10 Things You Need To Know About Loki’s Powers

Loki is set to explore an entirely new version of Loki, the God of Mischief, in the MCU. This ‘Variant’ as he’s labeled by the Time Variance Authority may be a ‘new’ Loki to fans, but he will share all the powers and abilities of the Loki that fans followed through the Infinity Saga until his death in Avengers: Infinity War.

Loki’s powers and abilities are a product of his unique history and biology. A child of the Frost Giants, raised by Asgardians, and trained in magic, Loki is one of the most powerful characters in the MCU, and the new series may even lead to Loki acquiring new powers as he explores the greater multiverse.

10 Frost Giant Physiology

Loki has inherent power as a result of his lineage as a Frost Giant. The great secret of his life was that he was born to the traditional villains of the Asgardians and as a consequence, possesses their superhuman strength, stamina, and agility.

He doesn’t have the god-like strength of his brother Thor, one of the most powerful members of the Avengers, but he is far stronger than a normal human being. He is even stronger than some superhumans, shown to have the chops to take on Captain America. He wasn’t able to defeat the Hulk, though.

9 Immunity To The Cold

Another power that Loki inherited from the Frost Giants is immunity to cold. This goes beyond just basic endurance in freezing temperatures. Loki is immune to the unimaginable cold touch of the Frost Giants themselves, who can otherwise turn people to ice instantly.

This was the first indication that Loki’s origins weren’t what he thought they were. He later discovered that he could also touch the Casket of Ancient Winters, a relic of the Frost Giants that the Asgardians had captured in battle many ages before.

8 Superhuman Strength

Loki’s chief powers and abilities tend to focus on his being a trickster, which makes sense as he is one of the most powerful magicians in the Marvel Universe. But this undersells his superhuman strength.

While not on the level of Thor or some of the other Avengers, he is nonetheless physically the superior of most humans. His strength aided him in numerous battles against the Frost Giants, Dark Elves, as well as the forces of Hela. His physical capability makes him a serious threat against anyone in any universe of reality.

7 Long Life

Loki is not immortal, as fans sadly learned in Avengers: Infinity War. The Variant Loki is unlikely to know his counterpart died, but Loki has been shown to be thousands of years old, with his life dating back into the ancient past of mankind. He also has an incredible healing factor which allows him to recover from most injuries very quickly.

This healing factor is the main reason that Loki was able to recover enough to walk after the Hulk smashed him into the floor several times in one of the best scenes from the Avengers movies.

6 Illusions

Loki’s greatest power may be in his sorcery. As a child of a witch, his Frost Giant nature was hidden by a concealment spell. Loki learned magic as a child and became extremely adept in casting illusions. Loki uses them in many situations, either to deceive or overwhelm his opponents.

In Thor: Ragnarok, his power finally caught up with him. Thor anticipated Loki was using a projection of himself and was able to head the real Loki off at the pass before Loki betrayed him. His illusions have the look of three-dimensional reality, but not the substance.

5 Invisibility

Along with his ability to cast illusions, Loki also has the power to make himself invisible. The most extraordinary use of this power came against Heimdall, the all-seeing guardian of the Bi-Frost. Loki was able to conceal himself and several Frost Giants into Asgard in an extraordinary act of magic.

He also kept himself invisible from numerous individuals in S.H.I.E.L.D., and most notably, Dr. Erik Selvig, who became a victim of one of Loki’s other significant powers.

4 Psychic Manipulation

Loki’s ability to turn invisible isn’t predicated on any manipulation of light or matter, but mental deception. The same is true in his ability to manipulate the minds of others.

Loki is able to physically control some individuals, like Dr. Selvig, who he used to get his hands on the Tesseract, which turned out to be the Space Stone. Another major example of this power was Loki’s ability to manipulate his father, Odin. He forced Odin out of Asgard to Earth for years, allowing Loki to assume the throne in his absence.

3 Shapeshifter

Far beyond even a simple illusion, Loki is able to shapeshift into other people. He has appeared both as his own father, Odin, Captain America, and in one instance, as multiple versions of himself. He also was able to fake his own death in the not as bad as people say it is Thor: The Dark World, which led some fans to speculate his death in Infinity War was similarly a ruse.

Loki’s ability to shapeshift is likely to play some role in his new series, especially if he intends to escape the clutches of the Time Variance Authority. In the comics, Loki is also able to shapeshift into animals.

2 SuperSpeed

Loki is not only incredibly strong, but he’s incredibly fast. His super speed has come in handy several times, especially during the Battle Of New York, one of the major MCU events leading to the Loki series.

Loki proved his power by catching an arrow that Hawkeye had shot at him at incredible speed. Unfortunately for Loki, the arrow had an exploding tip. The blast knocked him off his Chituari chariot but didn’t knock him out of the fight for too long.

1 Telekinesis

Loki has also displayed a high degree of power in telekinesis. He doesn’t use it a lot, but when he does, it’s often devastating.

Loki used a telekinetic wave to propel his daggers at the Frost Giants in the battle at the beginning of the first Thor movie, amplifying their impact a great deal. He also unleashed a telekinetic barrage in his cell in Asgard when he learned of the death of his mother, Frigga. Loki destroyed all the furniture in his cell without moving a muscle.

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