How do you think this would've played out if Strange was actually alone here, and ready to fight Thanos in infinity war

Let's say strange ended up alone on Titan waiting for thanos and iron man and the guardians wasn't there. Could he have defeated Thanos who had 4 stones at this point. I'm pretty sure thanos was expecting Strange to be alone with the time stone

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THIS_GUY_LIFTS2025-10-10 00:45

Uhh... Considering they lost with Tony, Peter, and the Guardians, Strange being by himself would be an even quicker loss lol.

Edit: Some seem to forget that this version of Thanos was patient and smart. Compared to the impatient Thanos from the past that jumped at what he thought would be an easy win (he didn’t even know who Wanda was during the final battle). And also far stronger and more capable the Cull Obsidian **on top** of having four of the stones. A portal wasn’t going to cut him in half… Also, lol at Strange not fighting to his fullest because the others were there. C'mon people. "Oh, it's just the biggest threat to the universe fighting us. Better take it easy!"

Hi_Im_Dadbot2025-10-10 00:47

Ya, but he could have opened a portal, jumped out and lightly slapped him with an ineffective punch.

So, that’s a thing Thanos would have needed to deal with.

Designer_Pool_84532025-10-10 00:52

Strange could have opened a portal and closed it on his head, body, arm, whatever like what happened to Cull Obsidian. The snap could have easily not happened

NeutralLock2025-10-10 01:05

Ah, I see you're referencing scenario 12,827, where he tries that and Thanos uses the reality stone to move the portal to Strange's head.

By having Strange say he saw 14 million futures and we only win one it's kind of a cheat way to say "everything you've thought of has already been tried"

Designer_Pool_84532025-10-10 01:08

Strange couldve easily done it while Thanos was under Mantis’ power. That mightve been scenario 14,000,701

jpiro2025-10-10 01:31

I mean, Tony could have just hacked his arm off with a sword too.

zzyul2025-10-10 02:42

Thanos had insanely high durability. Hulk raging out on him didn’t even cut him. We saw Stark draw a drop of blood after hitting him with everything he had and then Thor cut him twice with an axe that was one of the most powerful weapons in the MCU. Tony’s nanosword wasn’t going to be able to cut his hand off.

lok_1292025-10-10 10:37

You could say Tony's sword wouldn't "cut it"

Realistic_Analyst_262025-10-10 01:31

And then Tiamut blows up Earth

Hi_Im_Dadbot2025-10-10 01:09

So, Strange punches himself out and then Thanos tea bags him while using the Space Stone to have the whole universe watch.

I can see why Strange chose not to go with that timeline.

dratsablive2025-10-10 01:23

Thing is when Strange examined all the scenarios, it was with everyone there, and not just him and Thanos.

Runethe14122025-10-10 01:13

[Interview with Joe Russo:](https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelstudios/comments/bj0it4/joe_russos_qa_about_the_plot_of_avengers_endgame/?utm_content=body&utm_medium=post_embed&utm_name=97023cf983234c88b025f7fd4b98fc0a&utm_source=embedly&utm_term=bj0it4)

*Q: In both IW and EG, the heroes tried their back to take the glove away from Thanos, so why didn't Doctor Strange just cut off Thanos' hand with his ability?*

*A: Thanos' skin is almost impenetrable, we don't know whether Doctor Strange had the capability to do it. If he failed to cut it on time, Thanos would still able to do the snap. Doctor Strange realized this issue during his millions of test runs.*

zukos_honor2025-10-10 01:55

> we don't know

Giving me Dany kind of forgot about the iron fleet vibes

iamChickeNugget2025-10-10 13:53

Ew don't reference that trash season

Designer_Pool_84532025-10-10 14:58

Stark made him bleed with human made materials/tech

iamChickeNugget2025-10-10 13:54

You really think that would work with Strange having both reality and space stones?

Designer_Pool_84532025-10-10 15:00

While being subdued by Mantis? Absolutely. As quick as he was able to make portals for spiderman to get a couple hits in, he could have easily closed a portal on him

titdirt2025-10-10 04:48

Or opened a portal in the fabled Thanos Bunghole

Plagued-Panda2025-10-10 00:50

More than likely, but I like to think he would have used the time stone more to his advantage if he was alone, because he either believed or relied on the other heros that were with him.

It might've been a good fight, more "timey wimey " if you will, but likely would've still lost.

BrazenlyGeek2025-10-10 01:49

Strange was barely fighting. All of his moves in the 1v1 with Thanos were defensive. He knew he didn’t have to fight. He only had to delay so that the correct future could happen.

zahm20002025-10-10 02:13

Correct. Strange was fighting a scripted battle on a clock. He already what would happen and knew the timing had to be perfect in order for the Snap to occur during the few moments that Scott Lang was in the quantum realm. A few seconds too early or too late and Scott isn’t in the quantum realm at the snap and the Avengers never invent time travel to fix it.

At the same time, Strange had also seen all possible outcomes of the fight. He knew that he could not beat Thanos and/or that if he did beat Thanos something just as bad or worse than the Snap would still happen (e.g. Avengers fight over what to do with the stones). Strange was looking at at least a 5 year window of time to determine whether each scenario was a “win.”

zerosdomain2025-10-10 14:50

If thanos was defeated in infinity war then earth loses due to the emergence in eternals.

humdrumturducken2025-10-10 17:18

Unless the Avengers hang onto the stones & use them to stop the emergence.

zerosdomain2025-10-10 17:22

The avengers didnt know about it. The only one who could've would be strange. And that wouldve be disastrous for the past timelines so he couldn't allow that. Especially since it wouldve turned the sacred timeline into a branch to be pruned by the TVA.

ChaseballBat2025-10-10 02:32

Right, I don't understand how people still don't understand this... About the Titan fight or the outcome of the snap/etc. Strange knee what had to be done. That's why he brought everyone back almost instantly when he was unsnapped.

Any other scenario than what we saw on screen was a scenario that had a worse outcome than what we saw. I am assuming the worst outcome for most are timelines being pruned.

i_max2k22025-10-10 20:52

Strange also saw all the outcomes, he only made the moves that would get them as a team to that outcome where he gives him the time stone.

Currycel78912025-10-10 00:47

Strange would've lost very quickly. Our Strange was nothing compared to 838's Strange.

PleaseRecharge2025-10-10 12:05

Mostly because 838's Strange had read the Darkhold and used dark magicks to kill Thanos at the cost of an entire universe's life.

The only Strange capable of beating Thanos solo without a Darkhold is probably Strange Supreme, even in the moments before he absorbed his alternate self.

Currycel78912025-10-10 12:38

Correct!

ThomasPopp2025-10-11 02:22

Man I know nothing of these characters. wtf did you just say?!

PleaseRecharge2025-10-11 02:26

Multiverse of Madness has 838 Strange who solo'd Thanos by enhancing himself with the Darkhold.

Strange Supreme is, so far, the most powerful version of Dr. Strange. He's seen in What If, and spends centuries rewinding time and consuming demon souls over and over to enhance his magic strength to become more powerful than destiny itself, but in doing so destroys his universe.

ThomasPopp2025-10-11 02:35

Well he is a big jerk then. Lol

TheGriesy2025-10-11 04:27

Obsessive. But it was probably one of the best What If episodes out of all of them

Dunkindosenutz772025-10-11 20:53

It is 100% the pinnacle of what if and it’s a shame that none of the others come close imo(slight exception for Kahori, I loved her episode)

dirtyheitz2025-10-10 15:35

he could just fly away

Maf1c2025-10-10 00:51

I mean… we saw a Strange v. Thanos 1:1. Strange lost.

ParkingConfection4492025-10-10 00:55

Yea, but i would think he would use the time stone in this scenario

jmoney7772025-10-10 01:05

“You’re full of tricks, wizard. But you never once used your greatest weapon.”

It might’ve turned out differently if he did, who knows.

Dangerous_Donkey53532025-10-10 05:26

Doubtful since hes got a fist full of stones himself. Strange's time loop wouldn't work bc of the reality stone.

jmoney7772025-10-10 12:16

Strange makes up for it with his magic abilities. If Strange and had the same amount of stones as Thanos, I think Strange would win. It’s amazing that Strange held out as long as he did without once using the Time Stone. If he did use the Time Stone, maybe it’s not a guaranteed win, but I definitely think he would have had a fighting chance.

hewasaraverboy2025-10-10 17:32

He did use it tho lol which is how they won

Thanos just didn’t know it

darwinn_692025-10-10 01:15

Strange had already seen the future by that point and he was playing for a loss. Although, technically he won in the end....just took a bit longer.

If you remove plot I think Strange wins easy.

SmartPilot80942025-10-10 05:15

Yeah but couldn't Strange just transform Thanos into a skeleton or just make him reverse all his moves so that he loose the stones in his gauntlet.

With the time stone

Dangerous_Donkey53532025-10-10 05:28

No, bc thanos has the reality stone and space stone. You'll notice the reality stone countered every spell in some way.

Time stone isnt going to over power the 4 thanos has.

SmartPilot80942025-10-10 05:31

Yeah but i dont think we ever saw a stone countering a another stone.

The time stone could just make Thanos unable to move when he's being like in reverse or when he's transforming into a skeleton its too fast for Thanos to react

DeltaAlphaGulf2025-10-10 13:50

Even Kaecilius was able to break out of being rewound by the time stone.

Designer_Pool_84532025-10-10 00:54

Strange could have opened a portal and closed it on his head, body, arm, whatever like what happened to Cull Obsidian. The snap could have easily not happened. But ya know, not convenient for storytelling purposes. Just like how he could have easily portaled them out of the space ship when he asks Stark is he could fly them back home.

Designer_Pool_84532025-10-10 00:54

Poopchutefan2025-10-10 00:59

He could make many Dr. Stranges. Then open up sooooooo many portals and have Thanos’ body scattered across the universe.

Aaco06382025-10-10 01:08

Story wise he would lose, logic wise bro had the time stone dafuq was he doing not using it???

Pause thanos in place, reverse his bodies aging so he is a kid literally use your brain the time stone allows you to do more than see the future bro.

hell20_2025-10-10 05:23

616 Thanos was smart and quick, he could easily use the stones to stop Strange from using it

DeltaAlphaGulf2025-10-10 13:52

Or the reality stone turns him into a plushie first.

jambrose7772025-10-10 01:12

If Strange used the time stone the same way with seeing many different futures, he’d probably have the same or similar outcome. In order for him and the earth to survive Tiamut, we needed a few extra years for some reason so he had to have thanos to snap half of life away

Distinct-Shift-40942025-10-10 01:23

Did I watch the same movie cause pretty sure he lost and that included all the other Avengers.

nakiva2025-10-10 01:30

Like i love how many Dr.Strange supporters their are, calling it an easy win for him is forgetting a crucial point of the battle in the first place:Thanos was holding back. He wanted to know how to acces the time Stone, so he was using force to counter Strange's tricks, but people saying Strange could just use the time Stone to make Thanos back a kid forgets that Thanos could just as easily "warp reality" and make Strange elastic like Drax or Mantis.

Strange is extremely powerfull at this point, but it is very clear he knew that he needed help. Without help and Thanos 100% focus on Strange would exhaust Strange quickly. The other Stones are just to much to deal with, and that is without Thanos using brute force.

(the portal solution is something i don't have an easy answer for. Space Stone counter?)

bjwills72025-10-10 01:36

Could've done what he did with Dormammu. Maybe be didn't want to make that sacrifice anymore? Or maybe one of the other stones would give him the ability to steal the time stone once he knew where it was?

hoffenone2025-10-10 04:10

Doubt it would work the same way. It worked on Dormammu because he could understand what was going on and remember it each time. Thanos wouldn’t remember and just fight him over and over.

bjwills72025-10-10 04:58

Why would they be different in that sense? Also would it even matter, we've seen from Thanos bringing vision back that the time stone can reverse time in a limited space so if he's willing to make that sacrifice, the world can go on while they fight for an eternity.

Also if he's seen all futures, he knows that they will destroy the mind stone if he just buys some time. Atp, they can't stop him but he also can't snap.

hoffenone2025-10-10 05:26

He could fight him for eternity in a limited space for sure. My point was Strange would never get free or beat Thanos himself. With Dormammu it was different, because Dormammu same as Strange saw and remembered every scenario. So Strange could tire him out or keep going until Dormammu deemed it not worth it anymore and let him go.

Western-Chart-67192025-10-10 01:47

If Strange was alone, he’d put up a crazy fight but still lose. His magic could stall Thanos for a while, but once Thanos used the stones smartly, Strange wouldn’t stand a chance.

ccReptilelord2025-10-10 02:02

Best bet here: Strange does *better*, then Thanos takes off the kiddie-gloves-of-respect and slaughters Strange. "Oh Strange could have cut up his body with portals." Did you see Strange attempt to trap Thanos in the mirror realm? Thanos shrugged that nonsense off like an inconvenience.

A. Thanos knows and responds to sorcery. To what extent, we don't know.

B. Do you think Strange didn't consider such an action? It's likely to have been a moot attack.

Flying_Mohawk2772025-10-10 02:09

No.. lol.

With an entire group of heroes. There was only 1 victory out of 14 million.

And you think that would increase if it was just him?

Thanos was pretty much fucking with them most the time on Titan. If he wanted to he could have blown up the entire planet. Turned them into pretty butterflies. That fight with Tony.. he could have easily beat him.

mistergudbar2025-10-10 02:10

Change the plot and make strange use the time stone.

ChaseballBat2025-10-10 02:33

Change the plot and strange would have used the time stone.

Alleggsander2025-10-10 03:18

Yea, people are saying he’d lose because they already fought 1 on 1 and Thanos won. They are forgetting that not only did he forgo the time stone in that fight, his plan was to lose. He looked into the future and for an eventual victory he needed to lose that fight.

It would’ve been a much different battle if he went all out to win.

DefNotAShark2025-10-10 03:53

He chose to lose because there was no way he could win on Titan. Bro did not allow himself to die without triple checking his options. IMO he loses that fight no matter what he does, but I’ll give you that it would be different. Just not different enough to win.

Alleggsander2025-10-10 06:02

Tbh, there’s still a good chance Strange loses, you’re right. But all I’m saying is that it would be a much closer and definitely a crazier fight

Latterlol2025-10-10 17:27

Wait, so Strange looked into all those futures, he knew what he needed to do to win, he had a "map", he could just not tell the others what to do to win. BUT, does that mean that he didn’t try his best when they fought him on Titan, because if he didn’t try then they would lose all together? Like when they tried to pull the gauntlet off, he knew/hoped it wouldn’t come off, cause then they would lose?

ChaseballBat2025-10-10 02:29

Something worse than what had happened.

KingOvDownvotes2025-10-10 02:35

Strange would have eventually lost. Unfortunately.

TylerHyena2025-10-10 02:42

Strange would put up a fight, but ultimately loses because at this point, Thanos already had 4 Stones on the Gauntlet compared to Strange’s one stone. True, using the Time Stone would let Strange do or undo things but Thanos would get wise to it. Stranges cloak would also get torn to shreds in the process

sunnykhandelwal52025-10-10 03:18

If strange was alone, most probably The Maw would be alive and he’d be tied up. Thanos wasn’t expecting to fight strange, he was expecting to see Maw.

Laugh_at_Warren2025-10-10 03:56

What if the guy who kicked 6 superhero asses only had to kick 1 superhero’s ass?

sadir18142025-10-10 04:19

Strange makes no sense throughout these movies. Comic Strange would have portaled everyone home. He also would not have went up against Thanos, knowing full well who he was (Prince of The Eternals) without a LOT more firepower and arsenal.

Solid-Move-14112025-10-10 12:55

If he couldn't beat with a team, why would he be able to beat him alone

DeltaAlphaGulf2025-10-10 13:58

Maybe he could but most likely no. I mean Thanos could just turn him into a plushie with the reality stone right off the bat. I would easily pit Thanos reaction time above Stranges plus demonstrably Thanos triggers the stones faster than when Strange has used the time stone both to activate and for it to take effect as he basically activates it with a spell and then it takes a second to kick in as we saw with Kaecilius who he just barely stopped in time to keep from getting skewered. Furthermore Kaecilius was able to break out of being rewound as well so its not even certain that Thanos couldn't do the same even if Strange got the jump on him.

PracticableSolution2025-10-10 14:38

Why didn’t he just chop thanos to bits with weaponized portals everywhere. Did he not read the Wheel of Time books? Is he stupid? I mean yeah, Jordan went off the rails there near the end, but I can’t excuse Strange for not picking it back up after Sanderson took over. He should know better.

giocastilhoo2025-10-10 15:20

You have to understand that with that many stones Thanos was unbeatable unless they used something totally OP like the book of vishanti or a higher power entity intervened.

My guy was literally able to control power, space, reality and soul at this point. He was almost omnipotent and omnipresent. He took very easy on them tbh, he wasn't even trying to kill no one, he just wanted the stone.

Heck even with 2 stones he was practically unbeatable.

dirtyheitz2025-10-10 15:35

he could just fly away

ProcrastinatingPr02025-10-10 20:18

Strange would’ve wished he died in that car accident.

Abides19482025-10-10 23:40

Maybe he'd approach Thanos with a bargain.

robertluke2025-10-11 00:09

They established earlier, Wong could create and close a portal to amputate someone’s arm, so I assume Strange would’ve continued to not do that.

Gigantkranion2025-10-11 17:12

Yes. He had the time stone.

He could have just tried way more times until he eventually won.