The 12 Best Marvel Cinematic Universe Villains of All Time

From galaxy-conquering tyrants to tragic antiheroes, the threats that gave Earth's mightiest heroes a real run. Where do you stand?

1. 1
   Thanos

   Josh Brolin as the Infinity Gauntlet-wielding Mad Titan whose genocidal logic made him the ultimate MCU threat.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Kang the Conqueror

   Jonathan Majors as the time-traveling conqueror establishing himself as the multiverse-spanning MCU mega-threat.
   1000pts
3. 3
   Ultron

   James Spader voicing the rogue AI in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) who seeks to save the world by ending humanity.
   840pts
4. 4
   Mysterio

   Jake Gyllenhaal as Quentin Beck in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), a master illusionist and former Stark employee.
   771pts
5. 5
   Loki

   Tom Hiddleston as the God of Mischief, a fan favorite anti-villain who became one of the MCU most beloved characters.
   771pts
6. 6
   The Winter Soldier

   Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes brainwashed into a deadly Soviet assassin, a tragic villain with a secret past.
   600pts
7. 7
   Zemo

   Daniel Bruhl as Baron Zemo in Captain America: Civil War (2016), who tore the Avengers apart from within.
   600pts
8. 8
   Wanda Maximoff

   Elizabeth Olsen as the Scarlet Witch whose grief-induced reality manipulation in WandaVision blurred hero and villain lines.
   600pts
9. 9
   Killmonger

   Michael B. Jordan as Erik Killmonger in Black Panther (2018), whose ideological challenge to T Challa gave him genuine moral weight.
   360pts
10. 10
    Hela

    Cate Blanchett as the Goddess of Death in Thor: Ragnarok (2017), crushing Thor helmet with one hand.
    1pts
11. 11
    Ronan the Accuser

    Lee Pace as the fanatical Kree warrior in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).
    1pts
12. 12
    Vulture

    Michael Keaton as Adrian Toomes in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), a surprisingly grounded blue-collar villain.
    1pts