Black Clover Arcs in Order (2026) – Full List with Episodes & Chapters

The opening arc wastes no time establishing what Black Clover is about: a world where magic determines everyone’s worth, and one stubborn boy who was born without magic refuses to accept that verdict. Asta and Yuno, two orphans raised in the village of Hage, compete in the Magic Knights entrance exam. While Yuno earns a prestigious four-leaf grimoire and a spot in the elite Golden Dawn squad as a prodigy, Asta receives a rare anti-magic grimoire — the only one of its kind — and is accepted into the Black Bulls after being rejected by all the Magic Knights, the kingdom’s most chaotic and underestimated squad. The arc introduces the social hierarchy of the Clover Kingdom and lays the foundation of the entire series: determination over talent, and friendship forged through rivalry.

🏆 MVP: Asta

Asta’s first real mission as a member of the Black Bulls, and it’s where things start to feel serious. He’s sent alongside Luck to explore a mysterious dungeon, where they unexpectedly run into Yuno and the Golden Dawn. What begins as a simple mission quickly turns into a tense competition — not just between squads, but between kingdoms. The appearance of Mars from the Diamond Kingdom, whom they have to fight, shows how harsh and brutal the outside world can be. During the battle, Yuno gains the wind spirit Sylph, while Asta proves that his anti-magic isn’t just unusual — it’s powerful enough to stand against even enhanced magic users. This is the arc where the rivalry between Asta and Yuno starts to grow toward becoming Wizard King.

🏆 MVP: Asta & Yuno

The Eye of the Midnight Sun launches a sudden and coordinated attack on the Royal Capital, turning what should have been a normal day into complete chaos. The city is thrown into panic as powerful enemies begin destroying parts of the capital and clashing directly with the Magic Knights. The Clover Kingdom faces a real and organized threat after a long time. Multiple battles break out across the city, and the Magic Knights are forced to respond quickly to contain the damage. In the middle of all this, Asta finds himself protecting civilians and experiencing his first true battlefield situation. The arc also starts hinting at a deeper connection between the enemy group and the kingdom’s past, setting up bigger revelations later in the story.

🏆 MVP: Fuegoleon Vermillion

The Eye of the Midnight Sun is after a magic stone hidden in the Seabed Temple, so the Black Bulls are sent on a mission to reach it first and secure it. They travel underwater and enter the temple, where they meet the locals and quickly realize the stone is heavily protected. Before they can complete the mission, Vetto from the Eye of the Midnight Sun arrives and attacks. What follows is a long and brutal fight where the Black Bulls are pushed to their limits. One by one, they step in to hold him back and protect the stone. In the middle of the battle, Noelle starts gaining better control over her magic, and Asta keeps fighting even when he’s completely outmatched. The arc is basically the squad trying to stop Vetto and protect the stone before it falls into enemy hands.

🏆 MVP: Noelle (with strong support from Asta)

After the fight in the previous arc, Asta’s arms are badly damaged after fighting the Eye of the Midnight Sun at the Seabed Temple, and normal healing isn’t enough to fix them. Vanessa takes him to the Witch’s Forest, hoping the Witch Queen can help. But things don’t stay simple for long. The forest turns into a battlefield as the Diamond Kingdom attacks, and the Eye of the Midnight Sun also gets involved. In the middle of all this, Asta is forced into another intense fight, where he uses his Black Form for the first time. At the same time, Vanessa unlocks a new power that allows her to control outcomes and protect her teammates.

🏆 MVP: Vanessa

During this arc, the Magic Knights hold a tournament to select members for the Royal Knights, a special team formed to attack the Eye of the Midnight Sun’s base. Knights from different squads are mixed into teams and compete against each other in matches that test coordination and teamwork. The arc focuses on these team battles, where different strategies and abilities come into play. Asta ends up facing Langris, a powerful and arrogant opponent who looks down on him, leading to a tense fight. At the same time, Yuno continues to stand out with his performance throughout the tournament. By the end, a group of selected knights is formed, ready for the upcoming mission against the Eye of the Midnight Sun.

🏆 MVP: Asta

The Royal Knights finally launch their attack on the Eye of the Midnight Sun’s base, turning it into a full-scale battle. Multiple fights break out as the Magic Knights push through the hideout and face stronger enemies than before. The leader of the group, Licht, confronts the Clover Kingdom, leading to a major fight involving the Wizard King, Julius. While the raid is happening, more information starts coming out about the group and their connection to the past. By the end of the arc, the situation in the Clover Kingdom changes drastically, and it becomes clear that the conflict is much bigger than it first seemed.

🏆 MVP: Julius Novachrono

After the events of the previous arc, Magic Knights across the Clover Kingdom suddenly get taken over by elves, turning allies into enemies and throwing the entire kingdom into chaos. Battles break out everywhere as squads are forced to fight their own teammates. As everything unfolds, the truth about the elves starts to come out, showing what really happened in the past and why they are attacking. In the middle of all this, Asta and Yuno move through different battles, trying to stop the situation and find the real cause behind it. Eventually, the devil Zagred is revealed as the one manipulating everything from the beginning, leading to a final fight to stop him and end the reincarnation.

🏆 MVP: Asta & Yuno

After the elf arc, the Clover Kingdom forms an alliance with the Heart Kingdom to prepare for the next threat, the Spade Kingdom. Instead of immediate battles, this arc focuses on training, where characters learn new techniques like rune magic and mana method to get stronger. Each member works on improving their abilities, knowing a bigger fight is coming. Noelle trains closely with the Heart Kingdom and forms a contract with the water spirit Undine, gaining a major power boost. While there isn’t much fighting, the arc is mainly about getting ready for the upcoming war against the Spade Kingdom.

🏆 MVP: Noelle

The Dark Triad attacks and captures Yami and William, which forces the Magic Knights to launch a raid on the Spade Kingdom to rescue them. The invasion turns into a large-scale battle, with multiple fights happening at the same time. Different squads take on members of the Dark Triad, and each fight pushes them to their limits. Magna fights Dante using a new strategy, Noelle trains and returns to fight Vanica, and Yuno faces Zenon while dealing with his own past. As the battle continues, the Qliphoth ritual begins, allowing devils to appear in the human world. The situation gets worse as Lucifero starts to manifest, leading to a massive fight. After this, the Magic Knights work together to fight Lucifero, struggling against his overwhelming power. Asta steps in with his devil union form and joins the fight alongside others. With combined efforts, they manage to bring Lucifero down and stop the immediate threat. After the battle, the situation begins to settle, but it also leads directly into the next phase of the story.

🏆 MVP: Magna Swing (fan-favourite upset victory)

After the Spade Kingdom battle ends, things seem to settle for a short time, but it quickly changes when Julius is revealed to be Lucius Zogratis. He takes control and begins his plan to reshape humanity using his power and devils. Asta tries to fight him but is defeated early and is sent far away to the Land of the Sun. There, he meets Yami’s sister, Ichika, and trains with her and others to learn new techniques like Zetten and improve his fighting ability. After completing his training, Asta returns to the Clover Kingdom when the battle against Lucius is already happening. He joins the fight again alongside Yuno and the Magic Knights as battles continue across the kingdom. As of Chapter 389, the fight reaches its peak with Asta and Yuno working together against Lucius, and the final outcome of the war is still being resolved.

🏆 MVP: Ongoing — Asta, Yuno, and Lucius are all central