Doctor Strange might be one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe, but in the world of anime, there are stronger mages than Strange. To begin with, here is a summary of some of the most powerful spells that Doctor Strange can use. He can fly, create portals, teleport, use telekinesis, create magical whips, lightning, and other weapons, along with magic beams, and erase memories. control several elements, push souls out of bodies, create illusions, clones, a portal to a mirror dimension, and even transmute.
Thus, it might lead one to wonder, how can anyone be stronger than Doctor Strange? Well, here is a list of anime characters who might defeat the Marvel superhero, all of whom have been ranked from least to most powerful.
10. Satoru Gojo
Satoru Gojo isn’t just eye candy but one of the most powerful Jujutsu sorcerers in existence. He is a special grade sorcerer, and for good reason. He is also the first person to inherit Limitless and the Six Eyes in 400 years. Apart from his strength, speed, and endurance, he has a huge cursed energy capacity.
He can even come back from the dead, as depicted in Jujutsu Kaisen. He can use absolute control over space through cursed energy manipulation at an atomic level. He is always shielded by a layer of Infinity and more.
9. Frieren
The protagonist of her anime, Frieren, is a force to be reckoned with. She has immense mana output, which she is always in control of. She can cast lightning bolts, summon hellfire, and even create a blackhole. She also has a spell to cause fragments of space around her.
She has multiple defense spells as well and can fly, use sealing magic, and her hobby is to collect spells, no matter how small or insignificant they might seem.
8. Rimuru Tempest
Rimuru Tempest from That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is a powerful mage whose powers evolved with time. After combining the skills of Raphael and Beelzebuth, he could not only duplicate and create any ability but also devour souls and create chaos, which is boundless.
He can use soul consumption, create an invisible realm of chaos, transcend all of space and time, and more. Tempest could give Doctor Strange a run for his money.
7. Dark Schneider
Dark Schneider is the self-proclaimed greatest wizard in the universe. He is known as the Legendary Sorcerer and is a master of fire, thunder, lightning, and black magic. He can even reconstruct the dead, even angels, and shapeshift.
Some of his most powerful spells can create hundreds of fireballs. create lightning bolts, create a massive vacuum or cause nuclear fusion, create a multi-dimensional magic circle, and more.
6. Lina Inverse
Lina Inverse from the Slayers series has extremely high magic capacity and can draw upon indescribably powerful spells. She has a repertoire of deadly spells. She once turned a body of water into a sea of death. Giga Slave, a spell she creates, can destroy the entire universe if she uses it at its full power. She could definitely defeat Doctor Strange when it comes to it.
5. Anos Voldigoad
Anos is known as the Demon King of Tyranny and is infamous for his brutality and immense powers. He gave up his life to separate the world into four before reincarnating. He specializes in destruction and possesses immense magical power.
He can warp reality, can achieve immortality, and even use the power of resurrection, teleportation, and has the ability to control life and death. His sword can also rewrite and delete concepts. He is so powerful that Doctor Strange might not be able to meet his spells’ destructive potential.
4. Ainz Ooal Gown
Ainz Ooal Gown is the protagonist of Overlord. He learned and memorized 718 spells, some of which are extremely deadly. He can use his spell to wish upon a star, almost like Dragon Ball. he can also cause the death of people within a certain area with a single wish. He can cast a pillar of light that can snuff out any living being within its range. He can stop time and also use the power of resurrection.
Ainz can also use reality slash, which can slice through space and sever reality itself. He can unleash a malevolent wave of energy or raise the undead. This overbearing character can defeat Doctor Strange.
3. Homura Akemi
Homura Akemi from Puella Magi Madoka Magica has the ability to turn back time, approximately for a month. She can use telekinesis and energy blasts, and even use a magic shield that can manipulate time and space. She can suspend time for everyone except for herself.
Homura can also use the Soul Gen to remove souls and even heal herself. Once she becomes Akuma Homura after absorbing Madoka’s Goddess powers, she can not only manipulate memories but also destroy universes. In fact, she even destroyed and rewrote the universe.
2. Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon isn’t just a cutesy magical girl character. She is a force to be reckoned with. She can fly fast enough to travel to the center of the galaxy in mere seconds, achieve immortality, use telekinesis and telepathy, along with light manipulation.
She even became powerful enough to destroy things on a universal scale at he bare minimum. In fact, not even Dragon Ball’s Goku would be a match against Sailor Moon, much less Doctor Strange.
1. Bernkastel
Bernkastel is also known as the Witch of Miracles. She is one of the strongest witches in not only her anime but also the entire anime verse. Her powers are strong enough to destroy entire universes and even weaponize them. She can locate any world and achieve any end that she wishes, unless it’s impossible.
She can manipulate death, life, time, matter, elements, darkness, light, and many more. She can turn people into dust by just staring at them and also manipulate weather, electricity, gravity, space, heat, and much more.
Here is a table with the anime mages and the series they belong to:
Do you think these anime characters can defeat Doctor Strange? Doctor Strange might be an immensely powerful mage, but he can’t hold a candle against some of these characters. The world of anime is vast, and the anime mages are way too powerful for the Marvel character.
Which anime magician amongst these do you think Doctor Strange can defeat? Let us know in the comments below.
