7 Marvel Weapons Stronger Than Thanos’ Infinity Gauntlet

Almost everyone knows the likes of the Infinity Gauntlet as one of the most powerful weapons in the Marvel Universe. However, many would argue that there are some that both rival, and even sometimes surpass the power the Gauntlet holds within itself. It’s hard to think that there could possibly be anything more powerful, but it most certainly is possible. However, the difference between power for the weapons in the comics compared to the MCU is pretty large, making power differ from weapon-to-weapon.

Whether it’s because of the power shown in both Avengers: Infinity War or Avengers: Endgame, the Gauntlet’s power is undeniable. However, the comics (and even the Marvel Cinematic Universe, at times) find a way to always introduce weapons that might be stronger than Thanos’ iconic weapon. There are seven that are unlike any other and have the potential to truly step up against the likes of the Infinity Gauntlet, Marvel’s so-called most powerful weapon of all time.

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Reset Charges

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Sure, Thanos (Josh Brolin) was able to kill half the universe with the Infinity Gauntlet, but was he able to prune an entire timeline from reality? The Time Variance Authority has the ability to do this via their weapons simply called the Reset Charges. By simply planting one of these in a timeline, the entirety of it will be destroyed.

The fact that this tiny little device can demolish an entire timeline is wild. It’s not simply destroying a universe — it’s genuinely tearing its entire timeline from history as a whole, as if it had never existed, sending pieces of it to The Void (since not all matter can be destroyed). No one is truly sure how the TVA got power like this, but this weapon makes them an absurd force in the multiverse. As far as the MCU goes, it’s yet to be shown if the Gauntlet could destroy an entire timeline, which means it cannot be assumed that it could.

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Stormbreaker

If there’s one thing that Thor (Chris Hemsworth) proved in Avengers: Infinity War, it’s that Stormbreaker has a huge chance of being considered to be stronger than the Infinity Gauntlet. When Thor pulls up on Thanos, he uses the mighty axe to hold back a blast from the Mad Titan’s weapon, and strikes into him like he was butter.

Stormbreaker (in the MCU, at least) was built specifically to counteract the Infinity Gauntlet and kill Thanos, forged from a star itself. With the way he uses it, Thor proves that, in the right hands, Stormbreaker can most definitely step up against the mighty Gauntlet and the profound power that it holds. Anything that can directly counteract the legendary weapon already has the proof in the pudding of being potentially stronger than the Infinity Gauntlet. Had Thor not let his ego get the better of him in Avengers: Infinity War, he could have easily killed Thanos with the Infinity Gauntlet.

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The Necrosword

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Created by the god known as Knull, the Necrosword has arguably infinite potential. With one of its many powers being the fact that with every single god it kills, it absorbs their life force, and was once used to cut the head off of a Celestial. With this in mind, so long as the Necrosword is killing, it gains more and more power. Forged with living darkness, the Necrosword is absurdly powerful, and Thor: Love and Thunder is not a good measure of its strength, as it was severely underpowered in that film.

There was even a time in which the iconic, extremely powerful sword was used as an explosive of sorts that could kill every single being considered a god across all Marvel time and space. For being “just a sword,” that’s some absurd power that is unlike any other sword in the Marvel mythos—borderline the mythos of comics in general. Galactus once even used it to literally cut a planet in half with so much ease that it might as well have been a mere piece of paper.

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The Ten Rings

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Despite the Necrosword not being represented very well in the MCU, the Ten Rings are a weapon that’s power is pretty accurately represented. While they may be finger rings in the comics and large energy rings in the MCU, both iterations of the rings give superhuman strength, durability, speed, telekinesis (although this wasn’t shown in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, so it may not be part of the MCU’s power set), and, most importantly, immortality. It’s pretty hard to beat a weapon that can make someone immortal.

These mystical artifacts are those of extreme abilities. In the MCU, they can create platforms for its users to utilize, and even be used as transportation. They can absorb energy (potentially even that of the Infinity Gauntlet’s), as well, meaning that there is abundant potential for these rings to gain more and more power. The many-year reign of Shang-Chi’s (Simu Liu) father, Xu Wenwu (Tony Leung Chiu-wai), is proof of the kind of ruling over the universe that the Ten Rings can possess someone, and he hardly scratched the surface.

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The Darkhold

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If there’s a weapon in the many Marvel universes that has more than proven its power, it’s the one and only Darkhold. The power of the Darkhold is extreme and profound, making it one of the strongest magic-based artifacts not just in the MCU, but Marvel Comics, as well. While it is seen in both WandaVision and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, it, like most MCU weapons, does not even get close to how strong it’s been shown to be in the comics. The Darkhold is on record doing some amazing things, being pretty much the mightiest source of dark magic in the many Marvel universes.

It was created by an Elder God, named Chthon, in hopes of being his vessel of power on Earth. It can alter reality, allow one to dreamwalk, extremely amplify magical potential, and is virtually indestructible. So, not only is it beyond powerful with dark magic, but one can’t simply destroy it to stop its reign of terror, either. They kind of just have to… deal with it. Unfortunately, though, just as the Infinity Gauntlet has negatives to it—being absurdly injured from the sheer power of using it (even killing Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.))—this supernatural book slowly corrupts whoever is using it. Some may not have issues with that, but it was unfortunate for Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), making her the villain of the second Doctor Strange movie.

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The Book of Vishanti

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With the dark must come the light, and the universe’s answer to the Darkhold is none other than the Book of Vishanti. While the evil book may be one of the strongest sources of dark magic in the numerous universes, the Book of Vishanti is that exact concept for light and the opposite of Scarlet Witch’s Chaos Magic, “Order Magic”. Thankfully, for whoever the user of this magical novel is, it doesn’t have the drawbacks of using the Darkhold. Using the Book of Vishanti doesn’t corrupt the user in any way, making it safe to use for anyone—as safe as holding such profound power can be, that is.

Where it differs from the evil book is the difference between Chaos Magic and Order Magic. The latter is governed by the laws of the universe, making its magic completely protective and restorative, which keeps it being the ultimate opposite to the Darkhold. The use of the Book of Vishanti is typically to counteract the effects and consequences of the Darkhold on the universe. Rather than universal lawlessness and, well, chaos, this artifact relies on spells and incantations. Having strength like this and not having any terrible drawbacks makes it ultimately stronger than the likes of the Darkhold.

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The Time Ripper

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As seen in Deadpool & Wolverine, the Time Ripper is one of the most fearsome weapons in the entire Marvel multiverse. If one thought a Reset Charge was powerful, they would be astounded by the strength of the Time Ripper. Essentially, what this bad boy is, is the likes of dozens upon dozens of Reset Charges combined into one giant machine. The difference between one Reset Charge and the Time Ripper? That would be the fact that this giant device can prune an entire timeline in one instant.

While Reset Charges take some time to prune a universe, this one can do it immediately. However, that’s not where its power stops, though, as Cassandra Nova (Emma Corrin) showed that in the right (or wrong, depending on who is asked) hands, this device can destroy multiple universes. Her goal was to destroy every timeline in the Marvel multiverse with the Time Ripper, and she almost does until she is stopped by the likes of Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), that is. So, while the MCU typically isn’t good about depicting the power behind Marvel weapons, they also brought to life arguably the strongest weapon in Marvel history, too. That makes up for it, doesn’t it?