Subsuming Vortex
Template:Infobox Level Subsuming Vortex is a 2.1/2.2 Extreme Demon level initially created by SeptaGon7 before being redecorated by Renn241 and verified by Cursed.[1] Created in 2018, it was set to be the hardest Nine Circles level ever made, surpassing Unnerfed Sakupen Circles. The level features flashy visuals, extremely tight wave sections, and rapidly changing speed.
Subsuming Vortex was placed at #9 on the Demonlist, essentially becoming the hardest Nine Circles level.
History
Verification
Template:Stub/Section Subsuming Vortex was finally verified by Cursed on 10 November 2025, after the furthest fail at 96%.
Gameplay
First 10 victors
| Victor # | Player | Date Completed | Total Attempts | Furthest Fail | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verifier | Cursed | 10 November 2025 | ~85,000 | 96% | YouTube |
| 1 | wPopoff | 24 November 2025 | ~10,700 | 96% | YouTube |
| 2 | Zoink | 15 December 2025 | ~3,900 | 80% | YouTube |
| 3 | GreenZz | 5 March 2026 | 35,226 | 88% | YouTube |
| 4 | A6 | 5 March 2026 | ? | 97% | YouTube |
| 5 | LAMINGTON | 10 March 2026 | 45,870 | 81% | YouTube |
Trivia
- Subsuming Vortex was rated on 15 November 2025 and placed at #9 on the Demonlist a month later on 15 December 2025, above Silent clubstep and below andromeda.
- This addition pushed Anathema out of the Top 10, Slaughterhouse out of the Top 20, Verdant Landscape into the Extended List, and Axiom Asterism into the Legacy List.
- Subsuming Vortex is currently the hardest rated level published by its verifier, surpassing Kyouki, which had previously held the title for over three years.
- The first victor, wPopoff, initially beat Subsuming Vortex with his microphone turned off, which forced him to rebeat it, which he managed to do roughly two hours later.
- Subsuming Vortex was also a former Top 1 impossible level on the Impossible Levels List (ILL).
- The level name is a reference to the Calamity Mod spell tome of the same name.
- The placement of ORBIT on 10 March 2026 pushed Subsuming Vortex out of the Top 10 of the Demonlist.
- Subsuming Vortex is often humorously called 'Submissive Vortrox' due to sharing a similar name with the YouTuber.
- In the end, Subsuming Vortex did not surpass Unnerfed Sakupen Circles in difficulty, as according to the Global Demonlist, as the latter is the #6 hardest Demon, while the former sits at the #12 place.
Demonlist
Notes