Sorcery vs Witchcraft: Which MCU Magic Is More Powerful
Warning! Contains spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness sees Stephen Strange's sorcery face off against Scarlet Witch's witchcraft — but which MCU magic is more powerful? While magic is a relatively murky concept within the MCU, Doctor Strange 2 draws some key distinctions between the two magical practices of sorcery and witchcraft as Strange and Wanda Maximoff do battle across the Multiverse. Yet despite showcasing several clashes between these two schools of magic, the particular magic wielders featured in Doctor Strange 2 make it hard to decipher whether or not sorcery is stronger than witchcraft at first glance.
In Doctor Strange 2, it's revealed that several of the monsters and demons chasing America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) had been bound with runes — an indicator of witchcraft according to Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch). This motivated him to seek out Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), unaware that she was the one who had bound and sent the demons, wanting America Chavez's powers for herself so she could reunite with her children in another universe. As such, it seems as though the use of runes is a big part of witchcraft, mirroring Agatha Harkness's runes which bound Wanda in WandaVision. In contrast, it seems as though sorcery can be defined through summoning energies, either from the wielder's own self or from other dimensions, such as the orange light constructs commonly used by the Masters of the Mystic Arts of Kamar-Taj.
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What makes identifying which magic is stronger so challenging is the unique power levels attached to Doctor Strange 2's main cast. For
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