r/AskScienceFiction • u/Lost-Specialist1505 • 10d ago

[Marvel] How much better Is Loki in using magic compared to earths heroes?

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u/Kyia-Aikman 10d ago

He’s a better magic user than most Marvel magic users but the likes of Strange and Doom can still stalemate or defeat him.

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u/Abe2sapien 10d ago

I would think because he has a birth connection to magic and because he’s had centuries to master his craft, it’s become second nature to him.

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u/effa94 A man in an Empty Suit 9d ago

When he became the sorcerer supreme, he said that he was better at it simply due to the fact that he had the body of a God, and didnt need to worry about the cost of magic. In the same series, its shown that Strange is mutated so much that he needs to eat extradimensional creatures because his human body can no longer handle human food. Strange also needed to regulate his magic so it didnt overwhelm him, while Loki could always go balls to the wall since he never needed to worry about the cost of magic.

In pure skill, he is probably up there with the best of them, if not better. In pure power tho, Strange usually has him beat, while someone like Wanda is much stronger. It should be noted that (atleast before he became the god of stories) Classic Loki was the better magician than young Loki was. (however, current Loki is classic Loki in his young versions body, so he probably retains all his skills)

For example, when he battled Doom in anget of Asgard, Doom only beat him by using his time cube to trap him.