Doctor Strange is coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe! In all fairness, that’s not exactly a big revelation, but it’s still exciting news.

British actor Benedict Cumberbatch will play the character in the MCU, starting in 2016, and he will bring real magic to the franchise for the first time since its inception in 2008 (what Loki and the Asgardians do is just an advanced form of science).

With that in mind, it’s really interesting to ponder which magical spells from the comic books he will perform on the big screen.

The Sorcerer Supreme has utilised more spells than pretty much any other character in fiction since his first appearance in 1963 and there’ll no doubt be loads of them used in his movie and beyond.

Here are ten spells and magical powers we’d like to see him use in the MCU…

Crimson Bands of Cyttorak

The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak (occasionally, but rarely, spelled “Cytorrak“, like in the above image) is one of the most commonly used spells in the Marvel universe and Doctor Strange uses them a hell of a lot.

They invoke the incredibly powerful demonic entity known as Cyttorak – the being that powers the Juggernaut – in order to borrow its power, and essentially produce powerful bands that can entangle opponents and send them off to far away places.

Such is the strength of the bands that they have been used to immobilise beings as powerful as the Hulk himself – and it would be very cool to see Mark Ruffalo’s version of the character encased in a CGI ball of magical energy in the MCU, if he was to go rogue again.