Nagala successfully held off Doctor Strange with her Serpent Crown magic, but in the battle, Strange outmaneuvered the Nagala with the help of his teammates Hellcat and the Silver Surfer, and the rest of Deep Six were quickly defeated.
Doctor Strange took Nagala's Serpent Crown before teleporting away, and Namor returned to the throne of Atlantis. Nagala later formed At'la'tique a group of undersea terrorists who seek to destroy air-breathers. They worked with the Fathom Five. Nagala escaped capture when Atlantean troops attacked teams former secret base.
Nagala possesses the conventional attributes of Homo mermanus: gills that extract oxygen from water, superhuman physiology to withstand extreme pressures and temperatures, and acute vision. She can swim at approximately 30 miles per hour. She can remain out of water for approximately nine minutes before beginning to suffocate. However, she can operate on the surface by wearing a water-filled helmet or using a chemical that enables him to draw oxygen from the air.