Last updated: 15 November 2026
Yes, it now looks certain that Scarlet Witch is in Avengers: Doomsday. The post-credits scene of the VisionQuest finale, released on 10 November 2026, shows Doctor Doom pulling Wanda Maximoff from the rubble of Mount Wundagore and waking her. Elizabeth Olsen plays her in the scene. Marvel has not yet said how large her role in the film is, and she is still missing from the official cast list.
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What happens in the VisionQuest post-credits scene?
Spoilers for VisionQuest follow.
The scene returns to the end of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, where Wanda brought Mount Wundagore down on herself. This time it carries on. Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom lifts the rubble away, tells the Scarlet Witch to awaken and says her power will be his. Wanda gasps and opens her eyes.
That settles a question fans have argued about since 2022: Wanda survived. It also tells us why. Doom wants her power for whatever he is planning in Doomsday.
Is Scarlet Witch a villain in Avengers: Doomsday?
The scene points that way, but it is not confirmed. Doom wakes her and claims her power, which suggests she begins the film under his control or working alongside him, not with the Avengers. Whether she stays there is another matter. Wanda has switched sides before, and the film has heroes from three universes who would want her back.
Treat anything more specific as theory until the film opens on 18 December 2026.
Is Elizabeth Olsen officially in the cast?
Not on paper. Marvel’s official cast list has 30 names and Olsen is not one of them. Her appearance in a Marvel-produced scene opposite Doom is as close to confirmation as it gets without an announcement, and outlets including Variety and Parade reported it as her return for Doomsday. Olsen herself has said in the past that she expected to come back but had not been told in what capacity.
Wanda Maximoff’s MCU story so far
| Title | Year | What happens to Wanda |
|---|---|---|
| Avengers: Age of Ultron | 2015 | Introduced with her brother Pietro; joins the Avengers after his death. |
| Captain America: Civil War | 2016 | Sides with Steve Rogers and grows close to Vision. |
| Avengers: Infinity War | 2018 | Destroys the Mind Stone to stop Thanos, loses Vision, and is erased in the Snap. |
| Avengers: Endgame | 2019 | Returns for the final battle and nearly defeats Thanos alone. |
| WandaVision | 2021 | Creates a false life in Westview and learns she is the Scarlet Witch. |
| Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | 2022 | Corrupted by the Darkhold, hunts for her sons across the multiverse and destroys Mount Wundagore. |
| VisionQuest | 2026 | Revealed alive in the finale’s post-credits scene, woken by Doctor Doom. |
Scarlet Witch in Avengers: Doomsday FAQs
Is Scarlet Witch alive?
Yes. The VisionQuest finale shows her surviving the collapse of Mount Wundagore.
Is Elizabeth Olsen in Avengers: Doomsday?
She appears as Wanda in the VisionQuest scene that sets the film up. Marvel has not formally added her to the Doomsday cast list.
Was Wanda in the first Avengers film?
No. She first appeared in Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015, the second Avengers film.
Why does Doctor Doom want Scarlet Witch?
The scene only says he wants her power. Wanda can rewrite reality, which would be useful to a villain in a story about colliding universes, but his plan has not been revealed.
When does Avengers: Doomsday come out?
18 December 2026. See our Avengers: Doomsday guide and the full cast list.