Dr. Strange vs Nicol Bolas

[GuardianAngel1911-Admin]

Okay this is it possibly the biggest 1 on 1 duel we've ever had on this site, a battle that makes Superman vs Asura look like fleas trying to kill each other. This battle takes place in a transdimensional plane of existence somewhere between everywhere and nowhere just south of somewhere because...lets face it these guys cross planes of existence the way we cross the street so who cares. They start on an uninhabited earthlike planet among alien pyramid temple ruins because..why the hell not? So Dr. Strange the Sorcerer Supreme and Master of Magic of Marvel Earth 616 vs Nicol Bolas the Mighty Planeswalker, both are titans of the mystic arts who make physics their bitch, but only one will survive this duel as they entered it. Who will it be?

[draco]

Well, I know Nicol Bolas pretty well and not too much on strange. But Nicol Bolas can pretty much infinitely summon up creatures from nowhere and cast spells as long as he has connection to the Blind Eternities (IIRC). Plus, IIRC, he can project himself through multiple planes of existence so that he doesn't have to fight them directly.

[GuardianAngel1911-Admin]

Strange is also capable of transcending planes both projecting and physicall, and is a master of magic. He's able to steal power from multiple universal and multiversal beings and can destroy entire worlds.

[draco]

Alright, he's the layout on Nicol Bolas that I know of... I don't know everything though.

He has power in three colors of magic that he draws upon from the Blind Eternities which is another dimension that even Planeswalkers cant stay in for long and the Elderazi (Plane-eaters) live in. He controls Blue, Black, and red magics.

Blue has to do with the mind, shattering a persons memories and their mental capacity or making themselves smarter by seeing the future and searching their deepest memories for something long forgotten.

Red exceeds in causing damage, able to destroy landmasses, cause direct damage to an enemy planeswalker, ect

Black is all about stealing life and sacrificing life to destroy.

Personally, in this fight I would see his mastery over blue being the most effective. Able to shatter and destroy minds or degrade them slowly as well as controlling how events play out...

[GuardianAngel1911-Admin]

I'll bring some feats for Strange when I find them but Strange has very similar abilities and masteries and then some.

[draco]

Before anything, 'spells' that Strange casts can be countered by blue spells. Negate, Cancel, and many many others that can be used to his own advantage and his enemies disadvantage.

Also, he can give himself Omniscience.

gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=288937&type=card

A planeswalker's hand is basically their memories. But considering the card name that means he's All-Knowing from the start.

[GuardianAngel1911-Admin]

I'll start by backing up what I said he's capable of

Traveling across multiple planes of existence


Draws power from Order and Chaos the abstracts that created the In-Betweener and then turning the In-Betweener's own power on him


Now to show what he's capable of

Knocks out a hungry Galactus by making him see the pain and suffering of every life he's destroyed, Strange has gotten more powerful since that day and recently got a large boost in power.



a minor spell from a weakened Dr. Strange takes out a dozen Frost Giants


Stalemated Adam Warlock who had the Infinity Gauntlet for a time, again back before his recent power upgrades, and without even stealing power from any entities. An impressive feat no matter how you slice it because it's infinite power.



Destroys an entire dimension


A pissed off Eternity, an embodiment of the universe brings a young version of Sorcerer Supreme Ancient One to fight Strange, Strange proceeds to rip shards of time out of Eternity and use them to age the Ancient One to a point where he knew Strange. Eternity then reveals that Strange was in a weakened state.



going to keep looking for his feats but it's hard to find intact scans