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Interesting question.So does Doom not have the sheer versatility of Reed Richards? Is he more of a character with high-level feats but a rather limited repertoire outside of his magic, similarly to Tony Stark?
Asides from being a genius inventor/engineer like Reed Richards, Doom has many other forms of intelligence:
- Magic: Started out as basically a rookie in magic, but has learned both from top sorcerers (Cagliostro, Morgan Le Fay, Doctor Strange) and through searching throughout time for magic books, and is now consistently portrayed as one of the top 5 sorcerers around, maybe even #2 (in skill, not power).
- Strategy and manipulation: Doom is a fantastic manipulator and chessmaster, being able to play most people around him for pawns in his game. Such as in GotG (2020), where he helps a Skrull cult summon Dormammu, and then has the Guardians of the Galaxy fight and defeat it (with his help) just to get a portion of Dormammu's power. Of course, his ego does often get in the way of his plans, but usually only when the Fantastic Four is involved. Let's not forget how he and Molecule Man together SAVED THE MULTIVERSE (sort of) from the Beyonders. Oh, and he built the machine that absorbed the collective power of the Beyonders' race.