What are your top 5 favorite all-around EDC knives?

Around the house/yard I am more of a fixed blade/spydiechef, but when I go out for the day my usual carriers are:

Small sebenza
Xm18 3inch
FF/MD Gent
Buck vantage pro small or large
Para 3
 
I have a few other favorites like a Pena Dingo, Mayo Small TNT and Laconico Jasmine that will rotate into the top 5 but the below 5 seem to get carried the most right now. I'm sure the list will change/rotate a bit in the future.

Chuck Richards Counselor 2.0
Karroll EDMW
Small Micarta Sebenza Drop Point
Walter Wells Custom
Laconico EZC
 
1. Spyderco Caribbean
2. Spyderco Manix 2 Cruwear
3. Spyderco Para 3 S35VN
4. Spyderco Para 2 Cruwear
5. White River Backpacker Pro

Honorable mention: Hinderer XM-18 S35VN
 
In no particular order (I can't decide who should be first and who fifth):

Lionsteel Warhorse (M390 blades and CF scales)
Lionsteel Bolus Clipjack (M390 blade and CF scales)
Civivi Elementum (D2 blade and Rosewood scales)
Benchmade Proper (S30V Wharnfoot blade and Green Micarta scales)
Rockstead Higo (ZDP-189 blade and duralumin scales)
Spyderco PM2 (Blurple scales with s90V blade)

There are a *LOT* more slipjoints on that list than there would of been even one year ago. Also, the Rockstead badly needs sharpening so I am not currently carrying it and afraid to try and sharpen it myself, but I carried it for about a year straight :) The PM2 in S90V took its spot in the rotation since it is sharp as hell and I have no problem sharpening S90V.
 
No particular order:
Hinderer XM-18 3.5" (kind of cheating here because there are 3 blade profiles and 2 widths in play here)
Emerson CQC-13BTS
Shirogorov F95NL
Chris Reeve Large Inkosi first run (with ball-groove, made on my birthday)
Emerson CQC-7A BTS (circa 2000, single detent, domed pivot, also drilled/tapped for tip down, radiused G10, all-titanium liners)
 
Benchmade Bugout with mircata scales
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Shirogorov Hation Lite
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Koenig Mini Goblin
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Hinderer XM-3
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WingManEDC
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In no particular order:
Benchmade Bugout - titanium
Benchmade Bugout - micarta
CRK Sebenza 21
CRK Mnandi
Spyderco Delica 4
 
Dang...honestly I pretty much only rotate 3 different knives.

1. Paramilitary 2 in many flavors
2. Para 3 in a couple flavors
3. Small Sebenza 21 insingo

Every once in a blue moon I'll carry my ZT 0450 and hopefully soon I'll get to try out a large Inkosi drop point. If it's anything like the Sebenza it'll be on the list too.
 
1) Buck 110 or Old Timer 7OT
(there has been one on my belt every day for over 40 years.)
2) Buck 112
(Started carrying for a few months at a time starting 2018, to give my 110's a short vacation.)
3) Large (3 7/8 or larger) Stockman
(one in my pocket every day for over 30 years)
4) Full size Moose.
5) 4 blade Scout/Camp knife. (One in my pocket pretty much every day for over 50 years. Sharing pocket space with Scout/Camp knife for over 30 years.)
6) Large (4 inch closed or larger) Sunfish.
 
The last month or two?
ZT 0566
Bestech Pebble
ZT 0808
Spyderco Sage II
Ritter Mini Grip

It could change, though. I have two incoming.
 
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