Act I · The Foundation
Who Tony is, how magic works, and why the team exists at all.
1. Iron Man
2008 · 2h 6m · Optional · 94% on Rotten Tomatoes
Start of the whole MCU. You need Tony Stark because Doom is his variant.
2. Thor
2011 · 1h 55m · Optional · 77% on Rotten Tomatoes
Opens up gods, aliens and the cosmic side of the universe.
3. Captain America: The First Avenger
2011 · 2h 4m · Essential · 80% on Rotten Tomatoes
Steve is back in Doomsday. Also sets up Peggy, who returns with him.
4. The Avengers
2012 · 2h 23m · Essential · 91% on Rotten Tomatoes
The original team-up. Doomsday is the giant version of this exact idea.
5. Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 · 2h 21m · Optional · 76% on Rotten Tomatoes
Intro to Wanda and Vision. Marvel left it off the official list, which hints Wanda comes back as a villain.
6. Captain America: Civil War
2016 · 2h 27m · Optional · 90% on Rotten Tomatoes
"Avengers 2.5." The team breaks and never recovers. MCU Spidey + Black Panther debut.
7. Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017 · 2h 13m · Optional · 92% on Rotten Tomatoes
Peter's intro and his bond with Tony.
8. Doctor Strange
2016 · 1h 55m · Optional · 89% on Rotten Tomatoes
How his powers work, before the multiverse stuff.
Act II · The Collapse
Thanos, the Blip, and the spell that cracked the multiverse open.
9. Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · 2h 29m · Essential · 85% on Rotten Tomatoes
Sets the Doom template: a villain who thinks he is the hero, like Thanos.
10. Avengers: Endgame
2019 · 3h 1m · Essential · 94% on Rotten Tomatoes
The single most important one. Doomsday starts exactly where this ends, and Steve's time travel is what caused the incursions.
11. Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019 · 2h 9m · Optional · 90% on Rotten Tomatoes
Bridges Endgame to No Way Home.
12. Loki S1 & S2
2021-23 · 12 eps · Essential · 92% on Rotten Tomatoes
The only show on the list. TVA, timelines, variants, and the multiversal throne Doom wants to take.
13. Shang-Chi
2021 · 2h 12m · Essential · 91% on Rotten Tomatoes
He is in Doomsday. The unresolved Ten Rings post-credit signal now points to Doom.
14. Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021 · 2h 28m · Essential · 93% on Rotten Tomatoes
Strange's spell caused cross-universe leakage, which triggers the incursions. Tobey's universe dies in Doomsday's opening.
15. Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness
2022 · 2h 6m · Essential · 74% on Rotten Tomatoes
Where incursions are actually explained. Ends with Clea dragging Strange off, likely to Doom.
16. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022 · 2h 41m · Essential · 84% on Rotten Tomatoes
Shuri, Namor, Wakanda and Talokan all show up in the Doomsday trailer.
Act III · The X-Men Homework
Doomsday's X-Men are the original Fox versions. This is their foundation.
17. X-Men
2000 · 1h 44m · Essential · 82% on Rotten Tomatoes
The OG team returns with the original actors. This is their foundation.
18. X2: X-Men United
2003 · 2h 14m · Essential · 85% on Rotten Tomatoes
Xavier vs Magneto deepened. Only these 2 X-Men films are official, hinting at a universe where Cyclops never died.
19. X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014 · 2h 12m · Optional · 90% on Rotten Tomatoes
Not official, but gives you the full X-Men timeline logic.
20. Logan
2017 · 2h 17m · Optional · 94% on Rotten Tomatoes
Pure bonus for Wolverine context.
21. Deadpool & Wolverine
2024 · 2h 8m · Essential · 78% on Rotten Tomatoes
Introduces Gambit, heavy TVA role, and shows the Void, which is probably Doom's Battleworld.
Act IV · The Final Run
Phase 6, straight into the door of Doomsday.
22. Captain America: Brave New World
2025 · 1h 58m · Essential · 48% on Rotten Tomatoes
Sam as Cap, and the post-credit warning about "other worlds" attacking.
23. Thunderbolts*
2025 · 2h 7m · Essential · 88% on Rotten Tomatoes
Sets up the New Avengers and Sentry. Post-credits brings the Fantastic Four's ship into Earth-616.
24. The Fantastic Four: First Steps
2025 · 1h 55m · Essential · 87% on Rotten Tomatoes
Earth-828 is Doom's universe. Doom shows up in person in the post-credits to see Franklin.
25. Avengers: Endgame Encore
Re-release · 25 Sept · Essential · 94% on Rotten Tomatoes
Final rewatch. New footage explains the Tony to Doom connection directly.