Why Is Wong STILL Sorcerer Supreme
WARNING: Contains SPOILERS for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Wong is the Sorcerer Supreme, a fact first revealed in Spider-Man: No Way Home that has not changed since. The role of the Sorcerer Supreme is held by the being with the greatest power of the mystic arts. This was held by the Ancient One in Doctor Strange, but after her death at the hands of Kaecilius, the post was left open – as Wong states, "Earth has no Sorcerer Supreme to defend it. We must be ready."
Given the MCU’s focus on Doctor Strange as the franchise’s central master of the mystic arts, it was assumed that he would become the Sorcerer Supreme in the years following the Ancient One’s death. This theory gained ground with Strange’s use of the Eye of Agamotto throughout Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, with the hero taking one of the key items used previously by the Ancient One. However, Strange was never confirmed to have been given the role of Sorcerer Supreme and Spider-Man: No Way Home confirmed that the title had gone to somebody else.
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The MCU hero deemed worthy of the title is Wong – the former librarian of the mystical city Kamar-Taj who was integral in Strange’s magic training. Doctor Strange 2 demonstrates that even after the events of No Way Home, Wong is still the MCU’s Sorcerer Supreme. Be it because of a technicality or because Wong deserves the title more than Strange, Wong’s position as the Sorcerer Supreme suggests that he is the franchise’s most powerful wielder of magic.
It was revealed in No Way Home that Wong came to occupy this role after Strange was turned to dust by Thanos’
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