What's the best gauntlet? (as a whole)

Shadow Gauntlet. All the levels fit the Shadow theme well and had decently good gameplay and design (even Infusion was borderline ok). This is something that imo none of the other gauntlets have managed to pull off. There’s always one level that’s either lacking in design, gameplay or doesn’t fit the theme at all.

Fire: the only level which did fit the theme was Magmatic Sanctuary but at least the levels mostly had decent gameplay.

Ice: theme was okay-ish but still not great. Levels were okay but nothing great. 

Poison: the first level was good but I don't remember any memorable levels from this gauntlet... I remember when I beat Shrimp pre-nerf and it was a bit annoying in the middle but later it got nerfed a lot and it's much easier now.

Shadow: it had some good levels like Spooky Light which did fit the theme. The gameplay was fine but the levels were kinda easy.

Lava: I enjoyed some levels like Fire Aura or Danger Zone (don't hurt me), the other levels were kinda meh if I remember them correctly. Wish it had more lava themed stuff.

Bonus: it was kinda shiny and colorful which was good but if I remember correctly, most of these levels were quite easy like in the Shadow Gauntlet.

Chaos: it was more challenging than the previous ones and most of these levels were quite fun to play. I liked Scarlet Surge and Dark Drop. It just sucks that Blade got removed for being "too hard" because it looked like an enjoyable level to play.

Demon: the level choices were okay, even though levels like HeLL were really painful at some parts. Still I think the order should be different (Traction > Vibration > Mechanical Showdown > Sidestep > HeLL).

Crystal: it was pretty good if it goes with the theme. The gameplay was alright, maybe except some bugs in Crystal Essence. Also Crystal Fusion was a bit laggy for me.

Magic: the beginning was a bit unfitting but later it got better in the megacollabs. I liked the deco in the megacollabs, however Odyssey was lagging for me at the last part which made it a little annoying to play, and ChaSe's part in Empyrean is a bit too hard compared to the rest of the level. Also I don't know why one of the crystal gauntlet entries got in here.

Spike: honestly it was nothing interesting, just some random levels. Some of them were fun (like Desert Bounce) but I don't really think "spike" is a really good theme. The islands look kinda desert-y so maybe a desert gauntlet would be better instead?

Doom: it was fun for the first two levels (especially Buried Angel), however the later three levels were just annoying and not fun to play. Shrill Hallway has unbalanced and annoying gameplay, Nowise is a bit too hard for a gauntlet and Darkness Keeper is a boring memory demon (only some effects were cool, the gameplay was unfun).

I can't decide which are my best and worst, so I'd go with 3 I liked the most and least.

Least: Spike/Fire/Doom.
Most: Crystal/Shadow/Chaos.

Chaos Gauntlet. Just because of Scarlet Surge alone.

I'm just going to state my opinions for all of the gauntlets  totally not copying Ezel here...


Fire: Pretty boring and with the exception of Magmatic Sanctuary, the levels weren't really fire themed. It's also really annoying (especially Magmatic Sanctuary) and i overall find it the worst gauntlet compared to the rest.

Ice: Decent overall, Skyward was probably the worst of the bunch, but levels like Carnation make up for it

Poison: I personally don't really like this gauntlet, because the only level that didn't annoy me was Ground Zero

Shadow: My personal favourite, because the levels were fun to play, even if they were easier than i would have liked

Lava: Let me just say that Fire Aura is some of the worst gameplay i've ever seen from a 7 star level imo. Other than that it's not terrible

Bonus: Pretty forgettable gauntlet tbh and the only level i thought was decent was Rising

Chaos: When i first played this i hated it with a burning passion. Nowdays i think it's pretty decent, with the exception of Scarlet Surge and Drippy Dub (still sad that Blade got removed, because it's way better than Drippy Dub and it was more fun than DD)

Demon: Idrk if i'm a position to judge this gauntlet, since i haven't finished it (f*ck HeLL tbh), however i have to say that it's pretty good and fun (i even like Sidestep)

Crystal: Oh dear here comes the hate...   I have to say that Santuary of Light is one of the most boring 6 star levels I'VE ever played,  i don't find Prismarine as bad as other people think it is (it's honestly my second favourite from the gauntlet, behind Lustre) and i HATE the gameplay in Crystal Fusion. Though i do have to say that the crystal gauntlet is one of my favourites, even after all of this complaining

Magic: I don't like this gauntlet, at all. It's probably my least favourite from the CC gauntlets. Schade is.... Aquarius is fun, however Kalaxian is terrible. The gameplay is super annoying and while the visuals are decent, they don't make up for the gameplay. Odyssey is amazing... with the notable exception of the last part, because for me it lagged so badly, that some segments felt speedhacked. Empyrean is fine, but the gameplay isn't for 7 stars.

Spike: Just like the fire gauntlet, the levels don't match the theme, HOWEVER unlike the Fire Gauntlet, it actually has a good level (which is Desert Bounce)

Doom: I have only beaten two of the levels, because i can't really be bothered to play Shrill Hallway, however i will say this, Buried Angel is really good imo, however i DESPISE the gameplay on Extiction. 

Ice and chaos are good for me

I quite like the Crystal Gauntlet, honestly. Despite the whole art level debacle, i truly liked most of the levels and felt that they were good picks.
Except for Crystal Essence. It looks nice, granted, but the gameplay is quite bad and it does NOT fit the crystal theme at all.