Why is Stormbreaker stronger than the Infinity Gauntlet?

Stormbreaker was able to ‘beat the combined powers of the Infinity Stones’ because the axe is made of Uru, which is a material that absorbs magic powers. Remember that Thor mentioned he needed to make a weapon that is the “Thanos killing kind”.

Why Thanos could not stop Stormbreaker?

Originally Answered: Why wasn’t Thanos able to stop Stormbreaker, even with infinity gauntlet? Because he wasn’t using the full power of the stones against it. The Stones are omnipotent, but the Gauntlet is not (as it was damaged after the Snap). It’s possible using the full power would have burned out the Gauntlet.

Why couldn’t Thanos stop Thor’s hammer?

Thanos didn’t know what Thor had thrown at him. He knew it was a weapon but he had no idea it had been crafted specifically to do him harm. SO he held back. Thanos was worried about the effect of using all of the stones at full power together.

Did Thanos try to stop Stormbreaker with the gauntlet?

If he were to have wasted the power of the Infinity Stones on stopping Stormbreaker, Thanos wouldn’t be able to snap half the universe out of existence. So, he did try to stop Stormbreaker, but he purposely didn’t utilize the full power of the gauntlet, otherwise his mission would be over.

How powerful is Thanos’ Infinity Gauntlet?

The weapon proves to be so powerful that even a blast from Thanos’ completed Infinity Gauntlet proves to be no match. But that’s actually only half true. When collecting the Infinity Stones, Thanos is able to take full advantage of their individual powers using the Infinity Gauntlet.

How powerful is the Stormbreaker?

We also see that Stormbreaker bonds uniquely with Thor’s powers, as it sparks with the God of Thunder’s lightning during the battle on Wakanda. The weapon proves to be so powerful that even a blast from Thanos’ completed Infinity Gauntlet proves to be no match.

How powerful is THOR’s Hammer in Infinity War?

In a fascinating interview with Collider, Avengers: Infinity War screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely revealed that Thor’s new hammer in the film, Stormbreaker, was able to cut through the power of Thanos’ Infinity Gauntlet, making it one of the most powerful weapons in the universe.