Originally posted by Zack M
Can't remember, which is why I asked. Stop with this, seriously.
-First is probably whatever tech/artifacts the Yellow Aliens(ie. Trano and Zaarn) use, as they appear to transcend the concept of 'story' all together. In fact, they are literal agents of the power that brings the world of comics into being(IOW, agents of the RW writers/artists.) I posted some of their noteworthy showings here:
http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=629407
-Next would be Morrison's Thought-Forms/Tech/Constructs, like: Ultra Comics/The Empty Hand, The Gentry, Cosmic Armor, Mandrakk, Super Doomsday, The Oblivion Machine, etc. They are powered solely by the concept of imagination/story... As is the 5th dimension and its denizens. Thus, they should be beyond pretty much ALL from an in-universe POV.
-Then comes Monitor-tech, followed closely by New God-tech.
Then you have the slew of tech/artifacts that have been stated and/or shown to be universe/multiverse/God-level...
-The Miracle Machine was used on a multiversal scale during Final Crisis.
-The energies of the GL Central Battery(both pre and post-Johns) made Hal and Kyle universal+ forces.
-The Heart Stones allowed Lady Styx to rival the God.
-The Heart of Darkness gave Eclipso "near-infinite" power, and put him on par with Spectre.
-If the elemental parliaments can be regarded as 'artifacts', then he who controls all of them(like Swamp Thing did) becomes powerful enough to replace the God.
-He who wields the entire emotional spectrum also wields the Life Equation, and becomes the most powerful force in the multiverse(ie. peak WL Kyle and Highfather)
-With a proper nexus, an adept wielder of the emotional spectrum can even become DC's Hand of Creation(ie. Volthoom.)
-An incomplete Worlogog can casually create universes, and even freeze universal big bangs forever in time. Though I suppose the 'gog is also New God tech, which I blanketed above, so meh...
-etc. etc. etc. There are SO many powerful items that have popped up over the years. Can't possibly mention them all...
Since we're on the topic, though, one of the most obscure(and haxx) artifacts I can recall was piece of pre-crisis tech called 'The Concentrator'. With a literal flip of a switch, it was able to instantly absorb ALL forms of energy/power throughout the entire universe:
😂 love the Silver Age.