Doom has done decent enough against Classic Strange as well, and while Strange has steadily been nerfed through the years, Doom, conversely, has only been getting more formidable.
There's also that to consider as well as, according to the Children's Crusade, Doom's magic is superior to Strange's own. And Strange himself has conceded Doom's knowledge of the dark arts exceeds his own.
Lets be honest: Doom treated Strange like he was a weak feeb in the scene Jake posted. And *technically* that scene took place in the classic era, which means Strange was *technically* at his magical peak, while Doom was *technically* at his magical low. Since then, Doom has improved astronomically as a sorcerer-- so *technically* Doom should be able to tool Strange pretty casually with his current powerset.
marquis of death run. He spent quite some time as the Marquis apprentice and while Marquis may not have been magic based he sure as hell taught doom quite a bit of applicable knowledge.
Maybe it's just me but I actually find it very hard getting a definitive lock on just how compare, yes you can find scans that says Doom is stronger but the door certainly also swings the other way.
I don't recall the exact situation but I recall Doom saying that Strange clearly bested him in sorcery and he had to close that advantage by technological might. There is also the incident when they fought together in "Dr. Strange/Dr. Doom: Triumph and Torment" and Doom iirc lost.
BTW I'd like to see scans of Strange stating Dooms knowledge of the dark arts surpasses his. That statement holds no weight anyway because Doom has yet to demonstrate (on panel) the amount of power utilizing it like Strange has. Doc has temporarily destroyed a demon of the highest order (Shuma Gorath) with it.
Doom was schooled by Doc as well so there's that.
That scan has no credibility. Why? Because in the same arc, Magneto states that Wanda is superior to Doom
Power levels were all over the place. Doc curbstomped Wanda in Avengers Disassembled. If we take these fabricated character statements (which I won't) to coincide with what's depicted on panel, then it would be Strange>>Doom>>Wanda.
In every way shape form and fashion as far as sorcery. Doom even flat out admits it. Even when amping his armor he still falls short.
If it wasn't for Docs shield, Doom would've been toast when they fought Mephisto. He freed Cynthia Von Dooms soul at the same time while it was being erected. Doom was basically just a bystander.
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