Editing Doctor Strange (section)

===Artifacts and technology===
====''Book of the Vishanti''====
The ''Book of the Vishanti'', portrayed as being written by unknown authors, is closely associated with Doctor Strange and is the greatest known source of [[Good and evil|white]] [[Magic in fiction|magical]] knowledge on Earth. The ''Book of the Vishanti'' contains spells of defensive magic and is indestructible. Its counterpart, the ''[[Darkhold]]'', contains all the knowledge of [[black magic]] in the Marvel Universe and is likewise indestructible. It is possible to destroy single pages of either book, but the balancing spell in the other book must be destroyed as well to maintain a mystical balance. A collective of the three powerful magical beings—Agamotto, Oshtur, and Hoggoth—known as the Vishanti must allow the spell to be destroyed.

Even though the book is a tome of benevolent magic, the spells within can still be dangerous when used improperly. This is proven when a young, inexperienced Strange tried to use the ''Book of the Vishanti'' to resurrect his dead brother Victor, but the spell, known as the Vampire Verses, caused Victor to become the vampire [[Baron Blood (comics)#Baron Blood II|Baron Blood]] years later.

The first known owner of the book was the [[Atlantis (Marvel Comics)|Atlantean]] sorcerer [[Varnae]], who lived around 18,500 BC. The next known owner was the Babylonian god [[Marduk Kurios]]. Marduk set a [[griffin]] to guard the Book. The sorcerer known as the [[Ancient One]] traveled back in time to c. 4000 BC, defeated the griffin, and returned to the 20th century. The Ancient One would remain the book's owner, despite a brief loss when the dark wizard [[Kaluu]] returned the Book to the Griffin, until he deemed his student, Doctor Strange, worthy of taking it.

Doctor Strange keeps the book in his townhouse library in [[New York City]]'s [[Greenwich Village]]. He briefly lost the book when he destroyed his home to prevent the alien wizard [[Urthona (comics)|Urthona]] from taking his magical artifacts, but the book was saved by Agamotto, who transported it to his realm and returned it to Strange some time later.

====Cloak of Levitation====
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The Cloak of Levitation is depicted as a potent mystical [[cloak]] worn by Doctor Strange. The primary purpose of the cloak is to give its wearer the ability to fly. Additionally, the cloak is able to alter its shape, being often used to act as "another set of hands" to attack an opponent when Strange's own body has been incapacitated.

There were two distinctly different cloaks worn by Doctor Strange bequeathed to him by his mentor, the [[Ancient One]]: a billowing, full-length blue cloak, that had minor abilities and spells woven into it, and the later, red cloak that Strange is usually seen wearing. The first appearance of the first (blue) cloak was in ''[[Strange Tales]]'' #114 (November 1963). The first appearance of the second (red) cloak was in ''[[Strange Tales]]'' #127 (December 1964).<ref name="Cloak of Levitation">{{cite web | url=http://marvel.com/universe/Cloak_of_Levitation| title=Cloak of Levitation| publisher=Marvel Universe| access-date=December 16, 2014}}</ref> The Cloak of Levitation is seen in a great many battles where it often plays a very significant role. While it is extremely durable, there are a few occasions when it is damaged. Its repair requires that Strange engage an ally, Enitharmon the Weaver.<ref>''Doctor Strange'' Vol. 2, #77 (June 10, 1986)</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://marvel.com/comics/issue/20161/doctor_strange_1974_77 | title=Doctor Strange (1974) #77 | publisher=Marvel | access-date=February 12, 2016}}</ref>

====Eye of Agamotto====
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====Orb of Agamotto====
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Aside from the Eye of Agamotto, the Orb of Agamotto is the other occult object that Doctor Strange owns.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A416CgAAQBAJ&q=Orb+of+Agamotto+doctor+strange&pg=PT178|title=Doctor Strange: Don't Pay the Ferryman|last1=Stern|first1=Roger|last2=Gillis|first2=Peter B.|date=October 7, 2015|publisher=Marvel Entertainment|isbn=9781302482473|language=en}}</ref> It is a powerful [[scrying]] crystal ball powered by the Agamotto entity to detect the use of magic anywhere in the world, providing Strange with a location and visual. It can also be used to monitor the shields that protect the planets created by the three sanctums.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/23444-relics-doctor-strange-marvel-watoomb-agomotto|title=6 Important Magical Relics That Snuck Into 'Doctor Strange'|last=Francisco|first=Eric|website=Inverse|date=November 8, 2016 |language=en|access-date=September 10, 2019}}</ref> If Agamotto is inside the Orb, it becomes Strange's ultimate source of knowledge.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Doctor Strange and Philosophy: The Other Book of Forbidden Knowledge|last=White|first=Mark D.|date=2018|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9781119437949|location=Hoboken, NJ|pages=58}}</ref>

The Orb of Agamotto 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 (Marvel Comics)|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. In the film ''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]'', the Orb is briefly shown in Odin's Trophy Room in Asgard.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Hedash, Kara|url=https://screenrant.com/odin-vault-thor-movie-marvel-objects-retcons/|title=Every Marvel Object In Odin's Vault (And How They Were Retconned)|date=June 28, 2019|website=[[Screen Rant]]|language=en-US|access-date=July 6, 2020}}</ref>