Marvel Cinematic Universe

Wanda Maximoff - the Scarlet Witch

Wanda Maximoff - the Scarlet Witch

Wanda Maximoff is a native of Sokovia who, along with her twin brother Pietro, acquired superpowers through HYDRA experiments involving the Mind Stone in Loki’s Scepter. Pietro gained superhuman speed, while Wanda developed psionic abilities including telekinesis and mind manipulation. Initially allying with Ultron for revenge against Tony Stark, they switched sides upon learning Ultron’s plan to eradicate humanity, joining the Avengers. Pietro died in the Battle of Sokovia, but Wanda continued as an Avenger.

Physical Attributes - Reactions

  • Deflects an incoming Ultron-Bot. (source) (AoU)
  • Reacts to automatic gunfire and erects a shield. (source) (CW)
  • Reacts to an explosion and contains it before the blast reaches Captain America. (source) (CW)
  • Blocks Black Panther’s attack on the Winter Soldier at the last second by seizing his hand. (source) (CW)
  • Reacts to successive weapons strikes from Proxima Midnight. (source) (IW)

Physical Attributes - Durability

  • Quickly recovers after being blasted through a storefront by Proxima’s spear. (source) (IW)
  • Gets blasted by Proxima’s spear, propelling her a good distance, but blocks the strike and continues fighting. (source) (IW)
  • Takes a third blast from Proxima’s spear while airborne, crashing through a glass window. (source) (IW)
  • Takes a punch to the head from superhumanly strong Proxima, gets bruised but remains conscious, recovering after two minutes. (source) (IW)
  • Gets knocked off her feet by Sanctuary II’s missile concussive force, but rejoins the battlefield after two and a half minutes. (source) (EG)
  • Hawkeye puts her out of action with a taser to the head, but she recovers quickly. (source) ([Limitation] AoU)
  • War Machine’s sonic cannon interrupts and incapacitates her. (source) ([Limitation] CW)
  • Thanos knocks her out cold with minimal effort, but she regains consciousness in under five minutes. (source) ([Limitation] IW)

Psionic Powers

  • Manipulates psionic energy via neuro-electrical interface. (source) (AoU)
  • Manipulates matter on a micro-cellular level via telekinesis and influences neural activity via telepathy. (source) (AoU P)
  • Conjures physical projections of psionic energy that she can shape. (source) (CW)
  • Powers are a chaotic form of magic, less precise due to lack of training compared to Doctor Strange. (source) (KF interview)
  • Powers manifest in amorphous energy formations. (source) (CW)
  • Powers share similar energy signature with the Mind Stone. (source) (IW)
  • Taps into Mind Stone to control Vision’s density, forcing him to phase, increasing density, and blasting him through the facility. (source) (CW)
  • Scepter may have awakened latent powers in the twins. (source) (AoU P & VD)

Telekinesis - Telekinetic Power

  • Collides wooden blocks at high speeds with a gesture. (source) (WS)
  • Stops an off-rail train from moving further. (source) (AoU)
  • Pulls apart Ultron-Bots from the waist up. (source) (AoU)
  • Tears open Ultron’s vibranium chest to extract his processor. (source) (AoU)
  • Tears apart a gigantic replica of Ultron. (source) (RtW)
  • Boosts Captain America onto the third floor of a building. (source) (CW)
  • Contains Crossbones’ explosion and whisks him eight stories up to release it. (source) (CW)
  • Pulls down over a dozen cars from a parking garage onto Iron Man, overwhelming him. (source) (CW)
  • Flings concrete chunks and vehicles at Spider-Man. (source) (CW)
  • Slows a falling air traffic control tower for safe passage, interrupted by War Machine. (source) (CW)
  • Catches Proxima’s spear and hurls her through a burning truck, exploding it. (source) (IW)
  • Halts Threshers, lifts and hurls them into Outriders, splitting them. (source) (IW)
  • Lifts two massive debris clusters and sends them towards Thanos. (source) (EG)
  • Blocks Thanos’ downward strike with one hand and blasts his sword away. (source) (EG)
  • Lifts Thanos and rocks, peeling off his armor, forcing him to call an airstrike. (source) (EG)
  • Holds a Leviathan by its jaw and steers it away from Valkyrie. (source) (EG)

Telekinesis - Telekinetic Skill

  • Closes doors without hand gestures. (source) (AoU)
  • Contorts metal bars from train walls to form a barricade. (source) (AoU)
  • Assembles a house of playing cards. (source) (RtW)
  • Immobilizes a soldier and launches him into Falcon’s path. (source) (CW)
  • Draws toxic gas from a building, shatters windows, and vents it safely. (source) (CW)
  • Flings a kitchen knife at Hawkeye but stops it inches from his face upon realizing he’s not a threat. (source) (CW)
  • Intercepts strikes from combatants by pinioning limbs and tossing them. (source) (CW)
  • Tags War Machine in flight with debris. (source) (CW)
  • Repairs Vision’s damaged tissue and vibranium to heal him. (source) (IW)
  • Uses telekinesis in close combat to block and parry strikes without contact. (source) (IW & EG)
  • Projects telekinesis to cushion landings. (source) (IW)
  • Levitate herself: glides over a bridge. (source) (CW)
  • Levitate herself: leaps 20+ feet in the air. (source) (CW)
  • Levitate herself and Vision over Edinburgh City Chambers. (source) (IW)
  • Launches herself with Vision using one hand thrust. (source) (IW)
  • Sustained flight. (source) (EG)
  • Simultaneously levitates while moving objects. (source) (EG)
  • Reaches high altitudes without projecting energy from hands. (source) (EG)

Energy Projection - Energy Attacks

  • Tags Captain America with a blast faster than he can block with his shield. (source) (AoU)
  • Blows up an Ultron-Bot with an energy projectile, destroying two others in the blast radius. (source) (AoU)
  • Fires an energy bolt bisecting an Ultron-Bot and hitting two others. (source) (AoU)
  • Fires a single energy bolt through five Ultron-Bots, suspending and destroying them. (source) (AoU)
  • Dismantles five Ultron-Bots in quick succession. (source) (AoU)
  • One-shots an Ultron-Bot. (source) (AoU)
  • Disintegrates 7-8 Ultron-Bots with an AOE blast due to grief. (source) (AoU)
  • Blasts Corvus Glaive through a window. (source) (IW)
  • Destroys the Mind Stone in under two minutes while holding back Thanos with five Infinity Stones using a separate beam. (source) (IW)
  • Staggers Thanos with repeated energy blasts. (source) (EG)
  • Blasts Thanos’ sword out of his hands, breaking it. (source) (EG)
  • Takes out multiple Thanos’ army members with an explosive projectile, including a Chitauri Gorilla. (source) (EG)

Energy Projection - Energy Barriers

  • Blocks and deflects an incoming Ultron-Bot. (source) (AoU)
  • Constructs shields to protect civilians from Ultron-Bots’ weapons, though they break after repeated blasts. (source) (AoU)
  • Shields herself from automatic gunfire. (source) (CW)
  • Forms a barrier behind herself while focusing forward, multitasking. (source) (CW)
  • Shields from a missile from Sanctuary II, knocked back by concussive force. (source) (EG)

Telepathy

  • Views images inside Iron Man’s head. (source) (AoU)
  • Reads Ultron’s consciousness through Vision’s body, revealing motives. (source) (AoU)
  • Senses Pietro’s death from another location as if firsthand. (source) (AoU)
  • Feels the Mind Stone’s energy through Vision but senses him instead. (source) (IW)
  • Cannot read Ultron’s mind in his upgraded body. (source) ([Limitation] AoU)

Mental Manipulation

  • Forces Iron Man to experience a nightmarish vision of Avengers’ death and Earth’s doom. (source) (AoU)
  • Incapacitates half the Avengers with visions of fears, desires, and traumas. (source) (AoU)
  • Makes Thor witness Asgard’s destruction at his hands. (source) (AoU)
  • Shows Captain America an alternate 1940s life. (source) (AoU)
  • Forces Black Widow to relive Red Room training. (source) (AoU)
  • Makes Bruce Banner go berserk and rampage. (source) (AoU)
  • Frees Dr. Cho from Mind Stone’s influence. (source) (AoU)
  • Compels Slovakian citizens to evacuate the city by projecting energy into homes. (source) (AoU)
  • Hawkeye counters her mind control attempt due to prior experience. (source) ([Limitation] AoU)

Limits

  • Powers channeled through hand gestures; can be restrained with restricted movement, like a straitjacket and shock collar on the Raft. (source) (CW)
  • Bruce Banner interrupts and restrains her with a headlock, but she blasts him off. (source) (AoU)

Misc

  • Trained in hand-to-hand combat, reconnaissance, undercover work, and accent masking by Captain America and Black Widow. (source) (AoU)
  • Plays the acoustic guitar. (source) (CW)
  • Ability to alter reality by manipulating molecular polarity. (source) (CW deleted scene)
  • Could have single-handedly killed Thanos without reinforcements. (source) (KF Comic Con interview)
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