User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 360:The White Inheritance, Review and Commentary/@comment-24066070-20131115194948/@comment-4829046-20131116103455

Proper fights Lucy has won?

1. Sherry

2. Vidaldus Taka, yes I know the final blow was Unison Raid but it was Lucy that turned Juvia back to her senses and got their magics in sync

3. Bickslow

4. Angel, yes I know Hibiki gave her info on Urano Metria but it only worked due to her own power and her love for spirits was what won the fight

4.5. Zoldeo, again, it wasn't her but don't forget that without her, Lyon wouldn't even be there as he would be dead.

4.75 Kain, yes I know it wasn't really her but she physically delivered the finishing blows =P

5. Flare, that I consider Lucy's win. If Flare had a rematch, this time with no tricks or anything, its a win-win. Bear in mind that Lucy was about to win even both before and after getting bruised and battered.

So yeah, I do not by any means consider Lucy useless. Its just that Mashima keeps Lucy's moments tied in with other factors that don't make it that satisfying.