- Primary Subject: Avengers: Doomsday
- Key Update: Fan theories suggest Scarlet Witch may return as the miracle Thor needs to stop Doctor Doom.
- Status: Speculation
- Last Verified: July 22, 2026
- Quick Answer: Scarlet Witch could return in Avengers: Doomsday as Thor's miracle to defeat Doctor Doom, either surviving Mount Wundagore or resurrected by Doom himself.
The Avengers: Doomsday trailer has sparked several theories about what the story could entail, including the possible MCU return of Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen).
Scarlet Witch seemingly died after sacrificing herself to destroy Mount Wundagore and every copy of the Darkhold across the multiverse, with the mountain collapsing on top of her in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Despite her apparent death, however, many fans believe Scarlet Witch could return, and Doomsday may finally make that happen.
Will Scarlet Witch Appear in Avengers: Doomsday?
With the threat of incursions looming, heroes from three different universes, the MCU, Earth-828 (Fantastic Four universe), and the Fox X-Men universe, will join forces to fight Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.).
However, the heroes won't be united right away. In fact, the Avengers: Doomsday trailer shows them clashing with one another, including the Wakandans battling the Talokanil and the Avengers facing off against the X-Men.
Among them, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) appears to be the only one fully focused on the bigger threat.
In the trailer, he's visibly shaken by the danger the Earth's mightiest heroes are facing before eventually confronting Doom himself.
However, Doom effortlessly stops Stormbreaker, proving that even Thor's immense power is no match for the villain.
This leads Thor to conclude that they'll need a "miracle" to defeat Doom. While Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) appears later in the trailer, he may not be the "miracle" Thor is referring to.
In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Baron von Strucker (Thomas Kretschmann) referred to Wanda and Pietro Maximoff (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) as "miracles" after they emerged as the only survivors of his experiments.
Strucker unknowingly unlocked Wanda's extraordinary abilities. As she later embraced Chaos Magic, she ultimately became the Scarlet Witch.
While Scarlet Witch seemingly died in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, her apparent death could be the very event that paves the way for her MCU return.
If that's the case, she may be the "miracle" Thor is talking about and the key to helping the Marvel heroes defeat Doom in Doomsday.
How Can Scarlet Witch Return in Avengers: Doomsday?
It has often been said that no superhero is truly dead unless audiences see the body, and that may be the case for Scarlet Witch.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness never showed Wanda Maximoff's body after Mount Wundagore collapsed, leaving the door open for her eventual return.
If she’s indeed dead, rumors have it that Doctor Doom himself could resurrect Wanda to help achieve his goals–knowing she is one of the MCU's most powerful reality warpers with abilities tied to the multiverse.
However, those same powers could ultimately make her a key player in defeating Doom in Avengers: Doomsday.
Wanda's Chaos Magic allows her to manipulate reality itself, giving her the potential to counter Doom's magic, disrupt his control over the multiverse, or weaken the source of his power.
Even if she doesn't return in Doomsday, she could still play a major role in Avengers: Secret Wars, where she may help restore the MCU's reality and bring an end to Doom's Battleworld.
Avengers: Doomsday is set to hit theaters on December 18, 2026.
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