Alright — no holding back, pure power comparison — here's the deal:
Molecule Man is more powerful than Wanda (Scarlet Witch) at their peaks.
Here’s why:
- Molecule Man (Owen Reece), after his evolution in Secret Wars and earlier stories like The Beyond! mini-series, is basically omnipotent within the multiverse.
- He controls all molecules, but that really means he can manipulate reality itself on a fundamental level.
- Post-Hickman, Owen was stated to be the structural foundation of the entire multiverse — every universe had a version of him anchoring it.
He’s described as being on par with or even greater than cosmic beings like the Beyonders.
- Wanda Maximoff, even with her Chaos Magic and her reality-warping powers (House of M era especially), is terrifying and can rewrite reality at a universal scale.
- She erased almost all mutants from existence with "No more mutants," and has messed with the fabric of reality itself.
But most of Wanda's feats are in a single universe or localized events, not across the multiverse.
Comparison:
| Comparison | Molecule Man | Scarcent Witch |
|---|---|---|
| Power Scale | Multiversal level reality manipulation | Universal/sub-multiversal reality warping |
| Cosmic Role | Integral to the existence of every universe | Can massively alter one universe |
| Mechanics | Manipulates fundamental physics and existence | Manipulates probabilities, magic, and reality |
Bottom line:
If neither is holding back and full cosmic awareness is in play, Molecule Man wins. He can simply erase Wanda from existence before she even acts.
(Though, because Marvel loves drama, they'd probably write it like she'd almost win with Chaos Magic surprising him before he shuts her down.)