To what extent is Mystic truly a full ki potential unlock?

[Warmmedown]

Is Mystic truly a full potential unlock, or are there more powerful ones? It's more powerful than SSJ2 or SSJ3, but is it more powerful than every other non-God/Destruction form? If Buu Saga Gohan learnt to go Super Saiyan Rage (like Trunks vs Goku Black), would he still be weaker than Mystic Gohan? I guess SSJ God/Destruction can't be compared to normal Mystic, since SSJ God/Destruction is unlocking God Ki and not normal ki.

Secondly, I know Mystic God exists too. I've not followed Super, but that seems to be Gohan unlocking God Ki and then having I guess both his normal ki and God Ki potential unlocked? So a similar question there: is Mystic God a true God potential unlock for that moment in time? Or would Gohan be even stronger with an Ultra Instinct, Ultra Ego or SSJ God SSJ Turquiose God Lavender and Mint-infused Fuchsia SSJ God form (or whatever the latest form is)?

 

[SSJ2]

In the new material Gohan has a new form that far exceeds his Ultimate state called Beast. I don’t think Gohan was more powerful than UI Goku while using Beast iirc, despite having the greater potential. So if Gohan could unlock the same mastery of UI that Goku has, it should far surpass the potential unlock.

If we’re strictly talking about the old material then I don’t see any non-fusion power exceeding Gohan’s ultimate state, assuming Gohan keeps up with his training with maximum effort.

 

[Classic Adamas]

About 2%

 

[Spiral-Force]

From the relatively small pool of characters that can carry out such a procedure, it appears as though Old Kai's potential unlock was supposed to be as good as it gets for Gohan. Later material would indicate the way Ultimate state functions got neglected. That, in combination with the demand for huge power boosts to adjust to the next set of bad guys, means any power gaining method can be applied to him to make him relevant to the scaling again.

 

[Mystic b4 He Got Laid]

Every transformation is a mystic ultimate limits exceeded one thousand times multiplier until they come up with the new one. Then said Z fighter fights in their base form for 40 percent of the fight.

 

[Dagon]

Old Kai said the ritual brings one far past their own limits. It goes beyond one's current potential.

Imagine the most powerful Gohan could be with all the rage possible, and Ultimate is stronger than that.

 

[ScottyFamalam]

First, Elder Kaioh-shin brings out all of Gohan's hidden power ("draw out his dormant power..."). Then, he gives him even more power on top of that ("... beyond his limits").

One could say that it's the equivalent of turning Gohan SS3 and giving him an extra boost on top of that.

 

[Son.Gohan84]

I view it as more a Toriyama asspull at the time. It would have been mnore logival to make it like Yu Yu Hakusho like where Gohan undergoes intense training like Yusuke did to get it. THAT would be the change i'd make. But before super I just thought it was Gohans new permanent state (GT seemed to roll with that just added super saiyan).

 

[Yoshi]

In the original Manga it unlocked all of his potential. But that was retconned in the new material.