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[MCU] What exactly are Thanos' abilities without the stones?

He seems to be super strong/durable but other than that does he have anything? Is he just a smarter version of the Hulk?
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> Is he just a smarter version of the Hulk?

He's a smarter, stronger, more durable, cold, calculating, mostly rational, and also murderously insane version of the Hulk.

Thanos' base physical stats put him in the very top league. He's survived going up against peak Iron Man *and* Stephen Strange *and* the Guardians of the Galaxy *and* Spider-Man. 

He not only survived, but absolutely dominated, a fight against Thor and the remaining contingent of Asgardians, which included Heimdall *and* a bunch of gladiators from Sakkar.

He completely clowned the Hulk, who had just kicked the shit out of Fenrir *and* survived Surtur.

He also survived a full on blast to the face from Carol Danvers, who can destroy intergalactic warships with her face.

But most impressively, he survived using the Infinity Gauntlet not once, but twice, in a manner that (endgame spolers) >!crippled Professor Hulk and killed Tony Stark.!<

On top of that, he has the kind of charisma any cult leader would kill for. He's inspired countless legions of powerful beings, like Ronan the Accuser, Ebony Maw and the rest of the Black Order, the Chutari, and even Loki, to lay down their lives willingly, even joyfully, for his cause.

Add to that a tactical mind that has bested some of the most powerful planets in the universe. The Nova Corp on Xandar are essentially the most important military power in the galaxy, and Thanos crippled them so casually that it happened *off screen.*

Thanos is a murderer on a scale never before seen in the universe, but he approaches slaughter with the calm and rational mind of a philosopher. He isn't easily goaded into rash action, isn't easily tricked into over extending himself. He evaluates his prey, stalks them, and methodically destroys them, whether that prey be a man in an iron suit or an entire solar system.

So yes, Thanos is a "smarter version of the Hulk." But what that means is a foe with the tactical skills of Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great, the charisma of Jim Jones and David Koresh, the cruelty of Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong, technology greater than Tony Stark's, knowledge of the Infinity Stones that surpasses Stephen Strange, and durability that is probably on par with Odin Allfather.