Yes and No. In Ragnarok, Strange had the benefit of prep and foreknowledge that Loki didn't have. And while I'm convinced that Strange is capable of much bigger magical acts, he's also slower on the draw and far weaker physically than Loki. In fact other than bfr, I can't really see how Strange can beat Loki. And for bfr to work Strange needs a few seconds of prep... seconds that he might not have when trying to dodge daggers.
I don't recall Strange receiving a message saying that Loki was going to be on Earth 2 days before! Which means that Strange detected Loki the moment he stepped on Earth. It also means he was able to create a pocket dimension on the same spot where Loki was standing!
Doesn't matter how physically powerful Loki is. Strange's magic could even defeat the Hulk if need be!
You do know that prep doesn't need to be measured in days to be considered prep right?
If Strange knew that Loki was on earth as soon as Loki got to earth then Strange had at least a minute of prep when Thor and Loki were talking in front of the demolished building, then Strange spent another few seconds building the portal in Loki's feet before actually getting it to open. All this done when Loki had no idea he was being attacked. That's prep time.
Then Strange went through a bunch of books in the sanctum figuring out how to open the portal to Norway then opened it before he dropped Loki. So when Loki decided to attack the portal had already been opened (again with a lot of prep) and all Strange needed to do was move the portal in on Loki.
In short, Dr. Strange had the benefit of being able to prepare his attacks even before Loki was aware of them. That's some pretty concrete prep.
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Last edited by FrothByte on Dec 4th, 2017 at 04:31 PM
I don't think it really matters. The mind gem is great for making puppet armies and subterfuge but in a straight up fight it doesn't really add anything for Loki. If he's already close enough to Strange to touch him with the stone/staff to brainwash him then he'd be better off just putting a knife through his heart.
The only real advantage is that the scepter can make for some pretty powerful energy blasts but compared to the time gem's ability, that's a pretty crappy swap in a straight up fight.
Ok let's start simple: What's the fastest we've seen Dr. Strange open a portal? And I'm talking about a scene where we actually see him start to make a portal to when he completes it, so don't give me a feat of where the portal is already open without us seeing how he did it.
And then tell me how fast Loki makes illusions and throws knives.
P.S. - I'm not disputing that Strange is a more powerful magic user. I'm saying Loki's skills give him the advantage in a straight up fight.
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Last edited by FrothByte on Dec 4th, 2017 at 11:37 PM
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