How Old Is Wanda in the MCU Timeline?

You may know Wanda Maximoff better as the Scarlet Witch. She made her debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in Avengers: Age of Ultron, and she made a cameo in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Since then, she has become a prominent fixture in the iconic movie franchise.

While she is one of the MCU’s most powerful characters, Wanda is also one of the youngest. Given her relative youth, you may wonder how old Wanda is during various points in the MCU timeline.

How Old Was Wanda When Her Parents Died?

The Novi Grad Bombings killed Wanda’s parents in 1999, when she was 10 years old. The way they were killed, however, is rather conflicting.

In Age of Ultron, Wanda’s brother, Pietro (Quicksilver), stated the bombings occurred when they were “having dinner, the four of us.” Wanda said nothing to contradict Pietro, but during a flashback in WandaVision, they were watching Dick Van Dyke when the bombings began.

However, the scene in WandaVision did show them with finished TV dinners nearby, so Pietro could have just remembered things differently when he recalled the bombings in Age of Ultron.

How Old Was Wanda When She Joined Hydra?

Thanks to her chaos magic, Wanda and her brother survived the Novi Grad Bombings, but they sought revenge.

Years after her parents’ deaths, Wanda got her opportunity and joined Hydra with Pietro. She did not know, however, that the terrorist organization, and not Stark Industries, was responsible for the unrest in Sokovia and the eventual deaths of her parents.

They joined Hydra in 2014, when Doctor List approached and offered them a chance to undergo experiments, acquire new abilities, and end the war in Sokovia.

How Old is Wanda in Age of Ultron?

During Age of Ultron, Wanda burst onto the scene as an antagonist, blaming Tony Stark (Iron Man) for the deaths of her and Pietro’s parents years before.

When she helped stifle the Avengers’ attack on Ultron, she implemented false illusions into their minds, which affected the Hulk (Bruce Banner) more than the others. This caused the Hulk to go on a rampage, and only Stark, using the Hulkbuster armor, could stop him.

However, Wanda betrayed Ultron when she discovered its true intention to destroy all human life on Earth, ultimately siding with Stark and the Avengers.

The events of this flick occurred in 2015. Since Wanda was born in 1989, she was 26 in Age of Ultron.

How Old is Wanda in Civil War?

Thanks to the destruction during a battle between a group of Avengers and Brock Rumlaw in the Nation of Sokovia, the United Nations wished to regulate the heroes via the Sokovia Accords.

Captain America (Steve Rogers), and a group that included Wanda were against regulation, while Tony Stark led a group that supported regulation. This led to a fight between the two factions, with Stark’s group winning.

Wanda ended up imprisoned with most of the other losing Avengers. Since Captain America: Civil War took place in 2016, Wanda was 27.

How Old is Wanda in WandaVision?

Thanks to her ability to use chaos magic, Wanda created a sitcom-themed version of Westview, New Jersey and sealed it off from the rest of the world with a barrier called the Hex.

Wanda also created a new version of Vision, and the two start living in suburbia. She became pregnant and ended up having twins, Billy and Tommy.

Wanda eventually expanded the Hex, but slowly, her control over the reality she created for herself slipped.

Wanda confronted a witch named Agatha Harkness, who referred to Wanda as the Scarlet Witch. Harkness further concluded that Maximoff had chaos magic, and she tried to steal it.

During the struggle, Harkness freed people of Westview who Wanda held under her influence.

Wanda, having lost complete control, nearly killed Westview’s citizens before realizing what she was doing. She brought down the Hex, allowing the people of Westview to escape, before continuing her fight with Harkness.

Wanda won the ensuing battle using rune magic to expel Harkness’ powers. However, after trying to initially restore the Hex to prevent Billy, Tommy, and Vision from disappearing, she was forced to destroy it and separate from her family.

Something to remember here is that, despite Wanda Maximoff’s birth year being listed at 1989, she was one of many characters to disintegrate in the Blip. This takes away five years.

The events of WandaVision occur in 2023, shortly after Avengers: Endgame. This places Wanda at 29 years old, and not 34, as you may think if you did not initially take away the five years she lost thanks to the Blip.

How Old is Wanda in Doctor Strange 2?

In Doctor Strange 2, Wanda again took on the role as the antagonist. Now the Scarlet Witch, Maximoff was trying to reunite with her kids, Billy and Tommy.

She killed many sorcerers during the film before “dreamwalking” via the Darkhold to, and taking control of, her Earth-838 counterpart, which was living with Billy and Tommy.

Unfortunately, her dreamwalk broke, and she sought to reestablish it at Mount Wundagore.

Reestablishing the dreamwalk, Wanda killed most of the Illuminati, entered the space between universes, destroyed the Book of Vishanti, and possessed one of Stephen Strange’s allies, America Chavez.

However, Strange stepped in and freed Chavez, allowing her to use her powers to transport Maximoff back to Earth-838.

Maximoff realized that Billy and Tommy were crying for their real mother, prompting Wanda to destroy Mount Wundagore and every Darkhold in the multiverse.

During the events of Doctor Strange 2, Wanda is 30, since the film is set in 2024.

When is Wanda Maximoff’s Birthday?

Wanda was born in the fictional Eastern European nation of Sokovia on February 10th, 1989. During her first appearance in the MCU, she was 26, and her final appearance to date was in 2024, making her 30.

Note, that Wanda would have been 35 in 2024, but the Blip took away five years since she was one of many who disintegrated in the event.

Below, you will find a table outlining her age in each MCU film, the TV show that she appeared in, and when she joined Hydra.

Conclusion

Before the events of the MCU, Wanda lived with her brother Pietro and her parents in Sokovia. The Novi Grad Bombings killed her parents when she was just 10 years old.

During her appearances in the MCU, Wanda ranged between 25 and 30. She was 25 when Hydra first approached her and Pietro, and 26 during Age of Ultron.

In Civil War, she was 27, and by the time of WandaVision in 2023, she was 29. Although Civil War took place in 2016, Wanda lost five years when Thanos snapped her and half the universe away in 2018.

Finally, during the events of Doctor Strange 2, Wanda was 30 since the film was set in 2024.

Sion Fawkes

Sion Fawkes has been covering Star Wars since January 2022, expanding his expertise in Star Wars Canon, Legends, and MCU. When not writing, you can find Sion in the gym or running trails. He also likes watching sports and listening to audiobooks.