Sorcerer Supreme

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Sorcerer Supreme is a title granted in the fictional Marvel Universe to the most powerful wizard on Earth.

Doctor Strange is the current Sorcerer Supreme, and has been almost continuously since the transcendence of his mentor, the Ancient One, later reaffirmed when he was the winner of the Trial of the Vishanti. The next in line for the title is Doctor Doom. A member of the Young Avengers Wiccan, the transplanted son of the Vision and the Scarlet Witch has also been mentioned as a possible heir of the title.

Past Sorcerer Supremes include the ancestor of Sebastian Shaw: Reverend Hiram Shaw.

[edit] Sorcerer Supreme's of Alternate universes

In the House of M reality Warren Traveler, a man who in Earth-616 never fell down the dark path that would lead to his becoming a powerful magician, was Sorcerer Supreme. He was an enemy of Ms. Marvel, then going by the name "Captain Marvel", and later appeared in her current ongoing title slightly mad from the shift in reality while he warped from their last encounter.

Professor Imam is the sorcerer supreme of Earth 712. The home universe of The Squadron supreme. He appears in the Squadron Supreme Death Of a Universe Graphic Novel. He was able to predict that Arcanna's son Benjamin Thomas Jones aka Mysterium was destined to become the next sorcerer supreme. (after the events of the graphic novel it is unknown if Benjamin is able to take up this role of sorcerer supreme)

In the alternate future of the MC2 universe, Doctor Strange has retired from the role and the new Sorceror Supreme is Doc Magus. Strange is still a practicing sorceror, however.