User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 454: Flying Dragon Squad and Osprey Squad, Review./@comment-5894890-20150928163409/@comment-5894890-20150928183320

True, he was known to be the strongest of Ishgar, but... that was before the time skip, so within that time, perhaps now, mages like Gildarts or Laxus may have reached his level?