Originally posted by Glorificus
Well if Hood with Mind Gem beat Xavier when he had absolutely no training or experience with using it properly, then Xavier with Mind Gem and some time to learn how to use it should mean he stomps.
Oh yea, completely forgot about Bendis' arc. Xavier wins, as it's not difficult to access the Gems power. I was stuck in the Infinity Watch era.
Originally posted by zopzop
WTF? Moondragon, herself an accomplished telepath, only managed to stalemate Prof. X when she had the Mind Gem. The Gems are trash without the backing of the Power Gem.Odin all day, every day.
that feat seems to confirm that when all things are equal
xavier > moondragon
the hood was able to defeat xavier because he had the backing of more than just the mind gem iirc.
Originally posted by OneDumbG0
^ I don't remember that happening. Either way, while the Mind Gem might fluctuate, it's clearly got the power when used right. Hell, when it's used wrong, a non-telepath defeated Xavier outright.
In a Quasar issue during Infinity War. They both fought off each others mental probes and blocked their team mates from each others mental powers. If the Gem was all that, she should have stomped him but she didn't.