Warning! Spoilers ahead for Marvel's Loki, episode 5, "Journey Into Mystery."
Marvel's Loki has provided the perfect opportunity for the God of Mischief to learn and acquire many of the powers he holds in the comics, and he's expanding his abilities courtesy of his fellow Loki variants. While the MCU's depiction of Loki has been fairly underpowered in comparison to the Loki of the comics, it seems as though that's beginning to change, especially after the fifth episode of the series on Disney+.
Before Marvel's Loki, Thor's brother had been seen in the MCU casting illusions and duplications of himself, while also having the ability to conjure items such as his daggers or the Casket of Ancient Winters, having learned Asgardian sorcery from his mother Frigga. Additionally, Loki has powerful telekinesis, can mask his presence, has the ability to manipulate minds, and can also shapeshift into a variety of different forms to fit his needs.
However, while those aforementioned abilities are impressive, it's still a pretty small list when compared to the strength and powers wielded by the Loki seen in the comics, who at one point temporarily took over for Doctor Strange as the Sorcerer Supreme. That being said, episode 5 of the series sees Loki learning to use some of his greatest powers from the comics from his Loki variant allies while fighting the sentient temporal tempest known as Alioth who guards the Void at the end of time. Here are all the powers Loki learned from the other variants.
Sylvie's ability to enchant the minds of others was one of the first things Loki was truly impressed by upon meeting her for the first time in Marvel's Loki. While the 2012 variant can manipulate the minds of others to a small degree, Sylvie unlocked the secrets of full-on enchantment while on the run from the TVA, being a classic power of Loki's from the comics.
With her powerful enchantments, Sylvie is able to bend her victims to her will while also accessing their memories. Additionally, she can control them remotely and they're also able to transfer the enchantment on to others as needed. Furthermore, when she determines to try and enchant Alitoh itself, Sylvie touches hands with Loki, sharing power and encouraging him to help her enchant the beast. Despite having never done it before, Loki was able to unlock his own powers of enchantment with Sylvie's help, and they were able to enchant Alioth as a result.
While the Kid Loki variant elected to not help in the fight against Alioth, he did give Loki his sword known as Laevateinn, a classic blade from the comics in the God of Mischief's possession that served as a conduit for Loki's power. In Old Norse, Laevateinn actually translates to either "Wounding Wand," "Wand of Destruction," or "Damage-Twig," which makes a lot of sense due to its magical connection (though Damage-Twig is certainly the most hilarious out of the three translations).
In the comics, Laevateinn is quite powerful and dangerous, and its past use could be how Kid Loki created his nexus event when he killed Thor in his timeline. While the sword has thus far only been set on fire by Loki while failing to distract Alioth, it's possible that his new weapon in the MCU could perhaps strengthen his magical powers during the final confrontation with whoever is really behind the creation of the TVA.
Last but certainly not least, Richard E Grant's Classic Loki revealed to Loki just how far he could take his own illusions if he really wanted to, creating the entirety of Asgard in the Void (albeit with some Loki flair), distracting Ailoth long enough for Sylvie and Loki to enchant the giant storm beast. While Loki and Sylvie were both awestruck by the size and scope of Classic Loki's powerful illusion, Classic Loki did claim to have rather impressive abilities earlier in the episode, being the variant who most resembles Loki from the comics.
According to Classic Loki, it was the casting of a perfect illusion that kept him alive instead of being killed by Thanos the Mad Titan in his own timeline. However, he also shared with his fellow Lokis that daggers and swords were "worthless in the face of a Loki's sorcery" and that they stunt their magical potential. While one has to wonder if that same holds true with Loki's new blade he received from Kid Loki, it does seem likely that Loki's illusions going forward in the MCU will be bigger and better than they ever were before, thanks to Classic Loki showing him what he could really accomplish if he set his mind to it.
Combining all of these newly learned and acquired powers and abilities, Loki now has the potential to be stronger than he ever has been before in the MCU, possessing power levels that are much more on par with his comics counterpart. As he shared with Sylvie while watching Classic Loki's sacrifice during his impressive illusion, Lokis are far more powerful than even he (or she) realized. As a result, that could certainly come into play with the upcoming series finale.
Sylvie and Loki could both unlock their true power and potential as the God and Goddess of Mischief in the final episode of Marvel's Loki, which might be needed if they do indeed meet the true architect behind the TVA and the creation of the fake Time-Keepers. If it does come to a fight, whoever they are will likely be very strong and powerful, requiring both Lokis to be at the top of their game and achieving power levels they never even knew they had in the MCU for the final confrontation.
Marvel's Loki airs new episodes every Wednesday on Disney+.
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