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I mean, other Doctor Strange also used the Darkhold to sacrifice an entire universe "for the greater good"
And other other Doctor Strange used it to dreamwalk and kill other versions of himself over jealousy that they could be with Christine and he couldn't, a selfish act.
I think the Darkhold probably tries to corrupt people through whatever is easily corruptable about the individual's state of mind.
In case of Strange that would usually be his willingness to sacrifice things "for the greater good" because there "is no other way" being corrupted into him seeing devastating options as viable and dismissing potential less harmful alternatives and thus reigning destruction in the name of the "greater good". Or in cases where he's grieving over losing Christine it would corrupt his grief into a debilitating jealousy of anyone that has what he can't have and allow him to act out revenge fantasies.
In case of Wanda the fact that she obtained it at a point in her life where she had lost so much and had such a vulnerable emotional state as she had, combined with the fact that she was isolating herself with the book for a prolonged period, probably meant that she got more corrupted.
The main Strange not being as corrupted yet probably has to do with him not having had as much exposure to it after only using it once, as well as us not yet having seen what consequences he may suffer, as hinted by the ending.
Keep in mind that it's estimated that WandaVision takes place in November 2023, No Way Home in December 2024 and Multiverse of Madness is after No Way Home. Meaning that Wanda may have been alone with the Darkhold for over a year. I don't think that's comparable with Strange's single use.
My point was mainly that Wanda was down a dark path well before the Darkhold came along.
What she did in Westfield was selfish, narcissistic and evil.
As for "which version of Dr Strange" that's kind of a meaningless comparison, with infinite versions of him some have used the Darkhold for good and some for evil. When I say meaningless, its because there are infinite variations - where does it end?
As such, I'm limiting the comparison to what the main , 616, Dr Strange does with the Darkhold, compared to 616 Wanda.
She did have it for a lot longer than Strange, that's true. If both of them held it for equal amounts of time how would it affect them, we can only speculate.
But Wanda’s actions before she took the Darkhold say a lot about her. True, she lost her brother and husband, but does being sad make what she did okay ? To me, the answer is no.