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    Most powerful MCU superheroes ranked.

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    Mister_Surreal

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    Poll Most powerful MCU superheroes ranked. (88 votes)

    Completely accurate 7%
    Mostly accurate 30%
    Moderately correct 34%
    Almost completely wrong 16%
    Dead wrong 14%

    I was thinking about how powerful the MCU superheroes have gotten after Infinity War, so I decided to make a list to rank them based on their power levels. Keep in mind, this is just my opinion, so please stay polite and respect what I say even if you disagree with it.

    1. Thor

    2. Scarlet Witch

    3. Doctor Strange (no time stone)

    4. Ironman (Bleeding Edge Armor)

    5. Mantis

    6. Hulk

    7. Vision

    8. Ant-Man

    9. War Machine

    10. Heimdall

    11. Valkyrie

    12. Loki (If he counts as a hero)

    13. Spiderman

    14. Quicksilver

    15. Black Panther

    16. Falcon

    17. Gamora

    18. Captain America

    19. Winter Soldier

    20. Star-Lord

    21. Luke Cage

    22. Drax

    23. The Wasp

    24. Iron Fist

    25. Groot (Teenager)

    26. Rocket (with gun)

    27. Jessica Jones

    28. Daredevil

    29. Okoye

    20. Black Widow

    31. Hawkeye (no surprise there)

    Again, this is just my opinion. But do you agree with my list? If not, how would you change it?

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    #1  Edited By krisbishop  Moderator

    I think it's mostly accurate, but many characters have different strengths for different conditions so there is no one true list.

    For example:

    • Hawkeye could be much higher due to his versatility and range but if you're only judging by CQC then I get it.
    • Same deal for Falcon and Cap, but this time you put the one with range and versatility at a higher spot.
    • Same deal for Cap and Star-Lord again, but now the one with range and versatility is lower.
    • Scarlet Witch has better offensive abilities but Strange has better hax and counter offenses.
    • Loki could be placed above Valkyrie and Heimdall despite having lower stats due to his magic.
    • Mantis is too high, she has a useful ability that works on even Thanos but she's an absolute glass cannon and needs physical contact to use her powers.

    These are the ones I can think of and spot for now.

    But your list is mostly spot-on.

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    The order can be fixed but I agree with the general order and tiering.

    Expect Mantis who is way too high.

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    mantis isn't above hulk

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    #4  Edited By MarvelandDCfan24

    Dr strange is stronger than SW

    Why is Mantis so high lol

    Awful list

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    I think it's mostly accurate, but many characters have different strengths for different conditions so there is no one true list.

    For example:

    • Hawkeye could be much higher due to his versatility and range but if you're only judging by CQC then I get it.
    • Same deal for Falcon and Cap, but this time you put the one with range and versatility at a higher spot.
    • Same deal for Cap and Star-Lord again, but now the one with range and versatility is lower.
    • Scarlet Witch has better offensive abilities but Strange has better hax and counter offenses.
    • Loki could be placed above Valkyrie and Heimdall despite having lower stats due to his magic.
    • Mantis is too high, she has a useful ability that works on even Thanos but she's an absolute glass cannon and needs physical contact to use her powers.

    These are the ones I can think of and spot for now.

    But your list is mostly spot-on.

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    No Quake?

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    I don't agree with the list as a whole, except that Thor is number #1.

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    Why isn't Cap #1?

    Of course, Thor is second, being star-level.

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    why is mantis s high?

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    #11  Edited By rem

    Why is the wasp below Scott? And if Quake was here, she’d be like number 3 or 2

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    @rem: I think cause he can go giant

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    Witch is way too high, Mantis is mostly useless.

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    Captain America should be number one. Lowballers

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    #15 krisbishop  Moderator

    Valkyrie beat Loki pretty easily dude.

    When Loki went up against her in a pure H2H.

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    @gateofbabylon: Exactly. No illusions or anything. Plus, per statements, he can do stuff like turn himself into a snake.

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    #18 krisbishop  Moderator

    @the_fub: Yep. With illusions and trickery, I can see him pulling a win over Valkyrie.

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    I think both Strange and Wanda should be above Thor.

    Wanda has TP, which few people in MCU have a counter to.

    Strange's fight against Thanos is more impressive than Thor's and he has a lot of hax.

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    @marvelanddcfan24 said:

    Dr strange is stronger than SW

    Why is Mantis so high lol

    Awful list

    You don't have to be rude.

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    It really depends how much you value overall stats, because people like Strange and SW can easily be taken out as they are glass cannons. Mantis too, she was only effective against Thanos when literally the entire team was holding him down. Someone like Iron Man is above them to me, because he can take a hit. But it is a good list if you are not taking stuff like that into account.

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    I think both Strange and Wanda should be above Thor.

    Wanda has TP, which few people in MCU have a counter to.

    Strange's fight against Thanos is more impressive than Thor's and he has a lot of hax.

    I'm pretty sure beating and almost killing a far more powerful version of an opponent easily > briefly stalling a weaker one no?

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    Drax is too low.

    He is stronger than Gamora.

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    @kevd4wg: In Thor's encounter with Thanos, Thanos didn't use any of the gauntlet's powers other than energy projection, unlike during his fight with Strange where he used several of the stones. Also I felt Thor took Thanos by surprise, who wasn't expecting a weapon created to specifically counter him Strange's fight with Thanos was longer than Thor's, which wasn't even a fight, but Thor taking Thanos by surprise and hitting him with lightning first then throwing Stormbreaker at him. The main reason I put Strange above Thor is because I feel if the two fight, Strange can take away Stormbreaker from Thor.

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    @kevd4wg: In Thor's encounter with Thanos, Thanos didn't use any of the gauntlet's powers other than energy projection, unlike during his fight with Strange where he used several of the stones. Also I felt Thor took Thanos by surprise, who wasn't expecting a weapon created to specifically counter him Strange's fight with Thanos was longer than Thor's, which wasn't even a fight, but Thor taking Thanos by surprise and hitting him with lightning first then throwing Stormbreaker at him. The main reason I put Strange above Thor is because I feel if the two fight, Strange can take away Stormbreaker from Thor.

    Strange literally can't do anything though. His only method of victory is incapacitatation/bfr. Both of which can be easily dealt with by Thor. Strange honestly had no hope of defeating Thanos, he was just stalling him.

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    @kevd4wg: How will Thor deal with BFR? Strange could've beaten Thanos had he used the Eye. Thor has no counter to the Eye as well.

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    Thor, Tony, and Strange are numbers 1-3.

    Mantis is too high, Hawkeye is too low I'd rather have him on my team than Bucky, Falcon, BW, DD, JJ, or Gamora.

    Star Lord is too low, he should be the highest ranked street tier on the list.

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    @the_badman said:

    @kevd4wg: How will Thor deal with BFR? Strange could've beaten Thanos had he used the Eye. Thor has no counter to the Eye as well.

    For some reason I was thinking the Bifrost could, but it can't. The Eye isn't actually Strange and this is based on character's powers. Plus, I can flip that around, how does Strange deal with one lightning bolt, he's a complete glass canon.

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    #31  Edited By Boringbob101
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    Replace Wanda with Thor

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    @kevd4wg said:

    @the_badman said:

    @kevd4wg: How will Thor deal with BFR? Strange could've beaten Thanos had he used the Eye. Thor has no counter to the Eye as well.

    For some reason I was thinking the Bifrost could, but it can't. The Eye isn't actually Strange and this is based on character's powers. Plus, I can flip that around, how does Strange deal with one lightning bolt, he's a complete glass canon.

    Eh, well I consider the eye to be standard gear for him so I brought it up. Strange is a glass canon, but I believe his shields can block lighting. I'm not saying Strange can react to lightning, but Thor usually gives away that he's about to use lightning by raising his hammer/axe or some other gesture.

    The main reason I consider Strange to be above Thor is that his BFR capabilities (like going into the mirror dimension and whatnot, turning the surroundings into a kaleidoscope) seems pretty hax. Look at how he put Loki in an endless loop in Ragnarok. Thor has more raw destructive power but Strange seems too versatile.

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    @kevd4wg said:

    @the_badman said:

    @kevd4wg: How will Thor deal with BFR? Strange could've beaten Thanos had he used the Eye. Thor has no counter to the Eye as well.

    For some reason I was thinking the Bifrost could, but it can't. The Eye isn't actually Strange and this is based on character's powers. Plus, I can flip that around, how does Strange deal with one lightning bolt, he's a complete glass canon.

    Eh, well I consider the eye to be standard gear for him so I brought it up. Strange is a glass canon, but I believe his shields can block lighting. I'm not saying Strange can react to lightning, but Thor usually gives away that he's about to use lightning by raising his hammer/axe or some other gesture.

    The main reason I consider Strange to be above Thor is that his BFR capabilities (like going into the mirror dimension and whatnot, turning the surroundings into a kaleidoscope) seems pretty hax. Look at how he put Loki in an endless loop in Ragnarok. Thor has more raw destructive power but Strange seems too versatile.

    Fair enough, I think it's mostly a disagreement between power vs versatility

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    @kevd4wg:

    Fair enough, I think it's mostly a disagreement between power vs versatility

    Yep. I value versatility over raw power.

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    *looks at the list from start*

    #1 not cap,wrong list.

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    Yea I agree but I say Thor and Wanda are interchangeable. Without Stormbreaker I say Wanda can beat him, and with Stormbreaker Thor can beat her.

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    @jayc1324: Mantis put a Celestial to sleep too,i think some people forget this

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    no Quake :(

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    Why is Drax so low? He is clearly superior to Luke Cage and he is stronger than Gamora.

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    Depends on your criteria but I guess it's moderately accurate, Mantis is way high imo she's a glass cannon and mostly useless in a fight but I guess her powers can subdue extremely powerful people.

    But either way Hawkeye is much more powerful than Black Widow I don't get why people ever put her above him he is much more valuable in a battle his trick arrows deal much more damage than she can ever do.

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    Strange over Thor

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    Hulk is over Ironman. Are you people on drugs or just really this dumb? Lemme just drop the feats of Ironman getting clapped by Cull Obsidian as he failed to even scratch Cull.

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    Ironman is not ever beating Hulk in a fight when he struggled to keep up with someone who by feats Hulk is stronger and more durable than, not to mention his healing factor. Hulk is number 3 PERIODT. Strange is moved up to 2 btw.

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    Also Mantis being that high is stupid as hell. She can put people to sleep.... Okay? In a fight she would get her ass knocked out by the likes of Pepper before she even got the chance to do so.

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    bro you kiilllled your credibility when you put mantis so high.

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    Well, guess which blonde character’s gonna be number 1 :)

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    I don't think Scarlet Witch and Mantis deserve to be that high.

    They are not very useful in combat.

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    Well, guess which blonde character’s gonna be number 1 :)

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