aggressive, triple-bladed design boosted by red and black sticker details and sharp, protruding devil’s wings. Finally, the Venture's high-performance tip and right-side spin style support an explosively aggressive attack while the thin, protruding wings increase the Beyblade’s ability to burst any opponent in high or low mode. This is one of today’s best Beyblades for battling at home or competitively. It’s ready to take on any opponent in the stadium with its deceptively compact design.

The Master Diabolos is a new and improved version of Beyblade’s old Venom Diabolos, a top that has received criticism for its inferior stick driver and weakly-crafted components. But the Master Diabolos is vastly superior to its predecessor. It retains the Venom’s dual-layer capability but adds improved stamina, strength, and endurance, capable of easily booting tops out of the ring that the Venom could barely hold its own against. Unfortunately, the version available currently isn’t a verified Takara Tomy, so it’s possible there will be some modifications from the original design. But aesthetically, things look sound— and sometimes, third party sellers recreate almost identical hardware, so it’s hard to know what exactly may have changed until you’ve purchased the Beyblade.

The Master Diabolos is able to spin as either a right spinning top or a left spinning top, which will also change its orientation from defense to offensive. The chip itself is also both left and right spinning, and can be utilized for either orientation.The changing orientation of the top will also affect the location of the weight, as it can be moved slightly up or slightly down, shifting the top’s center of gravity as it goes into battle.

An additional feature of the Master Diabolos Beyblade is its ability to switch gears mid-battle. It starts off as an attack top, with a high spin-rate on its driver, but as the battle drags on, it’ll switch it up and become more focused on sustaining momentum and outlasting the competition.

The Beyblade Burst Turbo Slingshock hails from season 3 of the Beyblade collection and is outfitted for speed in battle. The top itself is aided by Forneus F4 D44 defenses, a sleek defense system meant to keep the Slingshock from getting knocked out by the competition without adding so much bulk that it could noticeably impact the friction levels of the top and cause it to fall early.

The Turbo is a member of the Beyblade Slingshock line intended to burst into pieces near the end of competition to provide a more dramatic finish if your top loses in battle. This feature is a great visual effect, but can be to your top’s detriment if it’s in battle with an earlier generation top that won’t burst into pieces after taking persistent damage. This is why Beyblade has outfitted this top with mode-switching capability, so you can unleash your top in Battle mode without worrying about it shattering on impact with its opponents.

While most Beyblades come with a basic, no-frills hand launcher, the Turbo Slingshock comes with a much sturdier, feature-heavy Riptide Blast launcher that clocks in at about three times the size of the basic hand launcher. In addition to dwarfing your average launcher, the Riptide Blast packs a heavier punch when it comes to speed, intensity, and the essential stat of top duration. The external features of the launcher include a power gauge that measures the strength of your launch and allows you to more carefully measure the intensity with which you sling your top into battle.