Can the infinity gauntlet do anything without the gems?

We don't know much of anything about the Infinity Gauntlets in the MCU, but the one from the mainstream Earth-616 comics universe did not appear to have any special powers. It's sole purpose was to act as a holder to unify the Infinity Gems. read more

Others characters have used some of the gems individually without the Gauntlet. Many characters have had a gem attached to their forheads, like Adam Warlock and many of the Elders of the Universe.cThe Inbetweener and The Stranger had one also. read more

It's sole purpose was to act as a holder to unify the Infinity Gems. Obviously, individual stones can be wielded without the Gauntlet (for example, Ronan fuses one to his war hammer). Others have tried to gather the stones without necessarily possessing the Gauntlet. read more

1. Make it so only i can remove the infinity gauntlet so i don’t have any one pull a nebula on me. 2. Go to another planet far from earth to practice my new powers and get the hang of them and master using them so i do not blow up the universe by sneezing. 3. Enhance body. read more