Scarlet Witch is one of the most powerful superheroes in Marvel Comics. However, she has a complicated and often heartbreaking history in the Marvel Universe. Her twin brother is Quicksilver, her (contested) father is Magneto, and she's spent time with the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, the Avengers, and even a little time with the X-Men.

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Her powers largely lay in the realm of magic, but it's a bit more complex than that. Her sorcerous abilities are a result of her genetics, and whether that's because she's a mutant or because of the High Evolutionary's experiments is up for debate. Regardless, she's performed some stunning feats over the years, yet some of those powers haven't made repeat appearances.

8 Altering And Instigating Weather Patterns

Scarlet Witch AXIS Wanda Maximoff

In one way or another, virtually all of Wanda's powers stem from her ability to perform magic. It's simply a matter of spells that she often chooses to use. Some of those spells are shockingly powerful, leaving fans to wonder why the Scarlet Witch doesn't use them more often.

One such spell allowed the Scarlet Witch to control the weather. For instance, Wanda called a rainstorm into existence while on a trip to a vineyard in Spain. This means that Wanda has a power comparable to that of Thor or Storm from the X-Men.

7 Manipulation Of Machines And Robots

Vision and Scarlet Witch driving in a car

Many fantasy settings – superhero-themed or otherwise – put magic and technology at odds. Magic is wild, unpredictable, and defies logic, and technology is cold, logical, and plays by very specific rules. Despite that, Wanda has exhibited the ability to manipulate machinery and androids.

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A famous example is her corruption of Vision during the Avengers Disassembled story by Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch. Another instance of Wanda doing this was in a battle against Alkhema, another android created by the villainous Ultron.

6 Absorbing And Repurposing Energy From Other Individuals

Marvel Comics' Scarlet Witch from the comic Darkhold

Energy absorption is generally saved for the realm of heroes such as Captain Marvel, Captain Atom, and Bishop. However, Wanda has shown an ability to do this as well, albeit through the same sorcerous means that she does almost everything else.

In Uncanny Avengers #14 by Rick Remender and Steve McNiven, she absorbed the ionic energy of fellow Avenger Wonder Man. She then used this energy to teleport all of mutant-kind to a different location.

5 The Ability To Shut Off, Absorb, And Change The Superhuman Abilities Of Others

The Scarlet Witch looms over the West Coast Avengers, proclaiming herself more powerful than ever.

Manipulating organic material is another tricky ability, and even powerful matter manipulators like DC Comics' Firestorm generally can't tamper with organic material. However, Wanda has done this too. Furthermore, she has tampered with the superpowers of other beings.

Again, Avengers Disassembled provides an example of this when Scarlet Witch intensified She-Hulk's gamma mutations, causing her to grow larger than she ever had before that point. She's also exhibited this ability with the likes of Wonder Man, Moses Magnum, Star, and even Galactus.

4 The Ability To Manipulate And Control Local Gravity

Scarlet Witch Using Her Powers

Gravity is a fundamental force of nature, so it's no surprise that Wanda Maximoff has toyed around with that too. Graviton is a villain who has seamless control over gravity, which made him one of the deadliest villains the Avengers ever faced. As it turns out, Wanda can do the same thing with magic.

In one instance, she greatly weakened the effects of gravity in a fight against a composite Hulk that was sent to attack the Avengers.

3 Creating An Afterlife For All Of Mutant-Kind

Scarlet Witch and Magneto dancing

Spoilers for X-Men: Trial of Magneto ahead.

Recently, the Scarlet Witch worked with mutants on Krakoa to conjure something of a mutant afterlife, which was to help make amends for what she did to the mutant species. This allowed all deceased mutant minds to be localized in a specific location for Cerebro to access and resurrect using the Krakoan revival protocols.

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This is a massive undertaking, and it was only accomplished with the help of powerful mutants such as Proteus and Legion (for their connections to Moira MacTaggert and Charles Xavier respectively). This allowed the revival of mutants that were thought lost to Cerebro, including the long-deceased Thunderbird. Given that this seems like something that only needs to be done once, it's understandable why Wanda hasn't repeated this trick.

2 The Ability To Conjure Life From Seemingly Nothing

Scarlet Witch Resurrection Trial of Magneto

This is another feat that shouldn't be performed haphazardly. The Scarlet Witch famously conjured a pair of young boys to be her children. However, the children were later lost to her, only to be reincarnated as Tommy and Billy, (aka Speed and Wiccan of the Young Avengers).

Conjuring life from nothing takes no small amount of power, and it comes with an endless list of considerations. This is a feat that puts Wanda in the upper echelon of superhero sorcerers, likely even more powerful than Doctor Strange himself.

1 Warping The Very Nature Of Reality From Top To Bottom

Scarlet Witch saying No More Mutants

Finally, there is the greatest and most impactful spell that Wanda has ever cast – something she effectively did twice in succession. After the events of Avengers Disassembled, Wanda was coaxed by Quicksilver into creating a world where mutants were the dominant species on Earth and humans were the underclass.

She was able to change Earth's history, restructure society, and put people in positions they wouldn't otherwise be in. She changed it all at the merest whim. After this began to unravel, she was able to completely warp reality top to bottom again. She changed things back to the way they were before with one monumental caveat: no more mutants.

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