10 Smartest Decisions In Marvel Hero History

After Wanda Maximoff became disillusioned with mutantkind, she uttered the words, "No more mutants", causing her hex powers to dwindle her people's numbers from millions to hundreds.

Regretting her decision, Wanda attempted to reverse the spell, but couldn't figure out how. And because Hope Summers was among the only mutants born after Wanda's hex, it looked like mutantkind was set for extinction.

To make matters worse, the X-Men and the Avengers discovered The Phoenix Force was coming to Earth, intending to use Hope's body to wreak havoc upon the galaxy.

Knowing The Phoenix couldn't be defeated conventionally, Hope figured out how to destroy it and solve the mutant crisis at the same time.

You see, Hope has the power to magnify mutant abilities. So, when the Phoenix reached her, Hope joined hands with Wanda, enhancing her powers significantly. When her abilities were at their peak, Wanda and Hope both said, "No more Phoenix," causing the cosmic being to vanish from existence.

This spell also reversed Wanda's previous enchantment, causing mutants to return to the world.

In hindsight, it's impressive how Hope and Wanda destroyed one of the most powerful entities in the universe and saved mutantkind with three magical words.