Marvel is most well known for its iconic superheroes, but let’s face it. We’re all suckers for a great super villain. Few of Marvel’s villains are villains for the mere sake of being evil. Most of the time they have tragic back stories have been greatly wronged by the hero who became their arch nemesis, or are disillusioned with heroes, gods, or the universe as a whole.

As a result, we tend to get villains who are sometimes even more complex and interesting than superheroes. Meanwhile, over the years, Marvel has created some villains whose power are simply unfathomable, Thanos with the infinity stones can wipe out half of the population in all galaxies with a snap of his fingers.

Gore, the God butcher can take down numerous gods with his necrosword, and Galactus can destroy entire planets to sustain his life force. Marvels villains push the limits of our imaginations about how powerful one being or entity can be. Here are the most powerful villains in the Marvel universe ranked from pretty powerful to the most powerful.

10. GORE, GOD BUTCHER.

An adversary of the great Norse God, Thor. Gore, the God butcher is a curious case of a victim, trying to get back at his culprits, stranded on a planet with scarce resources. Gore sees all of his family members die one after another because of famine. But when his last son agar dies in his arms, gore starts believing that there are no gods in the world.

Being exiled by his traditional community, Gore ends up in the duel between two gods and seeing as one is about to meet his end, he takes the weapon of the one winning stabs in with it and kills the other God as well. This marks the beginning of his revenge plan against all gods in the universe. In the Thor comics, gore stands out as a villain who isn’t a God or a deity, but a simple human.

It’s the concept of atheism taken to the extreme when all the atheist wants to do is ignore the concept of God or to kill the concept of God altogether.

9. ULTRON

Ultron as a robot created by Hank Pym and the comics who became self-aware, ultron was voiced by James Spader in Avengers. Utron is a very unique and powerful super Villa.

After becoming sentient, he rebelled against him and brainwashed him into forgetting Ultron ever existed. Then he set about upgrading himself until he reached his most optimal level of power. Ultron is also largely composed of adamantium- a man made steel alloy that is virtually indestructible.

8. THANOS.

The mad Titan himself, the collector of infinity stones and the Wilder of the heart of the universe, the Marvel cinematic universe depicted him in a gray light, neither good nor evil, but that isn’t really what makes him the mad Titan. Originally, he went off on the quest of killing half of the living beings in the whole world, not because of concern for living and dying, but because he wanted to impress his beloved. That’s what makes him mad. Like we say, love makes people do stupid things. Thanos also did a stupid thing in love, killing off half of the universe.

7. CYTTORAK.

Cyttorak is a powerful, mystical entity that powers the juggernaut through the crimson gem of cyttorak. Cyttorak has existed as a deity for thousands of years and was once worshipped on earth.

However, unknown circumstances led to him being banished to the Crimson, cosmos, seeking an avatar. He created the Crimson gem and sent it to earth. Anyone who touches it transforms into the juggernaut. Cyttorak is one of the strongest magical beings in the Marvel universe. His magic is so powerful that even sourcers like Dr. Strange invoke his name in their chants. Meanwhile, utilizing cyttorak power transforms the juggernaut into one of the most physically strong beings on earth.

6. GALACTUS.

The devour of planets was just a human in the last edition of the multiverse, being the only survivor of that era. He was granted the power cosmic.

Now, if you have read any comics related to Galactus, you know, that he is feared by many, but also has been defeated a lot of times. Well, that is the reason why he doesn’t fare well when it comes to the strongest villain category. But if there is one thing that makes them very formidable against his enemies is the fear that he built before even meeting his foes. The name Galactus has now been synonymous with the coming of death destruction and end.

5. DARK PHOENIX

Dark Phoenix, one of the darkest nightmares for the X-Men time. The dark Phoenix is an entity that gives any individual that wields it an incredible power. While there are cases when the Phoenix force has been used for good, like the time when hope summers was able to control it and wield it to knock down the spell of the Scarlet witch and give powers back to the mutant race. Some of the most remarkable instances of the Phoenix are the ones where it overpowered the user and unleashed fury.

4. Dr. DOOM

Dr. Doom, the mastermind to outmaneuver the best of brains. Dr. Doom is on this list solely for his brains, the smartest villain on this list. He was once the holder of the Beyonder’s power when beyonder was foolish enough to bring Dr. Doom to his secret wars battlefield. He should have known the boundaries that doom is willing to cross for power. Created to reflect the worst kind of intellect in humanity. He is the reflection of real life baddies who are able to topple democracies and overthrow the monarchy to get what they want.

3. BEYONDER

Beyonder, not exactly a villain, but always causing mischief and turmoil for the heroes. Beyonder is a being that is a part of an otherworldly race known as beyonders. He was brought to this world through a ray that was searching for vibranium in the Galaxy, but whatever his reason for coming, his presence changed the whole turn of earth’s mightiest heroes.

When he was observing life on earth, he got fascinated by the small creatures living a life unknown to everything around him. While also being a part of that universe, the existence of such creatures led the beyonder to run an experiment that would go down as Marvel’s best comic story.

2. LEGION.

An off again on again hero and villain. Legion is the name of the collective consciousness of David Haller, the son of Charles Xavier. Being the son of such a powerful mutant. He also gained psionic abilities, but one incident in his early teens would define him forever. When a group of terrorists infiltrate his hometown and killed his stepfather in front of his eyes.

David had an outburst of psionic energy, which rendered him vulnerable to all the astral energies in the area around him. This incident led to dissociative mental disorder in David’s mind.

1. VOID.

From one alter ego to another, the hero known as sentry is a sentient with the power of a thousand suns in his mere fist. What happens when he loses control over his powers, an overpowered evil. That is exactly what void is, a being created out of the imbalance that sentry’s power creates in his head. One time when the century was a part of the dark avengers, he got so out of control and manipulated by the whims of Norman Osborne that he destroyed Asgard.