[3][4] In May 2021, Marvel announced – with a teaser drawn by Romita Jr. – a limited series titled X-Men: Trial of Magneto by writer Leah Williams and artist Lucas Werneck.

The limited series is part of the X-Men line Reign of X; it follows the events of the Hellfire Gala where the Scarlet Witch is murdered in X-Factor (vol.

[11] The ruling Council of mutant to discuss the murder of the Scarlet Witch and if to resurrect her due to her status as human and athe cause of M-day.

As others attempt to restore Wanda's mind, she is overwhelmed by the guilt of suddenly remembering the last few years and her actions, causing her to create physical constructs of monsters.

In the aftermath of the events, Wanda works with the mutants Polaris, Legion, and Proteus to increase the capabilities of the resurrection protocols but that doing so required her physical death.

[19] Charles Pulliam-Moore, reviewing Trial of Magneto #1 for Gizmodo, highlighted that the script "is more interested in reestablishing who the Scarlet Witch was to different people throughout Marvel's comics.

[...] The quiet grief that Werneck and Delgaldo's illustrations evoke is beautifully contrasted by the visceral, kinetic action sequence between Magneto and the new flagship X-Men team taking place elsewhere in the issue.

[...] Trial of Magneto raises far more questions than it answers, but there's a pointed tranquility to Wanda's presence throughout the floral sequence that culminates in her being quite certain that she's not exactly 'dead,' per se".

[21] Lovett wrote, "Aside from a few pink-hued flashbacks to Wanda's final moments, Werneck draws flat panels of characters standing around doing nothing interesting during these scenes.

[...] The series has potential as the ending hints at something far more significant than Magneto's tantrums happening, but this opening chapter can't seem to settle on a consistently compelling tone".

[...] Most impressively, The Trial of Magneto sets the Scarlet Witch up with a sustainable new status quo after spending years in relative comic book limbo".