One thing I'm having trouble with in looking into certain mystic entities is figuring out how to index possible Low 1-A feats.
So a large part of the
Part 1 Revisions revolved around how Slorioth, who is High 1-B, is comparable to the Vishanti, who are comparable to the likes of Galactus, cementing the High 1-B scaling chain. However, the Vishanti have feats getting them higher, such as being stated to be powerful enough to contend with Base Dormammu [Strange Academy: Finals (Vol. 1) #5; 2023].
I originally figured "I'll just resolve this by considering the Vishanti
Usually High 1-B, possibly Low 1-A at peak." However, I may not be able to go down that route since the Vishanti have other feats suggesting Low 1-A scaling on a
consistent basis.
Firstly, Hoggoth the Hoary (third member of the Vishanti after Oshtur and Agamotto) is stated to be a member of the Great Old Ones according to the Marvel Wiki, and based on a scan I got from Eseseso's sandboxes, Great Old Ones occupy a plane of existence similar to that of Abstracts (this would upscale Slorioth to Low 1-A too, since he's a Great Old One).
Secondly, I've mentioned this conglomerate called the "Inner Planes" a few times. To elaborate on the story behind them, the first four Inner Planes were established by the 4 surviving Elder Gods of Earth. After Chthon and Set were forced to flee Earth due to the Demogorge's onslaught, they created the Serpent's Sea and K'lay dimensions to continue influencing the planet. Oshtur wasn't around when the Elder Gods went mad and Demogorge had to slaughter them, but when she found out what happened, she created the Astral Plane to serve as a conduit for Earth's sorcerers to access divine power, after which Gaea created Avalon (Otherworld). I bring this up because this scan directly implies that the dimension of the Vishanti exists on the Astral Plane since Agamotto and Hoggoth joined her there (
Marvel Universe: Map by Map).
On top of the default assumption that most characters who rule mystic dimensions scale to their realms by default, the clash between Agamotto and Galactus was stated to be wreaking havoc on other dimensions, including the dimension of the Vishanti. That's adding more implications for
baseline Low 1-A Vishanti, and this feat would have to be placed in Galactus's Low 1-A rather than High 1-B justifications if the shockwaves produced by he and Agamotto's fight were affecting universes on the Astral Plane.
I'm looking for help as far as organizing these Low 1-A implications into the current accepted scaling chain which has the Vishanti at baseline High 1-B. The obvious solution would be to remove the Slorioth scaling entirely, and instead use the Infinite-Dimensional Cosmic Cube scaling, Odin and Seth's feat, and Pan-Dimensional Hell Lord scaling to establish the High 1-B scaling chain, while shifting the Vishanti to Low 1-A and the Galactus/Agamotto feat to Low 1-A, but of course, I definitely wouldn't want to haphazardly change something major in Ultima's scaling chain. Any feedback helps