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Voldemort has always been known for his explosive and murderous character while Grindelwald was more of a charmer. However, if we consider who's more dangerous, not powerful… It's pretty safe to say that in raw magical power, Grindelwald in his prime was stronger. With Voldemort, the situation was different: the Dark Lord feared the Headmaster and didn't want to confront him, while Dumbledore never took him seriously in that regard.ĭuring their duel in the Ministry of Magic, Voldemort fled as he realized his inability to beat the Headmaster. They saw each other as equals, and Dumbledore himself confirmed it, saying that he might have only been "a shade more skillful." However, when it finally came to a duel, Grindelwald was defeated.

While at the first glance, they have a lot in common, their methods, areas of operation, and goals are different.īut we do have one rather objective point that helps determine their raw magical abilities.Īlbus Dumbledore opposed and dueled both of them, and he can act as a medium to determine whether Voldemort or Grindelwald were more powerful.īoth Grindelwald and Dumbledore were trying to avoid and postpone their direct confrontation for as long as possible. If you take everything into consideration, it's not that easy to compare these two wizards. The European mages still remember and despise him for the most part however, his ideas are still alive among some Durmstrang students. Grindelwald is closely tied to WWII he likely had a strong connection with the Nazis. Grindelwald's name is still remembered far beyond Great Britain in fact, he mainly operated in continental Europe, where he gained many followers with his charisma and persuasion. While he was not around for too long on either of the two times he tried overtaking the power, his approach was so violent that most of the magical families in Britain lost someone during his two reigns of terror. Many people in Magical Britain considered Lord Voldemort to be the most powerful dark wizard to have ever lived and were afraid to pronounce his name even ten years after his death. Let's see what we know about the two wizards from the original series, both books and movies.

But the reality is that the answer is not so simple.