These Are the Spells Doctor Strange Used in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’

Author: Nicole Drum / Source: Marvel

The heroes of Avengers: Infinity War pulled out all of the stops in their efforts to stop Thanos from collecting all of the Infinity Stones and thus being able to kill half of the universe. While for most of the heroes that meant impressive shows of strength and wit, for Doctor Strange it meant bringing out some seriously impressive magic.

Now, one fan has tried to matched up which spell Doctor Strange used to its scene in the film. Over on Instagram, user “spidey.mcu” broke down each one of Doctor Strange’s major uses of magic in Infinity War and while most of the major uses happen during the battle on Titan, the post really shows just how significant Doctor Strange’s contribution was beyond, of course, the little tidbit of information that many fans continue to hold on to: that there’s only one possible future in which the heroes prevail.

Apparently is not “boom boom whoosh” but “ruBy RiNgs oF rAgGAdORr” ~ Which spell of the Sorcerer Supreme is your favourite? #infinitywar #avengers4 #ironspider #infinitygauntlet #blackwidow #vision #blackpanther #spiderman #hulk #scarletwitch #antman #hawkeye #captainamerica #ironman #spiderman #marvelstudios #marvelcomics #spideymcu #guardiansofthegalaxy #starlord #gamora #groot #rocketraccoon #likeforfollow #likeforlikes #omgpage #omgmcu #avengers #doctorstrange

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For fans of Doctor Strange in comics, some of the spells illustrated are fairly obvious but at least one other is something of a deep cut from comics featuring the Sorcerer Supreme — one that the film’s writers recently confirmed on the commentary track for the film’s home release.

“Are those the Bands of Cyttorak that we decided? co-writer Stephen McFeely asked on the movie’s commentary track. Christopher Markus confirmed while doing his best Doctor Strange impression.

“Those are the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak.”

Want to see where Doctor Strange made use of them? Read on for the breakdown, though keep in mind it’s not a definitive list and a few of spells and uses could also be interpreted differently but on the whole?

It’s a pretty cool look at Doctor Strange’s power in the film.

Avengers: Infinity War is now available on digital HD and will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on Aug. 14. Ant-Man and The Wasp is in theaters now.

Other Marvel projects coming soon include Captain Marvel on March 8, 2019; the fourth Avengers movie on May 3, 2019; Spider-Man: Far From Home on July 5, 2019; and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in 2020.