Orb of Agamotto
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The Orb of Agamotto is a fictional magical item in the Marvel Comics
universe
. It is a powerful scrying
crystal ball
owned and used by Doctor Strange
for clairvoyance
. It can also be used to detect magic in use anywhere in the world and provide Strange with a location and visual.
The orb rests in Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum
in a room called the Chamber of Shadows. It usually is inside a display case with three curved legs. When summoned, the glass covering rises and the ball levitates.
While powerful, the Orb has been blocked by exceptionally powerful mystic forces (such as Umar
) who do not want their exact location known.
On at least one occasion, it has been used to open a dimensional portal, to the realm of Agamotto
.
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universe
Marvel Universe
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. It is a powerful scrying
Scrying
Scrying is a magic practice that involves seeing things psychically in a medium, usually for purposes of obtaining spiritual visions and less often for purposes of divination or fortune-telling. The most common media used are reflective, translucent, or luminescent substances such as crystals,...
crystal ball
Crystal ball
A crystal ball is a crystal or glass ball believed by some people to aid in the performance of clairvoyance. It is sometimes known as a shew stone...
owned and used by Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in Strange Tales #110 ....
for clairvoyance
Clairvoyance
The term clairvoyance is used to refer to the ability to gain information about an object, person, location or physical event through means other than the known human senses, a form of extra-sensory perception...
. It can also be used to detect magic in use anywhere in the world and provide Strange with a location and visual.
The orb rests in Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum
Sanctum Sanctorum
The Sanctum Sanctorum is a fictional building in the Marvel Universe. It first appeared with Doctor Strange in his debut in Strange Tales #110 .-Location:...
in a room called the Chamber of Shadows. It usually is inside a display case with three curved legs. When summoned, the glass covering rises and the ball levitates.
While powerful, the Orb has been blocked by exceptionally powerful mystic forces (such as Umar
Umar
`Umar ibn al-Khattāb c. 2 November , was a leading companion and adviser to the Islamic prophet Muhammad who later became the second Muslim Caliph after Muhammad's death....
) who do not want their exact location known.
On at least one occasion, it has been used to open a dimensional portal, to the realm of Agamotto
Agamotto
Agamotto is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He is known mainly as the source of the Eye of Agamotto—a tool of magical clairvoyance used by superhero sorcerer Doctor Strange.-Publication history:In a preface to the Dr...
.