15 Marvel Characters More Powerful Than Thor (MCU & Comics Ranked)

15 Marvel Characters More Powerful Than Thor (MCU & Comics Ranked)

Thor Odinson, the Norse God of Thunder, is one of Marvel’s mightiest heroes. With his enchanted hammer Mjolnir (or axe Stormbreaker), he can summon lightning, survive in space, and smash mountains with his fists. He’s even fought universe-threatening villains like Thanos and Hela. But Marvel’s comics and movies introduce beings who operate on a cosmic or metaphysical level—entities that control reality, erase timelines, or exist as forces of nature. These characters don’t just hit harder than Thor; they rewrite the rules of existence itself. Below are 15 Marvel figures whose power makes Thor look like a rookie Avenger.


1. Galactus

Powers and Feats:

  • Power Cosmic: Galactus doesn’t need weapons. He can teleport planets, resurrect the dead, or create black holes with a wave of his hand.
  • Planet Devourer: He eats worlds to survive, draining their energy to sustain his godlike form.
  • Survival: Even when “killed,” Galactus reforms because he’s essential to the universe’s balance.

Why Thor Can’t Compete:
Thor once fought Galactus in Thor #161-162 and lost badly. Mjolnir’s lightning barely tickled him. Galactus later spared Asgard only because Odin begged him—proving even gods fear his hunger.


2. The Living Tribunal

Powers and Feats:

  • Multiversal Judge: This three-faced being ensures no universe grows too powerful. It can delete entire realities if they break its rules.
  • Absolute Authority: In Infinity Gauntlet, it forced Thanos to share the Infinity Stones’ power because “balance” mattered more than Thanos’ will.

Why Thor Can’t Compete:
The Tribunal isn’t a villain to fight—it’s a cosmic rulebook. Thor’s strength means nothing against a being that can erase him (and his entire timeline) from existence.


3. Franklin Richards

Powers and Feats:

  • Reality Warping: As a child, Franklin created a pocket universe to save his family. As an adult, he rebuilt the multiverse after Secret Wars.
  • Energy Manipulation: He can turn enemies into toys or shield planets from supernovas.

Why Thor Can’t Compete:
In Fantastic Four Vol 3 #45, Franklin made Mjolnir vanish during a game. Thor’s power relies on magic and muscle—Franklin rewrites reality on a whim.


4. Thanos (With the Infinity Gauntlet)

Powers and Feats:

  • Infinity Stones: The Gauntlet lets him control time, space, reality, souls, minds, and energy.
  • Universal Reset: In Infinity Gauntlet, he erased half of all life in the universe (including Thor) with a snap.

Why Thor Can’t Compete:
Even when Thor nearly killed him in Infinity War, Thanos used the Time Stone to undo his wounds. With the Gauntlet, Thanos isn’t just stronger—he’s untouchable.


5. The One Above All (TOAA)

Powers and Feats:

  • Omnipotence: TOAA is Marvel’s version of God. It created the multiverse and decides every character’s fate.
  • Beyond Logic: In Fantastic Four #511, it appeared as writer Jack Kirby, breaking the fourth wall.

Why Thor Can’t Compete:
TOAA isn’t a character—it’s the idea of Marvel’s creators. Thor exists because TOAA allows it. Fighting it would be like a comic panel trying to punch the artist.


6. Eternity

Powers and Feats:

  • Embodiment of the Universe: Eternity is the Marvel Universe—every star, planet, and living being is part of its body.
  • Wish Granter: In Thor: Love and Thunder, Eternity could fulfill any wish (like resurrecting Jane Foster).

Why Thor Can’t Compete:
Thor is just one tiny speck in Eternity’s infinite form. Even Odin once merged with Eternity to gain cosmic wisdom—something Thor can’t replicate.


7. The Phoenix Force

Powers and Feats:

  • Cosmic Fire: The Phoenix can burn galaxies to ash and rebirth them. Jean Grey (as Dark Phoenix) once destroyed a star system by accident.
  • Unlimited Energy: In Avengers vs. X-Men, it overpowered Thor, Iron Man, and Captain America at once.

Why Thor Can’t Compete:
When the Phoenix possessed Cyclops, it melted Mjolnir and knocked Thor out cold. Thor’s lightning is a spark compared to the Phoenix’s supernova-level heat.


8. The Celestials

Powers and Feats:

  • Planet-Sized Power: Celestials like Arishem judge civilizations. Their mere arrival in Eternals caused earthquakes and storms.
  • Universe Creation: They’ve built galaxies and seeded life across planets.

Why Thor Can’t Compete:
Thor’s axe Stormbreaker can hurt Celestials, but their armor is tougher than Uru metal. In The Ultimates, a Celestial casually backhanded Thor into space.


9. Dormammu

Powers and Feats:

  • Timeless Entity: Dormammu lives in the Dark Dimension, where time doesn’t exist.
  • Reality Warping: He feeds on entire dimensions to grow stronger.

Why Thor Can’t Compete:
Thor needs time to swing his hammer. Dormammu exists outside time—Thor’s strength is useless here. Even Doctor Strange only “beat” him by annoying him into leaving.


10. The Beyonder

Powers and Feats:

  • Beyond Cosmic Laws: The Beyonder created Battleworld (a patchwork planet of stolen cities) for fun.
  • Childlike Power: In Secret Wars, he made heroes and villains fight like toys, reviving them when they died.

Why Thor Can’t Compete:
The Beyonder sees Thor’s godly power as a joke. In Secret Wars II, he erased a universe just to test his own limits.

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11. The Beyonders

Powers and Feats:

  • Multiverse Killers: These aliens slaughtered cosmic entities (Eternity, Infinity, etc.) during Secret Wars (2015).
  • Unfathomable Tech: Their weapons can collapse entire realities.

Why Thor Can’t Compete:
Thor struggles to beat one villain. The Beyonders killed all of Marvel’s cosmic gods at once. Even Odin wouldn’t stand a chance.


12. Molecule Man (Owen Reece)

Powers and Feats:

  • Molecular Control: He can disassemble planets or turn air into gold.
  • Reality Architect: In Secret Wars, he helped Doctor Doom rebuild the multiverse.

Why Thor Can’t Compete:
Mjolnir is made of molecules—Owen could turn it into confetti. Thor’s strength is irrelevant against someone who controls the building blocks of matter.


13. Knull

Powers and Feats:

  • God of Symbiotes: Created Venom, Carnage, and All-Black the Necrosword (used by Gorr in Love and Thunder).
  • Celestial Slayer: Knull decapitated a Celestial and used its head as a forge.

Why Thor Can’t Compete:
Thor needed help to defeat Gorr, who was just wielding Knull’s leftover weapon. Knull himself butchered armies of gods and dragons.


14. The Chaos King

Powers and Feats:

  • God-Eater: Mikaboshi (Greek mythology’s void) fused with a god to become Chaos King. He devoured pantheons in Chaos War.
  • Universal Destruction: He nearly erased all existence, including Asgard.

Why Thor Can’t Compete:
Thor needed every god (Greek, Egyptian, Japanese, etc.) to team up against him. Alone, Thor’s lightning couldn’t even slow him down.


15. The Black Winter

Powers and Feats:

  • Universe-Ender: A force that destroys realities to make way for new ones. Galactus is its herald.
  • Thor’s Nightmare: In Thor: The Black Winter, it nearly killed Thor and Loki.

Why Thor Can’t Compete:
The Black Winter isn’t evil—it’s a natural disaster. Thor survived by tricking it, not overpowering it. Even gods can’t stop entropy.


Conclusion: Thor’s Limits in a Cosmic Universe

Thor is a powerhouse, but Marvel’s universe is filled with abstract beings and forces that operate on a scale beyond gods. These characters don’t just hit harder—they control time, rewrite reality, or exist as concepts (like death or entropy). While Thor can punch a spaceship in half or survive a supernova, he can’t snap a universe out of existence or eat planets for breakfast. That’s what makes Marvel’s cosmic hierarchy so fascinating: even gods have their limits.

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