User blog comment:Marco the Marine Admiral/The reason why Kyuukimon kills Council Members/@comment-24066070-20131026145303

Some things remain unclear about the Wizard Saints. First of all, are there 10 current members ? As far as I know, it was never said that Jose and Jellal were replaced (correct me if I'm wrong). Another thing which is uncertain is the power of the Wizard Saints. Seems like Jura is the fifth strongest member, however before the timeskip Jura said he was nowhere near Makarov when it comes to power. But I don't think Jura got stronger than Makarov during the timeskip, so eventhough some people (like the Lamia Scale Master) still rank Jura as "fifth strongest", it is likely that Makarov outranks him in strength. This leaves Jura as "sixth strongest", meaning there are at most 4 members who are weaker than Jura. These members who are weaker than Jura likely won't be able to beat a Demon Gate 1 vs 1. The last thing about the Wizard Saints are the Gods of Ishval. Wallrod says he isn't even close to the top strength-wise and that he has no offensive spells, but given his tendency to joke, this may not be true.

Anyway it goes without saying that among the Wizard Saints there is a (potentially huge) gap in strength. Same thing might be said about the Demon Gates, some will be stronger than others. Therefore it is just too difficult to say that a Demon Gate is stronger than a Wizard Saint or vice-versa, though they will prove to be though opponents for each other.