Can I use any version of Michael Korvac I want or is there one you had in mind?
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If Galactus gets depowered that still doesn't change the fact Korvac one-shotted an Elder, resisted -while depowered- a Cosmic Cube that had made Thor the Red Skull's slave and scared the hell out of Karina in what may as well be his weakest version. Galactus and Korvac never actually duke it out anyways, so yes, if you must believe so to respect his feats, Korvac is above Galactus.
Also, killing the Collector in his 'old man' form is not hugely impressive, since that form is virtually powerless. He has to shift forms to be on par with an upper tier Elder like the Grandmaster.
He did not seem 'Galactus level' when he fought the Avengers.
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The Avengers didn't do anything to Korvac during that battle, it was just an extension of Galactus being toppled by the Thing.
The closest incarnation to that one (What if Korvac) effortlessly resurrected every Avengers, bfrd SS, Dark Phoenix and Classic Strange and blocked the Gateways to other dimensions -and Odin couldn't do anything about it-.
Measuring every incarnation separately is hard because he has few showings, we know that a weaker version was above Karina -half elder- and fought off a Cosmic Cube. Everything points out to above Elder at least.