earliest New Mutant to appear in the X-Men comics, showing up seven years before the New Mutants original graphic novel that introduced the team to readers. She's part-demon queen, a powerful sorceress, sister to a classic X-Men hero, and a star of 2020's superhero/horror hybrid The New Mutants. Plus, of the classic New Mutants line-up, she's proven the most willing to commit the kind of dark acts most superheroes shun. Over the years, Illyana has become a staple of the New Mutants. While not a founding member, once she joins, she's one of its most powerful assets and later proves an equally irreplaceable member of the X-Men. Unfortunately, the mystical origins of Illyana's powers occasionally threaten to make her a liability, as she's got a demonic dark half that's dangerously easy to corrupt. With both mutant and magical abilities, Illyana is a fascinating character." Accolades In 2014, BuzzFeed ranked Magik 12th in their "95 X-Men Members Ranked From Worst To Best" list. In 2015, Entertainment Weekly ranked Magik 33rd in their "Let's rank every X-Man ever" list. In 2018, CBR.com ranked Magik 11th in their "16 Most Powerful Marvel Magic Users" list. In 2018, CBR.com ranked Magik 7th in their "20 Most Powerful Mutants From The '80s" list. In 2019, Sideshow included Magik in their "Marvel's Most Masterful Witches" list. In 2019, CBR.com ranked Magik 1st in their "10 Best New Mutants Who Graduated To Become X-Men" list and included her in their "Marvel's Most Powerful New Mutants" list. In 2020, Scary Mommy included Magik in their "Looking For A Role Model? These 195+ Marvel Female Characters Are Truly Heroic" list. In 2020, CBR.com ranked Magik 1st in their "New Mutants: Every Member Of The Original Team" list and 7th in their "Marvel Comics: The Strongest Magic Users" list and 4th in their "10 Most Powerful Teleporters In The Marvel Universe" list. In 2021, Screen Rant ranked Magik 1st in their "10 Most Powerful Members Of The New Mutants" list. In 2021, Looper included Magik in their "Marvel's Most Powerful Magic Users" list. In 2022, Sportskeeda ranked Magik 3rd in their "5 most powerful comic characters with magic abilities" list. In 2022, Screen Rant included Magik in their "10 Most Powerful X-Men" list and in their "15 Most Powerful Marvel Magic Users (Who Aren't Doctor Strange)" list. In 2022, CBR.com ranked Magik 3rd in their "10 Greatest X-Men, Ranked By