Is Zeus’ Thunderbolt More Powerful Than Mjolnir?

With the events of Thor: Love and Thunder, questions have been raised about whether the hammer Mjolnir or Zeus’ Thunderbolt is the more powerful weapon. In the film, when Zeus is introduced, he wields the massive Thunderbolt with which he generates lightning to throw at will. It’s so powerful that after a confrontation between him and Thor in Omnipotence City, being struck through the chest with Thunderbolt seemingly kills the god. Thunderbolt is certainly a powerful weapon held by the mightiest of gods, but how it matches up against Mjolnir is a question that still needs answering.

Zeus’ Thunderbolt is still relatively new to the MCU, but it can be deduced that it works in a similar capacity to Mjolnir. Much like the hammer, it can channel electrical current, in this case, the electrical energy powers of Zeus himself. Mjolnir, on the other hand, can summon and channel lightning through it. Both weapons can be used to fly, though Mjolnir requires the wielder to spin it with massive force in continuous rotation (like a propeller) before it can lift them off the ground. Mjolnir, unique to Thor and the Mighty Thor, can return to them if they simply reach for it. Zeus’ Thunderbolt also returns to him, or whoever can hold it at will.

Is Zeus More Powerful Than Thor In The MCU? What About Hercules?

When it comes to which weapon is more powerful, it is likely Zeus’ Thunderbolt over Mjolnir. There is still a lot to learn about Thunderbolt in the MCU, but just from Thor: Love and Thunder, it can do at least as much as Mjolnir and Stormbreaker, which are two of the most powerful weapons the universe has to offer. In Love and Thunder, Thor sought out Thunderbolt’s help to aid him in dealing with Gorr the God Butcher. Thor believed that it was capable of defeating Gorr, whereas he did not consider that Mjolnir could. He knew he needed more power than Mjolnir and Stormbreaker could do on their own or even combined.

Given that Zeus is the most powerful god in the MCU, it would make sense that he would wield the most powerful god weapon. This would arguably make him stronger than Thor and his weapons; he is, after all, the Greek equivalent of Odin. Additionally, there is little to be known at this point about whether Hercules, also known as the God of Strength, is more powerful than Thor since he was only seen briefly in the Thor: Love and Thunder mid-credits scene. However, the fact that Zeus has tasked him with killing Thor means that Zeus believes Hercules can defeat him. He will more than likely make a formidable adversary for Thor and the other Avengers in future films.

What’s The Most Powerful Weapon In The MCU (So Far)?

Despite Thunderbolt being a stronger weapon than Mjolnir, and even Stormbreaker, the Infinity Gauntlet is still the most powerful weapon in the MCU, at least when powered by the Infinity Stones. The Infinity Stones on their own are some of the most powerful artifacts in the universe. Individually, the stones can change worlds with little to no effort. However, as a combined unit, they are unmatched. The wielder can literally do whatever they want to the universe at will. The fact that Thanos eliminated nearly all the Uru Dwarfs after forcing them to make the gauntlet, battled heroes on multiple planets to gather the stones, and Thanos was able to simply snap his fingers to wipe out half of all living beings in the universe means that there is no alternate weapon capable of such power, or else Thanos likely would have found it. So far, there is no weapon that has the power of the Infinity Gauntlet, Thor: Love and Thunder‘s Mjolnir and Thunderbolt included.