Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics)

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==Summary==
Stephen Vincent Strange is the Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth Dimension. Once a materialistic and greedy neurosurgeon, Strange's medical career was left in pieces after a debilitating car accident which severely damaged the nerves of his hands and made him unable to ever conduct an operation again. Consumed by his own pride and self-pity, he started conducting several medical procedures on himself, many of which highly experimental, in a desperate attempt to return to his former glory, which all gave off no significant results and ultimately exhausted all of Strange's fortune over the course of a few months, reducing him to nothing but a derelict roaming around New York's streets.
Eventually, Strange took notice of stories about a Tibetan monk, going by the title of the Ancient One, which was rumored to possess magical powers capable of healing any disease. Being desperate enough to try anything in order to heal his hands, he travelled to the Tibet and met up with the Ancient One in a palace sitting upon isolated, icy mountains, and although haughty and filled with skepticism at first, Strange's introduction to the world of the supernatural humbled his personality, and eventually sparkled him into becoming a disciple of the Ancient One, ultimately resulting in him taking up the mantle of Sorcerer Supreme held by his master, and becoming Earth's primary defender against the supernatural forces which roam beyond normal reality.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , At least , up to at peak with magic, higher with certain Artifacts and Spells
Name: Dr. Stephen Vincent Strange
Origin: Marvel Comics
Gender: Male
Age: Likely 40s - 60s. Several Thousands of Years Old factoring in time travel
Classification: Human, Sorcerer Supreme, former surgeon
Powers and Abilities:
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*Superhuman Physical Characteristics 
*Master of Sorcery on the level of a Sorcerer Supreme, Hellfire & Demonic Magic (While briefly drained of most of his magic power, Strange used Demonic Magic), and Basic Chaos Magic (Has used Chaos Magic in the past)
*Immortality (Type 1. Has evolved past aging after overcoming Death's trials and christening himself as the Avatar of Eternity)
*Martial Arts
*Space Survival
*Weapon Mastery
*Mind Manipulation (Without even using magic, Doctor Strange hypnotized Nightmare)
*Fear Manipulation (Caused a man to become scared of him with just a glance)
*Accelerated Development (Can mentally review a hundred spells and analyze dozens of new magical arts in mere instants)
*Animal Manipulation (Conjured several bees to free him of honey)
*Supernatural Willpower (Held the shards of Galactus's shattered body together with sheer willpower. Doctor Doom compares Strange's willpower to his own)
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*Resistance to Sorcery on the level of a Sorcerer Supreme, Faltine/Dark Dimension Magic (Has fought Dormammu and Umar countless times), Hellfire, Demonic Magic, and Hell-Lord Magic (Has taken hits from demons, even withstanding a blast from an amplified Mephisto without much issue), and Basic Chaos Magic (Due to him having wielded Basic Chaos Magic, he should be able to resist its powers)
*Limited Resistance to Biological Manipulation/Corruption: (The magic parasites already within his body can kill any hostile invading parasites)
*Empathic Manipulation (Fights off Amora the Enchantress's seduction magic)
*Analytical Prediction: (Apalla was unable to properly predict Strange's movements, stating that he had distorted her "time sense")
*Void Manipulation & Existence Erasure (Was fine while in the void that was the "precreation hesitation" which existed before time and space [with his magic likely also protecting Spider-Man after Strange had reassembled both of their bodies]. He and Clea were fine while being in a realm of non-existence. He survived being trapped in a magical cube that was described as a void of pure nothingness and non-being, described as a "place that is not a place", and proceeded to escape from it) 
*Madness Manipulation (. Kept his lucidity and senses intact after witnessing the rebirth of the universe, , where he was unable to rationalize or produce coherent thoughts)
*Illusion Creation and Fear Manipulation (Dispelled D'Spayre's illusions, which could produce a fully-functional replica of the world where Doctor Strange was just a fictional character, and later recovered from his touch of fear, which was implied to have instantly driven many others to insanity in the pastDoctor Strange Vol. 2 #55A group of spirit-like aliens from an alternate dimension sensed that fear was "foreign" to Doctor Strange. Has resisted the nightmare-inducing magics of Nightmare many times) 
*Dream Manipulation: Has fought Nightmare in the latter's own dream realm many times and come out on top)
*Sealing ( with a spell )
*Mind Manipulation (. Overcame the mental manipulation of the Mind Gem, and later shrugged off a man using the Mind Gem's power on him. His mind is protected against interdimensional mind maggots who feed on psychic energy. Even while sleeping, his mind and body are protected by over a dozen spells. Even when Umar used a spell of believability to make Strange believe her lies, Doctor Strange proved immune to it)
*Possession (His body cannot be possessed or controlled by wandering spirits)
*Fire Manipulation (Here)
*Death Manipulation & Soul Manipulation (Was unaffected by being in the Realm of the Old Ones, which was killing Kaluu just from him being there, and he implied it was also threatening his very spirit. Is repeatedly stated to lack part of, if not all of his soul)
** Further Resistance to Death Manipulation (Low 1-A. Death admitted that she cannot take his life by force) 
*Underwater Pressure (As seen here) 
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Attack Potency: Varies. At least Large Planet level (Doctor Doom stated that Strange's magic powers exceeded that of his standard armor even when he'd increased his armor's power reserves tenfoldDoctor Strange: Triumph and Torment) to Low Outerverse level with magic (Fought evenly with Nightmare, and could break his attack spell even while only in his astral form. Nightmare also views him as an equal in power, with Strange stating himself to be Nightmare's equal. Held his own against Dormammu even before becoming Sorcerer Supreme, and forced Dormammu to exert a large deal of energy during their battle despite being inferior in power, and as Sorcerer Supreme his most powerful sorcery could dispel a whirlwind which significantly drained Dormammu's power through its use. While inferior, held his own against Zom, who is stronger than Umar at her peak, Dormammu at his peak, or Eternity. When enraged, easily overpowered the mystic warlord Tiboro (even stating that he could kill Tiboro whenever he wanted if he so wished) and was willing to take on Umar as well without issue, with Tiboro himself being portrayed as comparable to Umar and also being entirely unafraid of the Dweller in Darkness, who is comparable to Nightmare), higher with certain Artifacts and Spells (Capable of channeling the power of, and summoning Cosmic Entities such as Lord Chaos and Master Order, having done so in order to and The In-Betweener, Eternity himself, causing him to and . - who claimed to be "not even finite" and Mephisto and Satannish in power and scope, rendering them akin to "mice in a great temple" - allowing him to fight evenly against Shuma-Gorath. Temporarily achieved a balance of power against The Infinity Gauntlet )
Speed: At least Massively FTL+ (Comparable to the Ancient One, who reacted to Umar's in a microsecond, and Baron Mordo whose power was used to fuel an incantation which sent him hurling across countless dimensions, at a speed which "defies mortal calculation". With the Scroll of Watoomb, he could instantly return after Adam Warlock sent him to the edge of the universe through the Infinity Gauntlet. Has fought and reacted to Mephisto on multiple occasionsInfamous Iron Man #12Doctor Strange: Triumph and Torment. Reacted to Borgo, a perfect copy of the Silver Surfer), up to Immeasurable at peak (Held his own against Dormammu in the Dark Dimension even before becoming Sorcerer Supreme, and forced Dormammu to exert a large deal of energy during their battle despite being inferior in power. Reflected a blast from Umar while she was in the Dark Dimension. Fought evenly with Nightmare) with magic, higher with certain artifacts and spells (When he had the power of Lord Chaos and Master Order, overwhelmed The In-Betweener). Omnipresent state of existence across the universe Eternity
Lifting Strength: At least Multi-Stellar (Could telekinetically hold and manipulate the black hole resulting from Stygyro's star-form exploding into a supernova, hurling it at the Wheel of Change. Even after becoming exhausted due to fighting in Hell for over two days and being nearly driven insane, ), possibly Immeasurable at peak (Using all of his strength, Strange's Astral Form resisted the pull of a weakened Dormammu and was even pulling him into the Earth Dimension)
Striking Strength: Large Building level (Fought evenly with Morbius without using magic. Held his own in a hand-to-hand fight against a demonically-possessed Wolverine, who is stated to have his power amplified by those demons), far higher with magic (Was able to stagger two Mindless Ones in the Dark Dimension with a kick)
Durability: Large Building level physically (Took hits from Morbius and a demonically-amplified Wolverine), At least Galaxy level with Forcefields (The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak defended his physical body from a supernova at point-blank range. Can hold back the power of Borgo, a perfect clone of the Silver Surfer created out of the latter's own energy. , , only leaving him stunned due to the impact of the blast), Up to Low Outerverse level at peak (Survived a psychic blow from Umar when she caught him off-guard after he momentarily put his magic shield down. Withstood beatings from the Mindless Ones in the Dark Dimension and blocked their beams with the Cloak of Levitation, and this was during a period in the comics when the Mindless Ones were still portrayed as a threat to Dormammu himself, Took a blast without any shielding from a serious and Hell-amplified Mephisto who was also amplified above his normal Hell-amplified self "a thousand-fold") and with his strongest forcefields (Strange's forcefields managed to shield him from the battle between Dormammu and Eternity, one which Strange said threatened to destroy both Dormammu and Eternity and was also stated to have caused a "transdimensional holocaust", with Dormammu confirming Strange's shields saving him from the clash. He and Clea using magic forcefields managed to shield against Dormammu's attack which was further amplified by him drawing on the Dark Dimension for power, and they would've overpowered Dormammu together with their forcefields had Baron Mordo not sneak-attacked them. Blocked multiple attacks from a serious and Hell-amplified Mephisto who was also amplified above his normal Hell-amplified self "a thousand-fold"), higher with certain Artifacts and Spells (Capable of uniting his being with Eternity through the Eye of Agamotto, and vastly increase his magical abilities by merging with, or drawing power from beings as powerful as Arioch and Shuma-Gorath. Capable of imbuing his magic with the power of Cosmic Entities such as Lord Chaos and Master Order, allowing him to stand up to, and even overwhelm the likes of The In-Betweener)
Stamina: Superhuman (He once fought supernatural forces for days on end without sleep. He fought an army for Doombots for days alongside Clea and Isaac Newton.)
Range: At least Planetary, Varies up to Low Outerversal at his peak and with his most powerful spells and artifacts
Standard Equipment: Normally wields the Cloak of Levitation and the Eye of Agamotto, as well as countless magical artifacts which he has amassed during his long time as Sorcerer Supreme.
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (The most powerful sorcerer in his universe, fought for thousands of years in a magical war, created his own forms of magic and mastered nearly every single one of its forms present across existence. The leading authority on magic and mystical related subjects, highly skilled in hand-to-hand combat, and possesses a vast amount of experience regarding nearly every conceivable type of foe)
Weaknesses: Becomes considerably weakened without his magical artifacts.
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